I had missed that fact that Haddon Sundblom, the illustrator who gave us the Coca-Cola Santas, had also painted this [link] eta: Possibly NSFW.
Niska: Mr. Reynolds? You died, Mr. Reynolds. Mal: Seemed like the thing to do.
'War Stories'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Jan 18, 2011 12:17:13 pm PST #17467 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
SuziQ - Jan 18, 2011 12:22:38 pm PST #17468 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Yo - a little NSFW warning, please.
tommyrot - Jan 18, 2011 12:44:03 pm PST #17469 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Chaser, a border collie who lives in Spartanburg, S.C., has the largest vocabulary of any known dog. She knows 1,022 nouns, a record that displays unexpected depths of the canine mind and may help explain how children acquire language.
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He bought Chaser as a puppy in 2004 from a local breeder and started to train her for four to five hours a day. He would show her an object, say its name up to 40 times, then hide it and ask her to find it, while repeating the name all the time. She was taught one or two new names a day, with monthly revisions and reinforcement for any names she had forgotten.
Border collies are working dogs. They have a reputation for smartness, and they are highly motivated. They are bred to herd sheep indefatigably all day long. Absent that task, they must be given something else to do or they go stir crazy.
Chaser proved to be a diligent student. Unlike human children, she seems to love her drills and tests and is always asking for more. “She still demands four to five hours a day,” Dr. Pilley said. “I’m 82, and I have to go to bed to get away from her.”
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It was hard to remember all the names Chaser had to learn, so he wrote the name on each toy with indelible marker.
Aha! Maybe the dog didn't learn all those words and instead just read the name printed on each item.
She can also learn by exclusion, as children do. If she is asked to fetch a new toy with a word she does not know, she will pick it out from ones that are familiar.
Wow.
Amy - Jan 18, 2011 12:46:33 pm PST #17470 of 30001
Because books.
“She still demands four to five hours a day,” Dr. Pilley said. “I’m 82, and I have to go to bed to get away from her.”
Aw!
amyth - Jan 18, 2011 12:51:20 pm PST #17471 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Glad for the best possible outcome, amych. Enjoy your Prosecco, and whenever you want to tap into that local network, we're around.
hippocampus - Jan 18, 2011 1:03:07 pm PST #17472 of 30001
not your mom's socks.
What amyth said, amych. If you want to come to Philly for networking at ITSE (pretty sure it's here this year), you have a room at hotel del Sox.
Burrell - Jan 18, 2011 1:04:17 pm PST #17473 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Glad for good outcomes and ready Prosecco, amych.
javachik - Jan 18, 2011 1:12:58 pm PST #17474 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Oh, Amych, I hope you find something really awesome next.
What amyth said, amych. If you want to come to Philly for networking at ITSE (pretty sure it's here this year), you have a room at hotel del Sox.
That is a swell hotel, lemme say. And I've only partaken of the restaurant portion.
brenda m - Jan 18, 2011 1:18:48 pm PST #17475 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Is beer or wine more likely to keep me from losing my shit at my work nemesis?
Gudanov - Jan 18, 2011 1:19:57 pm PST #17476 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
My free short story has showed up on Barnes & Noble's website. However they've added a bio for someone with my name who isn't me. Customer service has been contacted and I hope they actually do something about it.