To commemorate a past event, you kill and eat an animal. It's a ritual sacrifice, with pie.

Anya ,'Sleeper'


Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!  

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.


brenda m - Apr 18, 2008 7:46:59 am PDT #2594 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

Because of the whole "matzoh and equivalent only" thing during Passover. You get rid of all the not-matzoh-equivalent materials, and clean everything so even little Cheerio-microbes can't contaminate your Passoverness, etc. Which, I always thought would be a real killer for a slob like me; I would have to, like, sweep under my bed for crumbs and vacuum out the little spaces in my keyboard.

I think I'd have to move. They should set up temporary housing, really.


Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2008 7:56:17 am PDT #2595 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

[link]

Passover, which begins tomorrow night, never passes by without a surge in emergency room traffic, according to one area physician. Dr. Tucker Woods, chairman at Long Island College Hospital’s emergency department, tells the Post he sees “an uptick in total patient volume during Passover.”

It seems the heavy cleaning leading up to Passover – intended to rid the home of chametz – is taking its toll: “We see a little bit of everything. Dizziness from fumes, slips from highly buffed floors or wet bathroom tiles.”

BTW, the ER at LICH was where I spent 4 hours in excruciating pain (with vomiting) before a doctor would see me when I had my kidney stone. As long as I'm conscious, I'm never going back there.


Toddson - Apr 18, 2008 8:06:48 am PDT #2596 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

The paper had an amusing article about the pope and his clothing choices.


sumi - Apr 18, 2008 8:10:45 am PDT #2597 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

NYT blog on the quake.


hippocampus - Apr 18, 2008 8:21:53 am PDT #2598 of 10001
not your mom's socks.

the pope and his clothing choices.

ah - that answers some questions. Though my first thought when I saw his speech last night (yes, I know I will go to hell for this, or something) was: why is the Pope wearing a hat with macaroni noodles on it?

and since I'm befriending all religions today, my friends at work have for the 8th year running, dubbed me their shabbat goy and requested that I buy all their cookies. It would be funny, except that I'm actually out of flour and need some, so it's fairly hilarious.

I second the "all your chametz R belong to me."


Cashmere - Apr 18, 2008 9:19:52 am PDT #2599 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Go bowling! Choose bowling!

I went bowling last night AIWFG!


Miracleman - Apr 18, 2008 9:23:53 am PDT #2600 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

I went bowling last night AIWFG!

I also enjoy bowling.

My friends and I would go bowling back in the day. We would loudly mock each other and try to make each other laugh so as to mess up their throw.

It was a blast for us, though we received more than our share of filthy looks on League night.


Cashmere - Apr 18, 2008 9:32:14 am PDT #2601 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

It was a blast for us, though we received more than our share of filthy looks on League night.

We were doing a girls' night out. The first bowling alley we went to was full of leaguers. We had to go to the other bowling alley (which was near empty). We bowled badly and drank white Russians (in honor of The Big Lebowski).


juliana - Apr 18, 2008 9:34:08 am PDT #2602 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I love bowling. That was a regular outing in MSP. I kinda miss that.


Miracleman - Apr 18, 2008 9:39:03 am PDT #2603 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

LET'S GO BOWLING AT THE F2F!