Holy Steampunk, tommy!
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
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Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Theodosia - Mar 25, 2009 8:09:09 am PDT #12212 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
DavidS - Mar 25, 2009 8:11:03 am PDT #12213 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
David, the "carpaccio" was cooked, right? Just checking.
Yes, but served cold. It was really one of the most beautifully put together dishes I've ever seen. Little slices of pickled quail eggs (that purple/beet pickled color) and thin bits of shallot. It was arranged on the plate to look sort of like naturalist's drawing of a flowering plant
I was gonna say... why do you taunt us?
Sorry! He's as unlikely as a Marty Stu. Like if you put Anthony Bourdain's soul in Hugh Jackman's body, but gave him Obama's conscience.
Did that help? He's not actually as pretty as Hugh Jackman. He's got a slightly rougher edge. He doesn't sing (as far as I know).
Ha! Hec's ideal world would be a sandwichocracy! It would be sandwichtastic!
If I can win the Reuben vote in New York and the torta vote in LA, I just might be able to finesse this electoral map. It's the pulled pork sandwich vote that will make or break my candidacy.
Gudanov - Mar 25, 2009 8:16:17 am PDT #12214 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
"Make no mistake: Anything other than an immediate and compliant, 'Why no sir, I don't want the president to fail,' is treated as some sort of act of treason, civil disobedience or political obstructionism," Jindal said at a political fundraiser attended by 1,200 people. "This is political correctness run amok."
There is something that really bothers me about the 'want the president to fail' thing. It is an ambiguous statement. I think it is perfectly fine to be be critical of policy and hope the President fails to enact that policy. It's being a jackass to want enacted policy to fail if failure means the whole country suffers. You can read that statement both ways.
The double standard about criticizing the President is BS 24/7 though.
Kathy A - Mar 25, 2009 8:17:23 am PDT #12215 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Don't forget about the Italian beef contingent in Chicago! We're so nice, we'll vote for you twice. :-)
Jessica - Mar 25, 2009 8:20:17 am PDT #12216 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steam! Awesome!
DavidS - Mar 25, 2009 8:21:21 am PDT #12217 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Don't forget about the Italian beef contingent in Chicago! We're so nice, we'll vote for you twice. :-)
Oooh, good point. And now I want an Italian beef.
Tom Scola - Mar 25, 2009 8:25:27 am PDT #12218 of 30000
hwæt
Too much red meat shortens life
The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. The federal study of more than half a million men and women bolsters prior evidence of the health risks of diets laden with red meat like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts.
Jesse - Mar 25, 2009 8:27:29 am PDT #12219 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I just need to comment on the headline on that article:
Study links high intake of red meat to greater risk of death
Of course it's qualified later, but doesn't everyone have a 100% risk of death?
tommyrot - Mar 25, 2009 8:32:06 am PDT #12220 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Of course it's qualified later, but doesn't everyone have a 100% risk of death?
Yeah, unless you're gonna be Raptured up.
Steph L. - Mar 25, 2009 8:40:47 am PDT #12221 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Ha! Hec's ideal world would be a sandwichocracy! It would be sandwichtastic!
If I can win the Reuben vote in New York and the torta vote in LA, I just might be able to finesse this electoral map. It's the pulled pork sandwich vote that will make or break my candidacy.
Don't forget the crucial New Orleans muffaletta vote.