OK, this is awesome. I just got invited to a conference call with a guest speaker who is an Assistant Professor of Popular Culture and "a national expert on social networking sites." Should be fun.
Simon: You are my beautiful sister. River: I threw up on your bed. Simon: Yep. Definitely my sister.
'War Stories'
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.
Jesse - Apr 30, 2008 8:48:58 am PDT #4289 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Apr 30, 2008 8:49:51 am PDT #4290 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
after all my linking to other design-y impostors, I figured I'd better confess! They look awesome & ... I can't believe I'm talking about a bag.
Ha!
The designy ones were cute, but the baggus fold up real small, even if you've lost the self bags like I have for haf of them, so they're easy to slip in a handbag or whatever. Makes them handier for me than my free ones.
Miracleman - Apr 30, 2008 8:50:35 am PDT #4291 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
It needs no explanation, the Pets' Observation Poodle from Hammacher Schlemmer. Nine inches wide and 5" deep, it gives "the inquisitive canine," which is cataloguese for "dog," a panoramic view of things at which to bark.
The only possible advantage I could see to getting this for The World's Stupidest Dog is that, maybe, eventually he'll rupture his vocal chords and be permanently muted.
But that would only be after many months of "BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEEATREE! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEEAFLOWER! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKISEETHESUN! BARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKBARKIHEARTHEWIND!" by which point I would likely have gone insane and chewed my own eardrums out.
Gudanov - Apr 30, 2008 8:53:21 am PDT #4292 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
The only possible advantage I could see to getting this for The World's Stupidest Dog is that, maybe, eventually he'll rupture his vocal chords and be permanently muted.
Ironically, that will be the night the zombies come.
Emily - Apr 30, 2008 9:00:05 am PDT #4293 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I am experiencing bizarre mood swings. I'd take a personal day tomorrow, except that would just mean I'd be stuck with annoying painter guy. Man, this is not good. I mean, it'd be fine for office work, but for teaching it's bad.
Nutty - Apr 30, 2008 9:00:54 am PDT #4294 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Hay you guys. Say you have been painting a table with spray paint (outside, safely) and even managed not to get any of it on your clothes! But now you are done and realize you have it all over the spray hand.
If I wash my hands in acetone/nail polish remover, will I die of some kind of poisoning?
(The can label says it contains toluene, xylene, and all the other fun and deadly -enes, but doesn't say what's the best method for getting them off.)
Note: I do not own any paint thinner or turpentine. So it's acetone, ignore it for a week, or sudden trip to Home Depot.
sarameg - Apr 30, 2008 9:02:25 am PDT #4295 of 10001
I soak my fingers in acetone for something like half an hour to remove fake nails. It won't kill you. At least not anytime soon.
Nutty - Apr 30, 2008 9:03:22 am PDT #4296 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I guess the question is whether acetone + [whatever is in the spray paint] will kill me.
I watch ER! I know these things are deadly!!
Gudanov - Apr 30, 2008 9:04:51 am PDT #4297 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I would think you would be okay as long as you don't clean up near an open flame.
beth b - Apr 30, 2008 9:09:18 am PDT #4298 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
good ventilation would be good. and Nail polish remover - might not be strong enough - there are stronger versions of acetone out there.