I was blown away when I found out that "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is actually about Art Garfunkel.
Unfortunately, I found this out around 1993.
Fred: The size and depth of the wound indicate a female vampire. Harmony: Or gay! Fred: Um…it doesn't really work like that.
'Harm's Way'
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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.
Betsy HP - Sep 09, 2005 8:38:13 am PDT #5824 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Amy - Sep 09, 2005 8:38:40 am PDT #5825 of 10002
Because books.
Is anyone else having trouble getting into gmail?
It's okay for me, Perkins.
they're treating the "this is about the death of Buddy Holly" like it's news
They're about thirty years behind the times, there.
flea - Sep 09, 2005 8:40:10 am PDT #5826 of 10002
information libertarian
I'm surpised only 100 people die annually from anaphylactic shock from peanut allergies (according to Betsy's first link). I am sure more children die in bathtub drownings, but I guess you can't sue bathtub manufacturers they way you can schools. Yet.
Topic!Cindy - Sep 09, 2005 8:40:19 am PDT #5827 of 10002
What is even happening?
Is there a relatively simple explanation as to why peanut allergies are more common/dangerous than other food allergies?Well again, I think the speculation about them becoming so common is based on the idea that kids are exposed to too much of it, too soon.
As for the reason they're dangerous, maybe it has to do with the fact that they contain protein? I don't know why I think that, I just do.
sarameg - Sep 09, 2005 8:40:30 am PDT #5828 of 10002
To introduce peanuts to your child’s diet, first dab a small amount of peanutbutter on your child’s skin.
Or, upon noticing it has been awfully quiet for a just a smidge too long, wander into the kitchen to find a not-yet-walking babt happily sitting in the cabinet, chortling with quiet glee as he consumes fistfuls of peanut butter straight from the tub.
Steph L. - Sep 09, 2005 8:41:30 am PDT #5829 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
To introduce peanuts to your child’s diet, first dab a small amount of peanutbutter on your child’s skin.
Or, upon noticing it has been awfully quiet for a just a smidge too long, wander into the kitchen to find a not-yet-walking babt happily sitting in the cabinet, chortling with quiet glee as he consumes fistfuls of peanut butter straight from the tub.
Given my unholy love of peanut butter, I suspect a scenario similar to this was my introduction to it, as well.
Calli - Sep 09, 2005 8:42:16 am PDT #5830 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Better peanut butter from the tub than silver polish, I guess.
Betsy HP - Sep 09, 2005 8:42:16 am PDT #5831 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I'm surpised only 100 people die annually from anaphylactic shock from peanut allergies (according to Betsy's first link)
Yes, but that doesn't take account of how many people had near-death experiences. When you're trying to control measles, you look at measles cases, not measles deaths.
Most of the anecdotal peanut stories I hear are along the lines of "and if I hadn't had my Epi-Pen I would have died". Making a kid run to the office for his epinephrine is worth avoiding in its own right.
Betsy HP - Sep 09, 2005 8:43:38 am PDT #5832 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Sonofabitch is gone.
He's being replaced by the head of the Coast Guard, who by all accounts did a great job.
§ ita § - Sep 09, 2005 8:43:58 am PDT #5833 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I was blown away when I found out that "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" is actually about Art Garfunkel.
I'll see your "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (which is easy, since I've never heard of it) and raise you a "Little Red Corvette."
In my defense -- Trojans weren't a popular condom brand where I grew up.
It's not much of a defense, but it's all I have.