We Need A War On Donuts,Too!-)

Scene from The Greatest Show On Earth

I took a picture of this still frame from The Greatest Show On Earth at the time that I took all of the pictures for a post about the movie.
I didn't know why I took the picture at the time, I just thought I might want to use it in the future for some reason.
Then one of the blogs I've been following anonymously (iAhuasca) has this interesting and amusing post -  
Master of Donuts

adapting lines from Aleister Crowley's Diary of a Drug Fiend and substituting Crowley's drug of choice for the doughnut addiction of the blogger.

"21. So-and-so has taken it for years, is still taking it, and is the most remarkable man of his century."

Too much McDonalds can be a drag ;-)

 "17. My friend likes me to take it with her."

"19. I have given up cigarettes and alcohol, PROCESSED FOOD allows me to still enjoy life, and that isn't a crime."

"7. In spite of the knowledge of the disadvantages of processed food, I am really not sure whether it isn't better than the other life (organic, vegetarian).  
After all, I have an extraordinary control over my emotions through processed food, cigarettes, coffee, diet-soda, anti-depressants, and alcohol." 

 "16. I take it because it is prohibited.  I decline being treated like a silly schoolboy when I'm a responsible man."

"18. My ability to take it shows my superiority over other people."

 "14. I must not be a coward and say NO."

"13. It is quite certainly a mistake putting down all little discomforts as the result of taking it. Very likely, all of them are illusions, and simply my own illusions of GUILT.  
I am simply scaring myself into saying NO."

I'd like to see iAhuasca bring out a book called something like  

"Diary of a Donut Fiend: The Hole Story";-)

Lost in Translation?

I bought a packet of Marshmallow sheep from IKEA recently and looking at the packet I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the words GODIS SKUM.

God is skum???

God is what?

I mean, I'm not a practicing Christian, but I can see that there might be a slight problem here.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/
products/60229028/#

 http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60229028/#

I couldn't imagine that you would see these at a church fair ... although with a slightly different pronunciation on these words I could see them being popular at an OTO Gnostic Mass;-)

The First Death Café in the USA?

A blogging buddy of mine, Lizzy Miles, has come up with this great idea of starting a Death Cafe in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lizzymiles/the-first-death-cafe-in-the-usa?ref=live

"The objective of a Death Café is to create a safe place where people get together to talk about death and have tea and delicious food. 
The purpose of having this event is to raise our death awareness with the view to make the most of the finite time we have left."

 The principles of the Death Café are the following:

• The event should be free to the attendees
• The event should be free from ideology – It is against Death Café principals to lead participants towards any conclusions about life, death or life after death, apart from their own thoughts.
• The event should be safe and nurturing, which includes offering nice refreshments.
• The event should be accessible and respectful of all, regardless of gender orientation, religion/faith, ethnicity, and disability.
• The event should be confidential. Attendees should feel comfortable expressing themselves.

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"Society doesn't make it easy to talk about death. 
I have been accused of being quite a downer at happy hour. 
The thing is, it’s happening all around us, whether we want to think about it or not. 
I might suggest that thinking about death would help you create a better life. 
The key to getting over our death anxiety is to find that turning point. 
Okay, so now we’ve admitted to ourselves that we know we don’t have forever to live… what do we want to do with our lives? 
What do we want to accomplish MOST? 
What is on our Bucket List? 
The Death Café allows people to talk about death, but also sparks those conversations about life. 
How do we make the most of it?"

I love the "Death by Shark" design.
Being a Cronulla- Sutherland NRL supporter I don't know how many times I've joked that the sharks will be the death of me. 

I won't even have to go anywhere near the water for them to do it to me, either ... and if the last 30+ years are anything to go by, it will be a painfully slow death;-)

So, you can guess which design I can relate to out of those four above.

I'd like to see Lizzy launch the first Death Café in the USA, so I'm going to donate ... and remember it won't kill you to throw a little something Lizzy's way, either*-)

Probably the two worst deaths I can think of at the moment are the ones above and below.

This one I can really relate to - being lost in IKEA, and wondering if I'll ever make it out again;-)