And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?

Mal ,'The Train Job'


Natter 39 and Holding  

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 - Oct 12, 2005 6:01:13 pm PDT #5659 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Pastafarians, rejoice!

World's oldest noodles unearthed:

The remains of the world's oldest noodles have been unearthed in China.

The 50cm-long, yellow strands were found in a pot that had probably been buried during a catastrophic flood.

Radiocarbon dating of the material taken from the Lajia archaeological site on the Yellow River indicates the food was about 4,000 years old.


le nubian - Oct 12, 2005 6:11:12 pm PDT #5660 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

check this out:

gotta love FEMA


dw - Oct 12, 2005 6:36:58 pm PDT #5661 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

I think the old 60GB was $379, but I could be wrong.

I think it was $399. It's $369 if you have an education discount.

And definitely call the Apple store. And if they aren't willing to sell them, call other stores that carry them. I know Costco had them for $379 last time I looked (over the weekend).


dw - Oct 12, 2005 6:40:02 pm PDT #5662 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval

The ump made a good call in the Sox-Angels game. Why the hell didn't Josh Paul tag him out? WTF?


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 12, 2005 7:05:45 pm PDT #5663 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

People here have had good luck with refurbished Apple products, right? Will explore options tomorrow.

Yep. My 2001-issue refurbished laptop has crashed on me once, but I had it almost filled with a bazillion files and hadn't run Disk Utility on it in forever. And it works fine today (except for Firefox, but I think it's the program that's buggy).


Lee - Oct 12, 2005 7:40:36 pm PDT #5664 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

California people: Where is a good place to stay for just one night between the SF area and Long Beach?


Kristen - Oct 12, 2005 7:48:56 pm PDT #5665 of 10002

Usually, I just pull into the first motel I see when I start to get tired but, if you want to plan and stay in something nicer than a Motel 6, San Luis Obispo is pretty much half way.


Lee - Oct 12, 2005 7:53:09 pm PDT #5666 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I could go SLO. That's a good idea.


Lee - Oct 12, 2005 7:57:32 pm PDT #5667 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

IcompletelydifferentN: Chocolate vampire bat


Atropa - Oct 12, 2005 8:02:52 pm PDT #5668 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

IcompletelydifferentN: Chocolate vampire bat

I'm assuming all of you heard the "Squeeeeeee!" coming from Seattle at that, right? 'Cos OMG, chocolate vampire bats! Must have!