Especially certain religions, which seem focused on the 'fact' that their God beats all and and that makes them right and everyone else wrong. No comment on which ones.
I think that people will get used to the idea of "docking" the phone like they do with iPods. Get to work - dock your iPod (or plug it into a USB port). Get home, dock your iPod and sync. The iPhone is just the next step.
This is a moot point in my household; both the seat and lid stay closed. Even when my girlfriend is out of town. That's because if you don't shut the toilet before you flush, a massive cloud of tiny invisible particles of fecal matter and other nastoids comes shooting out of the toilet in all directions, coating you, the bathroom, and anything else in its path (like say, your toothbrush, if you don't leave it in the medicine cabinet or somewhere sheltered).
I'm with you on this one. Once I read this and thought about it, the lid went down every time.
Though I am aware that if someone swabbed the bathroom, sink, bath, shower or even my toothbrush they'd find coliforms, I don't care. Knowing about the shitspray is something I can't un-know. It's like someone sneezing on you.
Also, it stops "seat up or down" arguments because having the lid down is the ultimate seat down position:-)
FWIW, I used to work in microbiology plating out all sorts of human fluids and chunks, so I'm not a germophobe. I just don't want the shitspray.
A canard is a mutant crossbreed between a canary and a bustard.
The phrase "that canard needs to die" came into general usage from a futuristic movie called "Spa Wars", released in 1972. Set in a health resort in the year 2300, it tells the story of a brave band of desperate housewives who are plotting to take over the vineyard. When one of their number is betrayed by a small mutant bird, the heroine (played by Rutger Hauer's sister) uttered the famous line "that canard needs to die".
The phrase's use in modern language has nothing to do with the plot of the movie, and it confuses the crap out of linguistics professors everywhere.
For example, a few months back, my girlfriend wanted me to put Linux on her computer. She was saving up for a Mac, and her anti-virus had expired on Windows.
Wanna know how to keep her and earn brownie points? Buy her the Mac.
With the teacher's permission, I set a H2S generator at the front of the classroom to demonstrate diffusion to a bunch of grade 8 students. Mostly went well... except for one kid that really took it badly and had trouble breathing etc (I suspect more panic than physical effects) and I realised that this probably wasn't a good thing to repeat, since technically H2S is a toxic gas. Sure enough, a few years later a school teacher (not the same school or teacher, just someone else trying the same dumb thing) is on the news, in trouble for 'poisoning' half her students using H2S.
Then there was the kid that scoffed a largish volume of butyric acid (think of "essence of sour milk") and went really green. His fault for not following simple directions. Now THAT was a funny one.
Well they wouldn't be mysteries if you knew them. You'd probably post them on the innanet, and then EVERYONE would know them. The worms would have de-canned, the cat has left the bag.
Bingo! I actually have a name for this: the Deathbed Rule. When faced with a choice in life, choose the path that will lead to good deathbed memories and no regrets.
Why do I get the idea that the tenure review for a professor of marketing basically entails the applicant standing in front of a PowerPoint presentation trying to con the department into granting him a permanent position?
Perhaps he mastered the transitions. Or could embed a movie that actually worked on the day...
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The definition of "young" is anyone up to and including my current age. Yes, it is a moving definition, but at least I don't feel like an old fart.
No need for that. They'll have a SEGWAY TRACTOR!
Hi. I'm Martin. I've been using Safari since 1.0. So has my friend Bob.
:-)
Now you know two of us
Hang on, he has Alzheimer's and may not have it together enough for an interview, and he's the head of the "Give Me More Guns" group?
But how can MS find them? They are so tiny and could hide anywhere.
Camp Hill is to buy a street-sweeper. You heard it here first. I mean, second. Maybe third.
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http://blog.pennlive.com/patriotnews/2007/06/camp
I think that people will get used to the idea of "docking" the phone like they do with iPods. Get to work - dock your iPod (or plug it into a USB port). Get home, dock your iPod and sync. The iPhone is just the next step.
It's a democratic republic because you get to vote for the prick you're going to hate in 4 years.
Well if you want to see what the weather's like, I find windows to be pretty good.
Geddit! Windows. Looking out windows. Using windows. In a MacbookPro discussion. Funny!
OK, I'm leaving now.
Using this as your inspiration, put the lid down. Insist that the lid be down.
I'm with you on this one. Once I read this and thought about it, the lid went down every time.
Though I am aware that if someone swabbed the bathroom, sink, bath, shower or even my toothbrush they'd find coliforms, I don't care. Knowing about the shitspray is something I can't un-know. It's like someone sneezing on you.
Also, it stops "seat up or down" arguments because having the lid down is the ultimate seat down position :-)
FWIW, I used to work in microbiology plating out all sorts of human fluids and chunks, so I'm not a germophobe. I just don't want the shitspray.
He made a "mistake". Sure, he did... I think his little fantasy game got a little out of hand.
Maybe because if you've got a g/f, you're not exuding 'essence of desperate' anymore.
Still they told me that when I got married, I'd magically become a chick magnet. It hasn't happened yet...
Yes. Please present yourself for re-education. Koolaid will be supplied to all participants.
'kinoath I can.
A canard is a mutant crossbreed between a canary and a bustard.
The phrase "that canard needs to die" came into general usage from a futuristic movie called "Spa Wars", released in 1972. Set in a health resort in the year 2300, it tells the story of a brave band of desperate housewives who are plotting to take over the vineyard. When one of their number is betrayed by a small mutant bird, the heroine (played by Rutger Hauer's sister) uttered the famous line "that canard needs to die".
The phrase's use in modern language has nothing to do with the plot of the movie, and it confuses the crap out of linguistics professors everywhere.
Got any pics?
Wanna know how to keep her and earn brownie points? Buy her the Mac.
I tried it. It hurt my bum.
Hang on, this is for chicks to use? Man, was I duped...
With the teacher's permission, I set a H2S generator at the front of the classroom to demonstrate diffusion to a bunch of grade 8 students. Mostly went well ... except for one kid that really took it badly and had trouble breathing etc (I suspect more panic than physical effects) and I realised that this probably wasn't a good thing to repeat, since technically H2S is a toxic gas. Sure enough, a few years later a school teacher (not the same school or teacher, just someone else trying the same dumb thing) is on the news, in trouble for 'poisoning' half her students using H2S.
Then there was the kid that scoffed a largish volume of butyric acid (think of "essence of sour milk") and went really green. His fault for not following simple directions. Now THAT was a funny one.
Well they wouldn't be mysteries if you knew them. You'd probably post them on the innanet, and then EVERYONE would know them. The worms would have de-canned, the cat has left the bag.
Tried that but the babysitter wouldn't put out.
Perhaps he mastered the transitions. Or could embed a movie that actually worked on the day...
I can sell you a report on that very subject!