There was an eagle big enough to prey on humans?
Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.
Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Zenkitty - Jul 01, 2009 8:08:14 pm PDT #26973 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
megan walker - Jul 01, 2009 8:08:18 pm PDT #26974 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
F*cking f*ck. California is starting to give IOUs to welfare recipients. Seriously? Yeah, 'cause they can really hold out and wait for the cash. This is ridiculous.
billytea - Jul 01, 2009 8:19:50 pm PDT #26975 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
There was an eagle big enough to prey on humans?
Yup. Died out about 1400 AD. It's speculation whether it did prey on humans, and it may have been wary of a full-grown man, but its staple prey were moas, which weighed up to 230 kg. It was big enough to take out a human.
Lee - Jul 01, 2009 8:31:40 pm PDT #26976 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
My living room smells of kitty farts.
javachik - Jul 01, 2009 9:17:58 pm PDT #26977 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
megan, for real? I've seen the headlines but stayed away from reading beyond, out of a feeling of despair.
-t - Jul 01, 2009 9:19:52 pm PDT #26978 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
A million years ago, when I worked in a bank and Gray Davis was the State Comptroller, when they issued IOUs rather than checks, Wells Fargo honored them in the expectation that the state would one day make good on them. So it may not be as bad as it sounds. But it's still bad.
DavidS - Jul 01, 2009 9:55:19 pm PDT #26979 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I guess it's a good week to be donating to a California soup kitchen.
I am corrected on the man-hunting critters. Even amongst mammals I think leopards probably count. Whether a cheetah would go after Nutty is a subject for debate, however.
I like thinking about the Haast eagle swooping down on Antonin Scalia and dragging him (kicking) off into the sky.
I'm surprised about black bears since they seem to be the big pussies of the ursine world, constantly getting treed by kittens and fierce looking voles and whatnot.
sarameg - Jul 02, 2009 2:11:14 am PDT #26980 of 30000
Speaking of predators, Loki and Devi are sitting on either side of the kitchen sink, avidly watching the starlings on the wire. Devi's come a long way since she hated the kitten.
Time to go shower.
Tom Scola - Jul 02, 2009 3:25:47 am PDT #26981 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
In honor of the July 21st release of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II DVD, series co-creators Seth Green and Matt Senreich will be traveling the country by bus for nine days, hosting skate parties at roller rinks in San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Denver, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Richmond, Philadelphia and New York.
ABC will be working to maintain public awareness of its surprise hit mystery series Castle by serializing the first half of a mystery novel credited to the show's main character. Once a week for ten weeks (starting August 10th), abc.com will host a new chapter of Heat Wave, a novel by "Richard Castle." On September 29th, Hyperion will publish the complete book.
Toddson - Jul 02, 2009 3:27:44 am PDT #26982 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
This made me laugh.