edanam

Disney (which bought the Muppets a few years ago) is apparently staging a "rehibilitation" of the Muppets and is getting them into cameo's everywhere.

Bohemian Rhapsody at it's best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uPEMp-B_yU&feature=player_embedded

and Gonzo & the Chickens doing Bohemian Rhapsody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY&feature=player_embedded

If you need a laugh today.

Amusing film, it will do well at the box office. They did a most excellent job recreating a gritty, 1880's London. The sets are marvelous, as are the costumes.

I'm wondering if the plot is a comment on the success of Dan Brown's books, or an homage. I think Robert Downy, Jr. is coming into his own finally as a quirky unusual hero (I see similarities between how he plays Tony Stark and Holmes), and think it's going to be interesting to see how each sequels play out for each.

Hope all of you have had a most marvelous Solkwanzakkahmas!

Item #77 from the Draeger's deli, "bacon wrapped prunes"

http://draegers.com/html/deli_fset.html

The folks who do crap like this give the religion a very bad reputation:

http://gawker.com/5407568/christian-conservatives-praying-for-god-to-kill-obama

snitched from Susan's sff.net because I just had to share:

> Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter
> Olympics, these are some questions people from all over the world are asking.
>
> Believe it or not these questions about
> Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website.
>
>
>
> Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants
> grow?
> ( England)
> A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them
die.
>
> Q: Will
> I be able to see Polar Bears in the street?
> ( USA )
> > A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.
>
> Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the Railroad tracks?
( Sweden)
> A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
>
> Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ?
> ( Sweden)
> A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
>
> Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada ?
> Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver ,
> Edmonton and Halifax ?
> ( England> )
> A: No, but you'd better bring a few extra furs for trading purposes.
>
> Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ?
> ( USA> )
> A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe
> Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo
racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
>
> Q: Which direction is North in Canada ?
> ( USA )
> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll
send the rest of the directions.
>
> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada?
> (> England )
> A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
>
> Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
> A: Aus-t ri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh
forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver
and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
>
> Q: Do you have perfume in Canada
> ? ( Germany )
> A: No, WE don't stink.
>
> Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Where can
I sell it in Canada ?
> (USA> )
> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
>
> Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population
is smaller than the male population? ( Italy
> )A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
>
> Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ?
> ( USA )
> A: Only at Thanksgiving.
>
> Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round?
> (> Germany > )
> A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
>
> Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget
> its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
>
> A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the
> brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by
> spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
>
> Q: > Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
> A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaWoo82zNUA

And at 20,000 pounds (Sterling), I could dream of someday affording......

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/08/04/a_tale_told_by_an_idiot/

very amusing

http://www.blueridgenow.com/article/20090720/NEWS/907209939

need I say more?

:-)

Ran across this set of tests:  https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/selectatest.html

Tried a couple -- agree with some of the results, vehemently disagree with others.  The challenge with dyslexia is that it's hard to read sometimes (especially when I'm tired) and the test measures the speed of your response to determine your subconsious state.

Regardless, the test is interesting.

I never realized until I heard about the bill a month or so ago how many women flew as pilots during WWII but didn't receive the same pay/benefits or credit that men did (this was never covered in my history books).

It's nice to see that the women are finally getting the recognition they deserve:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/01/womens.pilot.medal/index.html

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/45132/title/Salt_stretches_in_nanoworld

Nathan's my brother-in-law :-)

too bad it's only shown in Australia:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxI6DsTW-YQ

This is a riot.

www.todaysbigthing.com/2009/04/07

An avid knitter & spinner, I found this vastly amusing:

http://www.limenviolet.com/blog/?p=6170

:-)

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30147390/

Dave Arneson helped to revolutionize gaming and is the giant on who's shoulders many of us have or do stand.

Franklin has such a balanced (and funny) outlook on life:  http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/2009/03/strangers-on-train.html

How many of us would be as unruffled if we'd had such a rude encounter?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29726865/

What a lousy name change.  I understand wanting to trademark a brand image, but this is horrible.

http://www.simplyknitting.co.uk/page/simplyknitting/20090224

I'm not sure I'm more amused by the innuendos of the outfit or the innuendos of the outfit, if you get my meaning.

I have to admit I sometimes wonder how artists like this would have survived (or not) at various points in history.  Say, for example, in Marie Antoinette's court, this artist would have done really well -- competing with birds nests and battleships in the wigs.  However, in Cromwell's England.... probably not so well.

thoughts?

"The protein in ragweed pollen is also related to the chemicals in cantaloupe, banana, sunflower seeds, zucchini and cucumber. Grass pollen is related to peaches, celery, melons, tomatoes and oranges. "  Apparently in order to avoid the secondary effect of your body reacting to closely related proteins you need to cook that food thoroughly to change the protein structure.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29036809/

As long as I don't become allergic to chocolate, I think I can survive.