mark's madness

Hilarious and disturbing all at the same time!

What’s the fastest way to get kicked of of Disneyland?

Next questions, what would ever possess a family to try this out?

Why do they call it Mardi Gras?

“Mardi Gras” is French for  “Fat Tuesday.”  Traditionally, it is the last day for Catholics to indulge—and often overindulge—before Ash Wednesday starts the weeks of fasting that come with Lent.  Formally known as Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras has long been a time of extravagant fun for European Christians.  In fact, some people think Mardi Gras celebrations have their source in the wild springtime orgies of the ancient Romans.
In the United States, Mardi Gras draws millions of fun-seekers to New Orleans every year. Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans on a grand scale, with masked balls and colorful parades, since French settlers arrived in the early 1700s. Hidden behind masks, people behaved so raucously that for decades in the early 19th century masks were deemed illegal in that party-loving city.

Quick Mardi Gras Q & A

What do the colors of Mardi Gras (purple, green and gold) symbolize?
Purple represents Justice; Green represents Faith; Gold represents Power.

When is  Mardi Gras and why does it always occur on different dates?
Mobile Carnival officially begins with the Mobile International Carnival Ball in early November, and ends in April. In New Orleans, Carnival officially begins on 12th night (Jan. 6th) and ends on Fat Tuesday. The parade season in both Mobile and New Orleans begins 2 Wednesdays before Fat Tuesday with a parade(s) each day. Fat Tuesday’s date depends on the date of Easter, which is also different each year.

Why build “regular” snowmen?

Is it wrong to involve children in political protests?

Did this kid really make $120,000 last year?  If so, what am I doing wrong?

Is he really going to take my picture wearing this?

Are these anti-socialist kids recycling at their rally?

U of A Shooting over Shadowed by Death of Georgian Luger

A woman opened fire during a meeting of teaching staff at the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus Friday, killing three faculty members and wounding three others yet nearly 90% of Americans have no idea that this happened, due to NBC’s wall to wall coverage of the death of 21 year old Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili.

WAAF, the NBC affiliate in Huntsville, reported that the shooter was a female faculty member who learned during a biology tenure meeting that she wouldn’t receive tenure, and pulled out a gun and started shooting.

Mr. Garner said no students were involved.

The Huntsville Times reported that Amy Bishop, a Harvard University-trained neuroscientist was taken into custody without a struggle, and that her husband was also detained. They haven’t been charged with a crime. The Huntsville police wouldn’t name the people in custody.

A picture on the Huntsville Times Web site showed a woman dressed in jeans and a pink sweater and identified as Ms. Bishop being taken into police custody.

University officials called the shooting “a tragic event” during a news conference at the campus.

The three wounded included two faculty members and one staff person, Mr. Garner said. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, and one in serious condition at Huntsville Hospital, according to a hospital spokeswoman.

Where is the media coverage?  All eyes on the Olympics.  An athlete has somehow garnered more sympathy from the public than 3 dead Americans in a senseless shooting at a University.  Let’s all take a moment of silence for these three innocent people.

The shooting comes just a week after a student was killed by another student at a Huntsville middle school, but you probably didn’t hear about that either.