Even more Rasputin's stuff

When did I become "anonymous?" My name is right there in the "about me" section on my blog! Several people have linked my Rasputin's noise, and they keep calling me anonymous. Not sure why, as they knew my name the first time

Anyway, let me clear up some things - the sign went up last night - currently its just a big banner covering the old tower letters, but that will probably change at some point.

The cash registers actually were up at one point, but were taken down so the counters could be rebuilt. They'll (hopefully) be put back up today.

The "metal cage thing" is for t-shirts, ala T-Shirt Orgy from Berkeley. This is definitely a good thing for Fresno, as we have a severe cool t-shirt store shortage - sure there's Hot Topic, but that's just The Gap for kids who like to wear black.

Blondie's probably isn't happening (I asked), but the store is supposed to get a cafe at some point.

Hope this satisfies some curiousity.



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Further Rasputin's info

So it looks like we will be opening Saturday, even if things aren't fully prepared. Doors will probably open at 10 or 11 am. I'm not really sure. We got the place looking a little bit closer to presentable today, but there's still quite a ways to go. If anything changes, I'll let you know.

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Hugo Chavez vs George Bush

Hugo Chavez and George Bush are currently making their rounds of Latin America, shoring up support and trying to look like good guys. Bush preaches the joys of foreign investment while Chavez talks of Socialism. The most interesting thing is that Chavez is promising more aid to the impoverished Bolivia than the leader of the richest country in the world. He talks of aid to the tune of $15 million, while Bush keeps it under $2 million.



I'm definitely not a fan of either man. However, despite misgivings, based on Chavez spending way too much on guns when he could be working on social projects, my opinion about a guy who's willing to help his neighbors, and offer a lot more then the guy in the big house down the road, is something that could alter its course.







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Slobodan Milosevic: Vampire

To some people, the feared dictator's death wasn't enough to keep him from harming anyone else. As it turns out, Milosevic is nosferatu! So, several Serbian vampire hunters went to his grave and hammered a three-foot stake into the dead dictator to prevent him from coming back to life and sampling the local vitae.



Now they're being sued by the tyrant's family for desecrating the grave. Sucks for them.





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Apparently, everone in Ireland does coke

A recent study found that 100% of the euro notes in Ireland have at least trace amounts of cocaine on them. Kind of funny, if you ask me. Which you didn't, but still.



Also, the use of meth brought in from eastern Europe has extremely high sulfate content, which comes out through the user's sweat and degrades the euro notes, causing them to become brittle and crumble.



I guess the message there is not to do drugs, because they'll make you poor.









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Super Parrot

There is a parrot in New York who has developed a vocabulary of over 950 words. Beyond that, he has a sense of humor, and likes to make up words when he doesn't know one to fit the situation.



I wonder if this is something every African Grey is capable of, or if this is an exceptionally intelligent bird. Either way, it is quite interesting, especially considering that humor is something that requires a rather high level of mental development.









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Indian athlete fails "gender test"

At the recent Asian Gamers athletics competition, an Indian woman won a silver medal in a track race. Everything normal so far. Then they subject her to a "gender test," and she fails. I don't really understand what constitutes a "gender test," and I have great difficulty with the nomenclature, which is why I keep surrounding it in quotes. What's really weird is that this same woman passed this test last year. So, what happened? She grew a penis since last year? I'm a little confused.

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