Okay. It is a wiki, though. I mean. It's wiki.
I can beat up demons until the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
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
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.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 11, 2006 10:45:13 am PDT #2135 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh dear god. I think I just hurt something. May not recover.
OMIDOG!!! That's frelling hysterical.
§ ita § - Aug 11, 2006 10:58:46 am PDT #2136 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Internets, why have you failed me?
Google query composing has failed you. Even if Ralph/Sam didn't exist, now that you've put the thought out there, give the Internets two weeks to sate your dark desires.
If this is the case, how can we know for certain that they're a different species, rather than just one family of humans?
Why should sharing one or more physical traits make for the same species?
Calli - Aug 11, 2006 11:21:57 am PDT #2137 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
[cross-posted to Bitches]
Timelies, all. I'm afraid I skipped-&-skimmed.
Thank you all for your kind thoughts, both here and back channel. I'm back at work today, after spending 8/4-8/10 with my family. Luckily, my sister was able to come down from Michigan in time for Mom to have her whole family with her at the end. My friends and coworkers have been incredibly supportive. Amyth and some other friends drove over from the Triangle (~75 miles) to be there for me at the viewing, a third of my officemates showed up at the funeral, and I've been overwhelmed with cards and kindness.
Next Friday I'll be going up to Michigan with my dad. Mom asked for her ashes to be interred in her family's plot, so I'll be seeing Saginaw for the first time in over 20 years. Well, a small part of it, anyway.