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On a much lighter note than the previous (or I suppose it could also be a darker note, depending on your perspective), here’s a clip from The Daily Show from a while back where Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert debate Islam vs. Christianity. It really is so funny how dead-on the satire is on The Daily Show:
Here’s another debate from The Daily Show where they pit Governor Bush vs. President Bush:
Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, was killed this morning when a stingray pierced his heart with its poisonous barbed tail. Irwin was filming off of the Great Barrier Reef when he apparently came too close to the stingray. According to the article, stingray stings, while painful, are rarely fatal.
I didn’t follow his show, but I remember it becoming hugely popular while I was in college. I always thought that he was pretty crazy, and that one day he’d probably end up getting killed. However, I didn’t think it would actually happen, or that it would be such a surrreal event. I mean, the Crocodile Hunter knew his stuff, and he got killed by a stingray?
At this point, this is old news. What I wanted to post a couple of weeks ago was this question: How does an 18-year-old assimilate into society after having been kidnapped at 10? I mean, this girl has missed out on eight years of social development. It’s almost like Blast from the Past, but less funny and more sad.
Retailers are finally getting a clue. On store shelves, you should soon see products packaged in cartons that are much easier to open, and less prone to cause personal harm to the person opening the package.
I can’t count on my remaining fingers the number of times I have cut myself while opening the clear plastic packaging separating me from my purchased goods. I usually have to use a combination of kitchen shears and a pocket knife to open the packaging, only to slice open my fingers pulling apart the sharp plastic shell.
The new packaging will be both friendlier to people and the environment. Instead of a sealed plastic clamshell, the new packaging will be a combination of plastic and cardboard. The cardboard can be cut open with scissors, and the plastic can be opened with little effort. I’m glad that retailers and manufacturers are finally hearing the cry of bleeding consumers who have suffered physical harm while opening a package they have purchased.
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