Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.

River ,'Ariel'


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.


lisah - Oct 28, 2010 12:02:19 pm PDT #2542 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

But I'm a food risk taker.

I'm not a risk taker, really, but I am an obsessive checker of Stilltasty.


meara - Oct 28, 2010 12:05:55 pm PDT #2543 of 30001

I have had soda that went bad. But I think it was diet. And way past the expiration.


Scrappy - Oct 28, 2010 12:06:32 pm PDT #2544 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Lisah, how about there: [link]

Like Dorothy's ruby slippers, only silver!


tommyrot - Oct 28, 2010 12:07:54 pm PDT #2545 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.

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Typo Boy - Oct 28, 2010 12:09:27 pm PDT #2546 of 30001
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.

How far past expiration is OK to eat dark chocolate. Have some with "best by" date of January. "Equal Exchange" if brand makes a difference.


Liese S. - Oct 28, 2010 12:12:36 pm PDT #2547 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

It is always ok to eat dark chocolate. If you die from it, then at least you died eating dark chocolate.

Photoshop is eating my brains. It is zombie photoshop. And I wanted to get this newsletter done and printing so I could do other stuff all day but instead I am dinking around in photoshop. Someone tell me now is not the time for my learning curve, and I can put together a perfectly functional version with cute kids in the cover photo, and it will all be fine. My donors are not going to freak out over the brightness and contrast levels of the image of cute kids laughing.


Theodosia - Oct 28, 2010 12:13:40 pm PDT #2548 of 30001
'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"

Old chocolate tends to "bloom", where the oils spread to the surface as whitish stains and the body of the bar feels dryer and more brittle. It's OK to eat, but not nearly as tasty.


-t - Oct 28, 2010 12:18:19 pm PDT #2549 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

How far past expiration is OK to eat dark chocolate.

StillTasty says 1 year if it's opened, 2 years if unopened. So since January = fine.

And I've certainly eaten old chocolate that I've lost on a shelf and found again and had no idea how old it was. It's always been fine.

Time for Good Enough, Liese. Save your brains.


bon bon - Oct 28, 2010 12:20:10 pm PDT #2550 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Those are pretty, bon bon, but I want to wear heels. Until it's time to change into my shiny silver chucks for dancing!

Are you wearing a floor-length dress? You probably already know this but if not, make sure the dress is hemmed for the flat shoe.


tommyrot - Oct 28, 2010 12:20:30 pm PDT #2551 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.

I am listening to a French pop song called "Telephone Douche". It's rather distracting.

(Apparently it translated into "Telephone Shower"?)