My very own Stakhanovite Revolutionary Superhero
My very own Stakhanovite Revolutionary Superhero
Behold, Mr. 45, courtesy of the Flash Freaks at UGO:
I'm ready to take on the Socialist Red Hordes!
Do you think I need a mask?
Maynard on 12.14.04 @ 11:17 AM MST [link] [1 Comment]
Now we know why Kimbers are so expensive
Now we know why Kimbers are so expensive
Kimber Firearms has been bilked for $10 million by the CFO of the parent company.
Philadelphia Business Journal coverage
Yahoo (Reuters) coverage
Turns out he spent it on a house and a new business, and according to The DOJ
Denis Shusterman spent over $5 million of money he stole to produce three motion pictures; invested over $1.2 million in the creation and maintenance of a financial services firm in Philadelphia; lost over $200,000 in aggressive stock trading; purchased a $2.2 million home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, using $585,000 in stolen money as the entire down payment; and spent the rest of the money on a lavish lifestyle."
But the family that steals together, serves time together:
Shusterman's mother, Betty Shusterman, was convicted by a federal jury in Philadelphia in September 2003 for embezzling $1.3 million between 1991 and 2000 from a Dresher, Pa., synagogue while she was employed as its bookkeeper. She is now serving a 51-month federal prison sentence in Connecticut.
This may explain why Kimber sells a $500 pistol for $1000 and up. I wonder if any of the money from the films made its way into Bowling for Columbine.
1041 MST 14Dec2004: Turns out that IMDb has only two films listed for Denis Shusterman, a Killer Instinct and The Sculptress. TV Guide gives us those two and Heart of Stone (free reg. required). Never heard of any of them.
Maynard on 12.14.04 @ 10:24 AM MST [link] [No Comments]
A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi all served as chaplains ...
A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi all served as chaplains ...
... to the students of Northern Michigan University in Marquette. They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard. A real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it.
Seven days later, they're all together to discuss the experience. Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages, goes first. "Well," he says, "I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him I began to read to him from the Catechism. Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle a lamb. The bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation."
Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, with an arm and both legs in casts, and an IV drip. In his best fire and brimstone oratory he claimed, "WELL brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to him from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and we began to rassle. We rassled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a crick. So I quick DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the week in fellowship, feasting on God's Holy Word, and praising Jesus."
They both looked down at the rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IV's and monitors running in and out of him. He was in bad shape. The rabbi looks up and says, "You fellows don't even know what trouble is until you try to circumcise a bear."
Maynard on 12.14.04 @ 09:52 AM MST [link] [No Comments]
