Sex & Candy. Well ... Not Really

Looks like Walt Disney threw up.

                                         Sex & candy. Well ... Not Really

                                                                 by

                                                                     Jay Agan

During my four year exile in New Jersey, there was a health food store in Wyckoff on Goffle Rd. I would frequent. Once, while searching for a chocolate substitute, I ran across an M&M-like candy called, I kid you not ... Nookies.

One can only wonder what was going on in the minds of the people who thought that name up. Years later, someone said that perhaps they wanted a name people would remember. I certainly have.

All sorts of snide little thoughts ran through my head on seeing it: "Wow! I've been going about it all wrong. I could have as much & when I wanted for only 55 cents a pack! How convenient! When I think of all the time, money & effort I wasted ... etc. etc. ..."

Years later, working at the pistol range, I mentioned this to a regular. Seems he knew about the candy & had a story to tell.

There was a health food store across the street from the church he attended. Church let out & several parishoners & general public were there. Among them a young couple from the congregation. The girl espied the candy & bought a pack. Being a wide eyed innocent she didn't know what the term meant. Her boyfriend rolled his eyes, smiled & refrained from comment.

As they're going out the door, she turns to him smiling in obvious openness /innocence, offers him some candy in front of all & sundry in the store & says:

"Want a Nookie?"

Boyfriend was, to say the very least, embarrassed, mortified.

I leave to your imagination as to the varied reactions of everyone else present.


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Goodbye Sheriff Andy

Nothing else need be said.

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A Reflection On the 4th of July: If You Say So ...



A bit dated, but I like it. Credit: Retorillo

A Reflection On the 4th of July: If You Say So ...


Was going to post the above illustration sooner but the recent storms in Ohio "broke the internet". On reflection of the origins of our country, a not too recent "incident" was brought to mind. At a dinner I attended, someone made a faux sophisticated comment on the Bible, referring to it as a "product of a male dominated agrarian society". The bitter, childless, post-menepausal crone to be seemed quite proud of how we've come a long way from such a situation. Farmers (The male ones of course.) can be soooo backward, what with their actions based on practicality & cause & effect n' all. She said this, by the way, while eating.

Male dominated agrarian society ... hmmm. Seems we came quite close to that a few scant hours ago with the power knocked out. As of this writing some areas in Ohio are still without power.

How easy it is to overlook the fact that physically/mentally we are no different than those primitive hunter/gatherers of a few thousand years ago. Our gimmicks, gadgets, & fanciful ideologies seem to obscure that. I wonder how it would be if the electricity didn't come back for say, at least a month over a nationwide area. That "male dominated agrarian society" might not seem so archaic. It would be right here. Or at least the mid 19th century.

One could only imagine how these feminists & "lovely thought" types would handle such a situation. No doubt they'd be seeking some of that male domination. Not only to be protected from some of the other "testosterone afflicted" but also from some of those feminoid frankenstiens they helped create.

As for modern "humanity" (Can't say man. That would be sexist.) having cast off the shackles of the Bible & male domination ... Well, as it says in God's word: Jesus, the same, yesterday, today & forever (Hebrews 13:8). The same can be said for mankind ... Just sayin'.

Reborn On the Fourth of July here.

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Lucky Star Theory: The Konata/Kanata Connection

Konata & Kanata Izumi: Could they be ... one & the same?.

                               Lucky Star Theory: The Konata/Kanata Connection

                                                                 by

                                                                     Jay Agan


      Lucky Star is an anime series I had sworn off getting due to what I thought originally to be a cutsey kiddie show & nothing more. After having You Tubed it (And getting past the first four episodes.) I found it to be a delightful, satirical little sendup of otaku obsession & pop culture. Thus it now (Along with the OVA.) resides on my shelf.

      Having seen it more than once over the past twelve months, something about the show occured to me & has had me up at nights (Of course I exaggerate.). After pondering it at some length, I've arrived at a "conclusion": Konata Izumi & her alledgedly deceased mother, Kanata, may actually be one & the same person.

      One could only wonder. Did Kanata Izumi really die when Konata was very young? Was there even a real Konata to begin with? Is it out of some shame/guilt over not having successfully given birth or an inability to bear a child that Kanata took on an alternate personae & "became" that child herself? Sure there are "flashback" scenes in the show, but that could be nothing more than illustration of what's going on inside Ko/anatas' mind.

1. First the obvious: As revealed in episode 10 of the series, both Konata & Kanata (With the exception of the mole/beuty mark under her left eye, supposedly inherited from her dad. Tattoo or permanently affixed prosthetic of some kind?) are physically exactly the same.

The person in question should be in her early thirties & thus should look "a lot" older. This is anime however. Not all "old people" have to look like Keel Lorenz.

2. Both she & her "dad" seem quite comfortable about playing adult video games ("Dating sims" etc.) together. Yes, we know what Mr. Izumi is & we have names for people like that (And I don't mean Bill, George or Clarence either!). Could it be it's because they're husband & wife not father & daughter that they have few qualms about this?

      Mr. Izumi supposedly buys these games for his "underaged daughter" but she could also be buying them herself using her old ID.

      Cousin Yui, the policewoman drops by from time to time. In ep. ten she sees Ko/anata playing a "questionable" game & either doesn't notice or lets it slide. Could she also be in on the charade? For that matter what about Yutaka? Yui doesn't seem to mind her little sister staying at the Izumi household in spite of Mr. Izumis' predilections, so why would she even worry about Ko/anatas' "dual" personality?

3. "Legendary Girl": It usually takes time for some legends to build. Could it be this "mythic" figure has been a fixture in anime & pop culture a lot longer than the "teen" Konata?

4. There's also the fact that in spite of her diversions/obsessions, non-spirit of "slack" & bad study habits she still gets passing grades in school. Yes, she certainly knows how to "work the system": Copying others (Usually Kagamis'.) homework, all night cramming before tests, blocking cram school solicitations with caller ID, etc. It could be she's been through it before & drawing from her earlier high school experience. Knowing what a pack rat she is in regard to her otaku interests it could be she refers to papers/work & text books from when she was a student years before.

5.Yes, Kanata does show up as a spirt in ep. twenty two. Keep in mind we're dealing with what may be a dual personality of some kind. It might be Ko/anatas' actual self trying to reassert itself.

      I hope you enjoyed these little observations of mine & that they may have cleared up any confusion in regard to this series. If so, glad to have been of some help.


Article copyright © 6-30-2012 Jay Agan


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High Time For a (White) House Cleaning

High Time For a (White) House Cleaning

Socialism sucks & so do socialists.

Remember July 28. 'Nuff said.

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End of Evangelion Komm Susser Todd/Come Sweet Death Revised

Initiation of the real Human Instrmentality/Third Impact.
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               End of Evangelion Komm Susser Todd/Come Sweet Death Revised

     
      I was, to say the least, impressed by End of Evangelion & that song in particular. While the song itself is an exhortation to resignation & suicide, I couldn't help but notice what a wonderful song of love & praise it could be if done differently. Here is my humble effort in altering some of the lyrics to accomodate.


Komm Susser Todd/Come Sweet Death


I know, I know I've let you down
I've been a fool to myself
I thought that I could
live for no one else
But now, through all the hurt and pain
It's time for me to respect
the ones you love
mean more than anything

With sweet madness in my heart
I feel the best thing I could do
is give it all
and live forever
what's done is done, now not so bad
what once was sorry now is glad
I'm now in love again
old world is ending

I'm glad that now has come the time
that I am yours & you're mine
can't live without the trust from those you love
I know you can forget the past
you can forgive guilt & pride
because of that was killin' me inside


It all is not for nothing, your love comes                    Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
tumbling down, tumbling down,                               tumbling down, tumbling down,
tumbling down                                                        tumbling down
It all is not for nothing, you won't be                         Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
letting me down, letting me down,                           letting me down, letting me down,
letting me down                                                      letting me down

In my heart of hearts,
I know that I can fall in love again
You are everything
everything
everything that matters to me,
matters in this world

I'm glad that now has come the time
that I am yours & you're mine
cant live without the trust from those you love
I know you can forget the past                                  aaaaaaaaaaah
You can forgive guilt & pride                                     aaaaaaaaaaah
because of that, was killin' me inside                         aaaaaaaaaaah oooooooooooo

It all is not for nothing, your love comes                    Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
tumbling down, tumbling down,                               tumbling down, tumbling down,
tumbling down                                                        tumbling down
it all is not for nothing, you won't be                         Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
letting me down, letting me down,                           letting me down, letting me down,
letting me down                                                      letting me down
(repeat)
                                                             
                                                                             Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
                                                                             tumbling down, tumbling down,
                                                                             tumbling down
                                                                             Up up up aaaaaaaaaaah
                                                                             letting me down, letting me down,
                                                                             letting me down
                                                                             (repeat)


"Instrumentality" is real.

It's not science fiction.

You will still be an individual.

It's not for everyone.

Here's how it can be for you:

How Do We Get to Heaven?  here.

What Will Heaven Be Like? here.

On the Rapture, Third Impact, Armageddon & All That here.

Other links:

End of Evangelion: This Is (Really) Disturbing here.

Komm Susser Todd/Come Sweet Death Complete lyrics here.

You Tube rendition of Komm Susser Todd/Come Sweet Death here.

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Sherlock Holmes Meets the Universal Monsters: A Flick I'd Like To See

Karloff & Rathbone square off in "Sherlock Holmes Meets the Universal Monsters".
Credit:jerod/jerod26, & Universal Studios

               Sherlock Holmes Meets the Universal Monsters: A Flick I'd Like To See


A couple of message boards I like to lurk at, Universal Monster Army & The Classic Horror Film Board had a couple of corresponding  threads with some more than interesting "photoshopped" pictures. Not wanting to steal anyones' "thunder", I only posted just the above pic so you'll have to go to the sites yourself. This would have made for one heck of a flick(s)!

If you're into the old Universal Studios monster & Sherlock Holmes movies from the 30s' & 40s' half as much as I am, you're gonna LOVE these photos.

Oh yes! A great book to check out is Universal Horrors by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas, & John Brunas. Not only does it review the companys' monster flicks of that era but also the Rathbone/Holmes flicks as well. I have it myself & heartily recommend it.


Universal Monster Army message board here.

Universal Monster Army photo thread here.

Classic Horror Film Board here.

Classic Horror Film Board photo thread here.

Boris Karloff bio here.

Basil Rathbone bio here

Sherlock Holmes "bio" here.

Universal Horrors book here.

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Democrats Take Note!

                                                Democrats Take Note!

You can't do worse ...

Though not much better, I'm voting Romney. Why? He's not the incumbent!

Who I would like to vote for (And did so in the Ohio primary.) in November here.

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Interesting Search Words #17

                                              
                                        Interesting Search Words #17


      Interestinger n' interestinger as time goes on.

1. mlp evangelion - As if we didn't have enough to worry about. Now we gotta watch out for Rei-nbow Dash!

Why ... Oh God ... why? Credit: LavosVsBahamut

2. jay sherman my little pony - "IT STINKS!"

I felt the "It stinks!" shot to be overused & decided on this.
Credit: Princedymion

3. konata pride - Yes, she does play "dating sims" (With her dad yet!). Yes, she does comment a lot on female anatomy/"moe' points". Yes, she can be an "interesting" character. But ... you know? ... In the times I've viewed the show, I haven't seen her once "come on" to Kagami or any of the other female characters in the series. In one scene she even talks about boys in a "het" manner (The similarity of the silhouette to her of the boy in question is more an indication of how wrapped up she is in herself than anything else.).

Rampant Konata.

    No, until any real info comes in (Hentai & yuri fan fiction don't count!), I'll take it as an indication she's just too much involved in anime & pop culture. Glad I'm not.

    Now as for Hiyori & possibly Patricia (link) that's another story entirely.

4. mlp commie - Figured it to be a plot of SOME kind!

The wave of the future ... You have been warned.
Credit: 2snacks

5. redneck pikachu - Tobaccochu! I choose you!

6. girl from hell - I think we've all known one or two. No not THAT one!

7. barry resident evil yaois - Anything to do with the presidents' recent statement? By the way, this one was from France (Hetalia!).

8. waffle hentai - There are fetishes ... and ... I guess .... There are ... FETISHES!

9. haruhis' alien babies - This one came in before. Could he mean this?

Wasn't one loose cannon God enough?

Wikipedia article on The Critic (Jay Sherman) here.

Lucky Star: Yak Yakkity Yak! here.

The Head Trip of Haruhi Suzumiya Pt. 1, Pt. 2, Pt 3.

TV Animes I Got: Mini Reviews here. Contains a Hell Girl review.

Pokemon ... Uh ... Yeah here.

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Search Word: Anime Girl God. Could He Have Meant Haruhi Suzumiya?

THIS is who should initiate Third Impact. Not that poor, souless Gainax creature.
Credit: Doyora/Medical Whiskey

                Search Word: Anime Girl God. Could He Have Meant Haruhi Suzumiya?


      Was looking through my search word stats for material for the next Interesting Search Words installment when I happened upon "anime girl god". I jotted it down with the intention of it being a mere entry in the future article accompanied by a suitable illustration of the HYPERACTIVE WHACK GODDESS OF THE UNIVERSE. Anime girl god? Well of course EVERYONE knows who that is!

      About a half hour later, I'm scanning through the anime section of an image board (Yes, I admit it. I lurk at some at times.) when I stumble on the above illustration. It didn't look all that good as a thumbnail (I at first thought it was a head taken from a photo superimposed on the painting.) but after I clicked on it ... WOW! A later image search on Google revealed the "origin" of the illustration to a fan art blog called Medical Whiskey (link below).

      This Doyora guy (Girl?) is dang good! And I don't even care at all for spectator sports of any kind! Makes me wish I had a talent for drawing/painting. As it is, I guess I'll have to settle for the dubious "talent" of writing.


Medical Whiskey fanart blog here. Warning! NSFW! Some of it DEFINITELY NOT safe for work or suitable for children!

Link to original posting of the above illustration with an extra here.

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Ray Bradbury: A Giant Has Departed

Ray Bradbury drawing from the NY Times Book Review.

                                      Ray Bradbury: A Giant Has Departed

      This was the guy who gave me my initial boost out of the kiddy sandbox in regard to Sci-Fi & fantasy. Before that it was pretty much cartoons & comic books where I got my "fix". After this, I was out of the juvenile stuff for good.

... Dad bought this book & left it laying around ...

      I remember back in the sixties Dad bought this book & left it laying around. Picking it up I read a few of the stories. It confused me a bit as the "science fiction" I then knew & loved was about spaceships, ray guns & giant bugs. While some of these elements were contained therein most of the stories were of either a subtler kind or downright weird. The one about the astronauts being "replaced" through disection gave me a weeks worth of the "willies"!

      Rest in peace sir. You opened up new worlds to me. I hope the one you're in now is beyond even your wildest imagination. I mean that in a good way. God bless you sir.


Wikipedia Ray Bradbury bio here.

Review of The Machineries of Joy here.

The Aardvarks' tribute here.

Aardvarks' Plumbline here.

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