Jen's Iraq petition / Ireland cell phones in coffins

Jen emailed us something called "Block the escalation in Iraq"...

I just took an action on the internet telling the new US Congress to stop President Bush's plan to escalate the war in Iraq, and I thought you might be interested. Please see the email below.

Subject: You Thought Iraq Could Not Get Worse

Dear friends,

Just when we thought the war in Iraq couldn't get any worse - it has.
Last night, President Bush rejected reality, spurned the American people's verdict, and announced his new policy: MILITARY ESCALATION IN IRAQ.

The good news is that the newly elected United States Congress can stop this madness. We're launching an immediate campaign to let the Congress hear from global voices - placing an ad with the number of signatures to our petition in Roll Call, an influential political paper sent to every member of the US Congress. Click to see the ad, and sign the petition.

With hope,

Ricken, Paul, Tom, Rachel, Galit, Lee-Sean and the rest of the Avaaz.org Team


Today's Vibrating Yet Truly Morbid Fact!

Funeral directors in Ireland report that more and more families are throwing a mobile phone into the coffin with the deceased. They're more than just mementos, too. "There is a fear that some people have that they will be buried alive," says Dublin mortician Peter Flanagan. "They have contact with the outside world if they have a mobile phone with them." But, he says, he suggests to families they either turn the phone off, or at least turn it to vibrate. "Obviously," he says, "you don't want a phone ringing inside a coffin during a funeral."

Culled from: This Is True
Generously donated by: Carolyn

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That's just plain silly! If you can't get reception inside a subway, what makes people think they'll get reception inside a coffin?

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Morbid Trinket Du Jour!

Here's the perfect site for those of you who wanted to be a doctor, but didn't get the grades to make it to med school... or, conversely, those of you who wish to emulate the surgical skills of Jack The Ripper. GoLimbs.Com sells medical simulation models that you can use to practice removing tumors, inserting catheters and airtubes, taking blood samples, and other lovely procedures. Playing doctor has never been so realistic! (Or expensive, sadly...)

Thanks to Steve for the link.

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Morbid Art Du Jour!

Joseph Seigenthaler's artwork is the perfect antidote to those who believe that the human body is beautiful. Blech!!!!! Thanks to Moni for the link.


The first one reminds me of these Snopes pages: Buried Alive! and Phone Call from the Grave.