Portlandiaphile - March 8th, 2008
12:03 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]cosmicjohn
You crazy parents and your not wanting to vaccinate your kids!
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12:13 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]rivermars
Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals, and Meat: Tools of the Devil
All this talk of vaccines and vegans has got me thinking, so I did some research. I found The Answers on a group of self-referential webpages written by a Mormon wannabe-scientist who calls himself "The Vegan Cowboy." He ran for Senate as a Constitutional Party candidate; his scientific credentials are unmentionable; and best of all, his grammar is impeccable. Here are some examples; each one links to several more...

A true Renaissance man:

http://vegancowboy.org/

Eating meat causes you to be possessed by the traumatic cellular memories of murdered animals:

http://lifesave.org/MemoryTransfer.htm

Meat and medicine are the real cause of cancer:

http://lifesave.org/WhyCancer.htm

Vaccines are bad, mmmmkay:

http://www.vaccinesornot.org/VaccinesAPriceForFlesh.htm

current state: amused
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01:21 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]rhymeasaur
Brother Ali concert in Portland!


Time to get back in the van, as Rhymesayers presents the Truth Is Here Tour featuring Brother Ali, Abstract Rude, Toki Wright, and BK-One.

They will be playing an all-ages show in Portland on Tuesday March 11 at the Hawthorne Theater. Doors open at 8:00 pm and the show starts at 9:00 pm. Tickets are $13.50 in advance and $15 at the door.
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01:48 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]hcjordan
Gogol Bordello!
Gogol Bordello! Wednesday March 12th at the Roseland! It's gonna be awesome!

Because even *I* get to go.

And my friend got the tickets Wednesday night, so I at least know there were still more then. Don't know how much it is.
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10:23 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]susieredshoes
Rhinestone Jewelry questions
Do any of you know someone who repairs vintage costume jewelry? I need some clip earrings welded back together. They're not sterling nor are they gold - just paste.

On a similar vein, do you know of places in inner SE, NW, or downtown who purchase vintage costume jewelry? I tried Red Light - they don't like my stuff. :)

Thanks!
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11:21 am March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]nate_turpentine
Please to be helping me buy stuff

Name and location of that cool-ass Japanese store in Beaverton.



Bonus points if you can tell me what I'm wearing right now

**EDIT** tanks a million, and for the record I'm wearing the top half of a Teddy Ruxpin plushie cosume, garters and nothing else
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12:51 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]inkytwist
So... a very dear friend of mine from the internet just commited suicide.

He didn't just commit suicide, he killed someone else first and then offed himself.
We're all totally in shock--apparently he had BiPolar disorder and refused to treat/ talk about it.

So, yes, I'm semi depressed, but also curious if anyone has ever had a similar experience?
Something shocking happen to an online friend? (whether you never met, or knew very well.)
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01:04 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]phasmaphobic
Question #1: Spiral-Binding Books
I have a couple of smallish paper-backed books (specifically some indie RPG books) that I want to remove from their binding and have set with spirals instead, fo ease of laying out flat on a table while reading and working. Are there places in Portland that do this?
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01:06 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]phasmaphobic
Question #2: Possible Yahoo/LJ Scam?
I just now got a YIM message saying that my journal had been hacked and private entries posted online. It included a link, but I'm hesitant to click on it for fear of rootkits, etc. The message was from someone named "cannabises488." Anyone else gotten a similar message?

EDIT: I'm quite aware that it is obviously a scam. Just curious who else has received such a thing.
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01:23 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]bizket
I know there are gamers here
Do any of you play City of Heroes / Villains?
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06:24 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]megatronbomb
Hey, Damn People and your damn little clocks too... don't forget to "spring forward" even though it's still winter.

Daylight Savings!
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08:23 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]varro
Hippieeees! Crustiiiiiies!
Gentrification has another side effect - hippies and other smelly people head to Northeast, prompting this sign my wife is inexplicably amused by:



So what's the deal? Is it because people won't yell at them when they ride their fixies at night wearing black, drunk, and disobeying traffic laws after complaining at the bar that there's no vegan food there?
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08:26 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]db_cooper
if you agree please say "yes" ;)

Bush vetoes waterboarding bill (AP)
AP - The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding a technique that simulates drowning and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.

current tunes: hocico - drowning
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10:24 pm March 8th, 2008(link)
[info]damnportlanders
[info]momasarah
ok photographers!
Tell me where to go to get awesome sky line pictures of portland! And some tips on what settings to put my rebel on to would be great :) Right now i'm still learning and just changing settings untill i get the picture i want but i've seen some awesome ones and i want to take some to! :) Ready, set go!

And thanks!
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