Zombie: A New Original Short Story by Chuck Palahniuk. Good story! I think it taps in to the fact that, as plugged in as we are, we'd all like to unplug from time to time. And apropos the story theme: "37" by Devo I'm envious of your I.Q. of 37You, you're the oneIt's written all over your faceYou, you're the oneI'd like to take your place I'm envious of your I.Q. of 37Your lack of brains just drives me crazyIt's the only way to get by and be lazyYou, you're the oneIt's written all over your face You, you're so dumbI'd like to take your placeI'm envious of your I.Q. of 37From where I come it's the dumber the betterNo one likes a really go getter Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid—happier than you or me!
Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid —one chromosome too many! You gotta love a band that works the term "chromosome" into one of their songs. You gotta love a band that gleefully points out that folks with so-called "mental disabilities" can have better lives than the "normal" people. :) Dyatlov Pass incident. The Dyatlov Pass incident (Russian: Гибель тургруппы Дятлова) refers to the unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union (now Russia) between 1 February and 2 February 1959.
The area in which the incident took place was named Dyatlov Pass in honor of the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, had established a camp on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl when disaster struck. During the night, something caused them to tear their way out of their tents and to flee the campsite while inadequately dressed during a heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperature. After the discovery of the group's bodies, Soviet Union investigators determined that six victims died from hypothermia and that the three others showed signs of physical trauma. One victim had a fractured skull; another had brain damage but no sign of an injured skull. Background[edit] Expedition[edit] Dyatlov Pass Investigation[edit]
The Internet Movie Script Database (IMSDb) 2.cs.cmu. This book contains 209 tales collected by the brothers Grimm. The exact print source is unknown. The etext appears to be based on the translation by Margaret Hunt called Grimm's Household Tales, but it is not identical to her edition. (Some of the translations are slightly different, the arrangement also differs, and the Grimm's scholarly notes are not included.) The etext received by the Universal Library did not include story titles. They have been restored in this edition, based on Hunt's titles. Note that these tales are presented more or less as the Grimms collected and edited them (and as Hunt saw fit to translate them).
NEW: There is now a more accurate version of the Hunt translation posted by William Barker. FullBooks.com - Thousands of Full-Text Free Books. The Egg. Author's Note: The Egg is also available in the following languages: The Egg By: Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. And that’s when you met me. “What… what happened?” “You died,” I said, matter-of-factly. “There was a… a truck and it was skidding…” “Yup,” I said. “I… I died?” “Yup. You looked around. “More or less,” I said. “Are you god?” “Yup,” I replied. “My kids… my wife,” you said. “What about them?” “Will they be all right?”
“That’s what I like to see,” I said. You looked at me with fascination. “Don’t worry,” I said. “Oh,” you said. “Neither,” I said. “Ah,” you said. “All religions are right in their own way,” I said. You followed along as we strode through the void. “Nowhere in particular,” I said. “So what’s the point, then?”
“Not so!” I stopped walking and took you by the shoulders. “How many times have I been reincarnated, then?” “Oh lots. “Wait, what?”