Available April 14th for $99.99 this train is already available for order on Lego.com.

The set has a steam locomotive with furnace to the opening tender and dining car with removable roof, opening doors and detailed interior. Measures 68cm (27.2 in) long! Includes three minifigures, elements in rare colors and all-new large train wheels with piston motion!

* This classically-styled train features a steam locomotive with furnace, opening tender, dining car with removable roof, opening doors and detailed interior!
* Train measures 27.2 inches (68cm) long!
* Lots of authentic touches including elements in rare colors and all-new large train wheels with piston motion!
* Includes 3 minifigures!

#10194 – Emerald Night
Ages 14+
1,085 pieces

It’s close but this is still my favorite Lego Train of all time, the 7750:

Location
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The Los Angeles version was not picked up by ABC and never aired on television.

iPod playing Life on Mars Before Accident
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: All three locations had an iPod, the Manchester series had the cheapest one filmed in 2005 with the lowest budget of the three.

Car Accident
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: Manchester was the most startling car acciedent scene, where Detective Sam Tyler flies into the air with the most style after getting hit by a car.

Old Car
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The cars got more muscular from series to series, with New York having the coolest car and Manchester having the wimpiest car by far.

Badge
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: Each ID is authentic for the period and the city.

Street Scene
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The New York version had some amazing outdoor sets with large numbers of extras dressed in period costumes.

Buildings
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The New York series shows the intact World Trade Towers and has the best CGI, the LA version’s CGI was washed out and looked very unusual.

Police Precinct Exterior
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The Los Angeles headquarters is never shown in the Los Angeles version.

Police Headquarters
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The New York set is by far the most expensive and detailed – you can even see a video from the prop department at ABC here.

Autopsy
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: Annie who is a police detective in the Los Angeles version replaces Skelton’s character in investigations.

Music Store
Manchester	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: All 3 music stores provide the ‘clue’ to solve the kidnapping mystery, soundproofing material found during the autopsy.

Dramatic Moment
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The NY dramatic movement was the only major departure from the others, during which he pulls out his revolver and nearly shoots the boy who will grow up to kidnap his girlfriend.

Detective Sam Tyler
John Simm Manchester	Jason O’Mara Los Angeles	Jason O’Mara New York
MOST NOTABLE: Jason O’Mara is the only actor to be on two of the versions playing Sam Tyler in both the LA and NY versions.

Lieutenant Gene Hunt
Philip Glenister Manchester	Colm Meaney Los Angeles	Harvey Keitel New York
MOST NOTABLE: Keitel was the most famous actor to play in any of the series, although Philip Glenister of the Manchester version was fantastic and virtually steals the series.

Annie Norris
Liz White Manchester	Rachelle Lefevre Los Angeles	Gretchen Mol New York
MOST NOTABLE: The Los Angeles Annie was the only one to have a weapon, the other two were basically police assistants.

Det. Ray Carling
Dean Andrews Manchester	Lenny Clarke Los Angeles	Michael Imperioli New York
MOST NOTABLE: Lenny Clarke was the only true comical character in any of the iterations, and had some pretty good one-liners.

Det. Chris Skelton
Marshall Lancaster Manchester	Uncredited Los Angeles	Jonathan Murphy New York
MOST NOTABLE: Skelton’s character was basically a no-show in the Los Angeles version.

Maya (Girlfriend)
Archie Panjabi Manchester	Stephanie Jacobsen Los Angeles	Lisa Bonet New York
MOST NOTABLE: All three versions have different minorities playing Maya: Indian in Manchester, Hispanic in Los Angeles and African American in New York. Cutest: Los Angeles

Kidnapping Prodigy – Present
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The kidnapper appears in both series as a child in the past and as an adult in the present, the New York version has twin red head kidnappers which throws a minor curve. Creepiest: New York

Kidnapping Prodigy – Past
Manchester, UK	Los Angeles	New York
MOST NOTABLE: The New York kidnapper nearly gets killed by the time traveling Sam Tyler in the past before he can kidnap Maya. Creepiest: Manchester

The BBC version filmed in Manchester had 16 episodes over 2 seasons (2006-2007) was a critical success and won several awards including the International Emmy for Best show in 2007.

The Los Angeles version was re-written by David E. Kelley but never aired.

The New York version was aired in 2008 to low ratings and may never get a full season order.

Spanish Television network Antena.neox bought the rights from the BBC, and will remake the show and base the first series 5 years later than the U.K version, in 1978 post-Franco Spain.

1 – Obama Gets Elected

Obama is about a 5 to 1 favorite to win the Presidential election less than a month from now. Highly respected polster John Zogby expects the race to break towards a landslide the Sunday before the election in either direction. Still with all of his experience in covering presidential races he believes it could go either way. Assuming that Obama wins that could sent in motion a bizarre chain of events leading to the first woman American president.

2 – Some Hillbilly Shoots Obama

The first black president could face an untimely demise, the google search term “assassinate obama” reveals 3,490,000 results and is in the top 100 google search terms. That search result would be even higher if rednecks could spell the word ‘assassinate’ correctly. By means of comparison Kennedy assassinate only 1.43 million and Bush assassinate has only 1.19 million results. With the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr’s. assassination in mind the possibilities of another racially motivated death of a leading African American figure are nearly unthinkable. Barack Obama might want to consider using body doubles like Saddam Hussein. Sadly the frequent comparisons between JFK and Obama could prove to be even more ironic. Unfortunately, southern goobs with high powered rifles and powerful black American figures just don’t mix well.

3 – Biden Has Third & Fatal Aneurysm

With people focusing on McCain’s health people have ignored Senator Biden’s medical history. Joe Biden Biden underwent multiple surgeries in 1988 to repair two berry aneurysms on opposite sides of his brain. People who have survived a rupture of a brain aneurysm are twice as likely as the general population to develop another aneurysm. If a second aneurysm occurs, these people are 6 times more likely to have another ruptured aneurysm and bleeding in their brain. Take the added pressure of the presidencey on the 65-year-old and his brain vessels are going to explode faster than a twenty year old garden hose.

According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1792, the Senate president pro tempore was next in line after the vice president to succeed to the presidency, followed by the Speaker of the House.

In 1886, however, Congress changed the order of presidential succession, replacing the president pro tempore and the Speaker with the cabinet officers. Proponents of this change argued that the congressional leaders lacked executive experience, and none had served as president, while six former secretaries of state had later been elected to that office.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947, signed by President Harry Truman, changed the order again to what it is today. The cabinet members are ordered in the line of succession according to the date their offices were established.

Prior to the ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967, there was no provision for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. When a president died in office, the vice president succeeded him, and the vice presidency then remained vacant. The first vice president to take office under the new procedure was Gerald Ford, who was nominated by Nixon on Oct. 12, 1973, and confirmed by Congress the following Dec. 6.

Colors in the above table denote political party affiliations:

Republican

and

Democrat

Note: Every Republican on this list could be replaced by in a Barack Obama administration, and it is highly unlikely any would maintain their positions. Norman Mineta was appointed United States Secretary of Transportation by President George W. Bush in 2001, a post he was originally offered eight years previously by Bill Clinton. He is the only Democrat to have served in Bush’s cabinet and also the first Secretary of Transportation to have previously served in a cabinet position (Secretary of Commerce).

† Non-natural-born citizens are ineligible 

Nancy Patricia D’Alesandro Pelosi
46th American President (possible)

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/10/09/how-nancy-pelosi-could-become-46th-president-before-2012/feed/ 2 http://retardzone.com/2008/10/09/insane-mother-breastfeeds-8-year-old-child/ http://retardzone.com/2008/10/09/insane-mother-breastfeeds-8-year-old-child/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:46:04 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=533 Veronika Robinson an editor for a natural-parenting magazine appeared on national TV to explain why she is still breastfeeding her daughter who is nearly eight – and why she gave her older daughter breast milk as a ninth birthday present.

 

Kids Are Too Big

The very large cannot even suckle from their mother without the use of a couch. When a kid is almost as big as you are and has sharp teeth it’s time to quit getting milked.

Mother Just Being Cheap

With milk prices nearly doubling over the past ten years a gallon of milk is frequently more expensive than gasoline. Veronika may be into organic foods and all, but she’s not rich and it looks like she’s just trying to save money.

Kids Draw Milkior and Boobidor

It’s bad enough the kids are still breastfeeding at 8, but they’re drawing pictures of their Milkior and Boobidor (their pet names for Mommy’s milk jugs). This obsessive behavior will undoubtedly manifest itself later in life.

Breast Milk for 9th Birthday

In an interview for a TV program 38-year-old Veronika described her reaction when Bethany asked for breast milk for her ninth birthday. “I was delighted’ she said. Her child describes the taste as better than mango, and "better than a million melons."

Making Up Stats

They claim "The worldwide average for weaning is 4 years and 2 months of age." One often hears that the worldwide average age of weaning is 4.2 years, but this figure is neither accurate nor meaningful. A survey of 64 "traditional" studies done prior to the 1940s showed a median duration of breastfeeding of about 2.8 years, but with some societies breastfeeding for much shorter, and some for much longer. In developed countries the average is less than one year.

Kids Have Named the Breasts

The seven-year-old had given names to the breasts. Milkior and Boobidor. Now that’s creepier than anything out of Harry Potter. Their mother gushes (no pun intended) about the attention her breasts receive from her children and how it makes her feel better about herself.

Kid Never Wants to Stop

Elizah is approaching her eighth birthday and is not happy at the prospect of giving up her daily feed. “I don’t want to be weaned. I want to breast feed for ever,” she said. Here is what an old lady would look like feeding long after her mother was able to continue her feedings.

Crazy Wiccan Grace

Meals begin with this interesting version of grace: Earth who gives to us this food, Sun who makes it ripe and good, Dear Earth, Dear Sun, by you we live, Our loving thanks to you we give. Amen

Bizarre Touching Routine

In what has to be the world’s most bizarre morning ritual the girls (2:18 into the video) like to touch her breasts. They don’t like her wearing bras and have taken ownership in their mother’s milk receptacles. Veronika is clearly getting to much enjoyment over this whole thing.

Husband Paul is Typical British Wimp

Two world wars have robbed England’s gene pool of it’s males with high levels of testosterone. The leftovers of 1.267 million war dead, in context within a population of about 47 million is staggering when considering military service draws from males between 17 and 30. Those who survived this culling tend to be passive, shy and non-assertive and have passed on there genes to wimps like Paul who stand by and allow this insanity to continue.

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/10/09/insane-mother-breastfeeds-8-year-old-child/feed/ 2 http://retardzone.com/2008/10/08/the-ultimate-battlestar-galactica-viper-link/ http://retardzone.com/2008/10/08/the-ultimate-battlestar-galactica-viper-link/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:41:32 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=532 2008 is the 30′th anniversary of the ABC television show Battlestar Galactica which was eventually re-made into an award winning Sci-Fi Channel series. Here is the complete history of the Viper, the iconic fighter ship from my favorite TV series of all time.

 

ORIGINAL CONCEPT ART

One of the design criteria for the Viper would be a "compact" configuration, easy to produce as a full-scale set piece, yet projecting a feeling of power. This was achieved with admirable results, at a diminutive length of 27 feet the Vipers huge intakes and exhaust nozzles left no doubt that this was a high-powered combat vehicle. Sporting stub wings reminiscent of the X-15 or F-104 Starfighter and a long rakish nose, this design also featured simple to build shapes that helped keep construction budgets down. Built as miniatures first, they also presented certain challenges to the studio construction department.

The Colonial Viper underwent numerous changes from its original concept to its final design. Ralph McQuarrie’s original concept was so different from the final Viper that it was reused as the "Thunder Fighter", the Earth Directorate Starfighter used in Glen Larson’s other space series, Buck Rogers.

This initial concept by McQuarrie is very similar to the Star Wars Y-Wing.

The full-scale plywood "Thunder Fighter" used for filming the 1979 TV Series Buck Rogers from Cloudster.

 

PRE-PRODUCTION ARTWORK

With the industry changing success of Star Wars in the mid ’70s Universal was looking to barrow on that success for the small screen. Initial artwork was so similar that George Lucas sued to prevent it’s production claiming that it stolen 34 distinct ideas. Universal countersued claiming that Star Wars had borrowed robots and other themes from it’s 1972 film Silent Running and earlier Buck Rogers serials. After a very long development the series borrowed from the aircraft carrier theme, Star Wars and early ’30s serials for a new "Space Opera’. With a large cast, cutting edge special effects and complicated sets the show was the most expensive television series to produce for it’s time.

The basic Viper design was represented both in Ralph McQuarrie artwork and concurrent paintings by Frank Frazetta.

 

PRODUCTION IMAGES

Initially Battlestar Galactica’s creator Glen Larson envisioned Battlestar Galactica as a series of made-for-TV movies (a three-hour pilot and two two-hour episodes) for the ABC television network. On September 17, 1978, the uncut 148-minute pilot premiered on ABC to spectacular Nielsen Ratings. As the series progressed, the ratings began to decline, even though the show still consistently won its coveted Sunday evening time slot. Although each episode had a budget of about $1 million, the show reused so many special effects shots due to budgetary constraints that many critics derided it as "overplayed into tedium."

 

SMALL SCALE MODELS

Similar to Star Wars plastic models in Battlestar Galactica would be attached to a motion control armature for the filming of multi-pass effects shots. This process was very expensive and to save costs special effects shots were constantly recycle for the TV Series.

Surprisingly, the smallest and least detailed spaceship in the entire series was the one most often on the screen. The Viper model was small (as evidenced by the foam the model is resting on).

 

LARGE SCALE MODELS

Two versions of the full scale Viper mockup were built for filming. The first, was the full scale complete version used for showing launch crews working around the fighter. The second contained only the cockpit and upper details of the fighter. This allowed two actors to be concurrently filmed without requiring two full scale fighters to be built. The full scale mockup, built primarily of plywood, was built on operational wheels that allowed it to be rolled from one location to another with relative ease. When it had to be taken over obstacles, it was lifted with a crane and set in place.




For many years the full scale Viper mockup languished in semi-outdoor storage behind one of the false front buildings on Universals Studios "New York" street back lot. Then came a fire that burned down that portion of the back lot and it is presumed that the Viper went with it. It is also possible that it was scrapped even before the fire, like so many of the other studio "spaceships". See more from Cloudster.

 

BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SHIPS

Here is my own version of starship dimensions for the Battlestar Galactica Universe. For more scale mockups like this you can see Starship Dimensions and Dan Carlson’s amazing version that cover major ships from throughout the sci-fi world.

Ships from the original series in 1978 and re-imagined series including it’s multiple vipers. The re-imagined series even included an original series viper located in a museum on the aging and Battlestar Galactica due to be retired from active service. There are several online resources for technical details including: the online Battlestar Galactica Manual and the Battlestar Wiki.

 

VIPER BLUE PRINTS

These are the actual blueprints used to create the large-scale Viper from the 1978 Original Battlestar Galactica series.

 

NEW SERIES VIPERS

Despite attempts to revive the series over the years, none came to fruition until it was re imagined in 2003 by Universal Television in association with Sky1 and the Sci-Fi Channel with Ronald D. Moore and David Eick as the creative forces behind it. Edward James Olmos stepped into the role of Commander Adama. A weekly new Galactica series followed, premiering on Sky1 in the UK and Ireland in October 2004, and on Sci-Fi in the U.S. in January 2005.

The Re-Imagined series had two versions of the Viper, including the Viper Mark II (below) and a newer version that replaced it the Mark VII. The new series had pilots with realistic looking pressurized helmets which were scrapped in the original series to film them more easily. In the new series the older Mark II’s although outdated proved less vulnerable to Cylon’s hacking into their systems. Full scale mockups were again built with plywood but tedious stop motion filming of miniatures was replaced with CGI in the new series.

A viper Mark II and Viper Mark VII (lower) from the new Battlestar Galactica series.

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/10/08/the-ultimate-battlestar-galactica-viper-link/feed/ 6 http://retardzone.com/2008/10/06/pierre-cardin-unleashes-worlds-most-retarded-fashion-show/ http://retardzone.com/2008/10/06/pierre-cardin-unleashes-worlds-most-retarded-fashion-show/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:51:19 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=531 You could chalk it up to senile dementia or maybe just being French but 86-year-old Pierre Cardin has launched what experts agree is the most retarded fashion show in the history of the world. These images are real pieces were not part of a hidden camera show but were part of his spring/summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection show in Theoule-Sur-Mer, southern France.

 

Here is a link to the actual fashion show, all images were stolen found from actual news articles on the world’s most retarded fashion show.

Le M et M

Fred de la Pierre Towelette

Bouche d’Incendie

Fromage de Tête

Pièces d’Echecs

Le Bleuet Tinky Winky

Gnome Jardin

Aveugle Melon Abeille

l’Huile d’Olive

Fusion Horloges

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/10/06/pierre-cardin-unleashes-worlds-most-retarded-fashion-show/feed/ 0 http://retardzone.com/2008/08/28/the-royal-caribbean-oasis-worlds-largest-cruise-ship/ http://retardzone.com/2008/08/28/the-royal-caribbean-oasis-worlds-largest-cruise-ship/#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:10:24 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=500 In 2009 the world will see the latest “largest cruise ship ever built” Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas. The cruise ship has divided the ship has several firsts including neighborhoods, a zip line, levitating bar, a carousel and loft suites. It features a unique design that literally cuts the top half into separate buildings that face each other making it more like a hotel than a ship.

Length: 1,181 ft (360 m)
Height: 213 ft (65 m) above water line / 16 decks
Weight: 220,000 Tons
Features: 7 neighborhoods
Passengers: 5,400 guests
Rooms: 2,700 staterooms

The Oasis of the Seas will include a new feature to cruise ships. She will have seven neighborhoods on board, each with their own distinct experience.

Boardwalk

The Boardwalk was inspired by different piers from around the world. It will be a place that people of all ages will be able to enjoy. You will be able to watch water shows at the AquaTheater, take a ride on the first ever carousel at sea, ride the first ever zip line at sea. The boardwalk is surrounded by casual restaurants, including Johnny Rockets® and the Seafood Shack, a coffee and donut shop, bars, candy shop and stores. The neighborhood has 221 Boardwalk View balcony staterooms and 8 suites without balconies.

The Boardwalk

The Zipline

The aquatheater

Aquatheater from the back of the ship

Carousel Close up

Royal Promenade

The Royal Promenade will have many of the same features as the ones found on the Voyager and Freedom Class ships, including dining and shopping, but there are some new amenities well. These include a skylight that will let natural light flow in from Central Park up above, and the Rising Tide bar, which is a bar that will move between three decks of the ship. There will only be 18 staterooms with views of the Royal Promenade.

The Royal Promenade

The Rising Tide Stage Down

Another view

The Champagne Bar

Central Park

Central Park was the first of the neighborhoods to be unveiled. It will be open to the sky, and filled with lush gardens and pathways. Central Park will also feature three retail outlets and six restaurants/bars. It will have 324 rooms featuring views of Central Park, and 254 of them will have balconies.

Central Park overhead view

Portrait Studio

Restaurants in Central Park

Pool and sports zone

Oasis if the seas will have the most options for a great water experience, which has been the objective for all royal caribbean pool decks. There are four pools and six whirlpools, there are also several vantage points of central park, even a bridge that connects both sides of the ship. The sports pool, is used for lap swimming in the morning and water sports by afternoon, such as volleyball and pool jousting. The beach pool gives the feeling of a beach, with colorful umbrellas and a sloped entry. For kids and families, the H20 zone is larger than the freedom class H20 zone, and features a giant octopus, its tenticles feature a current pool, wading area, toddler-friendly area, and many other water features. There is also the traditional main pool. The main pool is surrounded by cabanas and the largest amount of sunbeds and chaise lounges on any cruise liner. There are 3 bars in the pool areas: the pool bar, the beach bar and the mast bar. The popular adults-only solairium, normally midship has moved to the bow for a better solairium feeling, also with small glass skylight columns, to decrease wind in the pool area. It will also have the cantillevered whirlpools just like the freedom class. There will also be the solairium bistro, which is a sit-down dining area that serves healthy breakfast and lunch, the bistro will transform into a poolside dining area the bar will also trnasform into an entertainment venue. The sports deck will feature: a full size basketball court, two flowriders (fixed surfing), two rock walls, oasis dunes mini-golf, and a zipline that glides across the boardwalk. There is the wipeout bar adjacent to the flowriders which is featured on the freedom class, there is also a wipeout cafe featuring barbeque specialties

Vitality at sea spa and fitness center

The vitality fitness center will be larger than voyager and freedom class fitness centers. It will offer state-of-the-art equipment and different workout studios for a variety of classes. The asian themed spa will offer incredible rejuvenation, beauty salon, thermal suite, and relaxation areas and large menu of body treatments. There will also be the first youth spa at sea. The vitality cafe serves healthy eats.

Sports Deck

Pool Deck

Fitness Center

Solarium

Site Devoted on the Ship

The completed Oasis

Urban living has made its way onboard with multilevel lofts featuring spacious accommodations which can be combined to offer up to 2,000 square feet of living space. The new suites redefine cruising accommodations with
their spacious living areas and double height ceilings.

Loft Suite

Piano in Loft Suite

View from Loft Suites

Construction as of July

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/08/28/the-royal-caribbean-oasis-worlds-largest-cruise-ship/feed/ 7 http://retardzone.com/2008/08/01/researching-my-nigerian-lottery-winnings/ http://retardzone.com/2008/08/01/researching-my-nigerian-lottery-winnings/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:20:19 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=482 I still can’t believe my luck, last week I received the fantastic news that I had won the lottery! Not just any lottery either, but as it turns out $600,000 dollars in the global online sweepstake lottery. The email apparently has something to do with Nigeria so I tracked down someone from Nigeria to try to find out out my winnings.

I have made a cash deposit for fourteen thousand six hundred dollars, and quit my job in anticipation of my winnings. It’s been a few days since I’ve heard anything from the good people at the Global Online Sweepstakes so I decided to research things out a little more (after I mailed my check of course). Although being on the other end of the world with shipping and all a few days makes sense. Mr. Ali Ibrahim from Nigeria is my point of contact, so unable to find him I did find a nice lady named Ifoma from Nigeria. Since the names both begin with the letter “i” and I have a lot of free time since I quit my job I figured I’d contact her.
Ifoma who hails from the city of Lgaos, Nigheria – which I’ve heard is a beautiful this time of year even has a webcam. So now I have a face to put to things which is of great comfort to me.

My chat with a Nigerian:

Ifoma wasn’t all that helpful, but she was nice and she did offer to take her shirt off.

I’m still not sure, but I think she might know more than she’s letting on.

You can go online and talk to Ifoma (when she’s online) at : http://cam4.com/ifoma

Here is my cashiers check I sent as instructed:

Here is my notification I received:

From : Mrs.Kate Watters < mrskate_watters11@yahoo.com >
Reply-To : barrali_ibrahim56@yahoo.com.hk
Sent : Wednesday, July 28, 2008 9:39 PM
To : undisclosed-recipients:
Subject : Your E-Mail Address Have Won $600,000.00

GLOBAL ONLINE SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY,
Hochstr.76 -56112
Lahnstein,Germany.

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of the Global Online Sweetstake Lottery International programs held on the 27th of February 2007 in Amsterdam Holland. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of $600,000.00(Six hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file RPC/9080118308/04 made available from a total cash prize of US $11 Million dollars, shared amongst the first SIX (6) lucky winners in this category. All participants were selected randomly from world wide web sites through a computer drawn system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africabooklet representative in Abuja Nigeria as indicated in your play coupon, In view of this, your $600,000.00 (Sixr hundred Thousand Dollars)would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Abuja Nigeria as soon as you establish contact, Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact by email first our fiduciary agent: Barrister Ali Ibrahim, Abuja Nigeria, Email Addressis:( barrali_ibrahim56@yahoo.com.hk )

Telephone numbers:+2348027447360.

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact the fiduciary agent in Nigeria with the followings details above. Your full names, contact address, age, private telephone/fax number and occupation. Quote your Ticket number reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.

Faithfully,

Mrs Kate Watters
GLOBAL SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY.

Where my money is:

 

 

So if you know anyone in Nigeria, or who is involved with Global Online Sweetstake Lottery International please contact me immediately, I can’t wait to get my money. Since I quit my job time is of the essence.

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/08/01/researching-my-nigerian-lottery-winnings/feed/ 2 http://retardzone.com/2008/07/30/random-add-friend-requests-can-equal-fun/ http://retardzone.com/2008/07/30/random-add-friend-requests-can-equal-fun/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:39:08 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=480 Those ads that advertise three thousand dollars a week to work at home, ever wonder what they get paid to do? Well most of them spend there time viral marketing spamming people online. The next time one of them posing as a girl goes to add you as a friend on your instant messenger account – add them and let the fun begin…

Leann says:
hey, A/S/L?
me! says:
13/wishing/parent’s basement.
Leann says:
hey whats up babe, U got a webcam? finally someone adds me, I am soo f**kin horny today for some reason lol
me! says:
My mommy and daddy use a webcam for making wrestling movies. I’m not suppose to touch it though. Do you like frogs?
Leann says:
listen hun, I am just about to start my webcam show with jen, come chat me there in my chat room? We can cyber, I will get naked if u do..lol!
me! says:
My uncle touches me in funny places when I’m naked. Do you have an uncle like that?
Leann says:
I can show u how to watch if u promise not to tell anyone else how to do it???PLEASE
me! says:
I’m really not suppose to chat with strangers. I just finished my DARE program and they reminded me about stranger danger. Are you a stranger?
Leann says:
well since its the law that u gotta be 18 (nudity involved), u have to sign up with a credit card for age verification! BUT.. Once you are inside, just clikc on “Webcams” let me know what name you use to sign in with so I know it is you babe! http://janeroom.lovelocalgirls.com/ fill out the bottom of the page then fill out the next page as well and u can see me live!
me! says:
I’m 13 and my little brother is 6, that makes 19.
Leann says:
Please dont mention anything about that in the chatroom once u get in ok?
me! says:
Is there a donkey too?
Leann says:
OH S**T.. k I am late to start my show, I gotta get off msn…I will see ya inside my chatroom babe.. remember not to mention that I am upgrading u… You can use your msn name to sign in so i know it is you..
me! says:
I like to play with Legos. Will you play with Legos on the webcam?
Leann says:
AUTO-RESPONSE: hey just in the middle of my webcam show if you want to watch click the link http://janeroom.lovelocalgirls.com/

Now I may not be a licensed lawyer but even without a grade ten I’m guessing that’s got to be illegal to solicit 13 year olds for this kind of thing. I’m sure that at the least you should require children to ask their parent’s permission first or something. Although kids this guy (gargoyle4666@hotmail.com) is advertising tattoos for underage kids which may or may not give you a non-virtual case of syphilis.

The next time some spammer tries to add you, take them up on the offer (although you might want to use a throw away account) it just might provide you with seconds of fun.

]]> http://retardzone.com/2008/07/30/random-add-friend-requests-can-equal-fun/feed/ 20 http://retardzone.com/2008/06/18/universal-studios-hollywood-to-use-fire-in-their-new-marketing/ http://retardzone.com/2008/06/18/universal-studios-hollywood-to-use-fire-in-their-new-marketing/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:22:04 +0000 Jerome http://retardzone.com/?p=478 The recent fire at Universal Studios has provided a unique marketing challenge, how do you market a theme park that has recently suffered catastrophic fire damage? Well those clever Hollywood marketing types have risen the challenge and pulled a new marketing campaign from the ashes jokingly referred to by some as a fire sale.

On June 1, 2008 a welder’s torch started a fire that destroyed much of Universal Studio’s backlot including the city square made famous in Back to the Future.

The latest advertising from Universal Studios even pokes fun at the recent disaster, offering a fire-sale special on regular admission ticket prices, even going so far as to depict the Simpsons ride with fire damage (the ride itself was not damaged in the fire.)

The famous studio tram will now take advantage of the fire damage.

New York street can now be renamed Nagasaki street and can be used to film apocalyptic scenes.

The famous city square from Back to the Future with fire damage can now be used to make a movie about Stalingrad, or the next Terminator movie.

The blaze burned the vault containing Universal’s video library, said Ron Meyer, chief operating officer of Universal Studios. This provides park guests with thousands of collectible Hollywood memorabilia pieces. How’s that for making lemonade when life hands you lemons.

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