This blog entry is cool just for the title alone:
Signs of the coming Cephalopocalypse
I wanna know where the picture of the giant orange squid attacking the Capitol building came from....
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
tommyrot - Aug 11, 2006 9:50:41 am PDT #2125 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 11, 2006 9:51:42 am PDT #2126 of 10001
What is even happening?
But on Angel the caveman was a metaphor for Illyria, which would apparently win just about any fight that it saw coming.
I think the metaphor on Angel was mixed, or layered--intentionally, or not. In some sense, Wolfram and Hart proper took the astronaut role, and the MoG took on the cavemene role. In other senses, the Senior(est) Partners could be seen as cavemen, with modern man as astronauts. And although I agree on one level, with Matt's characterization of Illyria, above, in another sense Illyria was an astronaut, who lost all her gadgets (her powers waned, the longer she was in Fred's body) and she then had to live with/take on the cavemen.
From the wiki article flea linked:
The following is a list of physical traits that distinguish Neanderthals from modern humans; however, not all of them can be used to distinguish specific Neanderthal populations, from various geographic areas or periods of evolution, from other extinct humans. Also, many of these traits occasionally manifest in modern humans, particularly among certain ethnic groups. Nothing is known about the skin color, the hair, or the shape of soft parts such as eyes, ears, and lips of Neanderthals.See the bold statement, above. If this is the case, how can we know for certain that they're a different species, rather than just one family of humans? I didn't quite follow the article's mentions of mitochondrial DNA. Is that the discerning factor?
brenda m - Aug 11, 2006 9:52:31 am PDT #2127 of 10001
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
sheepdog/coyote slash
[link]
Man, now I'm feeling all disillusioned and shit. Internets, why have you failed me?
Allyson - Aug 11, 2006 9:55:55 am PDT #2128 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Okay. It is a wiki, though. I mean. It's wiki.
bon bon - Aug 11, 2006 10:07:55 am PDT #2129 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I didn't quite follow the article's mentions of mitochondrial DNA. Is that the discerning factor?
Mitochondrial DNA comes only from the mother, and so it remains relatively unchanged for generations, unlike nuclear DNA. The point the article is making is that if there had been a Neanderthal mother of a Neandertal/sapiens, modern humans might have her mitochondrial DNA.
sarameg - Aug 11, 2006 10:22:18 am PDT #2130 of 10001
Kalshane - Aug 11, 2006 10:25:08 am PDT #2131 of 10001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I get to go to Home Depot on my lunch to get more paint. YAY?
Am I the only who took a second to process that the paint was not actually meant to be lunch?
Star Trek inspirational posters: [link]
I was going to link that. Curse my inability to keep up around here.
msbelle - Aug 11, 2006 10:33:42 am PDT #2132 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
HA! no, paint was not lunch. paint was acheived though and supernice friend who is visiting took it home to the painters. It sounds like I will have a painted house when I get home, but because of all the moisture yesterday, they will need to do final coats and clean up tomorrow.
Polter-Cow - Aug 11, 2006 10:37:58 am PDT #2133 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Lunch is free Chinese food. I love working here. I swear, there is leftover food lying around 4 out of 5 days.
Vortex - Aug 11, 2006 10:40:20 am PDT #2134 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Today was the semi monthly potluck for birthdays. Supposed to start at 12. Get there, find it's been postponed until 1:15 Fine, put the salad in the fridge (which should be room temp, took it out early so it would be right) come back at 1:15. various people screw around, heating food up, etc. We don't eat until 2. feh.