Dude, I just finished doing E's and my taxes (online, woot) and we're actually getting money BACK this year! For the first time since college! (Only about $30 once taxcut.com's fees are added in, but still. Excitement!)
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
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.
Jessica - Apr 02, 2007 2:57:32 pm PDT #284 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
flea - Apr 02, 2007 2:58:07 pm PDT #285 of 10001
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KITT is for sale: [link]
Unfortunately "it cannot achieve the 300 mph speeds that KITT reached, soar 50 feet in the air or throw smoke bombs, [but] key features of the star car are intact. Perhaps most important, the red scanner light on the nose glows and makes a humming noise."
I loved KITT.
tommyrot - Apr 02, 2007 3:02:32 pm PDT #286 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.
In the unfamiliar face test:
Overall, you got 58% correct
The average person with normal face recognition scores about 85% on this test. If you scored less than 75% on this test, this may indicate face recognition difficulties.
I seem to be near borderline again....
beth b - Apr 02, 2007 3:08:01 pm PDT #287 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I'm with Kristin, no way am I taking that test.
Topic!Cindy - Apr 02, 2007 3:09:24 pm PDT #288 of 10001
What is even happening?
Four Weddings and a Funeral?I saw it, but I don't remember him in it. I just went to his imdb page. I remember a lot of Mr. Bean ads, and they puzzled me at the time, because they seemed to present Mr. Bean as a character I should already know.
JZ, yeah, I just plucked the name out of the atmosphere. I looked, said, "Oh, it's that guy, Mr. Bean. Rowan Atkinson! No. Wait. Rowan Martin. No, that's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. Is it Rowan Atkinson? Oh what the hell."
Oh my, we have to do our taxes. I don't know why we wait so long every year. We're likely getting a refund. Sometimes, I hate us.
Zenkitty - Apr 02, 2007 3:10:40 pm PDT #289 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I got 89% on the familiar faces test. I'm scared to take the other one. I missed Condoleeeezzzzza Rice. I think it was because my brain froze in horror at the hideousness of the photo.
tommyrot - Apr 02, 2007 3:12:26 pm PDT #290 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.
Did anyone take the car test?
Overall, you got 96% correct
The average person with normal object recognition scores about 85% on this test. Men and women score similarly on this test. If you scored less than 70% on this test, this may indicate difficulties with visual memory or object recognition.
I got two wrong. I'm somewhat annoyed I didn't get them all right.
Some of the cars were very easy. Some cars might be tricky for some, for example, the Lincoln Ton Car is very similar in profile to the Mercury Grand Marquis, as they share the same chassis .
flea - Apr 02, 2007 3:16:03 pm PDT #291 of 10001
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I can only identify foreign cars, specifically expensive European cars (BMWs, Volvs, etc.). mr. flea mocks me regularly for this, and blames a snooty New England upbringing. But really, most cars look alike. To me.
Daisy Jane - Apr 02, 2007 3:18:57 pm PDT #292 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Cindy is me, except instead of Ghandi I missed Maggie Thatcher Apparently I have a blocky place where British PMs should be.
tommyrot - Apr 02, 2007 3:19:34 pm PDT #293 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.
A lot of new cars look alike to me. But there was enough variety (eg, some SUVs) that I did well. Now, if it had been American cars from 1957 to 1975, I would have gotten fifty billion percent right....