Pantyhose, nylons, stockings ... they go by many different names. My college roommate and I used to argue over our preferences (she was pro-pantyhose and I was a "nylons" girl; we both thought "stockings" were what old ladies called them ( Read more... )

Our tuner and VCR have been misbehaving lately: every now and then, the cable just quits for a few seconds.

This evening, I was watching TV and one of the "I'm a Mac/I'm a PC" commercials came on. Just as PC opened his mouth to talk about Vista, the cable cut out.

From cochese:
Comment and I will give you a letter. Find ten of your favorite things that begin with that letter and post them in your journal.

Scotland
Serenity
Squeezebox
Steamed Shanghai-style bun
St. John's, Newfoundland
Saturdays
Sandman
Softpants
Snow
Sol!

When Percy ate the ribbon and had to have an enema, the vet also noticed that his teeth were in bad shape. Or, more specifically, that his gums were in bad shape but he did not have much plaque ( Read more... )

( ... but maybe I'm a soft case. )

I only just stumbled on this picture, but it's the creepiest thing I've seen in a long time.

Farmer Grows Pumpkins with Human Faces

I've spent the last 15 minutes or so playing with freerice.com, a hungersite-like page that gets sponsors to donate 10 grains of rice for every vocab word you correctly define. The quiz has 50 levels; you go up one level in difficulty for every 3 you get right in a row. The FAQ says "There are 50 levels in all, but it is rare for people to get ( Read more... )

1. Go to Google ( Read more... )

This looked like something some of you might enjoy ( Read more... )

... can anyone find a phrenologist currently operating in the state of Michigan? The closest I've come so far was a novelty thing from some historical fair in Chelsea. Isn't phrenology quackery that even the quacks have abandoned ( Read more... )