Unphotogenic, Inappropriateness and Other Words That May Not Exist

April 24th, 2006General0 comments

I read Portal of Evil News sporadically during the day. But on Saturday every time I clicked on it, I was greeted with this:

The snarling visage of Condoleezza Rice.

Now, I applaud Condi and how far she has come on her own merits, but why is she so damn unphotogenic? She’s not a bad looking person when she’s in motion. But whenever I see a picture of her she always looks angry and dessicated.

I just don’t get it.

From Christ Centered Video Game Reviews, an Appropriateness Review of my current favorite videogame Elder Scrolls: Oblivion:

(Each negative number is a point deduction from the Appropriateness score –Ed.)

“This game is rated Teen and I don’t know why it was not awarded a Mature rating.

There’s violence (-4), and blood (but it can be disabled +1) when you’re slashing things with a weapon. There’s swearing (-5) and blaspheming (-5) too.

There are nine gods in this world so I’m not sure if they’re blaspheming their gods or our God.

There are sexual references as in live in couples (-3) and there’s an NPC who asks you about a fine for necrophilia.

Magic is used heavily (-5), it’s optional to use it but it will be used on you regardless. On a positive note the Mages guild (for the most part) is against necromancy.

With the different races there is prejudice in this game and many of the races hate each other (-1.5).

Some characters tend to sleep in their underwear, I have noticed this with female characters. (-3.5)

Finally, I was happy to see no occult symbols in this game but there is an occult type religion/worship.”

I think if this person reviewed the real world, he or she would give it a score of negative nine billion. At least you can disable the blood in Oblivion.