So that whole "most venomous animals in the world" thing doesn't apply?
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
§ ita § - Mar 03, 2012 12:55:20 pm PST #25095 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
tommyrot - Mar 03, 2012 1:00:47 pm PST #25096 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.
So this guy was struck by lightning. It left a weird pattern on his skin. It's actually kind of pretty: [link]
Tom Scola - Mar 03, 2012 1:04:47 pm PST #25097 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
At this point I mention that my home city has low humidity, no snow or even frost in winter, no tornadoes, no earthquakes and no hurricanes.
Duststorms?
Polter-Cow - Mar 03, 2012 1:10:02 pm PST #25098 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Mustnotclickonitaslinks. Mustnotclickonitaslinks. Mustnotclickonitaslinks.
That was le nubian, not ita !. But, it's true, you probably shouldn't click it.
So this guy was struck by lightning. It left a weird pattern on his skin. It's actually kind of pretty: [link]
Whoa! That one you should click.
le nubian - Mar 03, 2012 1:13:00 pm PST #25099 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
that scar is the coolest. poor thing tho. I bet it was no fun getting that scar.
I'm back at the homestead and we have power now. My TiVo was not fried (nor were the other electronics). I was kind of hoping the TV would bite it because it is on a slow descent to bzzting out.
Jesse - Mar 03, 2012 1:20:50 pm PST #25100 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good news/bad news, le nubian?
So this guy was struck by lightning. It left a weird pattern on his skin. It's actually kind of pretty:
Yeah, that's gorgeous.
Ginger - Mar 03, 2012 1:21:26 pm PST #25101 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Someone remind me doggie reward/punishment memories aren't that long and he's not going to associate being kenneled with being scolded.
Dogs have strange little brains. He may associate being kenneled with corn muffins.
We have tornadoes, earthquakes, flash floods, and the occasional brushfire here.
You're on the New Madrid fault. I vote tornado.
Yay, power!
le nubian - Mar 03, 2012 1:25:57 pm PST #25102 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
So...
check this out: [link]
5 minute video with a politician and his 5 year old son. Around 1:45, the politician starts mouthing the words in unison with his son. He does it a couple more time in the interview.
It is creepy as fuck.
Dana - Mar 03, 2012 1:39:03 pm PST #25103 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Limbaugh's apologized.
Cause you know, he was just trying to be funny! It is SO HILARIOUS when you call someone a slut.
billytea - Mar 03, 2012 2:04:54 pm PST #25104 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Duststorms?
Not here. Once again: suck it, Sydney!
Actually, Sydney isn't particularly prone to them either. there was the one you linked to a little while back, that was unusual enough to get its own Wikipedia article. I don't recall another one that bad, and according to the Bureau of Meteorology, that was the worst one in 70 years.
So that whole "most venomous animals in the world" thing doesn't apply?
Oh, we have them, but they're not so common in Melbourne compared to, say, Queensland. Outside of zoos, I've seen a grand total of one genuinely dangerous animal within Melbourne my whole time living here, namely a redback in our en suite. (I have encountered a tiger snake when bushwalking near Melbourne, and they're more common near the Yarra River.)
In any given year, on average, between one and two people die of snakebite in the whole of Australia, about the same rate as in the US. About 40% of that happens in Qld, and nearly 90% in rural areas. We haven't had a spider bite death in thirty years.