I can't possibly watch the debate tonight. Were I to drink enough alcohol to make watching the debate in any way tolerable, I would pass out.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
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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.
flea - Oct 02, 2008 7:36:33 am PDT #1870 of 10001
information libertarian
juliana - Oct 02, 2008 7:38:31 am PDT #1871 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Heh - flea, I just said the same thing in Bitches. I think I'd have to be swimming in a vat of whiskey.
Fred Pete - Oct 02, 2008 7:46:22 am PDT #1872 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
This is my fave:
Bolsters Sarah Palin's foreign-policy credentials by giving her a German shepherd, a Siamese cat, and a Dutch long-eared rabbit. (Cheryl Lynn Helm)I raised Dutch rabbits as a kid. They're at least cute.
amych - Oct 02, 2008 7:48:00 am PDT #1873 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Hey, now, so are German Shepherds and Siamese cats!
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2008 7:50:02 am PDT #1874 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.
Radioactive scorpion venom could be used to fight brain cancer
With the added benefit of turning you into a superhero....
Scientists have discovered that a non-toxic extract from the venom seeks out and locks onto malignant cells after it is injected into the body.
By irradiating it before it goes in the body it can be used to target the cancer cells with killer radiation but at the same time leave the healthy cells unharmed.
The scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus lives in the Middle East and among the powerful cocktail of neurotoxins packed into its venom is a peptide that is non-toxic to humans but binds to tumour cells.
In laboratory experiments, the peptide has invaded tumours in breast, skin, brain and lung tissue, but left healthy cells untouched.
That's actually pretty awesome.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2008 8:00:14 am PDT #1875 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.
Kathy A - Oct 02, 2008 8:03:58 am PDT #1876 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I love that one!
So, what's everyone having for lunch?
I just finished mine--red pepper hummus dip for veggies and pita chips and some chocolate pudding for dessert. I won't be on this diet food after this week ($120/week is just too damn expensive, and they're cutting back on hours at the bookstore), but I will say that they do offer some yummy food for the money.
Steph L. - Oct 02, 2008 8:11:27 am PDT #1877 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, what's everyone having for lunch?
Chicken salad (made w/red grapes) in a flour tortilla, string cheese (2), and a cup of beef barley soup. Possibly some strawberries later.
Steph L. - Oct 02, 2008 8:14:13 am PDT #1878 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
This LOLCat picture cracked me up:
I *so* want to LOLcat-ify this picture of Toke the cat, but I can't think of anything remotely funny: [link]
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2008 8:19:38 am PDT #1879 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.
I *so* want to LOLcat-ify this picture of Toke the cat, but I can't think of anything remotely funny: [link]
"Call me George!"