some characters that were from the Israeli show. I think the Oscar the Grouch type character was named Moshe?
His name is Moishe, and instead of a Grouch, he's an Oofnik, which is an awesome translation.
I don't think I ever saw the "Shalom Sesame" stuff, but on our "Sesame Street" we didn't have Big Bird. We had a hedgehog called Kipi (the Hebrew word for "hedgehog" is "kipod"), and he was adorable. A few years ago they re-designed the puppet, replaced the person operating it, and it's just not the same.
OK, I definitely remember that hedgehog character in the Shalom Sesame videos. Though I had no clue at the time what kind of animal he was supposed to be.
We always had the American version.
Sunny day...
That Onion article is perfect. And my cat didn't get the memo that it's tomorrow, not today, that I have to wake up at 5. Blerg.
While humans seem programmed to run on a 26-hour day (they've tested this in long-term experiments in caves and stuff), cats run on a 23-hour day. Thus there will always be interspecies friction, especially as it applies to feeding times.
Speaking of cats waking you up:
Lovely little animation:
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Okay, so Virginia has instituted these ruinous fines for reckless driving (see here), which most of us agree are a pretty dumb idea. But... knowing that that's the law, and knowing that you've been caught doing 89 in a 55 zone, why would you then swear at the judge who's handing you the fine? Is it likely to make anything better?
Okay, so Virginia has instituted these ruinous fines for reckless driving (see here), which most of us agree are a pretty dumb idea.
Okay, that's the best idea EVAR in my world. I think everyone should have to drive 30mph all of the time, and also that people should have their cars taken away if they break driving rules. I realise I am in the minority.
I think everyone should have to drive 30mph all of the time, and also that people should have their cars taken away if they break driving rules.
Well, I'm not sure about the 30mph, and the taking cars away idea causes all kinds of problems, but it's not really the coming-down-hardness that bothers me -- it's the fact that most people around here don't have three thousand dollars. And I'm not sure bankruptcy is the best way to alter behavior.
