A high school teacher of mine, Dr. Lawton (or Doc Walnut as walnut is lawton spelled sideways), collected different versions of the infamous ‘T’was the night before Christmas’ poem. Every year, on the last day before winter break, he would cancell all of his classes and do readings of various versions of the poem – all day long.
Well, Dr. Lawton, this site is for you.
Not sure how I feel about this…
On the one hand I have been sitting just one row behind someone who not only answered their phone but carried on an entire conversation during a movie. I mean its one thing to forget and to quickly silence your phne – but to answer it and carry on a conversation in your seat?
On the other, the ability to call an ambulance, fire, police, etc…. especially in these days of terrorism and school shootings?
Tough issue – not sure where I stand.
This article is specifically for Havorc…
Excerpt:
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: An Empirical Study
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Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government’s invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason.
From news.com.au:
Wombats’ sex symbol push
By Heather Gallagher
December 12, 2005A COMPLICATED dance, a bite on the rump and ferocious backward kicks are all part of the wombat’s lovemaking repertoire, a new study has revealed.
Until recently, there were no recorded observations of mating between wombats.
But the director of Nocturnal Wildlife Research Ltd, biologist Clive Marks, found wombats were more likely than the average Aussie male to emulate moves from the Kama Sutra.
Mr Marks, whose findings are to be published this week, says the first successful captive breeding of wombats was recorded in Hannover, Germany, in 1982.
“With absolute precision, details of the wombat’s sex life were recorded and, surprisingly, it seemed anything but modest,” he says.
“It appeared to be a physically demanding process, complete with chasing, biting, grunting and loads of heavy breathing.”
Then in 1990, Mr Marks filmed the first common wombat courtship and mating in captivity in Australia, at Tonimbuk Farm in south-eastern Victoria.
“The female, after a prolonged period of copulation in the same position, broke away and began to trot in a pattern of circles and figures of eight,” he says.
“The male chased her, following closely behind, and then bit her on the rump. She immediately stopped just long enough to permit him to roll her on her side and begin copulating again.
“If the male was slow to mount, she would kick back aggressively and not let him roll her on her side again until she had run round in more circles and figures of eight. This happened seven times.”
Space seems to be the key. Mr Marks says without the “hard to get” figure eight dance, the female will not allow the male to mount.
But zoo keepers are catching on. Mr Marks says biologist Catriona MacCallum at the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo has had spectacular wombat breeding success.
“Joining and modifying the pen systems to permit a chase, she not only found that wombat breeding was possible in captivity, but she found herself with the first recorded case of wombat twins.”
Mr Marks says he hopes his study will solve the sloth-like image problem of the common wombat, making the furry marsupials “the symbol of Australian male sexual virility”.
And once again I violate the math and claim that following the rules is no fun…
FOUR JOBS YOU’VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
- IT Geek
- EMT / Ambulance Driver
- Retail
- Pot & Pan Washer
FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
- Monty Python & The Holy Grail
- The Taking of Pelham 123
- Duck Soup
- Jeffrey
- Heck, check my DVD collection…
FOUR CITIES/TOWNS YOU’VE LIVED IN
- Tappan, NY
- Geneseo, NY
- Milford, CT
- Boston, MA
- Carborro, NC
- Durham, NC
FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
- West Wing
- Family Guy
- Simpsons
- Doctor Who
- Battlestar Gallactica
FOUR PLACES YOU’VE BEEN ON VACATION
- Israel
- Russia
- Turkey / Greece (I was 7…)
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
- St Croix
- San Francisco
- Washington, DC
- OBX
- Atlanta
- New Orleans
FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
- LiveJournal
- CNN
- myGSK
- Fark
- Digg
- Daily Comics Fix
FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
- Chicken
- Lox (smoked salmon)
- Cheese Cake
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
FOUR PLACES YOU’D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
- In Bed
- St Croix
- Boston
- With Friends
Adding my own…
FOUR PLACES YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN AND WOULD LIKE TO VISIT
- Australia / New Zealand
- China – the great wall
- Italy
- Lichtenstein (just to say I have been…)
- Romania
- Prague
- Chicago
- Mexico
- Rio
Just curious really…
How many of you use NetFlix? If so, and you care to add me… I’m NetFlix_at_atlow_._org
Would be interesting to see what everyone is watching…
Friend from work lent me Firefly – what an awesome show.
Its odd that I never heard of it when it was on the air – just after it was cancelled.
Fox TV are fools.
