Who knows the origin of the word Yakuza (for Japanese gangsters)?
And old co-worker of mine grew up in a Yakuza neighborhood in Osaka. This is both hilarious and explains a LOT to anyone who knows her.
Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here -- nothing into nothing, carry the --
Jayne ,'Serenity'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Jan 21, 2010 4:30:23 am PST #3109 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jesse - Jan 21, 2010 4:31:23 am PST #3110 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I hate ice like that the most, Sumi. Careful!!
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2010 4:32:13 am PST #3111 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
sumi, there's also Yaktrax, which seem to be the same thing.
Jessica - Jan 21, 2010 4:40:10 am PST #3112 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
NYCistas - today's Groupon is a good one! And it's good for a year, which means I can save it for when I'm allowed to have booze again. (Poco has an awesome wine list, and tapas without wine just isn't as much fun.)
Sophia Brooks - Jan 21, 2010 4:43:57 am PST #3113 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Everytime I turn on the bulldog puppy cam, the human is holding the puppies up for the mom to clean their butts.
sumi - Jan 21, 2010 5:00:55 am PST #3114 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Why does the human have to do that? I guess bulldogs really ARE helpless.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 21, 2010 5:04:15 am PST #3115 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I was wondering that, too. I thought the moms naturally cleaned them, and that it also helped stimulate their excretory systems. Maybe she is ignoring some of the puppies?
Liese S. - Jan 21, 2010 5:32:20 am PST #3116 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
OMG, y'all are going to have to post more than this if I'm going to get through this snowstorm! 3-5 inches today, 4-8 tonight. And then the heavy snow starts tomorrow. It is a wet sloppy mess out there; my roads are mud. There's no way I'm getting anywhere. Probably canceling lessons and rehearsal tonight. Tomorrow was admin day anyway, so that's okay. Then probably canceling lessons and potentially church on Saturday. The SO had cabin fever already yesterday.
And this morning I'm up because we were losing power and the UPS kept going off. I had to get up to power down the studio. Then I ran around getting batteries and matches together. And I filled a bucket. I dunno what that was about, really. I took a shower in case we lose hot water. Now I need to feed the birds and the dog and me. Sheesh.
msbelle - Jan 21, 2010 5:36:35 am PST #3117 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Liese, grab a cook book or two and choose a new recipe to try out.
Liese S. - Jan 21, 2010 5:38:51 am PST #3118 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Good call. I already made cookies yesterday because of Amy's suggestion on facebook. And I baked bread last night in case we lost power today and I couldn't do it in the machine.
But the SO got a bunch of cooking stuff for his Christmas present. And we've got a ton of ingredients in the freezer and pantry. So that would probably work.
Also, I have a bag of books from the library! Foresightful!