sarameg, that would be Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay, who is incidentally an author of the publisher that some Buffistas work for.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
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.
Theodosia - Dec 04, 2006 11:24:32 am PST #4401 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"
Amy - Dec 04, 2006 11:25:43 am PST #4402 of 10007
Because books.
I've always thought it was odd that we start the New Year by being hungover, sleeping late, and taking the day off.
And despite the fact that I am Chandler-Bingesque smoker, it is very bizarre to think that we light something on fire and then STICK IT IN OUR MOUTHS and inhale the smoke. I mean, really, how the hell did this practice catch on?
aurelia - Dec 04, 2006 11:25:50 am PST #4403 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Heh. Thanks, Nutty.
sarameg - Dec 04, 2006 11:29:11 am PST #4404 of 10007
it is very bizarre to think that we light something on fire and then STICK IT IN OUR MOUTHS and inhale the smoke. I mean, really, how the hell did this practice catch on?
Heh. For some reason, this flashed me to the lyrics to Lumina: Babies will put things in their mouths / Never heard of sin
Theo, thanks!
Ginger - Dec 04, 2006 11:32:32 am PST #4405 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What I don't understand about smoking is why the first person did it. We have an Indian with a tobacco plant. He tried eating the leaves, but it made him sick, tobacco being quite poisonous. He then said, "I can't eat this, so I think I'll dry it and inhale the smoke."
Also, who first separated eggs and whipped the egg whites? Why would you do that? Yes, it turns out you get fluffy goodness, but why would that occur to anyone?
Trudy Booth - Dec 04, 2006 11:33:04 am PST #4406 of 10007
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I recall a story (in one of my middle school texts, I think) in which the fallen civilization was buried in junk mail and the toilet seat was interpreted as a headdress. You'd strap the seat cover to your forehead with a ribbon reading "Sanitized for your protection."
Was it this book?
Jessica - Dec 04, 2006 11:33:50 am PST #4407 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'd try separating eggs before I'd eat the first artichoke. And I love artichokes.
tommyrot - Dec 04, 2006 11:34:16 am PST #4408 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.
Also, who first separated eggs and whipped the egg whites? Why would you do that? Yes, it turns out you get fluffy goodness, but why would that occur to anyone?
Early humans were taught by a time-traveling Julia Child?
Trudy Booth - Dec 04, 2006 11:34:31 am PST #4409 of 10007
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
What I don't understand about smoking is why the first person did it. We have an Indian with a tobacco plant. He tried eating the leaves, but it made him sick, tobacco being quite poisonous. He then said, "I can't eat this, so I think I'll dry it and inhale the smoke."
Maybe they used it ritually in fires or for smudging and then thought "I can get this buzz more efficiently if I make a tiny fire just for me"
aurelia - Dec 04, 2006 11:35:12 am PST #4410 of 10007
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
The artichoke is the one I always question. How much trial and error did that take?