Buffy. When I saw you stop the world from, you know, ending, I just assumed that was a big week for you. Turns out I suddenly find myself needing to know the plural of 'apocalypse.'

Riley ,'Potential'


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.


Vortex - Nov 29, 2007 9:06:11 am PST #4472 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Lush has had some difficulty creating a line of baby products without doing animal testing - apparently it's really hard to make a no-tears formulation without being able to test it on actual eyes.

Huh. You'd think the basic science would be far along enough at this point that you could test that on people eyes (and that ultimately you'd have to anyway).

yes, but there is a vast difference between the standards for human testing and animal testing. In order to get to human testing stage, there are certain requirements that I suspect they are having trouble meeting without animal testing. Even if people volunteered to be tested, they couldn't do it.


Nutty - Nov 29, 2007 9:10:54 am PST #4473 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

I have Nutty's head!

It's okay. I kept a copy for myself.

That sounds dirty!

I did wash my hair this morning, though.


Dana - Nov 29, 2007 9:12:34 am PST #4474 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

The geography quiz mocks me.

I feel like I should get points when I'm in the right country, even when I'm on the wrong side of the country. Brazil and China are VERY BIG.


Daisy Jane - Nov 29, 2007 9:13:05 am PST #4475 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Dude, Russia!


bon bon - Nov 29, 2007 9:17:56 am PST #4476 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I feel like I should get points when I'm in the right country, even when I'm on the wrong side of the country.

I agree!


Dana - Nov 29, 2007 9:21:38 am PST #4477 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Also big: Canada and Australia.


Trudy Booth - Nov 29, 2007 9:26:11 am PST #4478 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

yes, but there is a vast difference between the standards for human testing and animal testing. In order to get to human testing stage, there are certain requirements that I suspect they are having trouble meeting without animal testing. Even if people volunteered to be tested, they couldn't do it.

I get that. And I believe it -- but its stupid that an actual substance, say, "no stingy 1" can't be accepted as safe at a certain level by virtue of the 40,000 products that its already in.


hippocampus - Nov 29, 2007 9:27:24 am PST #4479 of 10001
not your mom's socks.

Traveller IQ is 93 - don't know whether that's bad or good. locked out of the high level though. by my crabby co-worker. pfah.


megan walker - Nov 29, 2007 9:27:56 am PST #4480 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I just missed qualifying for level 11. Level 9 is when I started to be off on the countries.

Of course, most of that country knowledge comes from the Geography Challenge that someone linked to eons ago: [link]

ETA: Travel IQ 116


Sue - Nov 29, 2007 9:33:13 am PST #4481 of 10001
hip deep in pie

My travel IQ was 108 and I was locked out of level 10