I am apparently, with one Bachelor's degree, ridiculously overeducated for my job and income level.
Jayne: Here's a little concept I been workin' on. Why don't we shoot her first? Wash: It is her turn.
'Serenity'
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.
Jessica - May 17, 2005 8:14:20 am PDT #4805 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Betsy HP - May 17, 2005 8:14:30 am PDT #4806 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I'm overpaid given the moderate status of what I do (technical writing).
::clutches salary tightly to self::
sarameg - May 17, 2005 8:15:01 am PDT #4807 of 10001
I wonder if there is an female feline equivalent of a neutered male cat who humps things.
Actually, if there is, I think I don't want to know.
Trudy Booth - May 17, 2005 8:16:23 am PDT #4808 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Is it? How can we know?
Quantifyably -- we get more of them, they involve more of the body, and they tend to last longer.
Qualitatively -- well, that's pretty objective other than the "laying there like all but your brain-stem is awol" factor.
Connie Neil - May 17, 2005 8:16:31 am PDT #4809 of 10001
brillig
re: class--education is a big component, isn't it. Which explains why all my cousins and relatives back in Pennsylvania accused my parents of teaching us to "think above ourselves" when they insisted on sending us all to full four-year college.
§ ita § - May 17, 2005 8:17:01 am PDT #4810 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
you put the rules you thin govern the situation into a system, and you mostly have no idea what the results will be
See also the Massive army engine and some of their unexpected results.
tommyrot - May 17, 2005 8:17:17 am PDT #4811 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Try this simulations with more than 30 cars, IIRC, and pretty soon you'll see jams appearing. We never put them in, but they were created anyway. They are also created IRL.
I've heard of this, and found it very interesting. Sometimes there will be traffic jams for no reason, when the highway is handling significantly less that its theoretical maximum traffic.
Although often it is slow people in the fast lane who are to blame....
DavidS - May 17, 2005 8:17:36 am PDT #4812 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Is it? How can we know?
The ancients asked Tieresias, and he confirmed that woman-sex was better using the finger in the ear analogy.
flea - May 17, 2005 8:17:50 am PDT #4813 of 10001
information libertarian
Dear Boss, Please just stop talking. Please. In the spirit of Does Not Feel Like Playing With Others Today, me
Connie Neil - May 17, 2005 8:19:23 am PDT #4814 of 10001
brillig
Sometimes there will be traffic jams for no reason, when the highway is handling significantly less that its theoretical maximum traffic.
A study found a bizarre echo effect from previous accidents in the spots where jams were appearing for no apparent reason.