The Ark Encounter stands as a monument to ignorance. That so many people would pay to visit this place is a stark reminder of what intelligent and educated people are up against. This place does not fill me with hope for the future of our species.
So I got bored. I went and checked the Wikipedia page for Walt Disney World, and looked at the attendance records for various years. (Note these do have references listed.) I then took the April attendance numbers for the Ark park and multiplied by 12 to get a theoretical number for this year's attendance. As a round figure, 71000*12=852000; then I figured I'd keep going because why not at that point? Assuming that all of the above attendance is for adults only, I multiplied by 110, which is what a 3 day 'bouncer' pass costs (https://arkencounter.com/tickets/) and got $93,720,000. I must admit my brain kinda froze up for a moment there.
What I learned from all this is that the Ark Encounter is really apparently designed to separate gullible Christians from their money. It may never be on Disney's scale, but I doubt Ham cares; he's undoubtedly laughing all the way to the bank.
That the American public is still paying $$$ to attend Ham's masturbation fantasy only validates what PT Barnum had to say about such flubdubbery:
"The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it."
--Phineas Taylor Barnum, from his book "The Humbugs of the World: An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages." (1865)
There was actually a TV advertisement about Ham's Hallucination on the Food Network the other day. I managed NOT to do a spit-take with my 12-year-old Tamnavulin, while watching giraffes and llamas make vapid comments about the park.
I suppose I can consider Ron Reagan's regular appearances on MSNBC (and occasionally CBS!!!) as compensatory, but that doesn't change the fact that I'd rather not see Ham's crap at all!
OT: Even on a Saturday, when we aren't likely to get another article, it appears most readers bypass yet another Ark Encounter story. Hemant must have money on when this place collapses. At least, that's the only reason I can think of, for this obsession.
After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.
Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams Consulting. Modelo controlled 8.4% of U.S. grocery, convenience and liquor store sales; Bud Light fell to 7.3%.
Grupo Modelo, the Mexican brewer, is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the same parent company of Bud Light.
The Ark Encounter stands as a monument to ignorance. That so many people would pay to visit this place is a stark reminder of what intelligent and educated people are up against. This place does not fill me with hope for the future of our species.
So I got bored. I went and checked the Wikipedia page for Walt Disney World, and looked at the attendance records for various years. (Note these do have references listed.) I then took the April attendance numbers for the Ark park and multiplied by 12 to get a theoretical number for this year's attendance. As a round figure, 71000*12=852000; then I figured I'd keep going because why not at that point? Assuming that all of the above attendance is for adults only, I multiplied by 110, which is what a 3 day 'bouncer' pass costs (https://arkencounter.com/tickets/) and got $93,720,000. I must admit my brain kinda froze up for a moment there.
What I learned from all this is that the Ark Encounter is really apparently designed to separate gullible Christians from their money. It may never be on Disney's scale, but I doubt Ham cares; he's undoubtedly laughing all the way to the bank.
That the American public is still paying $$$ to attend Ham's masturbation fantasy only validates what PT Barnum had to say about such flubdubbery:
"The bigger the humbug, the better people will like it."
--Phineas Taylor Barnum, from his book "The Humbugs of the World: An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages." (1865)
There was actually a TV advertisement about Ham's Hallucination on the Food Network the other day. I managed NOT to do a spit-take with my 12-year-old Tamnavulin, while watching giraffes and llamas make vapid comments about the park.
I suppose I can consider Ron Reagan's regular appearances on MSNBC (and occasionally CBS!!!) as compensatory, but that doesn't change the fact that I'd rather not see Ham's crap at all!
OT
Meanwhile in Kentucky, this is happening to women there...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x56nedPk79c
Forced to carry fetuses to term that have no chance of survival. Horrific.
OT: Even on a Saturday, when we aren't likely to get another article, it appears most readers bypass yet another Ark Encounter story. Hemant must have money on when this place collapses. At least, that's the only reason I can think of, for this obsession.
Hamsterbrain's Ark Park: a ship so poorly-conceived that it could only float on land.
OT: More evidence that the cruelty is the point for the NSGOP. https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/texas-heat-wave-water-break-construction-workers/#:~:text=As%20Texas%20swelters%2C%20local%20rules,workers%20die%20from%20high%20temperatures.
OT: I've been working on these for a couple of days. I'd appreciate it if those with social media accounts spread them far and wide.
https://www.zentaur.org/Pride/ProudToBeYou.mp4
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/17/hamtramck-michigan-muslim-council-lgbtq-pride-flags-banned
You can't trust anyone religious it seems. Or rather you can trust them – to do the wrong thing.
Barnum & Bailey may have ceased operation in 2017, but the freak show is still alive in Kentucky.
NOW WE ARE allowed to pull a gun on anyone we dislike. https://www.yahoo.com/news/kkk-members-kentucky-pull-gun-100005791.html
OT - More proof consewertives are stupid. They boycott one brand of beer and replace it with another brand by the same company.
𝐁𝐮𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐋𝐆𝐁𝐓𝐐+ 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤
After more than two decades as America’s best-selling beer, Bud Light has slipped into second place.
Modelo Especial, a Mexican lager, overtook Bud Light in U.S. retail dollar sales in the month ending June 3, according to Nielsen data analyzed by Bump Williams Consulting. Modelo controlled 8.4% of U.S. grocery, convenience and liquor store sales; Bud Light fell to 7.3%.
Grupo Modelo, the Mexican brewer, is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the same parent company of Bud Light.
https://apnews.com/article/bud-light-beer-modelo-sales-35db706836ca38d5fe194c93a3f641ff
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/17/mormon-crickets-nevada
See – even religious insects are bad.
Still dead! https://scontent-ord5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/352193832_313628107663948_3068243454166608419_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s960x960&_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=0s5zeKjuObIAX-VxduO&_nc_ht=scontent-ord5-1.xx&oh=00_AfBERiW4POWh3f3FO7RqlTXCTJddVvFpVm3NlI_R8Kvp2Q&oe=6492366B
DeInsanity is falling fast. Everywhere. https://www.thestreet.com/travel/disney-gets-a-big-win-in-battle-with-desantis?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO