Thursday, August 16, 2012

ELVIS PRESLEY DIED 35 YEARS AGO TODAY


Here at Doc40, we only really mark the death of Elvis in passing. We celebrate the man on his birthday – January 8th. Today, however, The Guardian has reprinted my 1977 cover obituary from the NME.Click here.

And click here. Trust me.

YOU WOULDN'T LIKE ME WHEN I'M ANGRY


GO ASK ALICE


ON A STICK?


Tuesday, August 14, 2012

THE MUTANT BUTTERFLIES OF FUKUSHIMA














The Fukushima nuclear disaster is one of those news stories that we – including the MSM – all tend to forget once the furor has died down. Perhaps we shouldn’t. 

"Radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster caused mutations to butterflies, researchers show in a new study. The study, published Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, documented physiological and genetic damage to the pale grass blue Zizeeria maha, which was overwintering as larvae when the nuclear disaster began.
The researchers write that "the Zizeeria maha population in the Fukushima area is deteriorating physiologically and genetically. Most likely, this deterioration is due to artificial radionuclides from the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP, as suggested by our field work and laboratory experiments." "It has been believed that insects are very resistant to radiation," lead researcher Joji Otaki from the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, told BBC news. "In that sense, our results were unexpected," said Otaki.
As ABC News explains the experiment, scientists first began tracking common butterflies around the nuclear plant two months after the disaster. They collected 121 insects, and found 12 percent of them had unusually small wings. That number jumped more than 5 percent when butterflies collected from the plant site had offspring of their own.
In another group of butterflies collected six months after the disaster, scientists found 28 percent had “abnormal” traits. That number nearly doubled among the second generation born. Researchers noted other abnormalities including malformed antennae and appendages. The researchers say the information found in their study "has invaluable implications for the possible future effects of radiation on animals."

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The secret word is Caterpillar

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN RADIOACTIVE MUTANTS WERE MADE OF STERNER STUFF


THIS WON’T HURT A BIT


THE FROZDICK FAMILY




















Vladimir Frozdick parked where he liked.

GRATUITOUS BARDOT


Monday, August 13, 2012

RUNNING FROM REALITY

















NASA drops a vehicle the size of a jeep on the Martian surface. I applaud. Texas Republicans want the state’s children taught that the Earth is only 6000 years old and, by logical extension, so is Mars. (Although by some mutation of string theory, logic may not function in Texas any more even though it’s gripped by the drought and fires of climate change.)  I sigh. Homicidal Nazis can’t tell Sikhs from Moslems or Batman. I weep. Then Pussy Riot puts me to shame. MC5, Joe Strummer, or even The Deviants never did time for just performing. Is the battle outside raging? Will it soon shake our windows and rattle our doors? Or will the distractions prove too great? The 2012 Olympics threw the UK into a maelstrom of gaudy and undignified patriotism. Winston Church, William Blake, the Industrial Revolution, David Bowie, and Naomi Campbell are rolled out to celebrate. Such is our national pride. I try to ignore all the inappropriate Union Jacks but I sense Theme Park GB draws near. So issue the fucking Robin Hood costumes and Womble suits and let’s get to our total humiliation. Or are those V For Vendetta Guy Fawkes masks also part of the deal?   

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The secret word is Entrapment

JAMIE REID SEZ…


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TRUTH IN TOY MANUFACTURING


WOD NUTSHELL















The War on drugs is a failure.  
The war on drugs does not keep anybody from using drugs.
It does not save any lives of any health.  
It is bad for people and bad for society.
All related laws should be repealed and all prisoners whose only crime was possession should be released.
Why not try this in one state and see what will happen.  That would be the scientific method, and we believe in science do we not? 
(Found by chance on the interwebs)

MARILYN SEZ…


“Remember kids – drugs are the road to nowhere. But at least they take you via the scenic route.” 

(Line supplied by UK Steve)

GRATUITOUS ELVIS