Man, I need to check my email, don't I?
I heard mention of possible snow mixed in for tonight. I'm going to pretend it was a fluke.
I'm supposed to be in two places at once in about 45 minutes. Problem.
It's good to have cargo. Makes us a target for every other scavenger out there, though, but sometimes that's fun too.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
sarameg - Oct 28, 2008 5:16:31 am PDT #6975 of 10001
tommyrot - Oct 28, 2008 5:18:05 am PDT #6976 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.
This is funny, except for the complete waste of federal funds part....
Abstinence shocker: Engaged couples don't want to forgo sex
From the Associated Press:
A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31. The prize includes free flowers, invitations and other wedding treats.
Considering 95% of Americans have pre-marital sex, I'm not exactly shocked.
The contest is sponsored by the Marriage Appreciation Training Uplifting Relationship Education (MATURE) project in Georgia, a federally-funded abstinence program. The group is set to receive $455,510 a year until 2011; the money for the contest was to come from those funds. In an economic crisis, it's pretty awesome to see our federal dollars being so entirely wasted.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 28, 2008 5:27:04 am PDT #6977 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Do you understand the cartoons in The New Yorker? Take this quiz: [link]
I got 4 out of 5.
So did I. I missed the Yoga one.
tommyrot - Oct 28, 2008 5:28:19 am PDT #6978 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.
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"Sometimes we just like things for the sheer idea of it. This chewing gum has no flavor because according to the gum, they don't believe in flavor.Each of these 3-1/2"" x 2"" (8.9 cm x 5.1 cm) boxes of chewing gum contains fourteen pieces of sweet and chewy goodness with a crunchy candy coating, or in this case a lack there of! Sold in packs of 3. Get your flavorless gum, now and chew for no reason at all. Ja!"
Gudanov - Oct 28, 2008 5:28:48 am PDT #6979 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Happy birthday, aurelia!
What the fuck is wrong with the Colts this season?
I'm a Chiefs fan, so I have no sympathy. First and second string quarterbacks are out for the season. OTOH, if their third stringer plays like he did last game, he may be their best quarterback anyhow.
Gudanov - Oct 28, 2008 5:33:39 am PDT #6980 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
A contest that would pay $10,000 to an engaged couple, as long as they abstain from premarital sex, hasn't gotten any takers. The deadline for the Marriage for a Lifetime contest is Oct. 31. The prize includes free flowers, invitations and other wedding treats.
Wouldn't promoting abstinence after the age of consent be done for purely religious reasons? How can this legally get federal money. Does it sneak in as a health issue?
tommyrot - Oct 28, 2008 5:41:56 am PDT #6981 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.
Wouldn't promoting abstinence after the age of consent be done for purely religious reasons?
Well, I think... never mind. I think it's a mistake to apply earth-logic here....
Trudy Booth - Oct 28, 2008 5:43:15 am PDT #6982 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Hey, its the ONLY way to be sure, Gud. It has nothing to do with religion.
Trudy Booth - Oct 28, 2008 5:49:36 am PDT #6983 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
So did I. I missed the Yoga one.
Me too. Maybe its just stupid.
Jesse - Oct 28, 2008 5:50:14 am PDT #6984 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I got the yoga one, missed the meatball one.