How stretchy is an umbilical cord? It'd be handy if they were the right length to not hit the ground, in a newborn bungee sort of way.

That would be sort of convenient now, wouldn't it? Pretty sure it doesn't have that much of a safety design, sadly.

Tommy, when in doubt, toss it out.

DH is running to get takeout from here. They have a thick, sweet, Kansas City type sauce which I love. Brisket, corn pudding, baked beans and green beans. And possibly, sugar cream pie.

Tommy, when in doubt, toss it out.

It's maple syrup! I, uh, am of the when in doubt, taste it again school.

ER just had a Heroes shoutout.

Some more on Hicks/Leary:

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As comedian and actress Susannah Bianchi put it, "When [Bill Hicks] said, 'I hate Billy Ray Cyrus.' - he meant it. When Leary said that, it was only part of an act."[7]

The controversy surrounding plagiarism is also mentioned in American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story by Cynthia True[8]

When asked about Leary, Hicks told an interviewer: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did."[9]

Leary was in Montreal to host the Nasty Show at Club Soda and Colleen was coordinating the talent so she was standing backstage when she heard Leary doing material that sounded incredibly similar to old Hicks riffs, including his perennial Jim Fixx joke: ("Keith Richards outlived Jim Fixx, the runner and health nut dude. The plot thickens.") When Leary came offstage, Colleen said, more stunned than angry, "Hey, you know that's Bill Hicks's material! Do you know that's his material?" Leary stood there, stared at her without saying a word, and briskly left the dressing room.

Love both guys...feeling really torn right now. And also sick enough to think "Well, it's not like Bill is *using* them at the moment." I guess that's what really keeps me a Leary fan: Being a sick bitch. Disclaimer: Totally don't approve of plagiarism, of course.

I'm kinda with you Erika. I could care less. Doesn't make me enjoy either any less. They both make me laugh my fool head off. t shrug

And I love that every time Tommy gets all "I'm a 9/11/ hero." he gets the smackdown for it.

And I love that every time Tommy gets all "I'm a 9/11/ hero." he gets the smackdown for it.

I was confused for a second....

Totally don't approve of plagiarism, of course.

Really? Not even tacitly by accepting Leary's plagiarisms, endorsing his shows and lusting after his bad boy act?

I could care less

But you'd care if somebody started passing Joe's columns off as their own words, right? Because you'd know how hard Joe worked on them, and that's his voice?

It'd be handy if they were the right length to not hit the ground, in a newborn bungee sort of way.

snerk