Ron Paul, noted Dwarf Shaman
-Headline of the day-
"Paul hordes to descend on World of Warcraft." That ought to go over real well.
The Paulistas are planning a virtual march in support of their candidate. It could also be a virtual death march. "Depending on the route they take," reports the gamer blog Kotaku, "This could be an extremely short march (Ironforge to train tunnel to Stormwind) or an extremely long and humorous one as dozens of Ron Paul supporters sporting newbie Gnome and Dwarf characters die in droves trying to cross the Burning Steppes."
That death would come from the virtual environment, not political opponents. According to the report, "The event will take place on a server that forbids player vs. player combat." So no epic battle with the dark forces of Romney or Clinton.
C'mon guys, you should be willing to put your virtual lives on the virtual line for your actual candidate. (Raw Story)
-The [phone] number of the Beast-
The phone exchange 666 has been cast out of Reeves, LA. "Kam Hennington of Reeves City Hall said the change came about after some residents claimed the 666 prefix conflicted with their religious beliefs," according to the report.
You'd have to assume these conflicted believers are Christian -- in which case their complaints make no sense. If the antichrist is coming, the antichrist is coming, and there's not a damned thing they can do about it. It says so right there in the Bible. I don't know if they think banning the number will prevent the antichrist, but if they do, then they're clearly in opposition to the will of God and are also standing in the way of Christ's return. I think we have to stone them or something.
The new exchange will be 749, which can be represented as "SIX." So if you have three lines, you're probably still in the same fix. (AP)
-[FARK] headline of the day-
"If you're growing pot in your basement, don't let your wife do mushrooms in your home and whatever you do, don't come to the door unless you're wearing pants." It's that kind of good advice that we've come to expect from farkers. Actual story at Salt Lake Tribune. (FARK)
