| Date |
|
Qaq's
Commentary |
| 2000-03-32 |
1st
Acid
Trip
Writing
|
Right,
even I have no problem admitting that there aren't really 32 days
in March. But the fact is I just didn't think this cosmically
connected wastoid ("I am in synch now and on my way!")
deserved mention on a real day of the month.
|
| 2000-03-31 |
GCBRO
|
Combating
deeply embedded and long-standing biases in the literature relating
to the geographical distribution of these non-existent creatures,
the Gulf Coast BigFoot Research Organization brings the fantasy
closer to home for a greater number of Americans.
[Note:
This site is probably better viewed with a browser that doesn't
support the "blink" tag.]
|
| 2000-03-30 |
"I'd
bet a
nickel to
a donut"
|
No
real reason to include a link to this page. I mean, I haven't
the slightest idea what this weirdo is talking about (e.g., Jeffersonian
democracy having been modeled on "Native American cultures").
I just wanted to find a site that had someone saying, "I'd
bet a nickel to a donut."
Of
course, no sane person even knows what that phrase means (or even
should know), but I heard it once and wanted to see
if it had been more than just a strange linguistic accident on the
part of the person who'd used it in my presence oh so many years
ago. It would seem unfortunately that it had been no accident.
|
| 2000-03-29 |
Size
Does
Matter
|
In
this case, though, does it really?
Sure,
Qaq can handle that pheasant hens may be more likely to mate with
cocks possessing bigger spurs. But he has lots of problems
with the interpretation these lusty Swedes are putting forward regarding
that apparent preference.
Underlying
this whole sub-genre of ethological research is the idea of the
"selfish" gene--that there is some sort of self-conscious
intentional force directing the emergence of genotypes (and in this
case linking two genotypes in an unproblematic relationship--never
mind that it's just plain silly attributing to pheasant hens the
ability to recognize such a "connection"). Maybe
such is a good short-hand way to think metaphorically about the
kinds of correlations these guys and others are finding, but it's
not how evolution works. Rather, it's just another example
of the confusion of function and origin--here, the apparent function
of the correlation between spur size and immune-system health is
misread as arising in the service of some pre-existing intention
or purpose of "selfish" genetics.
It
would be a lovely world indeed if that kind of apparent dippy-trippy
genetic synchronicity actually existed for a reason,
but Qaq fears that these Swedes are, like so many of their unfortunate
colleagues, putting two and two together and coming up with five.
|
| 2000-03-28 |
Cristina
Sánchez
|
What
could be sexier than a female bull-fighter? Not much in my
book! In the ring or in my arms, you "kill" me,
Cristina!
|
| 2000-03-27 |
Doberman
Wardog
Memorial
|
It's
time for Qaq to take his "asshole hat" off for just one
day and pay homage to man's best friend during peacetime... and
war. These noble dogs, now tastefully encased in bronze
and mounted on their very own black-marble plinths, will bring a
well-earned tear to the eyes of patriotic children and adults alike.
|
| 2000-03-26 |
Am
I
Addicted?
|
"Do
you look at pornography or masturbate while driving?"
No,
but thanks for the tip--anything that dangerous must be fun!
|
| 2000-03-25 |
SilverSmiles
|
Ladies...
worried that having to wear braces will make you unattractive?
Now
there's no need to fear. The "ortho-perverts" at
SilverSmiles are there for you, and they may even want to take your
picture for their porn gallery.
|
| 2000-03-24 |
Fat
and
Various
Demons
|
One
may ask the question, "what gives the demons legal grounds
to enter a person who uses an anti-perspirant?"
Now
that's a poser! And Qaq's not even going to
try to give his loyal readers an answer.
|
| 2000-03-23 |
Klingon
Language
Institute
|
When
I first came upon this site, I headed straight for the FAQ hoping
someone would be able to answer my one and only question about this
whole "Klingon" issue: why bother learning a language
that no normal person speaks?
Perhaps
not surprisingly, the self-styled "trek-o-geeks" who run
the KLI have provided no answer. I wonder if they'd even understand
the question....
|
| 2000-03-22 |
Web
Economy
Bullshit
Generator
|
There
have been some rumors drifting around in the higher circles of the
Society that the Board is thinking of floating SATA on the stock
market (more "dotcom" millionaires--just what the world
needs!). If they do (or should I say when they
do), this is the site they'll be visiting to help send the value
of their portfolios into the stratosphere.
|
| 2000-03-21 |
Eva
Braun
|
No,
it's not what you're thinking. It's "the best pop
band in Yugoslavia."
And,
no, Qaq can't read Serbo-Croatian, but the pictures of the band
at Disneyland speak volumes in any language.
|
| 2000-03-20 |
Peter
Plante
|
This
half-man/half-plant has put together what is easily one of the most
disturbing personal websites ever to come out of France... or maybe
this is a new form of art therapy. If Charles Manson can have
a homepage, why not this guy?
|
| 2000-03-19 |
Needful
Things
|
Some
people "action" air-sickness bags whenever they get a
chance--usually in public and almost invariably with impunity.
Others secretly collect them from every airline they travel on.
Some of these collectors then scan them in and post them to websites
like this one. Or even this one.
I've
got to find some better sites to review. This is getting really
sad.
|
| 2000-03-18 |
PoultryNet
|
What
better way to wake up on a Saturday morning than knowing that the
answers to virtually any question you may have about chickens and
allied birds are just a few mouse clucks away?
|
| 2000-03-17 |
Page
5
Page
3
|
The
Weekly World News may have its "Page 5 Girl" but for
obvious reasons Qaq prefers The Sun's "Page 3 Girl."
|
| 2000-03-16 |
Find
A
Grave
|
No,
I'm not psychic. I'm just a regular visitor to the Find A
Grave web database.
|
| 2000-03-15 |
The
SFLA-
aE/
BS
|
The
Star Fleet Ladies' Auxiliary and Embroidery/Baking Society.
|
| 2000-03-14 |
My
Diaper
Web
Page
|
"Having
grown up wearing diapers to bed ever since about age 10, I often
dream about meeting a woman who is also into wearing diapers."
Well,
well, well, they're really coming out of the woodwork this week.
I'm not even going to try to make sense out of this one, but I trust
it will resonate with some of our very, very young
readers at least.
|
| 2000-03-13 |
Toy
Balloon
Heaven
|
"And
then, when I was about eleven years old, something amazing happened.
I had my very first orgasm. With a balloon."
I've
actually taken the trouble to link you in straight to the "personal
history" of this self-styled "paraphile." I
know there's an object lesson here somewhere, but I can't be bothered
to find it at the moment.
|
| 2000-03-12 |
The
Fantastic
Typing
Cyber-
Monkey
sid's
fleas
|
Yesterday
it was space aliens and abominable snowmen. Today we have
a typing monkey and a cat who needs your help. 'Nuff said.
|
| 2000-03-11 |
STI
Project
yeti@home
|
It
would seem that the "distributed processing" model has
really caught on.
Both
of these organizations have noble aims. I can't say that I
know which one will end up succeeding in its mission first, but
I'm sure they'll both win the hearts and clock cycles of millions
of PC fanatics.
|
| 2000-03-10 |
Mahir
the
Mad Turk
|
"Who
is want to come TURKEY I can invitate .....
She can stay my home ........"
Man,
it looks like pomo poetry and reads like pidgin innuendo.
With nearly 3 million hits on this site, maybe this total geek's
actually scored once or twice... no, on second thought, he probably
hasn't.
|
| 2000-03-09 |
Last
Meals on
Death
Row
|
Easily
the most disturbing site Qaq's seen in donkey's years. Minus
50 to the state of Texas for major taste issues here.
But
it could be that you're planning a "friends and family"
picnic for St. Patrick's Day and are having a hard time coming up
with serving suggestions. If so, don't worry--there are some
pretty good ideas buried on this otherwise rather moribund page.
|
| 2000-03-08 |
Pick-up
Lines
|
"Scientifically
proven" sex sprays (see below) and "dork-proof" pick-up
lines... when you're name is Qaq and you've got a million-dollar
face like mine, you don't need either of them.
But for all
you losers out there who are desperately in search of new pick-up
lines that you hope will stand where your old ones have fallen--lines
like "I lost my virginity. Can I have yours?" and "Hey
Baby! I'd like to wrap your legs around my head and wear you
like a feed bag!"--this site is clearly worth a little of your
time.
|
| 2000-03-07 |
Stop
the
Killing!
|
I remember a
while back (last month) slamming the SATA Member Re-Uze Me for his
mind-bogglingly stupid "ENVIRO"
Page. But at least he never descends into this
kind of blatantly inflammatory name-calling and pompous, self-congratulatory
foaming at the mouth. It's twee little martinets like this
anonymous pulpit-humping goon that give the anti-vegan movement
a bad name.
|
| 2000-03-06 |
Sex
Spray
|
"Invisible
and undetectable when unknowingly inhaled by any adult, Androstenone
Pheromone Concentrate unblocks all restraints and releases their
raw animal sex drive!"
I don't make
a habit of plugging products, but you'll understand why this one
caught my interest. No, it's not that I need
to secretly drug women to get them to sleep with me. (Besides,
we all know that that's illegal, and that's certainly not
what the makers of Androstenone Pheromone Concentrate intend to
imply in their advertisements.)
No, the reason
this site caught my eye is simple: their spokesmodel is one
damn fine snow babe!
|
| 2000-03-05 |
Bay
Area
Bug
Eating
Society
|
I don't know
about you, but I believe bugs are for stamping on and leaving there
all crushed and dead on the sidewalk for other bugs to eat.
They're also good, honest targets for household sprays like Raid
or industrial-strength pesticides like Paraquat. These people
disagree.
But to me there's
just something deeply unnatural about the whole idea behind "Stir
Fried Cricket Curry Over Rice" (one of the recipes
from their site)... and not just for us people, but for the bugs
too. I mean, it's supposed to be the other way around: they're
supposed to be the ones who eat us (after, of course,
we are happily pushing up daisies down at the local cemetery).
|
| 2000-03-04 |
Work
Well
with
Others
|
Unless you think
you can find something terribly profound in this site's "message"
(I can't), wait around for tomorrow's link to enjoy that oh-so-lovely
feeling of being momentarily overawed at the creativity of others.
The author of "Work Well with Others" has clearly spent
a great deal of time and effort for very little payback in terms
of comic effect.
For those of
you thinking of trying this little experiment at home, don't bother--you'll
need a lot more flies than you can fit on the matchstick plane to
achieve lift off. And by the time you get enough flies on
it, some of the first ones you stuck on will have died, and those
that haven't will be too intoxicated from the glue fumes to be of
much use.
|
| 2000-03-03 |
Beat
a
Seal
|
Once
again I think I'm the one being taken for a web-ride.
The stunningly realistic images on this page may make you think that
this "seal-beating" is actually taking place live--and
at your instruction. But if you beat the "first"
seal to death and then want to move on to a new one, you'll discover
(like I did) that it's not a webcam!
To put it bluntly,
it's the same seal being beaten over and over again. Talk
about a waste of time!
|
| 2000-03-02 |
How
to
make your
own RF
Shielding
Cape
|
Oh
no... I'm not wearing my "RF Shielding Cape"! Well,
if those aliens and/or CIA agents are listening in to my thoughts,
they'll know that I've just surfed over to another site--one with
the somewhat more alluring title of "Rug Munching Hunnies...
Lesbian Lovers!" or something along those lines. |
| 2000-03-01 |
Babies
for sale
|
There
was all that talk a few weeks back about people auctioning off human
organs on the web. I guess this site is the next step.
My only worry is that these babies seem very expensive. Maybe
this company should sell them at a loss (you know, like Amazon) for
a while until they build up market share and brand recognition. |