In a completely different vein, but for those Chicagoans whose interest in local politics is higher than usual following yesterday's primary, there's an entry in the Encyclopedia of Chicago about Chicago's political culture and its history that I found fascinating. I especially liked that the writer highlights the entertainment value political corruption has for Chicago and state residents.
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
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.
Kathy A - Mar 22, 2006 10:08:04 am PST #5597 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
DavidS - Mar 22, 2006 10:08:35 am PST #5598 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
actually the lathe bugs me.
Their whole list bugs me. They should've started with the seven simple machines. Wheel, lever etc.
Printing press definitely belongs. Then something like either the telegraph or telephone.
JZ - Mar 22, 2006 10:09:36 am PST #5599 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Between the convoluted logic, the convoluted ideology, and the shitty grammar, that's just jaw-dropping eight ways from Sunday. I'm trying to imagine how one would frame a thoughtful, reasoned response to it, and coming up blank -- it's so twisty and illogical that there isn't even anyplace solid to start from. It's just a squirmy mess.
Theodosia - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:36 am PST #5600 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Actually, oxen are much more strong than horses, and easier feeders as well. What horse-pulling made a big difference for was speed, such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
Fred Pete - Mar 22, 2006 10:11:49 am PST #5601 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
the entertainment value political corruption has for Chicago and state residents.
...as well as residents of nearby states.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:12:36 am PST #5602 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
actually the lathe bugs me.
I think the problem there is the picture they used. Wood lathes, like the one shown, are fine tools for making elegant table legs, but not much that's really vital. Metal lathes, though, make things like screws, which are important.
DXMachina - Mar 22, 2006 10:14:10 am PST #5603 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
such as coaches and wagons and sleighs.
And plows.
Nutty - Mar 22, 2006 10:14:47 am PST #5604 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
the lathe bugs me. It is cool, but I'm not really sure how it changes anything.
Well, baseball bats would be pretty funny looking without the lathe. Also, chair legs. Yeah, it's a stretch.
Printing press definitely belongs.
Let's be fair and say "movable type". People have been printing for ever so long, but the idea of taking small pieces of printable stuff and reassembling them over and over in different order to create a larger document -- that's a big deal.
What's a chisel useful for? I mean, besides creating sculpture? And splitting logs, I guess. Seriously, I don't use a chisel in my everyday life, so examples would help.
Jessica - Mar 22, 2006 10:15:40 am PST #5605 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm a bit peeved that "watch" is on there instead of "clock."
Sean K - Mar 22, 2006 10:19:01 am PST #5606 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
What's a chisel useful for? I mean, besides creating sculpture? And splitting logs, I guess. Seriously, I don't use a chisel in my everyday life, so examples would help.
Well, it used to be used to shape blocks of stone in masonry, didn't it? Now they have better ways of doing it, but it was an important tool in masonry for a long time.