We apparently suck at pessimism, as last year we were only able to predict the death of one celebrity. I declare myself winner, with 10 points, after predicting Arthur C. Clarke's death, and am now showering myself with glorious prizes ( Read more... )

My adviser seems to have blown off our meeting, and I'm bored. So lets play ( Read more... )

Wow, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest was intense. The skinny Japanese guy that always wins was neck and neck with the American record holder. They both went past the world record of 58 dogs and ended 63-66, with the American winning. Finally the title for Gluttony has returned to where it belongs (though poor Japanese, first they loose WWII, now ( Read more... )

Those strange old Celts of Ireland,
They Surely must be mad,
For they make all of their wars merry,
But all of their songs are so sad.

"Ludwig Boltzmann, who spent much of his life studying Statistical Mechanics, died in 1906, by his own hand. Paul Ehrenfest, carrying on the work, died similarily in 1933. Now its our turn to study Statistical Mechanics"

-States of Matter, David Goodstein

I'm embarrassed by how long I just spent laughing at this:

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Any Prarie Home Companion fans? Just saw the movie, was excellent. If your going to the theater you should skip whatever super-hero crap you're planning on watching and see PHC.

Now that I saw the face full on, and not in profile, I could finally see its full horror. Ghastly yellow, with no nose at all. There were no ears. The eyes were so dark as to seem to be all pupil.And, oh God, that horrible smiley grin!
--Pac-Man's Model by H.P. ThirtyFivecraft

Here's the rules ( Read more... )

Dick Cheney is now less popular then adultary.