You know the single most important thing that Mauritius is famous for? Dodos! They're even on the coat of arms for the island!!!
River: 1001. 1002. Simon: River... River: Shh. I'm counting between the lightning and the thunder to see if the storm is coming or going. .1005
'The Message'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
Theodosia - Oct 30, 2006 1:21:44 am PST #6388 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"
Frankenbuddha - Oct 30, 2006 3:57:20 am PST #6389 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Timelies. I've skimmed, since I was away this weekend. Pretty exciting weekend - Saturday I went up to Maine in a Gale and also spent a good four hours chatting with mom by oil-lamp-light due to a power outage; yesterday, while taking a stroll downtown where I grew up, I was about a half block shy of being killed by a falling air condtioner. Good times, good times.
DavidS - Oct 30, 2006 4:15:37 am PST #6390 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was about a half block shy of being killed by a falling air condtioner.
::thinks about Jesse's air conditioner secured with BubbleYum and dental floss::
I was a half block shy of being bisected by a runaway bulldozer once. I always point out the chipped brick wall when I walk by it with people.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 30, 2006 4:32:22 am PST #6391 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's funny, my first thought wasn't "Wow if I'd been walking a little bit faster, I'd either be dead or very seriously hurting", it was "huh, someone just lost several hundred dollars in two seconds."
DavidS - Oct 30, 2006 4:32:34 am PST #6392 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey foodies, The Chron celebrates 20 years of its Food section with the best recipes over that period.
Jesse - Oct 30, 2006 4:34:38 am PST #6393 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
::thinks about Jesse's air conditioner secured with BubbleYum and dental floss::
Heh. And it's still in the window! Because I only think to take it out when it's raining, and then I want to give it a day or two to dry out, and then I forget again.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2006 4:36:51 am PST #6394 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.
I was a half block shy of being bisected by a runaway bulldozer once.
A few months ago I was about 15 feet from being clobbered by a tree branch. And, um... once I was attacked by an angry heifer....
eta: Huh. Googling "angry heifer" comes up with 53 matches. So there are others who've shared my experience....
Frankenbuddha - Oct 30, 2006 4:38:08 am PST #6395 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
A heifer once bit my sister.
sarameg - Oct 30, 2006 4:41:14 am PST #6396 of 10001
An aardvark bit my brother.
I'm sorry, I just can't pass up and opportunity to share that. I mean, c'mon. An aardvark? The odds, they are slight. And yet with my brother, anything is possible.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2006 4:53:34 am PST #6397 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.