It's my estimation that... every man ever got a statue made of him, was one kind of sumbitch or another.

Mal ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 61*  

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.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 03, 2008 7:48:03 am PDT #2290 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

"Oh, Andy Capp, you wife-beating drunk..."


Dana - Oct 03, 2008 7:50:35 am PDT #2291 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Sarah Palin debate flowchart:

[link]


msbelle - Oct 03, 2008 7:52:58 am PDT #2292 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I tend to think of any stance of dismissing the benefit of expertise in a field of study as anti-intellectual.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 03, 2008 7:57:18 am PDT #2293 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

How can you say that? She reads ALL the newspapers and magazines!

ALL of them.

Heh, Jon Stewart included the bit when she clarified that any media that were put in front of her, she read, and, of course, had a field day with it. Me? I'm wondering what happens if you put porn in front of her.


Toddson - Oct 03, 2008 8:09:55 am PDT #2294 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Yet another weird Palin baby name.


flea - Oct 03, 2008 8:19:11 am PDT #2295 of 10001
information libertarian

The Ig Nobel Prizes were announced at the same time as the debate (hmmm...) [link]

As a former archaeologist, I can say that armadillos are actually a serious problem in the interpretation of some archaeological sites. It's funny, but it's true.


Gudanov - Oct 03, 2008 8:32:18 am PDT #2296 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

The bailout plan has passed the House.


msbelle - Oct 03, 2008 8:41:09 am PDT #2297 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

ECONOMICS: Geoffrey Miller, Joshua Tyber and Brent Jordan for discovering that exotic dancers earn more when at peak fertility.

I can see the high-fives and chest bumps when this research got approved and funded.


Toddson - Oct 03, 2008 8:41:55 am PDT #2298 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

How often does a grant come with a request to be funded in small-ish bills?


Burrell - Oct 03, 2008 8:42:16 am PDT #2299 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Conclusion: people who read can still be assholes. Assholes in the name of Jesus.

I love this line. Turns out it's not that hard to be an asshole.

And now my brain has gone to an earworm I haven't indulged in a long long time: Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole.