I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35  

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.


beathen - May 13, 2005 10:40:53 am PDT #3941 of 10001
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.

ION, Baby Beagle!!!

t dies from cuteness


JZ - May 13, 2005 10:49:34 am PDT #3942 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

::dies of the critter cuteness::

::thus serendipitously escaping the nutbar-crypto-crazyland the Bush administration is busy creating::

For a coffee voucher, I'd probably offer up the following clue: My password is the name of a secondary character in a Victorian novel.

For mixy-uppy letters/numbers passwords, I usually go for Schoolhouse Rock songs, with an exclamation point or question mark at the end as needed; and if I've used too much SHR in the past however-many passwords and I have to wait a couple of cycles, I go for Buffista-related terms with an excitable-fannish !1! at the end, and a Post-It on my computer saying something semi-cryptic like "moldy rice!1!" or "bluehair" or "tickytickyticky."

ION, Kathy A's cafeteria is way cool with the gambly thing and all.

IOON, I have probably just totally screwed myself over by taking the time to write this. Fucking work.


sumi - May 13, 2005 10:52:07 am PDT #3943 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

Sarah Hartwell says this in her page on mosaicism at messybeast.com:

The distribution of orange and black in a normal tortoiseshell cat depends on the migration rate of the cells and on the randomness of X chromosome inactivation.

(It's at the bottom of the page.)


sumi - May 13, 2005 10:55:55 am PDT #3944 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

That website if chockful of interesting facts about the genetics of color in cats.


flea - May 13, 2005 10:57:18 am PDT #3945 of 10001
information libertarian

I would certainly offer a fake password for a free coffee, and probably a real one. They don't even knnow my name or where I work!

Today we interviewed a potential HR manager. He is my age, attractive (tall, dark, slicked-back hair, glasses), accomplished, organizes bloood drives and such, has a black belt in Tae Kwan Do and has run a marathon. I'm calling him Clark and waiting for him to step into the phone booth.

Actually, I'm convinced all of the above means he must be evil. I have a deep distrust of charm.


Connie Neil - May 13, 2005 10:59:09 am PDT #3946 of 10001
brillig

Scanning through the list of LC subject headings, looking for references to Jesus Christ (yay, religion sections of major university libraries). "Jesus People-United States, Jesus prayer, Jesus walking on the water (Miracle), Jesus walking on the water (Miracle)-Art, Jesus walking on the water (Miracle)-Juvenile literature, Jetboat engines--well I suppose it beats walking on the water--oh, wait."


Steph L. - May 13, 2005 10:59:49 am PDT #3947 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

Wow, like those half black, half white aliens on ST:TOS.

Huh. That's weird. I'm eating a black-and-white cookie right now.

I don't get the black-and-white cookie phenomenon. It's just a cookie that's frosted half black and half white, yes?


Tom Scola - May 13, 2005 11:01:14 am PDT #3948 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

It's just a cookie that's frosted half black and half white, yes?

Well, not exactly. The secret of the black-and-white cookie is that it's not really a cookie, it's a cake. It's a cake in convenient cookie form.


Steph L. - May 13, 2005 11:04:08 am PDT #3949 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

But are they available all year round?

t still somewhat ashamed


msbelle - May 13, 2005 11:04:10 am PDT #3950 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

it's a weird cult in NYC.