Corset.

No fair! Flickr hates me, so I can't see. (ETA: Oh. No it doesn't; it's down on purpose.)

A man clad only in underwear and a T-shirt wrestled a wild leopard to the floor and pinned it for 20 minutes after the cat leapt through a window of his home

I cannot be the only one who immediately thought of Nutty, a cheetah, and a squash court.

I cannot be the only one who immediately thought of Nutty, a cheetah, and a squash court.

No.

Well, to be honest, I thought krav first. And then I died laughing.

Did we ever discuss what Nutty would be wearing in this contest?

Hivemind question -- what's an appropriate monetary (or gift card) amount for a high school graduation? I was thinking $50, but I don't want to appear cheap. It's for my cousin, who I'm not terribly close to, but that's more a matter of distance and a 15 year age difference than my feelings for her.

Wowza! Lovely picture, ita!

along with his young daughter who had been frightened by a mosquito in her own room

I can picture her lying there and thinking that perhaps mosquitoes had been the better option.

I was thinking $50, but I don't want to appear cheap. It's for my cousin, who I'm not terribly close to, but that's more a matter of distance and a 15 year age difference than my feelings for her.

Vortex, I think that's totally appropriate.

I can picture her lying there and thinking that perhaps mosquitoes had been the better option.

Ha! I had the same thought. It also made me wonder, are the mosquitoes really big in Israel, or was it more of a "West Nile virus/EEE carrier" kind of scared. Also, this:

"This kind of thing doesn't happen every day,"

Cracked me up something fierce.

Did we ever discuss what Nutty would be wearing in this contest?

I could swear that Doc Martins were mentioned at some point.

Vortex, I think that's totally appropriate.

Agreed.

I've been up since 2:30. This is going to be a long day.

Vortex, I think that's good. Joe always scoffs at what I think is appropriate, but I think that's a good amount.