Mark P Knowles :: Don't Panic !

I wander the Internet, surf the web or whatever you want to call it on a regular basis. I like to engage with people I meet, add comments to blogs etc, but I have a pet peeve. Some SEM guru somewhere decided that collecting email addresses and forcing people to "become a member of the site," before they can leave a comment would be a good idea. Wrong.

It is a rotten idea!

Seriously - very bad idea to force your readers to join your mailing list. It annoys the life out of me and - I don't know the exact figures - but I would bet most of the email addresses collected this way are garbage disposable ones. I have several I use to sign up for things that I then delete when the spam gets overwhelming. Thank you Gmail for that.

That is assuming I can be bothered to fill in the application to become a member, validate my email address and leave a comment. Most times I can't be bothered. Stop annoying me - please!  If I want to sign up for your spam email list - I will do so. And if you want to leave me a comment - feel free - I will not make you do anything. I dofollow all links in comments and if you want to join my mailing list - there is a box on the top right of the side bar.

Rant over - here are a few funny images I found in my travels.

Thanks to Surviving the World for the chalkboard.

Relax

I know, it is not exactly professional blogging, but as I wander the internet, I come across so many funny photos I have to post them or my computer's hard drive will be full. This is the latest batch, and I think the hot dog puppy wins the "best of breed" award and so goes first.

Hot dog puppy

Damn, but that is funny and cute. So cute I have had to promise to take my wife to a rugby game instead of buying her a puppy. Oh well....

Fucking love beef jerky - who doesn't?

Even aliens love beef jerky it seems. This next one is pretty darn funny as well. If you did not know how to prepare kiwis here you go:

That one was just to annoy one of my friends from New Zealand. How about this musician meetup. Makes you want to go buy a gun.

This next one is a shot of a space shuttle taking off at night. Nigel Cook took the photo and credit goes to AP Photo/Daytona Beach News-Journal, Nigel Cook.

This next one has to be awfully close to pornographic advertising - for a hamburger no less. Pretty good shot though - the "Super Seven Incher" by Burger King. I am surprised they got away with it. Pity their burgers taste like reprocessed cardboard.

And these are another random selection - click on any image to see a larger version. Poor old whatsername who plays Hermione Grainger comes in for some stick with these demotivational posters. "Jesus use me" is probably my favorite of this batch.

Another collection of photographs I have found in my internet travels. No particular theme to them, but they are all excellent. These first few are from the Stuttgart Museum of Natural History's evolution advertising campaign. I know a lot of you creationists out there do not have an irony bone, so just in case - THESE ARE A JOKE.

But, as you can clearly see - it is easy to work out how new species come about through evolution, which pretty much proves there is no god - right?

So - if you were wondering how Ostriches came to be - now you know - proof that they were not created. And while we are on the subject of creationism and religion - here is a quick way to get to heaven.

A graphic depiction of the difference between Science and faith:

All right, that is enough religion-bashing. Here are a few photos of Emma Watson of Harry Potter fame - modeling underwear. Just because she can...........

Awwww. Look at that - Emma Watson is all growed up..............

These are more random excellent photos -

I hope you find these are entertaining as I do. But if you are one of thoose people who feels like they are waiting for something that isn't going to happen - go out and do something.

It is rare that I find a new blog I like, but I just found a new one the other day. Well, new to me at least. Dark Roasted blend. He has the most amazing collection of funny Christian photos I have ever seen. I thought I had a lot, but he's got me beat hands down.
This is a sample. Pay him a visit to see the rest:

Dark Roasted Blend