An interesting article on Slate about oxygen: [link] The one that surprised me: without an oxidized layer, metals would spontaneously weld to one another.
Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.
Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
billytea - Apr 01, 2013 11:43:53 am PDT #16801 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.
billytea - Apr 01, 2013 11:46:58 am PDT #16802 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.
Counterpoint: RAGE-inspiring article. [link] The world's most expensive cities. There were a few Australian cities, unsurprisingly (though not Melbourne). The ragey part, however, is Canberra's entry, which they illustrated with the frakking Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Juliebird - Apr 01, 2013 12:11:33 pm PDT #16803 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
It's too late now, but I'm nervous that my boss played a joke on me, causing me to play hookie from work.
I forgot to double check our office holiday calendar on Friday, and everyone I said goodbye to I simply said "See you next Week, have a happy Easter", so I didn't have the opportunity to hear "See you *Tuesday*, dingbat, not Monday.".
Boss texted me yesterday to say happy Easter, and don't forget to not go into work on Monday. After being disappointed that The High Line Cat Festival didn't actually happen, now I'm worried (sort of) that everyone was at work laughing at me today.
Sheryl - Apr 01, 2013 12:19:54 pm PDT #16804 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
No April Fools jokes played on me, which is perfectly fine with me.
Jesse - Apr 01, 2013 12:23:47 pm PDT #16805 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
now I'm worried (sort of) that everyone was at work laughing at me today.
Even if so, who's the sucker if you were off and they were at work?
Juliebird - Apr 01, 2013 12:26:18 pm PDT #16806 of 30001
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Just so long as I don't have to pay for the joke with a vacation day!
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2013 12:31:47 pm PDT #16807 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The blogger is probably 12 years old and I should cut slack.
It's the internet. I'm keeping all my slack to myself. Goshdarnit. Christ, my sister got me to tweet at Frankie Doyle yesterday about S&M. I hope she got what she wanted out of it, because I sure have no idea what the point really was other than me feeling exceptionally pedantic.
§ ita § - Apr 01, 2013 12:33:38 pm PDT #16808 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Oh, I just noticed this "new" google product: [link]
Steph L. - Apr 01, 2013 12:35:50 pm PDT #16809 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The promo for Gmail Blue had me crying with laughter, partly from the earnestness of the Google employees (I really hope they aren't actors) and partly from the reaction shot of the Blue Man Group. Very well done. [link]
Jessica - Apr 01, 2013 12:39:48 pm PDT #16810 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You know, most plants are not that tasty without some sort of seasoning either. We should just stop eating everything except salt and herbs.