After the recent news about the attempts at cloning, a lively and thoughtful discussion has blossomed on our forums. Won’t you join us?

Let us hear your opinion on whether or not clones have souls.

I certainly don’t need my dog to talk to me and tell what a lousy owner I am. I know that her food tastes like crap. I know that I don’t play with her enough. I know that she hates the cat (see below).

“Translate this!”

My dog is pretty simple to figure out. There are only three expressions she has: 1. hungry - jump up on your back legs, spin around and bark. 2. Gotta go to the bathroom - run to the door really fast and stop within inches, look at owner, lay down close to ground and whine. 3. pet me - back up to owner, lay head on owner’s hand and move back and forth.

I certainly don’t need any gadget to tell me any different.

Two lovers were hung by their families in India because they were from different castes, as reported by CNN. It doesn’t surprise me that this kind of disrespect for human life still exists. To think that loving someone of another socio-economic level could be reason to die absolutely reeks of moronic adherence to ancient laws that were barbaric even in ancient times.

You may remember the various link I posted on American lynchings. This case certainly seems to prove that killing people for something they can’t control (skin color, social caste, etc.) is alive and well. What’s even more chilling is that no one in the village reported the deaths. Indeed, they actually tipped the family off to the couple’s rendezvous. This smacks of the institutionalized, mob-like hatred that pervades not just American society but humanity.

This must be the week for stupid marketing ideas. Now VW is at it.

VW sent a direct mail piece out with the words “suspicious package” written on it. Yes, another shock value way to try to get attention. Though the police failed to see the marketing strategy behind the letter. An elderly widow was so worried by the package that she called the police to ask officers to check it out. The timing of the campaign made it particularly controversial. The letters were sent out last Friday, the same day a car bomb exploded in Ealing in west London. Volkswagen said it had discontinued the campaign after receiving calls from concerned members of the public.

I was thinking of trying a new marketing campaign to draw more attention to SpittingLlamas.com. Here are my ideas:

1. Mail everyone a loaded gun with our logo on it.

2. Mail everyone a crack pipe with our logo on it.

3. Mail everyone a llama penis with our logo on it.

4. Send out a post card with our logo on it, with the tag line, “We killed Chandra Levy.”

5. Get arrested with the Bush daughters while wearing a SpittingLlamas.com t-shirt.

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