I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.

Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'


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.


msbelle - Oct 15, 2008 5:03:26 am PDT #4600 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

And while I was thinking about healthier eating, I went and read a blog I enjoy and found this bit: [link]


Tom Scola - Oct 15, 2008 5:06:43 am PDT #4601 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

I went and read a blog I enjoy and found this bit:

That experiment wouldn't be valid unless they monitored the subjects' diet as closely as they monitored their exercise.


Gudanov - Oct 15, 2008 5:09:54 am PDT #4602 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I'll admit this is a bit over the top but fun nevertheless...

Palin As President

Point and click


Fred Pete - Oct 15, 2008 5:12:11 am PDT #4603 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

((((sarameg and Mister Kitty)))) He's eating. That's a step in the right direction.

We haven't been watching the debates. I find the analysis gets us to the most important and entertaining parts.


Fred Pete - Oct 15, 2008 5:13:28 am PDT #4604 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

I'll admit this is a bit over the top but fun nevertheless...

The baby names banner really makes it work....


Gudanov - Oct 15, 2008 5:13:31 am PDT #4605 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

We haven't been watching the debates. I find the analysis gets us to the most important and entertaining parts.

You're not missing much.

Best wishes for Mister Kitty.


sarameg - Oct 15, 2008 5:14:16 am PDT #4606 of 10001

Vet is giving me a pain prescription.


Sue - Oct 15, 2008 5:25:22 am PDT #4607 of 10001
hip deep in pie

Why does it show that Bloc Québécois got more seats, but a smaller popular vote than the NDP?

The voting is representative, not proportional, and based on seats. So you can be an also ran in many seats, but never win any.

The Bloc, being a Quebec nationalist party only runs candidates in Quebec which has a total of 75 seats. So they got a high percentage of the popular vote within Quebec to win the 50 seats they did, but no votes outside of Quebec. The NDP run a full slate of candidates across the country, so they may win fewer seats, but get proportionately more votes than the Bloc.


Calli - Oct 15, 2008 5:26:55 am PDT #4608 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Blegh. I'm feeling nauseated and dizzy today. Luckily I can work from home, and lying around on a couch with a laptop works just fine. But I have my running group meeting tonight and if I'm feeling then as I am now that's just not going to happen.

ETA: Much kittie~ma to those who need it.


Emily - Oct 15, 2008 5:27:44 am PDT #4609 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

My students -- my college-bound, high-achiever, new-media-literate students -- believe that Obama is a Muslim (because he went to pre-school in Kenya, and pre-school is "a very important age for religion") and won't swear on a bible or take the pledge of allegiance. I freaking give up.

Does anyone know of a trustable fact-checking site with a Republican slant? I sent them to factcheck.org, but they thought it looked liberal. I thought to myself, "That's because liberals like FACTS," but kept it to myself. Also, fightthesmears.com is blocked from our school (plus I doubt they'd believe it).