I don't believe in Karma - well not in the way most people do, ie, you do a bad thing and it will come back and bite you on the backside.
I do wish bad Karma on others though, usually when I'm driving - be honest, who doesn't!
After seeing this, I'm not so sure.
Apparently this clip went crazy and in the top ten most watched YouTube vids last year. I've only just come across it and felt that I had to share - why is it 18+ though?
I'll be honest, I see people either talking or texting on the phone whilst driving and it always pisses me off.. usually because they don't thank me for giving way or because they cut corners or speed through a changing light whilst I'm in the opposite lane waiting to turn right!
This is where the Karma (or lack of the instant variety) thing comes in. They could leave a trail of destruction in their wake and would be totally oblivious to it, because their attention is elsewhere.
Now, I'll be pissed at them because they could do what happens in this vid.
By the way, the full 30 minute version was on BBC iPlayer until today. It showed how the girls got to be in the car at that particular time (including an earlier breathaliser test - driver was clear).
It also shows the aftermath - Police telling parents of their child's deaths, driver's family being ostracised, that sort of thing.
It's deeply unpleasant, but rivetting all the same.
If I can find the full 30 minute version on the net, I'll post it, otherwise, it's called, appropriately enough "Cow".
Monday, January 25, 2010
"How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. "
Thursday, January 7, 2010
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
Well Mr Da Vinci, that may be the case, but I tell you, I'm right about this one thing... I have an almost genius ability to read people's faces.
Oh, I also know the answer to one your greatest mysteries, you irrepresible genius you.
Well, let me clarify about my genius ability; it's not bad for an ordinary joe anyway. I'm no Paul Ekman - he's a bloke who has written a whole bloody manual on reading faces, (FACS), cataloguing every single type of expression a face can make. Apparently, these facial expressions, i.e. disgust, fear, hatred, contempt etc are universal.
The interesting thing about this malarky is, you can't hide these expressions. They may only appear fleetingly, but nevertheless, if someone asks you a question and you intend to lie, for a fraction of a second, your face will give the game away.
That's what the TV series, Lie To Me is about. You have this independent company headed by Tim Roth who specialise in finding out if people are lying by either using FACS or body language.
In the pilot, a character called Ria Torres is poached from her job as she is a 'natural' at reading faces, body language etc and ends up with a briefcase full of money as a 'signing-on' fee!
I want that, I'm a natural! Anyone know a real life company that does this? If they want a CV, just tell them that I got 100% in the following test;
As for Leonardo, probably the greatest genius that ever lived, inventor of SCUBA gear, the hanglider, the helicopter, mirrored writing adept etc etc, you'll always be known for one thing - Yep, the Mona Lisa.
By the way, the answer to Da Vinci's most famous enigma about Mona Lisa's smile? Yeah she's faking it!
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