Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.

Lorne ,'Smile Time'


Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!  

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.


lisah - Jul 18, 2008 6:01:55 am PDT #8403 of 10003
Punishingly Intricate

With lobster, most people usually just eat the claws and tail, right?

Ummm...I don't know. I've never had whole lobster, just in things, like mac-n-cheese (OMG YUM!) or like a lobster roll (ALSO OMG YUM!).


beth b - Jul 18, 2008 6:05:52 am PDT #8404 of 10003
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

There are people that eat the body meat on a lobster -- they have to be pretty big to be worth it.


Sparky1 - Jul 18, 2008 6:10:34 am PDT #8405 of 10003
Librarian Warlord

(as a side trip from DC, so that Sparky doesn't kill me)

Pfft! I no longer believe you'll ever visit.

::weeps::

eta: In a lobster, the green stuff is called tomalley.


Ginger - Jul 18, 2008 6:11:09 am PDT #8406 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

There are people that eat the body meat on a lobster -- they have to be pretty big to be worth it.

Or you have to be a very determined eater, like me. One of the things I like about eating lobster and crab is that it's part food, part treasure hunt.


Tom Scola - Jul 18, 2008 6:12:08 am PDT #8407 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I love Mythbusters, but they really need to let go of the Archimedes death-ray: [link]


meara - Jul 18, 2008 6:12:58 am PDT #8408 of 10003

I now have an empty house.

Isnt that weird, Dana??

How long until you move? Do you know yet where you're going to be, or do you still have to house hunt where you're going?


tommyrot - Jul 18, 2008 6:13:23 am PDT #8409 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

MM, insent....


Dana - Jul 18, 2008 6:20:02 am PDT #8410 of 10003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Isnt that weird, Dana??

It is. Mostly it's depressing. HMOG, the dust. I swear we vaccuum. And yet there are piles of dust where furniture used to be.

How long until you move? Do you know yet where you're going to be, or do you still have to house hunt where you're going?

Probably about two weeks for me. We already have a house on the other end, so I think the only giant hurdle remaining is getting our stuff moved in there. And at least that won't be happening in the humidity of a Houston summer.


tommyrot - Jul 18, 2008 6:32:09 am PDT #8411 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Five Myths About Sleep and Insomnia

1. Humans Need Eight Hours Sleep a Night: There are many ways of sleeping and few cultures sleep in eight-hour consolidated blocks like we do. In places like Bali and New Guinea, people tend to slip in and out of sleep as they need it, napping more during the day, and getting up more at night. Until the industrial era, many Western Europeans divided the night into "the first sleep" and the "second sleep." They'd go to bed soon after dark, sleep for four hours then wake for an hour or two during which they'd write, pray, smoke, reflect on dreams they'd had, have sex or even visit neighbors. In fact, there's some evidence to suggest that this sleep pattern may be the one most in tune with our inherent circadian rhythms.


Vortex - Jul 18, 2008 6:42:39 am PDT #8412 of 10003
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I just saw a guy wearing a t-shirt which I really hope is a joke. It's set up like those college athletic team practice t-shirts and it reads
BUTTE Pirates Athletics.

Well, you can get it here [link]