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Post by Boz on Jul 30, 2010 7:18:48 GMT -5
Times of India, huh Boz? What search terms do you have set up in your Google alerts? Never mind, I don't think I want to know. I don't question how the series of tubes works, I just enjoy its bounty.
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Post by The Stig on Aug 9, 2010 11:33:46 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Aug 20, 2010 8:05:03 GMT -5
Tensions seem to be running a little hot this week. I blame the complete lack of traffic in DC, which is so foreign to most of us, it makes Barack Obama seem like a Daughter of the American Revolution. ;D Anyway, I highly recommend all board members take a little time and play a few games of Robot Unicorn Attack. games.adultswim.com/robot-unicorn-attack-twitchy-online-game.htmlTrust me, you'll feel much better. It is very soothing. But if you find yourself playing for the next two hours or days, do not blame me. Blame your highly addictive personality.
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Post by The Stig on Aug 20, 2010 10:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Aug 25, 2010 8:47:37 GMT -5
And I thought traffic was bad in D.C.: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38812252/ns/world_news-asiapacific/Reminds me of the never-ending party in Douglas Adams' "Life, The Universe and Everything" The longest and most destructive party ever held is now into its fourth generation and still no one shows any signs of leaving. Somebody did once look at his watch, but that was eleven years ago now, and there has been no follow up.
The mess is extraordinary, and has to be seen to be believed, but if you don’t have any particular need to believe it, then don’t go and look because you won’t enjoy it.
There have recently been some bangs and flashes up in the clouds, and there is one theory that this is a battle being fought between the fleets of several rival carpet-cleaning companies who are hovering over the thing like vultures, but you shouldn’t believe anything you hear at parties, and particularly not anything you hear at this one.
One of the problems, and it’s one that is obviously going to get worse, is that all the people at the party are either the children or the grand children or the great-grandchildren of the people who wouldn’t leave in the first place, and because of all the business about selective breeding and recessive genes and so on, it means that all the people now at the party are either absolutely fanatical partygoers, or gibbering idiots or, more and more frequently, both.
Either way, it means that, genetically speaking, each succeeding generation is now less likely to leave than the preceding one.
So, other factors come into operation, like when the drinks are going to run out.
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Post by hoopsmccan on Aug 25, 2010 9:01:01 GMT -5
And I thought traffic was bad in D.C.: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38812252/ns/world_news-asiapacific/Reminds me of the never-ending party in Douglas Adams' "Life, The Universe and Everything" The longest and most destructive party ever held is now into its fourth generation and still no one shows any signs of leaving. Somebody did once look at his watch, but that was eleven years ago now, and there has been no follow up.
The mess is extraordinary, and has to be seen to be believed, but if you don’t have any particular need to believe it, then don’t go and look because you won’t enjoy it.
There have recently been some bangs and flashes up in the clouds, and there is one theory that this is a battle being fought between the fleets of several rival carpet-cleaning companies who are hovering over the thing like vultures, but you shouldn’t believe anything you hear at parties, and particularly not anything you hear at this one.
One of the problems, and it’s one that is obviously going to get worse, is that all the people at the party are either the children or the grand children or the great-grandchildren of the people who wouldn’t leave in the first place, and because of all the business about selective breeding and recessive genes and so on, it means that all the people now at the party are either absolutely fanatical partygoers, or gibbering idiots or, more and more frequently, both.
Either way, it means that, genetically speaking, each succeeding generation is now less likely to leave than the preceding one.
So, other factors come into operation, like when the drinks are going to run out.With the quote, shouldn't this be cross posted on the Geek thread? hm
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Post by Boz on Sept 3, 2010 12:08:02 GMT -5
This is pretty funny, if you're a music lover.
(If you live in Clarendon/Ballston, and are familiar with the musical tastes of thmany denizens of said neighborhood, it's funny on a whole 'nother level.)
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Post by hoyawatcher on Sept 10, 2010 9:10:15 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Oct 14, 2010 14:45:46 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Oct 15, 2010 9:42:44 GMT -5
More Friday Fun treats from Jonah Goldberg*: www.nationalreview.com/corner/249911/friday-stuff-jonah-goldbergSome cool, some weird, all fun. The link to the video of the peregrine falcon and goshawk with cameras on them is utterly amazing. But the gallery of carnivorous plants and the scientists commenting on science fiction were cool too. (*I realize some here might object to Goldberg's political views, but one of the things I like about him outside of his politics -- which I share, as you can imagine -- is that he is an uber-geek, like many of us. That's probably why I dislike Rachel Maddow a whole lot less than Keith Olbermann. She is an uber-geek too. Anyway, I promise there are no politics in this link.)
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Post by SFHoya99 on Oct 22, 2010 18:48:23 GMT -5
Okay, since Boz was asking for something here... Here's a link to a short a friend* made that's pretty funny: . There's some profanity, so kinda NSFW. *And by friend, I mean myself and a bunch of other people who did it in our spare time. Enjoy.
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Post by Boz on Oct 25, 2010 12:55:39 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Oct 27, 2010 9:57:55 GMT -5
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 29, 2010 14:00:41 GMT -5
Coming to D.C. for the Stewart/Colbert rally? Make sure to hit these hot spots!
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Post by Boz on Nov 12, 2010 15:15:36 GMT -5
Since I seem to have started a somewhat contentious conversation in another thread, I feel it is my duty to also put out some non-contentious fun stuff. So, once again courtesy of Jonah Goldberg, here are some fun distractions for this afternoon: www.nationalreview.com/corner/253187/if-its-friday-it-must-be-monday-stuff-debby-jonah-goldbergI like the micro-photos. Those are cool. And if anyone was wondering, I would most likely taste like broiled beef if I was ever eaten by a cannibal. (Also, a word of warning: do NOT, under any circumstances, click on the video in the link about "Eight Disgusting Animals That Can Live Inside You" if you have eaten recently, are planning to eat in the near future, or just plain throw up easily. )
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Post by Boz on Nov 22, 2010 10:59:41 GMT -5
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Post by TBird41 on Nov 22, 2010 15:14:32 GMT -5
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Post by Boz on Nov 22, 2010 16:03:47 GMT -5
Megyn is clearly overreacting. That e-mail I sent her was hardly what I would call "over the top."
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Post by theexorcist on Dec 3, 2010 9:29:30 GMT -5
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Post by The Stig on Dec 3, 2010 10:10:35 GMT -5
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