a billytea alert, though it might interest other people, tonight's PBS Nature series is premiering "The Beauty of Ugly" with warthogs, vultures, naked mole rats, and many other kinds of fascinating ugly.
Zoe: We're getting him back. Jayne: What are we gonna do, clone him?
'War Stories'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Theodosia - Nov 18, 2007 10:29:54 am PST #2909 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Emily - Nov 18, 2007 10:30:05 am PST #2910 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
O World Travelers,
If one wanted to buy something for someone in Hungary, what would the best way to go about it be? I'm thinking maybe a DVD, which means Amazon is sort of out, since I imagine it would only give me NTSC format. There doesn't seem to be an amazon.hu -- should I go with amazon.co.uk and just have them ship to Hungary? Will that work? Am I allowed?
brenda m - Nov 18, 2007 10:30:51 am PST #2911 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ask Daisy to do it for you?
Consuela - Nov 18, 2007 10:35:31 am PST #2912 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
OMG, Plei, she's astonishingly cute.
Theodosia - Nov 18, 2007 10:39:38 am PST #2913 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
As long as we're showing off pictures of Cute Things, here's my Muppet looking extraordinarily fetching.
Dana - Nov 18, 2007 11:06:58 am PST #2914 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Q-tips were originally called "Baby Gays."
Nicole - Nov 18, 2007 11:19:13 am PST #2915 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
Baking question for the hivemind:
I screwed up and failed to adjust my chocolate chip cookie recipe for high altitude. Is there any way that I can fix it once it's already all put together? Add more flour or something?
The first batch came out super flat and gooey. I realize now that there's way too much sugar in the mix.
Help?
Dana - Nov 18, 2007 11:22:04 am PST #2916 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So, uh, Mike Huckabee is apparently using Chuck Norris to help him get elected. (This is not information from QI.)
"My plan to secure the border. Two words: Chuck. Norris," says Huckabee, who stares into the camera before it cuts away to show Norris standing beside him.
"Mike Huckabee is a lifelong hunter who'll protect our Second Amendment rights" on gun ownership, says the tough-guy actor, who takes turns addressing viewers.
"There's no chin behind Chuck Norris' beard, only another fist," Huckabee says.
"Mike Huckabee wants to put the IRS out of business," Norris adds.
"When Chuck Norris does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the earth down," Huckabee says.
"Mike's a principled, authentic conservative," says Norris.
In closing, Huckabee says: "Chuck Norris doesn't endorse. He tells America how it's going to be. I'm Mike Huckabee and I approved this message. So did Chuck."
Cashmere - Nov 18, 2007 11:24:24 am PST #2917 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I think just 2 Tbsps more flour should help, Nicole. How much sugar did you use? My usual is 3/4 cup refined, 3/4 cup brown.
Nicole - Nov 18, 2007 11:36:17 am PST #2918 of 10001
I'm getting the pig!
I followed the ghiradelli recipe and it called for 1 cup of each refined and light brown. Can I just stir in the extra flour once the choc chips are already mixed into the batter?