Christopher Nolan: The Most Over-Contemplated Director in History
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* TWELVE THINGS THAT TEN-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN DON’T KNOW ABOUT CLASSIC MOVIES *
* THE FOUR MOST EXCITING CRICKET PLAYERS IN HISTORY AND WHY THEY’RE REALLY THE FOUR MOST BORING CRICKET PLAYERS IN HISTORY *
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Iroquois
Part 8: Niagara Falls Death Trap – As part 7 concluded Hodadeion, the Iroquois god of magic, was alarmed to find that the twin enchantresses who were in reality two giant white herons had flown him in a huge basket to a rock at the top of what is now called Niagara Falls. They had stranded him there surrounded by a massive volume of water roaring its way past the small outcropping of rock the demigod was on, ultimately descending in a loud roar of falling liquid.
Hodadeion did not know what fate awaited him in that precarious position, or what dire menace the Heron Maidens expected to assault him in his perilous situation but he Continue reading
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Jeannetta Joy has the sweet and musical voice of an angel. The greatest testament I can offer to the overpowering allure of her voice is the fact that it actually manages to momentarily distract you from the transcendental beauty of her face and voluptuous form.
Adding to Jeannetta’s considerable charm is her sharp wit and engaging personality along with the regal but courteous way she deals with the effect her presence has on the metabolisms of so many men and women. A very savvy business woman, Jeannetta runs her own line of merchandise and lives an independent life in which she answers to nobody.
This entrepreneurial sex symbol recently granted Balladeer’s Blog an interview. For details about her new projects and how to go about laying your hands on some Jeannetta Joy merchandise read on:
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UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES DEVILS
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
Comment: Drake the Devil is his name, being the mascot of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Devils is his game! A mad scientist with devil-horn hair and lab glasses on is not only the perfect mascot for this prestigious school’s sports teams but it would also be Continue reading
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Aiwel Longar
Once again Balladeer’s Blog examines a neglected epic myth from around the world. Previously I have dealt with epics from the Navajo, Vietnamese, Iroquois, Aztec, Hawaiian, Chinese and other belief systems.
The mythic tale of Aiwel Longar comes from the Dinka pantheon. Nhialic is the supreme deity to the Dinka and the first man and woman he created were Garang and Abuk. The Dinka people live in the Upper Nile in Sudan, as they have for centuries.
AIWEL LONGAR
I often cover the way in which cultures which come into contact borrow mythic material from each other to embellish their own respective belief systems. The story of Aiwel Longar clearly influenced (and vice versa) Egyptian, Jewish, Christian and Muslim myths. It also bears striking similarities to the Gnostic Hymn of the Pearl.
PART ONE – Born as simply Aiwel, this figure was a gift from the god of the Nile River to Aiwel’s widowed and childless mother. The infant already had a full set of teeth when his mother picked him up out of the Nile River, where the river god had set him adrift.
Like many mythic figures Aiwel could Continue reading
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Thank you to the mind-numbingly beautiful Kayla Kleevage for this kind shoutout to Balladeer’s Blog! Not only is she the ultimate woman but she clearly is a very intelligent lady with amazing taste in blogs! If you want to see more of Continue reading
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COKER COLLEGE COBRAS
Location: Hartsville, SC
Division: NCAA Division 2
Conference Affiliation: Conference Carolinas
Comment: The name Cobras is so cool you have to wonder why some professional sports franchises in the U.S. haven’t used it. Coker College is Continue reading
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY LOPERS
Location: Kearney, NE
Division: NCAA Division Two
Conference Affiliation: MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Comment: Founded in 1905 this former NAIA institution is Continue reading
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Alien Lover
ALIEN LOVER (1975) – Category: Enjoyably campy bad movie elevated by kitsch-value in the casting. Pernell Roberts and a really young Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) in her pre-Ryan’s Hope and Mrs Columbo days add the additional comic value to this made-for-tv horror/sci fi hybrid. It was an hour and a half with commercials so with them edited out it’s just 60-some minutes long.
people from our dimension into the Continue reading Filed under Bad and weird movies
“You’re not goin’ nowhere, ya bottom-dealin’ Hombre,” the gambler-gunfighter exclaimed, “We’ve got us a few apparent paradoxes and their effect upon contemporary religious thought to discuss!”
The Frontierado holiday is coming up fast – on Friday, August 2nd, in fact. Today we’ll revisit the rules of Frontierado Poker for newbies to the holiday.
Here are the rules for Frontierado Poker, the game that is Continue reading
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