A deadly robot kitten.
With 8 arms. Everyone wins. Except for Robopus's enemies. And maybe his scratching post will suffer unduly.
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Jan 26, 2006 5:07:39 am PST #2713 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Fred Pete - Jan 26, 2006 5:14:57 am PST #2714 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Not to mention the furniture.
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2006 5:16:47 am PST #2715 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yeah. And having a Robopus would require an upgrade to one's Roomba.
OctoRoomba!
Frankenbuddha - Jan 26, 2006 5:21:34 am PST #2716 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Robopus vs. OctoRoomba!
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2006 5:23:39 am PST #2717 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'd watch that on PayPerView....
tommyrot - Jan 26, 2006 5:29:44 am PST #2718 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
We were talking about Snakes on a Plane in movies yesterday... but I'm posting this here, as this comic references several Buffisa touchstones....
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Consuela - Jan 26, 2006 5:44:54 am PST #2719 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I really don't know how to break it to him that the longer this goes on, the less the chances are that anyone would go. I suspect that I may be the only familial representative. Which, you know, flying to China by myself? Not so much with the enthusiasm.
Yes, I'm a wimp: I know my limits, and traveling alone in the Far East, without the language, is one of them.
And now off to my Buffista-less office. Bleargh.
Steph L. - Jan 26, 2006 5:47:30 am PST #2720 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Lulu Eightball on penguin movies.
flea - Jan 26, 2006 5:51:18 am PST #2721 of 10002
information libertarian
Specific curses requested for the accountancy person at Casper's child care. Boils, or something. They took out too much in payroll deduction for this month (twice), but in fixing that, discovered they udnercharged us for December, so I'll only be seeing half of the Jan. overcharge (which I was eyeing cosily). AND they can't promise that the payroll deduction problem will be fixed for February.
Better than boils, let them hire a new person who is competent.
Jessica - Jan 26, 2006 5:59:44 am PST #2722 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Regular sex reduces fear of public speaking:
New Scientist magazine reports that Stuart Brody, a psychologist at the University of Paisley, found having sex can help keep stress at bay.
However, only penetrative intercourse did the trick - other forms of sex had no impact on stress levels at all.
Professor Brody monitored how various forms of sex affected blood pressure levels in a stressful situation.
For a fortnight, 24 women and 22 men kept diaries of how often they engaged in various forms of sex.
Then they underwent a stress test involving public speaking and performing mental arithmetic out loud.
Volunteers who had had penetrative intercourse were found to be the least stressed, and their blood pressure returned to normal faster than those who had engaged in other forms of sexual activity such as masturbation.
Those who abstained from any form of sexual activity at all had the highest blood pressure response to stress.
Dr Brody found that the effect remained even after taking differences in personality and other health-related factors into account.