She's not just a blob of energy, she's also a 14-year-old hormone bomb.

Spike ,'The Killer In Me'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


quester - Apr 12, 2012 2:15:27 pm PDT #698 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I totally thought this would end with:

java, you made me laugh like a loon!

I will check them at 10 minutes, thank you Hil and Steph!


Allyson - Apr 12, 2012 2:16:00 pm PDT #699 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

THEY HAVE MORE HITS THAN SADAHURU OH.

I'm calm now I think.


quester - Apr 12, 2012 2:20:08 pm PDT #700 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I just realized that my rationale for the mini-cupcake brownies was that I was going to make gluten-free brownies and they are crumbly.

But, then I decided to make regular, since I'm the only person who needs them to be gluten-free. Why waste gluten-free on people who don't need it?

So, now I'm thinking I will just make a big pan and call it good, since real brownies hang together pretty well on their own.

So, I'm bagging the mini idea and going for the quick easy on. But thanks for the advice.

Beastie Boys Rock!


sj - Apr 12, 2012 2:23:16 pm PDT #701 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Really? Desensitization is a pretty straightforward concept. What is there to debunk?

They gave people local honey, manufactured honey, and honey flavored syrup and there wasn't any notable difference in allergy symptoms amongst the three. link


Jesse - Apr 12, 2012 2:38:52 pm PDT #702 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My big meeting is over! And went well. My boss half-jokingly said it should count for 5 meetings, and I'm sort of hoping to remind her about that at review time, since number of meetings is in fact one of my metrics, and I'm not going to hit it.


billytea - Apr 12, 2012 2:46:43 pm PDT #703 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.

They gave people local honey, manufactured honey, and honey flavored syrup and there wasn't any notable difference in allergy symptoms amongst the three.

An important point from the article: different species of plant use different vectors for pollination. It's the plants that favour wind-borne pollination that cause allergies, as it's their pollen that winds up in the air (of course). By definition, these are not the plants that bees are visiting, and so the allergy-causing pollen won't wind up in anyone's honey. 

Side note: if you find a red flower in the wild, it's probably pollinated by birds. Most insects, including bees, can't distinguish red. (That may also be a reason that some trees have red or purple leaves in Spring - it helps protect the young, tender leaves from insect predation. They can go green and start photosynthesising once they've matured and are less delectable.)


Sheryl - Apr 12, 2012 2:52:16 pm PDT #704 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

We have been Cleaning All The Things in preparation for my parents' arrival tomorrow.(It's the usual Northern migration)


Steph L. - Apr 12, 2012 2:52:17 pm PDT #705 of 30001
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

I was going to make gluten-free brownies and they are crumbly.

Do you make them from scratch (not a mix), or a mix? The Betty Crocker GF brownies hang together really damn well. I made them last weekend with M&Ms on top, and they were devoured quickly by mostly non-GF people. Pretty tasty.


Sue - Apr 12, 2012 2:56:18 pm PDT #706 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Side note: if you find a red flower in the wild, it's probably pollinated by birds. Most insects, including bees, can't distinguish red. (That may also be a reason that some trees have red or purple leaves in Spring - it helps protect the young, tender leaves from insect predation. They can go green and start photosynthesising once they've matured and are less delectable.)

Oh! Oh! Oh! I knew that! Except for the fact I had totally forgotten it until you brought it up...


Jessica - Apr 12, 2012 3:00:36 pm PDT #707 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

An important point from the article: different species of plant use different vectors for pollination. It's the plants that favour wind-borne pollination that cause allergies, as it's their pollen that winds up in the air (of course). By definition, these are not the plants that bees are visiting, and so the allergy-causing pollen won't wind up in anyone's honey.

See also, why those Benadryl ads with the blooming flowers make me cranky.

(But keep buying the local honey anyway. It won't cure your allergies, but it does support local small farmers! And it's delicious!)