Last night I as I was falling asleep, I started to wonder if Nate Silver is going to predict the fall of the Galactic Empire, and if he will plant the seeds for the next empire to take its place.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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.
Tom Scola - Nov 12, 2008 7:44:37 am PST #815 of 10002
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Ginger - Nov 12, 2008 7:51:47 am PST #816 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I suppose he's too old, but I wish we could have Bob Bergland [link] back as agriculture secretary. He was great -- anti-big agriculture, hardworking, willing to speak unpleasant truths and pretty funny. (Okay, I once had a crush on the Secretary of Agriculture.)
As Jessica says, the problem with an anti-vaccination stance shows a basic lack of understanding about how science works, which is scary in almost any major government position.
Sparky1 - Nov 12, 2008 7:59:37 am PST #817 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
the problem with an anti-vaccination stance shows a basic lack of understanding about how science works, which is scary in almost any major government position.
Perzactly. And he also called folks who don't believe in global warming "terrorists" and I've had enough of that kind of name calling from my federal officials, thankuverymuch.
tommyrot - Nov 12, 2008 8:00:15 am PST #818 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: CINDY McCAIN CAUGHT CHEATING ON J-MAC!
There is a somewhat fuzzy picture of kissage. Apparently there are numerous witnesses too.
eta:
A reader notes that this story is particularly dubious because Cindy McCain was on a trip to Kosovo at the time of the festival where the photos were supposedly taken.
Trudy Booth - Nov 12, 2008 8:05:20 am PST #819 of 10002
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
It really would be giggle-worthy to see a rich chick throw over her husband for a younger man.
Toddson - Nov 12, 2008 8:07:00 am PST #820 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Especially that one (to borrow a phrase).
tommyrot - Nov 12, 2008 8:08:28 am PST #821 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh no - now Spirit is in danger!
Dust Storm Cuts Energy Supply of NASA Mars Rover Spirit
eta: The picture is weird. Caption:
The deck of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is so dusty that the rover almost blends into the dusty background.
JZ - Nov 12, 2008 8:12:28 am PST #822 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm gonna have to go sit with Jessica, Ginger and Sparky on RFK Jr.
Also, HAPPY JESSICA DAY!
Lord, I've got a metric assload of work today. The short week is theoretically nice but actually punishing.
Amy - Nov 12, 2008 8:17:08 am PST #823 of 10002
Because books.
Happy, happy birthday, Jessica! Wishing you lots of cupcakes and other goodies.
I'm gonna have to go sit with Jessica, Ginger and Sparky on RFK Jr.
Shove over, babe.
tommyrot - Nov 12, 2008 8:18:05 am PST #824 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Cat came back — 13 years after going missing
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - A couple recently had an unexpected reunion with an old housemate: their pet cat who went missing more than 13 years ago. George, who was last seen by Melinda Merman and Frank Walburg in 1995, was turned into an animal hospital after the manager of a mobile home park trapped the sickly feline.
A microchip implanted in George allowed him to be traced back to his owners.
Merman said after George went missing she visited animal shelters and wrote to veterinarians in search of the gray, yellow-eyed cat, who now weighs less than half what he used to.
But Merman and Walburg said the cat is now eating well and displaying some of his old behavior, like jumping at flickering light on the wall the way he used to.