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T H E J U I C E A N D G I N
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Term XL, Issue 8 (#185)
Weather outlook:
This is madness!
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* Contents *
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- Editor's Blurb
- Ongoing Events
- Greg's DTK
- Humour
- General Info
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* Editor's Blurb *
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Hey all
And so ends another Winderlude season. Now it's only a matter of time
until those tulips start scratching at the door, ready to claw your eyes
out. And don't think they won't. The first chance they get. Rawr!!
In Ongoing Event news, it looks like there is a little bit of a shake-up
in the Pool League executive. Recently-engaged Larisa has decided that
she's had enough of the highly glamourous world of weekly 8-ball games
and has passed her important duties to former Pool League Chairman Dave
B. Let's give Davie a big, non-sarcastic hand. And let's also hope he
remembers to send those emails out.
And finally, for some reason, my sister seems to think that she doesn't
get shouted out at enough anymore. So let this be that shout. Yar!
Until next time,
Too much raw bacon!
Michael (mailto:nutsinfo$yahoo.ca)
And now, the rest of the story...
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* Ongoing Events *
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[See the Event Calendar on the web site for full descriptions.
--Ed.]
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Pool League
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Mondays
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/events/index.html#Monday
Contact: Dave and Michael (pool$solutionsatsource.com)
View the current players' statistics at:
http://nutsevents.topcities.com/events/pool/index.html
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Indoor Rock Climbing
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Thursdays
Contact: Andrew (akpallek$hotmail.com)
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* Greg's Deep Thought Korner *
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A Holocaust denier recently pled guilty to Holocaust denial in Austria,
where doing so is illegal. He could get up to ten years in jail.
Based on some feedback I received regarding my article two weeks back,
it seems that Holocaust denial has been, at certain times, illegal in
Canada. This surprised me a bit. I find the whole idea of denying one
of the worst genocides in our history to be a thoroughly disgusting
thing to do, but there's an internal struggle I'm fighting with whether
or not it should be made illegal. I suppose my usual tack with
intolerant jerks, whether they be racists or homophobes or misogynists,
is to have them out in the open.
Between the Supreme Court and Parliament there have been some
discussions on this matter. While the Supreme Court wouldn't allow an
opinion, no matter how reprehensible, to be illegal, it does allow that
disseminating hatred and promoting violence -- especially against an
ethnic group -- can be made illegal. So we have laws that cause jerks
like Ernst Zundel to be deported out of this country. He wasn't
deported for speaking against the historicity of the Holocaust, but
rather because he was associating with groups of people who advocate
hatred and violence against Jewish people. In theory, according to the
last couple weeks of research which could easily have missed something,
you could deny the Holocaust in Canada. But with the terrorism bill
having been passed after September 11, you'd find yourself in hot water
as being associated with skinheads and other racists.
However, it gets worse. While doing research (thankfully, from home), I
hit upon a website detailing the legal decisions. The site seemed a
little weird (almost... happy) about some of the more distressing legal
"victories." It took me a while, mealy-mouthed as the text was, to
realize that I was reading a denier's website.
Fancy that.
It was as disturbing as you could imagine. With that morbid attachment
that prevents a man from turning away from a race car track during a
crash, I stomached the site for a few clicks. There was a memo from
Hitler stating that he only wanted his victims (Jews, Gypsies,
epileptics, diabetics) deported. Another link suggested that the total
dead couldn't have been nearly as high as six million. A third stated
that most of the dead were probably lost to malnutrition and typhoid
rather than gas chambers.
That was about all I could handle. I don't even feel right now, as I'm
writing this. It's an ugly thing and I feel it sticking to me like some
kind of sweat.
But then I thought about it for a bit. The hatred these people have
must be very strong for them to hold on to such arguments. They believe
that killing 1.5 million with disease is significantly better than
killing 6 million directly, and that Hitler is a credible witness for
the murders of which he is accused and his underlings were convicted.
They believe that this is enough to satisfy the need for logical support.
But it's not logical. It's emotional. There's a hard core, zealous,
almost religious fervour to their hatred, a fervour that ignores facts
and logic. It's a hatred that can't stand the light of day. It hides
under the floorboards and in the closets of society.
Maybe I'm right. Maybe I'm wrong. But if we shine the light on these
people, show them for the intolerant, hateful creatures that they are,
wouldn't that be a better way to get rid of the hatred once and for
all? Wouldn't that take away the "here's what *they* don't want you to
know" conspiracy theory nonsense of it all and cut down on their
recruiting? Maybe, given the myriad stupidities that humans are drawn
in to by clever hucksters, I'm giving people too much credit.
I don't know. I really, honestly, don't know.
Greg.
[Send responses to DTKs or new Editorials to nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
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* Humour *
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[Forward any good jokes or interesting web sites you see to
nutsinfo$yahoo.ca]
[Disclaimer: The Humour Section may contain content that includes dirty
words, adult situations and jokes that make fun of politicians. Viewer
discretion is advised. --Ed.]
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Old Friends
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Thanks to Linda G.'s Fancy Pants Society Ball
Two elderly ladies had been friends for many decades. Over the years,
they had shared all kinds of activities and adventures. Lately, their
activities had been limited to meeting a few times a week to play cards.
One day, they were playing cards when one looked at the other and said,
"Now don't get mad at me. I know we've been friends for a long time...
but I just can't think of your name! I've thought and thought, but I
can't remember it. Please tell me what your name is."
Her friend glared at her. For at least three minutes she just stared
and glared at her. Finally she said, "How soon do you need to know?"
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Union Rules
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Thanks to Linda G.'s Angry Monkey Playgroup
A dedicated union leader was attending a convention in Las Vegas and
decided to check out the local brothels. When he got to the first
one, he asked the Madam, "Is this a union house?"
"No," she replied, "I'm sorry it isn't."
"Well, if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The house gets $80 and the girls get $20," she answered. Mightily
offended at such unfair dealings, the union man stomped off down the
street in search of a more equitable, hopefully unionized shop.
His search continued until finally he reached a brothel where the Madam
responded, "Why yes sir, this is a union house. We observe all union
rules."
The man asked, "And if I pay you $100, what cut do the girls get?"
"The girls get $80 and the house gets $20."
"That's more like it!" the union man said. He handed the Madam $100,
looked around the room and pointed to a stunningly attractive blonde.
I'd like her," he said.
"I'm sure you would, sir," said the Madam. Then she gestured to a
92-year old woman in the corner, "but Ethel here has 67 years seniority
and she's next."
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* General Info *
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Contact the NUTS Committee:
nutsinfo$yahoo.ca
The NUTS Website is:
http://nutsevents.topcities.com
http://torpedo.ca.newbridge.com/mirror (for people within Alcatel)
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