You know, I've saved lives. Dozens. Maybe hundreds. I reattached a girl's leg. Her whole leg. She named her hamster after me. I got a hamster. He drops a box of money, he gets a town.

Simon ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!  

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.


Rick - Jan 06, 2006 8:19:11 am PST #8201 of 10002

Nuh-uh. Vacuum cleaners.

I think that I've mentioned here before the experiment one of my colleagues did: she had people raise baby starlings in their homes, and waited to see what kind of "song" the starlings learned in the absence of other starlings. Some learned human speech, in the exact voice of one of the family members, e.g. "Good morning you stupid bird!" Others learned to sing the sound of the phone ringing or the microwave timer going off. But one bird "sang" the sound of the vacuum cleaner. The family swore that the bird would torment the cats by making this noise as they walked past.


sarameg - Jan 06, 2006 8:20:23 am PST #8202 of 10002

That's hilarious.


Kristen - Jan 06, 2006 8:21:37 am PST #8203 of 10002

Is the PR finale during fashion week or after?

Last year, it was after. Which is why they showed 4 collections (instead of just the three finalists). They wanted to avoid spoiling.


Kathy A - Jan 06, 2006 8:23:06 am PST #8204 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Did you know that starlings were introduced to the Americas by some Victorian-era guy who thought it was a good idea to have every bird mentioned in the works of Shakespeare over here? He brought over seven of them from Europe and released them in Central Park, and they've since spread across the continent.


brenda m - Jan 06, 2006 8:27:42 am PST #8205 of 10002
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

MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY

I love the monkey brothel. But not in that way.


Aims - Jan 06, 2006 8:34:23 am PST #8206 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Last year, it was after. Which is why they showed 4 collections (instead of just the three finalists). They wanted to avoid spoiling.

Who was the fourth collection by?


Kathy A - Jan 06, 2006 8:34:34 am PST #8207 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

There's some great animal pics over at MSNBC (click on the slide show).


Kristen - Jan 06, 2006 8:35:15 am PST #8208 of 10002

Austin Scarlett. Who was ROBBED by Nancy O'Dell!


Aims - Jan 06, 2006 8:36:15 am PST #8209 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Ok, so mad I missed the fourth collection, then. Is the showing on the DVD's? I'll buy the DVD's just for that. I loved Austin. He looks like Grace Kelley and designs for her. He might be her reincarnation.


Gudanov - Jan 06, 2006 8:38:04 am PST #8210 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

It looks like the Chiefs new head coach will be Herman Edwards. I don't know lots about him, but I've always thought he sounded like a pretty decent coach.