I still think of the bronze when I see "BBS". And "dead."
"Memories ... light the corners of my mind ..."
Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'
'Potential'
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.
Amy - Feb 26, 2009 5:20:15 am PST #8344 of 30000
Because books.
Ginger - Feb 26, 2009 5:45:45 am PST #8345 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Fearing that Nadya Suleman "will become the subject of endless ridicule and scorn,"
I think that ship has already sailed.
Trudy Booth - Feb 26, 2009 5:47:44 am PST #8346 of 30000
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
Overheard on the bus today - a high-school girl:
I'm not a slut; I just do what I do.
I kind of love this kid.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 26, 2009 5:51:39 am PST #8347 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I don't know where they get that there was nothing to do online in 1996. In 1995, I had to cut a roommate off from using my computer because he racked up such a high phone bill via AOL that he couldn't make rent.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2009 5:54:48 am PST #8348 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.
The robot trains are coming!
Robots Now Driving Some New York City Trains
In a $300 million emotional purchase for the subway, the MTA's CBTC (communication-based train control) system will drive the L train starting today.
This means that you'll have a robot conductor in charge of the movement instead of a disgruntled human. When it screws up they can blame technology and not the human beings in control our idiotic train system.
Toddson - Feb 26, 2009 6:00:17 am PST #8349 of 30000
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Octomom - if she does make a bunch of money (from porn, book, non-porn movie) the state of California should bill her for at least some of what the new babies have cost the state in medical care.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2009 6:05:38 am PST #8350 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.
This is why God created hamsters... and Roombas:
Technically it’s an iRobot, but it’s pretty much the same thing. It kinda reminds me of Dr. Robotnik’s creations, only alot less evil.
There's a hamster in a hamster ball, and the Roomba (or, rather, iRobot) goes in whatever direction the hamster goes. It's just weird to watch the video....
There needs to be a TV show where hamster-controlled Roombas fight cats riding Roombas.
tommyrot - Feb 26, 2009 6:07:01 am PST #8351 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.
These Japanese snacks are actually called “Sea Otter Boogers” and apparently are quite tasty treats made of candied black beans. They’re yours for only about $6, of course, you have to speak Japanese to order them.
Calli - Feb 26, 2009 6:10:09 am PST #8352 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I spent loads of time on BBSs in the mid-90s. I don't remember what I was doing, but I remember it seeming fun at the time.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2009 6:20:27 am PST #8353 of 30000
brillig
I've got saved emails from back in the 90s, so I was online. I think I was mostly on email lists and a couple of text based sites. I did it at work, evil me, because we couldn't tie up the phone line at home.
My grandfathers were farmers. One of them got run over and killed in front of his house by one of the first cars in Greene County.