And I believe it was African swallows that did the coconut carrying, not European swallows.
Hey, evil dead, you're in my seat.
Xander ,'First Date'
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.
Gudanov - Jan 06, 2006 9:18:32 am PST #8230 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2006 9:24:44 am PST #8231 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Nutty - Jan 06, 2006 9:28:02 am PST #8232 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
The passenger pigeon officially went out at the beginning of WWI -- 1914, not 1903. But that means there were like twelve of them left by then.
I'll not soon forget the radio expedition I heard, where the birders were in search of that recently-rediscovered (maybe) woodpecker in Arkansas, and burst into joyful tears at hearing its (somewhat-disputed) call. I've never felt about a bird that way, but it pleases me that somebody does.
Kathy A - Jan 06, 2006 9:36:20 am PST #8233 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Cincinatti zoo still has the little building where the last known passenger pigeon died, with a plaque explaining its significance in front (I had to explain how tragic the extinction of the species was to my mom and brother).
§ ita § - Jan 06, 2006 9:39:55 am PST #8234 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sushi. I'm going to have sushi for lunch, and read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell while I do so. I've been meaning to have this lunch all week and got distracted.
Betsy HP - Jan 06, 2006 9:49:11 am PST #8235 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
Can somebody explain the whole "dive bar" fad to me? For the longest time, I thought it was a bar where SCUBA fans hung out. What makes it a dive bar? What's cool about it?
DavidS - Jan 06, 2006 9:49:24 am PST #8236 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I love the monkey brothel and the vacuum tormenting starling.
DavidS - Jan 06, 2006 9:51:16 am PST #8237 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Can somebody explain the whole "dive bar" fad to me? For the longest time, I thought it was a bar where SCUBA fans hung out. What makes it a dive bar? What's cool about it?
Is it a fad? There have always been dive bars and hipsters have always gone to them. What's cool about it? "Authenticity" - which hipsters crave because they have none. Also they've read too much Bukowski and drew poor conclusions.
Lee - Jan 06, 2006 9:53:01 am PST #8238 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Monkey monkey monkey!
Noodle noodle noodle!
I think I am going to have sushi for lunch too, unless I have a hamburger and cajun fries.
My computer stopped working last night, and this morning I got mocked by the Apple support guy for not searching for "three beeps" on the apple site, since if I had, I would have known what was wrong. (probably just a loose memory chip). Then I tried to make a reservation at the local genius bar, but couldn't, since all we have here is IE, and of course the reservation concierage won't work on IE, so I had to call the store to make a reservation, which according to the web site and the store's phone tree is not allowed, but they let me anyway, so now I have to go to the Stanford Mall after work, but that's okay, since I can go to PF changs.
Also, I gave up caffeine today.
Spidra Webster - Jan 06, 2006 9:53:07 am PST #8239 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
There was an afterschool animated special on the passenger pigeon when I was a kid. I sobbed uncontrollably.