There’s always been this affinity for secret hidden messages inside music, or electronics. I believe it all started when someone played their Beatles album backwards, which was supposed to reveal secret satanic messages.

The new trend in subliminal messages is releasing electronics, or in this case video games with hidden Islamic messages.

According to a woman who purchased ‘Baby Pals’, the Nintendo DS game has a baby uttering the message, “Islam Is The Light”.

If you go into the video knowing that the phrase is said, then it does sound close to that wording. Of course, it really just sounds like gibberish. But who knows, maybe there’s a secret Islamic phrase making cult out there. Trying to brainwash kids through robotic sounding baby voices planted in toys, and video games.

It was a sad day yesterday when news spread of Ricardo Montalban’s death, as we lost one of the coolest of cool actors. I haven’t been able to round up details of his death, so I’m assuming it was accounted to old age. Montalban, at least in this humble writer’s eyes will always be an icon.

Ricardo Montalban, started as a famous Mexican actor before making his way over to the United States. He starred in numerous soaps, was the famous Mr. Roarke on Fantasy Island, and was the villain in the original Naked Gun movie. Of course his most famous role will always be of the original Klingon, Khan Noonien Singh.

Montalban played as Khan during the Star Trek series, before famously revising the role in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He brought a certain flair to the character that really made him stand out. It definitely would take something special to cause that ever famous line from Captain Kirk:

If you listen to those who were around Montalban, he was supposed to be one of the classiest people in Hollywood. It’s sad to lose such a figure, but I will honor his life by watching some Star Trek II tonight, remembering the good times.

In Potsdam University that’s just south of Berlin will be receiving what’s referred to as a “flirting” course. The actual class will be teaching a group of IT engineers the mysteries of social skills and talking to other human beings.

Philip von Senftleben, an author and radio personality will be teaching the class. The IT nerds will learn valuable things such as, writing flirty text messages, impressing people at parties, and accepting rejection.

A spokesman of Postdam University had this to say about the course, “We want to prepare our students with the social skills needed to succeed both in their private life and their work life”

I can appreciate the spirit behind the reasoning, but this sounds eerily similar to some bad reality shows I’ve noticed on TV. Suave sophisticated person teaches young budding nerds how to pick up ladies? Should have hired this guy:

[via: Yahoo News]