Big Wikipedia list: List of common misconceptions
Most of these I knew. Lots of historical and sciency stuff....
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 56: ...we need the writers.
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.
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2008 2:49:53 pm PST #1198 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.
DavidS - Jan 06, 2008 2:50:48 pm PST #1199 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't really care that Obama is the most charismatic. I want somebody that can hit the ground running. Somebody with proven competence. Obama hasn't done anything. He hasn't shown he'll be able to manuever in Congress, or exhibit statecraft. Zip. He's a freshman Senator. Being smart isn't enough. I don't want somebody learning on the job in the White House. How about we vote him for Prom King instead?
I've been disappointed in Hilary for a while. She's way less savvy than Bill, but has the same baggage and is sometimes too expedient. And I don't like her on Iraq.
I know at the very least that Edwards is accomplished. He knows more than how to campaign.
shrift - Jan 06, 2008 2:51:50 pm PST #1200 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm beginning to suspect that 2008 is going to be my year of the universe's petty revenge.
Vortex - Jan 06, 2008 3:01:22 pm PST #1201 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I hate to interrupt the serious discussion, but I just saw a trailer for Rambo. I think I also saw a glimpse of Julie Benz. Isn't Sylvester Stallone like 80?
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2008 3:03:23 pm PST #1202 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.
Amazing and freaky rain-caused accident: [link]
There's this huge manhole cover in the middle of a highway. All of a sudden a huge geyser of water comes spewing out....
Cashmere - Jan 06, 2008 3:06:03 pm PST #1203 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Vortex, that is Julie Benz--she plays an American in jep and I think Stallone is in his 60's at least.
I just read the tagline for the film--"Heroes never die, they just reload." *Gag*. Stallone directed and co-wrote it.
Theodosia - Jan 06, 2008 3:07:52 pm PST #1204 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"
Good god! That is one freaky geyser!
Jesse - Jan 06, 2008 3:09:43 pm PST #1205 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Holy crap!
beth b - Jan 06, 2008 3:10:46 pm PST #1206 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
whoa--- how did that work
sarameg - Jan 06, 2008 3:13:01 pm PST #1207 of 10001
I've seen that happen before! (er, as described. Can't youtube from here) Desert floods are like that. What's freaky is when it never even rains where you are and it happens! When there is a good gully washer at my parents', everyone in the neighborhood has to go collect their water meter covers from the base of the street. Everyone has had to redo their landscaping on the street using large rocks because anything smaller than grapefruits (or god forbid, grass) gets washed out. And they don't even live in a official drainage area.
Some of the new developments are going up in known arroyos. That's just insane. If I were choosing land or a new house out there, I'd hie myself to the county office to look up the floodplain maps first thing.