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Monthly Archives May 2006

Germans are cool

Fear of premature burial was widespread in 18th and 19th century Europe, leading to the invention of the safety coffin. Over thirty different designs were patented in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. The common element was a mechanism for allowing the ‘dead’ to communicate with people above ground. Many designs included […]

Posted 23 May 2006 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (0) °

Reichstag

I have recently received photographs documenting my unusual political success in Germany. In previous entries, I may have failed to mention that both me and Farmer were elected to extremely important positions in the Reichstag while we were in Berlin. I suppose that this success can be mostly attributed to our ability to order and […]

Posted 14 May 2006 † John Mansfield § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3) °

This sucks

I would just like to tell the world that my job really really really sucks. I should never have let myself in for this mess.
Right now, I would rather be an impoverished, filthy mendicant than keep having to spend 11 hours a day in the hell-hole that they call our office.
In other news, Oriana rang […]

Posted 11 May 2006 † John Mansfield § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) °

Hanuman

It turns out my stoned monkey god is in fact named Hanuman. He is a Hindu representative of strength, courage and devotion.
My icon looks quite a lot like this:

Posted 09 May 2006 † John Mansfield § Normal ‡ Comments (2) °