Giles: Stop that, you two. Riley: He started it... Xander: He called me a bad name! I think it was bad; it might have been Latin.

'Selfless'


Natter 54: Right here, dammit.  

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.


Sue - Nov 02, 2007 4:55:06 am PDT #9972 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Interesting. Basically, it shores up my theory that no one knows WTF is up, really.

I saw a show on the CBC a while ago Nora that talked about how so much advice we're given to prevent cancer is lifestyle based (blaming the victim), but other people think that it's environmental factors that are causing our increasing rates. [link]


Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 02, 2007 4:58:27 am PDT #9973 of 10001
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis

I wonder if one contributing factor might not be that modern medicine saves so many people who once would have died of infectious diseases before cancer could get them.


Sue - Nov 02, 2007 5:12:43 am PDT #9974 of 10001
hip deep in pie

I wonder if one contributing factor might not be that modern medicine saves so many people who once would have died of infectious diseases before cancer could get them.

I think that's definitely a factor. But Cancer rates have gone crazy. In the 1960's it was 1 in 10 would get cancer, now they think it's 1 in 3. We're not living that much longer.


sarameg - Nov 02, 2007 5:14:09 am PDT #9975 of 10001

Today's tally: 5 am wrong number leaves message to meet at the 7-11 on the answering machine. Which is next to my bed. Out of coffee. Hot water out in building. On hold forever to talk to vet. Am backup at work, can't stay home and cry.


Sue - Nov 02, 2007 5:17:38 am PDT #9976 of 10001
hip deep in pie

EW, Sara. But you deserve to stay home!


Ginger - Nov 02, 2007 5:17:40 am PDT #9977 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I saw a show on the CBC a while ago Nora that talked about how so much advice we're given to prevent cancer is lifestyle based (blaming the victim),

I'm convinced there's a bias towards blaming the victim, in part because it gives the illusion that cancer is something we can control. Almost all of the studies linking foods and alcohol to cancer are self-reporting studies, which are treated as if no one ever lies, forgets or exaggerates. They don't include things that could be quite relevant, such as the fact that the respondent did all his drinking in a smoky bar.


Steph L. - Nov 02, 2007 5:18:19 am PDT #9978 of 10001
Apparently if you're enough of a power nerd, there is nothing that cannot be flowcharted.

Not in detail. But I made a new friend, and now have a place to crash next time I pass through Cincinnati.

Well, you could always crash at my place; however, my place doesn't come with the possibility of sexy sex. At least, not the kind you'd prefer.


tommyrot - Nov 02, 2007 5:18:30 am PDT #9979 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.

Penguin Poop chocolate candy

Does not contain penguin poop.


sarameg - Nov 02, 2007 5:25:21 am PDT #9980 of 10001

My zipper unzipped. Thank god my underwear are black like my pants.


flea - Nov 02, 2007 5:30:39 am PDT #9981 of 10001
information libertarian

I had that happen once when I was wearing gold tights under my black pants. At an interview, at an academic annual meeting. Luckily I was an interview-er not -ee.