Tom Cruise's Birthday

... and in non-Scientologist (*yet*) birthday news, my friend Jenny celebrates a new year on spaceship earth today... my, what lovely cakes she has!

What's my Misanthropy Central blog gift to her?

A story she will NOT want to read:

Teen decapitated at Six Flags over Georgia

Not to go on an unresearched, knee-jerk blog rant here, but...

[rolling up sleeves]

... these rides get built too fast, too big. Competition for a shrinking pool of park-goers sparks this record-breaking contest. Speed, height—the limits of engineering get pushed. They're safety-tested within certain profit-limits, but many of them break down regularly.

And the occasional teen gets fucking decapitated.

Ever wonder what it's like to kick some kid's head clean off with your New Balance sneakers?

Six Flags over motherfucking Georgia.


ROAD TRIP!!!