Okay, but why do only second-degree polynomials yield parabolic curves?
It has to do with the nature of conic sections.
No, really. I'm pretty sure one could prove this.
eta: or you could prove it from the definition of a parabolic curve and ignore the whole conic section thing, I think....
Which means it's hysteria and can be alleviated by the application by specially trained medical personnel of a vibrator, right?
That's totally my favorite Olde Tyme Remedy.
Doing a quick run by to ask if anybody here has seen this show 'Fire Me, Please'?
I have never laughed so hard at the T.V. in recent memory!
Jonathan on Blow-Out just said that he is hair.
I saw a rerun today in which he attended a staff meeting, after-hours, inexplicably holding a comb the entire time. He really
is
hair.
Which means it's hysteria and can be alleviated by the application by specially trained medical personnel of a vibrator, right?
That's totally my favorite Olde Tyme Remedy.
The neat thing? The remedy is still just as effective today.
Well, tommyrot, if you run across a proof, let me know, would you?
Sara, we eat there next visit.
Oh hell yeah. I swear, I'm going to limit myself to at MOST once a week as I work through their menu.
Today, my mom bought me some salvia (though...not like anything I've ever seen! They look like alien plants. Freaky!) and a new ivy to replace the one I suddenly killed. That was fun.
I'm still a little leery of how I'm going to survive a whole week with them. I figure I'll work in some trips to mortgage people by myself and whatnot. And shoo them away sometimes.
If you want a real old-timey disease, leprosy has staying power.
WHOOT! New BlowOut!! Joe calls him, "The barber I love to hate."
If you want a real old-timey disease, leprosy has staying power.
And it's got recent big screen advertising in Kingdom of Heaven!