Lawrence R. Spencer's Blog, page 167
May 14, 2021
GUN TOTUM
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“Standing in front of Providence’s Federal Courthouse in Rhode Island is an unusual monument constructed out of steel, concrete and 1000 used handguns. Dubbed the Gun Totem by its artist, Boris Bally, the imposing obelisk was constructed in 2001 with guns from a firearm buy-back program called Guns for Goods, founded by Dr. Michael P. Hirsch.
Hirsch and former colleague Matthew Masiello founded Guns for Goods in Pittsburgh in 1994, while working in trauma centers at area hospitals during a time of high crime. Researching gun-buy-back programs in locations such as New York, Hirsch and Masiello decided to try their own version of the program in Pittsburgh – but instead of buying back guns for cash reimbursements, they offered gift cards from local merchants in trade for the forgotten or unwanted weapons. To date, Guns for Goods has collected more 11,000 weapons off the streets of Pittsburgh.”
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# 583 — OPERATE AN ORACLE SHRINE
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# 583 — OPERATE AN ORACLE SHRINE
“An oracle is a spirit considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinion, predictions of the future, inspired by the gods. Oracles were portals through which the gods spoke directly to man.
There are a few easy steps to opening your own oracle temple.
1) find a location. This could be a cave, a temple, a shrine, a mountain top or any other place that seems “holy”.
2) hire a priestess to intercede between you and the supplicant.
3) train the priestess to listen to you and interpret your thoughts perfectly so she can relay them without alteration. After all, you don’t want your wisdom and good advice to be ruined by a bad translator.
4) have the priestess burn some incense.
5) advertise in the “personals” columns or put 3 X 5 index cards on bulletin boards in Laundromats with the following announcement:
“I, _________, (your name) the “great god (your name)” will be making predictions and precognitions at the (oracle temple location) between the hours of (evenings and week-ends are best) for the low, introductory offering price of ( a sheep, a goat, a bowl of grain, a basket of fruit, etc.).”
Then, sit back and get ready to hand out free advice to the teaming throngs.
Of course, if you can do some magic tricks or heal a few crippled people, this will help get your ratings up. The good buzz about you will spread quickly.
Soon your name and your temple will be revered throughout the realm for thousands of years to come, or until it is outlawed and destroyed by a bunch of greedy, holier-than-thou priests.”
— Excerpt from the book 1001 THINGS TO DO WHILE YOU’RE DEAD, by Lawrence R. Spencer
May 13, 2021
SNOW BLACK AND THE 7 (or more) TATS
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MARK TWAIN: COMMENTS ON THE HUMAN RACE
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Are the comments made about the human race more than 100 years ago by Mark Twain intended to be humorous, sarcastic or serious?
Mark Twain (1835 – 1910) was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Among his novels are The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called “The Great American Novel“.
“Why was the human race created? Or at least why wasn’t something creditable created in place of it? God had His opportunity; He could have made a reputation. But no, He must commit this grotesque folly–a lark which must have cost him a regret or two when He came to think it over & observe effects.” – Letter to William Dean Howells, 25 January 1900
“As to the human race. There are many pretty and winning things about the human race. It is perhaps the poorest of all the inventions of all the gods but it has never suspected it once. There is nothing prettier than its naive and complacent appreciation of itself. It comes out frankly and proclaims without bashfulness or any sign of a blush that it is the noblest work of God. It has had a billion opportunities to know better, but all signs fail with this ass. I could say harsh things about it but I cannot bring myself to do it–it is like hitting a child.” — Autobiographical dictation, 25 June 1906
“We all belong to the nasty stinking little human race, & of course it is not nice for God’s beloved vermin to scoff at each other… Oh, we are a nasty little lot–& to think there are people who would like to save us & continue us. It won’t happen if I have any influence.” — Letter to William Dean Howells, 2 April 1899
“Can any plausible excuse be furnished for the crime of creating the human race?” — from The New York Times, “Hartford Museum Purchases Barrels Full of Twain’s Old Books,” July 31, 1997
May 12, 2021
HUMAN ANATOMY IN 80 SECONDS
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THIS 80 SECOND VIDEO SHOWS YOU THE ESSENTIAL INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ANATOMICAL COMPONENTS OF A HUMAN BIOLOGICAL ENTITY. ANY QUESTIONS? Consult Greys Anatomy for further details….
IMPORTANT NOTE: THE SPIRITUAL ENTITY THAT ANIMATES THE BODY IS NOT SHOWN because Spirits are INVISIBLE, except to other Spirits….
May 11, 2021
May 10, 2021
THE BIG BLEEP – Audiobook
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John Bell is a master of voice characterization! His narration of dozens of fictional characters in The Big Bleep audiobook include many of the most popular trees, potted plants and super heroes, including Elvis! Take a trip to a Different Universe and find out how and why the human species will become extinct! Listen to a free sample:
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TWILIGHT ZONE: HOW TO SERVE MAN
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This is one of the best, and possibly prophetic, episodes of Twilight Zone, HOW TO SERVE MAN. You will never think about “E.T.” the same way again! The Twilight Zone ran from 1959 until 1964.
HERE IS A LINK TO 24 EPISODES OF THE TWILIGHT ZONE
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYkG4AyFVMHK4d9VDUH1EwaMrYaAHl3jy
