Mighty fine shindig.

Mal ,'Shindig'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

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.


Tom Scola - Nov 28, 2006 4:03:18 am PST #3334 of 10007
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Or maybe the seller is a professional eBayer, and has a whole pallet of them in his garage.


Jesse - Nov 28, 2006 4:20:14 am PST #3335 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I swear it's the exact same pair. At least, it's the exact same picture of slightly wrinkled pants. We'll see if I hear back.


Megan E. - Nov 28, 2006 4:33:17 am PST #3336 of 10007

No, allowing Elizabeth Taylor to marry.

Oooo...I totally agree.


megan walker - Nov 28, 2006 4:43:41 am PST #3337 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I swear it's the exact same pair. At least, it's the exact same picture of slightly wrinkled pants. We'll see if I hear back.

Well, it could be that they have a few pairs that are the same and they didn't bother with a new picture.

t /eternal optimist

ION, I just scheduled my first interview at the Philadelphia MLA!


Lee - Nov 28, 2006 5:15:14 am PST #3338 of 10007
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

YAY Megan!

Boo morning!


Kristen - Nov 28, 2006 5:27:14 am PST #3339 of 10007

Britney and K-Fed

I recently read a blog where someone called him Fed-Ex. Which I think is brilliant.


tommyrot - Nov 28, 2006 5:28:07 am PST #3340 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Sexual reproduction is just a theory

A pretty funny parody of Intelligent Design stuff....

Abstract
Commonly-accepted theories in science are not subject to radical re-evaluation except in rare instances (see Kuhn for a fuller discussion). We here at the Indescribable Institute believe that the time is ripe for such a major paradigm shift in the current field of Reproductive Biology - namely, challenging the notion that reproduction (commonly defined as the "production of new individuals" or "perpetuation of a given species") occurs via currently-accepted mechanisms such as "fertilization of egg by sperm" and "36-38 week gestational period" which come under the umbrella of "Sexual Reproduction." Given the numerous inherent problems with the Theory of Sexual Reproduction, we propose that alternate theories such as the Stork Theory, the Cabbage Patch Theory and the Found Beneath a Bridge Hypothesis are deserving of fuller investigation, and should be taught as part of any meaningful biological curriculum at the high school or college level.


Jessica - Nov 28, 2006 5:35:13 am PST #3341 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

McDonald's has filed a patent application for sandwich-making:

Patent application WO2006068865 relates to the "pre-assembly of sandwich components and simultaneous preparation of different parts of the same sandwich". It covers the "simultaneous toasting of a bread component" and heating a "meat and/or cheese filling". And it says the company has invented a way to add garnishes and condiments using a "sandwich assembly tool".

The patent says McDonald's wants to cut down on the time and labour required to put its sandwiches together. The company also wants them to look and taste the same and has come up with what it describes as "novel methods" to put them together.

The assembly tool contains a "cavity" into which the sandwich-maker places the garnish ("including, but not limited to, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, pickles, chilli, coleslaw, giardinera, peppers, spinach, radishes, olives, egg, cooked bacon and cheese") and the condiments ("ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, sauces, relish, oils, salt, pepper, barbecue sauce, steak sauce, hot sauce, dressings including salad dressings, yogurt, butter, margarine and liquid or semi-liquid cheese").

A "bread component" is then placed over the cavity and the assembly tool "inverted" to tip out the contents. "Typically, a sandwich filling will thereafter be placed in the bread component," the 55-page patent explains. "Often the sandwich filling is the source of the name of the sandwich, for example - ham sandwich."


Theodosia - Nov 28, 2006 5:39:43 am PST #3342 of 10007
'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"

Mmmmmm, sounds delicious.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 28, 2006 5:40:57 am PST #3343 of 10007
What is even happening?

I recently read a blog where someone called him Fed-Ex. Which I think is brilliant.

I saw that, and agree. Do you remember where, Kristen?