And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Natter 36: But We Digress...  

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.


msbelle - Jun 10, 2005 10:40:18 am PDT #1130 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Poop! I waited too long to get my US OPen Tix, and can only get day Passes for the MOnday of Labor Day weekend and night passes the other days. Off to ebay and craigslist.


Susan W. - Jun 10, 2005 10:40:57 am PDT #1131 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

It's either lemon or cherry (although when I was a kid the Wassam's drugstore had all different flavors of delicious icey stuff they called water ice...my favorite flavor was Blue).

I've seen it more flavors than that--depends a bit on where you're buying it. I've always liked watermelon flavor.


Wolfram - Jun 10, 2005 10:41:10 am PDT #1132 of 10001
Visilurking

Ah crap. Jack 102.7 was my new favorite radio station this week. Until I found out it's a franchise and all contrived.

crying in my starbucks


Emily - Jun 10, 2005 10:44:12 am PDT #1133 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

So you know how I said hexagon? Now pretend I said octagon.

...cause I'm just that dumb today.


DXMachina - Jun 10, 2005 10:48:51 am PDT #1134 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Now pretend I said octagon.

That's a horse of a different, er, shape.

Here's a link: [link]


Emily - Jun 10, 2005 10:49:11 am PDT #1135 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Okay, regardless of how you figure the area of the octagon and thus x (which I think I actually had done okay), the question is this -- the regular octagon with sides of length x is created by cutting the corners off a square with sides of length one centimeter. What formula (of the form ax*x + bx + c = 0) do you use to find x?


Connie Neil - Jun 10, 2005 10:49:37 am PDT #1136 of 10001
brillig

Until I found out it's a franchise and all contrived.

Enjoy what you enjoy, Wolfram! Resist the pressure to shun the commercial!


brenda m - Jun 10, 2005 10:51:37 am PDT #1137 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Hey Gus.

Why are people suddenly talking in code? It's confuuusing.

I want a lemon ice now. Or chocolate. In a paper cup from the window of a pizza place. In short, I want to go back to being six, when this was a major part of my summer routine.


Emily - Jun 10, 2005 10:52:15 am PDT #1138 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Oh brenda, you're killing me here. Lemon ice. Want.


Kathy A - Jun 10, 2005 10:55:49 am PDT #1139 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Frozen custard (brenda knows the joys of Kopps, I'm sure!). There's a place down the street from my apartment that's supposed to have good custard, and I've been very good about avoiding it so far. I'm thinking I might cave in this weekend.