Do we have any copyeditors looking for freelance work? [link]
How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious.
Wash ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Jesse - Jun 11, 2009 6:53:28 am PDT #23748 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jessica - Jun 11, 2009 6:55:38 am PDT #23749 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oooh, I could totally do that. I know about grammar and food and stuff!
Frankenbuddha - Jun 11, 2009 7:02:46 am PDT #23750 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Periodic Table Gets a New, Unnamed Element
You know if there's a public poll that Colbert is going to rally his troops again.
side note: Dear dog, how many times am I going to be fumble fingers on the initial first few posts today?
Hil R. - Jun 11, 2009 7:07:58 am PDT #23751 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
That heaven-o story is from 1997.
tommyrot - Jun 11, 2009 7:12:08 am PDT #23752 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.
Huh. Oopsie.
That's the second time I've run across a story on PZ's blog that turned out to be many years old....
Toddson - Jun 11, 2009 7:12:39 am PDT #23753 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
That's OK - stupidity is eternal.
sumi - Jun 11, 2009 7:12:41 am PDT #23754 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
OMG, look at this adorable wee baby huskies.
Typo Boy - Jun 11, 2009 7:13:08 am PDT #23755 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
There was some kind of wacky religious group that ran this hotel in Philadelphia my parents stayed at once (ON SEPARATE FLOORS), where they said "Peace" instead of "hell! oh" when answering the phone, etc.
Did this strange religious group wear paisley and smell of patchouli?
tommyrot - Jun 11, 2009 7:13:10 am PDT #23756 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.
Umm... not sure what to say about this....
Theodosia - Jun 11, 2009 7:13:17 am PDT #23757 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"
I remember reading somewhere that one of the true annoyances that astronauts found with free fall was that they tended to get sinus headaches, because the lack of gravity affects how blood etc moves around the body tissues -- hence, really noticeable sinus swelling and headache. Which was a great bother to the astronauts, many of whom hadn't had a sick day in their lives.