I know, we constantly hope that our country is run by people with brains, but sadly the zombies have taken over.
At first I had a hard time believing it but if the BBC says it's true, it must be, right? Apparently the Pentagon was considering building a "gay bomb." This non-lethal chemical weapon could be dropped on enemy soldiers and would, in theory, make soldiers irresistible to each other, therefore dismantling the enemy's morale by transforming them into homosexuals.
Just imagine what would happen if such a bomb fell into the wrong hands. All of a sudden anyone could be gay. Gay priests, gay children, gay grandparents, gay Christians, GAY REPUBLICANS! Evildoers could use such a device to plant homosexuals in all realms of society. No one would be safe.
But seriously, wouldn't the enemy soldiers fight harder if they were in love/lust with each other? Hmm, do I shield my love bucket or my buddy? There's also the possibility...dare I say it...that making soldiers gay might bring peace. I mean, all the queer people I know are pretty non-violent, so...maybe we SHOULD detonate gay bombs all over the world.
But seriously (again) CBS5 out in California (KPIX) reports that the Pentagon confirmed plans for building a gay bomb. The Pentagon insists that it is not, however, currently building it. A Berkley-based watchdog group that tracks Pentagon spending tells a different story. The group discovered the plans for a gay bomb under the Freedom of Information Act, CBS5 reports, BECAUSE the military began spending money on the project. 7.5 million dollars were requested for this project. Okay, but regardless of how far along the project is, the mere fact that the Pentagon is financing a thinktank of some kind in order to come up with ideas like gay bombs--I mean, damn. What about shit bombs, fire ant bombs, brussels sprouts bombs, dentist bombs, restless leg syndrome bombs, or my favorite Pamela Anderson Boob Bombs (if the enemy all grow enormous breasts they'll be too distracted and top-heavy to fight). What's YOUR favorite offensive bomb of the week? I swear the Pentagon should host a reality show where you get a gazillion dollars if your non-lethal bomb idea wins.
Sure enough, according to the BBC, the Pentagon has considered other weapons like the fart bomb and the bomb that makes rats attack you. It's totally righteous, dude.
Summer fun, pride month, vacations and Jewish seders!
For me summer usually conjures up images of beaches, longer days, flip flops and shorts, the taste of iced coffee (light cream with liquid sugar please), and the smell of wet pavement and the feel of the hot sun on my back not Jewish holidays or rituals.
Growing up my family celebrated the major Jewish holidays which meant that summer was a reprieve from the many holidays since the last biggie for our family was Passover (usually in March or April) complete with two ritual Seders.
So what's all this about about a Seder in June?
To kick-off Pride-Week in NYC CongregationB’nai Jeshurun (BJ) is sponsoring the ritualistic dinner as a way to "celebrate and sanctify" the "role of the queer community in Jewish tradition and "the contemporary struggle for equality and justice."
All people, LGBT or straight and of any faith, are invited to the Stonewall Seder, a ritual dinner celebrating LGBT pride, sponsored by the Marriage Equality Hevra of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun. Special guest will be playwright Lisa Kron. A Kosher dinner will be served. Sunday, June 17 at 5:00pm at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, 257 West 88th Street, NYC.
Talking about oneself is the easiest and the hardest thing one could possibly do; the easiest, because one knows one's own story better than anyone else; but the hardest, because it is difficult to summarize a half century of experience in a matter of 15 minutes or less. Talking about oneself in front of an audience of three hundred or more people can be a particularly daunting experience, and I must admit that my heart was pounding when the six of us went on stage for the premiere of "Undesirable Elements" on April 21 at the Queens Theatre in the Park. But after the first ten minutes, it was clear that the audience was 'with us,' and I was able to relax and even enjoy the performance.
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