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  1. Why I drink LOTS of wine (and other spirits) on NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee · · Score: 0

    I am always worried that drinking a small amount of alcohol may have a deleterious effect
    upon me, and through the marvels of homoeopathy, might make me terribly drunk, and cloud my judgment.
    Indeed, just think if there were no alcohol molecules at ALL in the
    "mix"; just a "memory" or a "vibration" of alcohol! (shudder)
    So I try to drink as much alcoholic beverages as I can, so that I will stay reasonably sober and thoughtful.

    And you know... it seems to work!

  2. Re:Eh... no. on NHS Should Stop Funding Homeopathy, Says Parliamentary Committee · · Score: 0

    99% of homeopathy is simply people using random herbs that are ineffective

    99.999% of homeopathy is either water or sugar.

    You mean 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999%
    There- corrected it for ya.

  3. Re:Bad weather? on Shuttle Makes Rare Night Landing · · Score: 0

    Yeah, what's a shuttle worth these days?
    (canonical question)

  4. Re:As a hairy geek who is married on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 1, Funny

    My wife comes from an Italian family where all of the men are extremely hairy, and...

    As they say: "The couple that shaves together, stays together." oooh... Low blow. Sorry! And I wonder why my karma is consistently bad. (sigh)

  5. Re:um... on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 0

    From my experience there is no such thing as "X attracts women more than Y".

    Huh. Presumably you don't know much about genetics and/or lesbians.

  6. Re:I guess this means ... on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 0

    watching stallman playing pitt's part in "burn after reading" would be totally worth the price of admittance.

    Particularly getting punched in the face by the somewhat less-than-hairy John Malkovich
    ...although I admit even the original punch was visually quite rewarding.

  7. Re:This cracks me up on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 0

    Hey, babe.
    I haven't shaved in 3 days. Wanna conjugate?

  8. Re:My research on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 0

    What kind of women are they interviewing?

    Chimpettes. Similar to Jivettes, except they don't chew gum.

  9. Re:Use the Coax as a wirepull for the cat5 on Suggestions For a Coax-To-Ethernet Solution? · · Score: 0

    LOL! Particularly if that RG59 is stapled all over the place.
    Perhaps pull a couple of 2x4s down in the process.

    I assume it's TV's RG59.
    If it were Ethernet's RG58 "thin-net" co-ax, why would he wanna change it in the first place?
    Just buy a few baluns...

  10. What she said- idle musings on Researchers Say Women Secretly Desire Hairy Geeks · · Score: 0

    And "idle" is the (non)operative word here on /. Right, lads?

    "I don't want a brave man, I just want a cave man!"

    As for me- ...Got a devil's haircut in my my mind-
    Alas,
    Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading,
    And everywhere I look, there's a dead end waiting...

    OK- you get the point.
    It's too bad. I'm considerably older than Beck, although I still have most of my (grey) hair...

  11. Disneyland orgy anyone? on Man in Court Over Simpsons Porn · · Score: 0

    Am I the only /.er around here who remembers
    Wally Wood's wonderful Disneyland Memorial?
    From what I can see, it involved quite a few "underage" cartoon characters!
    Why, when it was published in Paul Krassner's Realist, it practically made Walt spin in his grave... er, tank of nitrogen!

    Does this mean I'll be hearing a knock at the door soon for giving this link?

  12. Re:Worse on Ubuntu Moves To Yahoo For Default Firefox Search · · Score: 0

    I've never used Photoshop in any great measure. But I've had several "free" install discs for 90-day versions of it.
    F U ADOBE.
    I grew up (well at least in the last 15 years or so ) with, originally the free Paintshop, and then the $39 Paintshop 7.04 which I now use.
    That is, sometimes - When I cannot do what I want to do in Irfanview.
    Paintshop 7.04 works rather well in Windows 7 compatibility mode.
    The latest GIMP is a dog. Takes forever to load.
    Every so often I get the urge to upgrade my old Paintshop 7.04 to the latest (is it Corel?) version but they want $xxx - Who cares.

    Most of the time I just use Irfan's Irfanview.
    If you are a graphic artist, fine. Get Adobe's Photo$hop. Otherwise Irfaview or the old Paintshow are more than you'll ever need. And FAR superior to the latest GIMP.
    My two cents.

  13. Re:It's what's for dinner. on Darwinian Evolution Considered As a Phase · · Score: 0

    Sounds good.

    Can you bring a bottle of Pinot?
    I promise. We'll just watch PBS. Or whatever you want, big boy. I'm easy.




    And I do make a magnificent Fettucini Vongole!

  14. Well it's back to... on NASA Prepping Plans For Flexible Path To Mars · · Score: 0

    Back to the drawing board for poor old Mrs Gupta!

    And of course, her faithful water-buffalo "Steve".

  15. Re:One can dream... on Own Your Own Fighter Jet · · Score: 0

    Well, forget them wimpy simulators!
    here's a jet that might be a bit more maneuverable...

  16. Re:Morons BOTH! on Ballmer Hits 10th Anniversary As Microsoft CEO · · Score: 0

    Stop that!
    They are BOTH morons!

    Remember! This is /. !! Please respect the terms of engagement.

    Oh wait... can they be morons AND Antichrists at the same time?
    Please explain.

  17. Re:But it was the last domain available! on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 0

    Addendum-

    Tokelau is a small island nation in the South Pacific
    When they first started selling domain names at a ridiculously low price, I bought a few for 10 or 12 years.
    ROFL! ...As things stand, with global warming, the island and its TLD will probably disappear before my DNs do!

  18. Re:But it was the last domain available! on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 0

    Ya want Uber-cool?
    I happen to have my own TLD....

    The name is King.
    Tony Q King. Besides having xxx@aqk.ca (The Q is my middle initial) I also have a buncha addresses at tonyking.tk curmudgeon.tk etc etc....

  19. Re:Hotmail is Microsoft on Does a Lame E-Mail Address Really Matter? · · Score: 0

    Hotmail addresses were fine. .'

    Really? Were you (or perhaps ARE YOU)) some teenybopper?

    Wait! I forgot! This is /. Anything to badmouth MS (oops! I mean M$)

  20. Oops! I misread this title. on Scientists Turn Wood Into Bone · · Score: 0

    I thought this article was about turning a woodie into a boner.
    ..Which I always thought was pretty much the same thing, hence my inquisitiveness.

  21. Re:The Independent is a little dishonest here on Antarctic's First Plane, Found In Ice · · Score: 1, Funny

    A few paragraphs down in TFA:

    Mawson had hoped to stage the first flight over the Antarctic ice cap, but the plane crashed on the Australian mainland before he set sail. No one was hurt, but with the wings damaged and no time to repair them, the explorer adapted the craft to haul his sledges, adding skis to the undercarriage and a special tail-rudder.

    It was an airplane before being loaded on the boat, then it was just a cool looking tug.

    Umm... before you go any deeper...

    CANADA INVENTED THE SNOWMOBILE.
    Take THAT, Mr. Big-Dick!

  22. Re:Pedantic, but... on Sir Patrick Stewart · · Score: 0

    Keep up with the puns and I'll start using Corporal punishment.

    Keep up with the threats, sweetheart- you're managing to arouse my Private Parts!

  23. Re:Then Obama should knight William Shatner on Sir Patrick Stewart · · Score: 0

    You're forgetting that the government of Canada (including the Governer-General) does NOT permit this "knighthood" nonsense.
    Ask Conrad Black -if you can find him.

  24. Re:X-men on Sir Patrick Stewart · · Score: 0

    ...even though I've not got much time for that particular play

    That's OK, Vladimir or Estrogen can lend you some of theirs...

  25. Re:Obligatory on Sir Patrick Stewart · · Score: 0

    Who? Shatner?
    Having been born in Canada, he is indeed a British SUBJECT, providing he has still kept his Canadian citizenship.