Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.

Willow ,'Him'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Jessica - Oct 17, 2013 9:20:16 am PDT #9335 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Or maybe it would be just the thing for the grownups at a 4-year-olds' party--I'm no judge.

Knowing this family as well as I do, I will be shocked and appalled if there are no grown-up drinks to be had. (Tequila would be a surprise only because they usually serve gin.)


Jesse - Oct 17, 2013 9:21:57 am PDT #9336 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I love the little baked potato skin things and the mushroom turnovers. Each of which are easy enough to make yourself, but in no way worth it, with the existence of TJ's.

My neuro's apparently not going to prescribe any pain relief for my shoulder until at least the 31st, at which point I shouldn't need any.

Oh good LORD.


Calli - Oct 17, 2013 9:24:04 am PDT #9337 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My neuro's apparently not going to prescribe any pain relief for my shoulder until at least the 31st, at which point I shouldn't need any.

Your neuro is ridiculous. Someone who specializes in nerves should understand the need to reduce their aggravation. I'm sorry.


Calli - Oct 17, 2013 9:29:49 am PDT #9338 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

In other news, I'm currently editing a document where the author takes the humble semicolon on many brave new adventures. I'm almost sad to correct it, as so few people even try to use the semicolon any more, much less in place of m-dashes, full colons, and occasionally commas. Still, it will be best honored in the breach than in the observance. At least, I'm not gonna let anyone observe them there.


erikaj - Oct 17, 2013 9:39:26 am PDT #9339 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

taquitos, jess?


Juliebird - Oct 17, 2013 9:41:50 am PDT #9340 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider

I have only to vacuum, take out the trash, pack, and shower, and I shall be ready to receive my parents before they use my bathroom and we get in their car a d drive to PA. I only shoved two dirty pots in the oven.


juliana - Oct 17, 2013 9:49:01 am PDT #9341 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

The TJ's Spanikopita and (Mushroom Greek Pastry)kopita are deeeeeeeelish.


erikaj - Oct 17, 2013 9:49:25 am PDT #9342 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!

wrod.


juliana - Oct 17, 2013 9:49:50 am PDT #9343 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

And !ita!, I am so sorry your neuro is being so difficult. Ugh.


Rick - Oct 17, 2013 9:50:23 am PDT #9344 of 30000

However, if I'm reading this right, they're saying that the average time for almost every species is 21 seconds.

That is what they are saying.

It is probably worth noting that this is not a peer-reviewed paper, it is two pages long, and it has no methods or data analyses. I think it is probably a prank.

It's been a while since I studied rats as subjects, but I don't recall them peeing for 21 seconds. And if even smaller small mammals are pausing for 21 seconds to void .5ml of urine, there should be some pressures of natural selection to improve on that.