bits of weird

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22638765-5003402,00.html

Good to know the world is starting to get rid of some of these old-fashioned sex laws.. Starting to however is pretty different from having enlightened and realized most sex acts are harmless fun between consenting adults.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22639481-5003402,00.html

This was also funny. No brothel for you Mr Policeman.


And something for the Darwinian among us.. a somewhat immodest proposal by a high schooler. Written in Atlanta area, the school newspaper was impounded by the principal. I believe Swift wrote something similar several centuries ago detailing the idea of cannibalism as a means to prevent overpopulation and overcrowding. The concept of satire and humor is apparently not present enough to permit such humorous work anymore.

"For a millennium, the world has been plagued with stupid people corrupting society and bastardizing the value of life for all of mankind.

The intellectually handicapped have been reproducing at a substantially greater rate than those with a fully functional brain.

The problem of the unintelligent reproducing is, and has been, a serious threat to society that has gone unchecked for far too long. It is the responsibility of man to solve this problem before a reverse Darwinism takes effect.

It is depressing to think (especially at the high school age) that people with a high IQ are generally stereotyped as "geeks" or "nerds" because they choose to do more intellectually stimulating activities like homework, and reading, instead of those activities preferred by their peers like power lifting, full contact football without head protection, or crushing cans on one's head. So while the intelligent are exiled from the masses, the ignorant are cherished and embraced.

Due to the substantial amount of low IQ reproduction and relatively low amount of high IQ reproduction, the intelligent become fewer and farther between.

Since mankind obviously cannot control itself enough to make strides for the future, the populace spins into an out of control state of reverse Darwinism where the stupid people survive and the smart people perish.

Some form of action must be taken, one which can be governed effectively and immediately to pull a populace from a malevolent tailspin toward disaster.

First off, charity should be outlawed. No longer should people be allowed to use their children as a source of income. People who cannot afford to have kids simply should not have kids. Unemployment benefits also must be disbanded — go get a job. That isn't to say those with disabilities should not be helped, but not with handouts, just a hand. One of the greatest minds of the century, Stephen Hawking, is immobile. Yet the courageous Mr. Hawking still manages to make strides in the areas of physics, despite being confined to his wheelchair.

Second, the government should compile a standardized test to thoroughly analyze any and all 5th grade students in the country for IQ levels. Based on the results of the test, those who perform in the bottom 25 percent should be executed. The executions will not be inhumane; simple lethal injections while one sleeps would be sufficient. With the bottom of every class systematically removed, over time the world would inevitably thrive and prosper like never before.

It is true that, without the unintelligent, there will be no one to mess up one's order at the local fast food joint, or people on the news to give one something humorous to talk about at the water cooler at work the next morning, but that is a sacrifice, as a race, that simply must be made."

I rather enjoyed the part about the executions while they sleep. While I dislike idiots as much as anyone.. 1) a standardized test is insufficient and 2) is intelligence is the only necessary measure of human worth...ie, otherwise intelligent and competent people can be total scum just as easily as an idiot, perhaps just as dangerous to society if not more so. If we could deduce a manner of net human value to society/neighborhoods, etc, then executing the bottom 25% wouldn't bother me. We can't, so it's an elaborate satirical tale.