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.
Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
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"
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.
Sue - Oct 28, 2008 5:51:07 am PDT #6985 of 10001
hip deep in pie
I got the meatball one, but I still don't really understand it.
Cashmere - Oct 28, 2008 5:55:58 am PDT #6986 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
How can this legally get federal money. Does it sneak in as a health issue?
The Department of Health and Human Services under Bush has financed the Healthy Marriage Initiative.
It was included in an omnibus bill in 2005 and given $100 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY "to encourage marriage and promote the well-being of children."
I got spammed on a local moms' message board about attending healthy marriage workshops put on my a local group, thinkmarriage.org. I had to smack them down by telling them I wasn't in their priority group--if I wanted marriage counseling, I could afford it myself. They were intent on filling up seats in the workshop, though, to justify their existence.
Oh, and they used their tax-payer funding to put up billboards with pro-marriage messages.