April Fool version:
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Oh, I think the LiveJournal "Update Journal" button switcheroo is really funny. (When you post an entry and hover your mouse over "Update Entry," the button jumps around the screen for a minute, and then when you click, it changesits text to "Processing Whining".)
snerk
re: Gud's creative edit
Am I a freak, or is this headline slightly misleading?
Pope's Condition Worsening as World Prepares for Papacy's End
I mean, okay, online edition, everybody already knows about the topic, but you would think the NY Times would be a little clearer than that. Pope != papacy, right? I think the latter kind of outlives the former, by design, you know?
Well, if the World does believe that the Papacy is ending, and the World is preparing for that, then the headline is correct.
I was thinking about posting that myself, Nutty.
Well, American Heritage has one definition as "The period of time during which a pope is in office." Like the Presidency.
But you wouldn't describe the death in office of a president as "The End of the Presidency," generally. It may not be wrong but it makes them sound a bit hysterical.
I just need to share some of the rules for the Kinetic Sculpture Race here at the end of the month:
Favorites:
Each Sculpture must carry at all times 1 comforting item of psychological luxury heretofore referred to as the "Homemade Sock Creature" (HSC). Homemade Sock Creature must be made in a home, from a not-too-recently-worn sock from the home, and resemble a creature homemade from a sock. (penalty: 1 hour)
If things are not going your way, take it personally--they are picking on you. Pilots, Pit Crews, and Officials will not involve themselves in incidents of kicking, biting, scratching, or fisticuffs. Anyone engaging in such outrageous activities is not honored, but disgraced. (penalty: 1 hour or Banishment)
Because my NPR station is having a pledge drive, while I was out running errands I switched over to the news radio station that does the Mariners to see if there was a spring training game. There wasn't, but they promised updates on the pope's condition at the top of the hour, 20 minutes after the hour, etc. Just like weather and traffic...