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Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


tommyrot - Dec 05, 2006 5:35:12 am PST #4557 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Here - this explains it:

The Barefoot pad connects you to the earth for the seven to eight hours a day that you are in bed. The Barefoot pad is far better than taking antioxidant vitamins because you will be getting an infinite supply of antioxidants (free electrons) to combat free radicals and their associated inflammation and to help you stave off aging and disease or even heal from disease that is already present.

The patented Barefoot Earthing Bed Pad fits any size bed, occupying the lower 1/3 of the bed where your feet will naturally rest. The soft, comfortable fibers of the pad are specially created to conduct electron flow through your feet. An earthing wire connects the fibers of the pad to the earth outside your home, so that your body’s cells are literally bathed all night with trillions of electrons from mother earth.

The principles on which the Barefoot Pad works are so logical and understandable that you will be asking along with us why mankind has overlooked the healing powers of our being grounded to the earth.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 05, 2006 5:37:25 am PST #4558 of 10007
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

If you're being bathed in trillions of electrons, doesn't that just mean that someone's running a current through you?


sarameg - Dec 05, 2006 5:40:03 am PST #4559 of 10007

Go lick 9 volt battery instead!


Hil R. - Dec 05, 2006 5:49:40 am PST #4560 of 10007
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

An earthing wire connects the fibers of the pad to the earth outside your home, so that your body’s cells are literally bathed all night with trillions of electrons from mother earth.

What if you live in an apartment?


Theodosia - Dec 05, 2006 5:55:30 am PST #4561 of 10007
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

:: makes mental note to go outside barefoot in backyard as soon as it isn't, like, FREEZING::


tommyrot - Dec 05, 2006 5:57:04 am PST #4562 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What if you live in an apartment?

Then Mother Earth hates you and you are doomed.


tommyrot - Dec 05, 2006 6:01:47 am PST #4563 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Cool painting: Still Life With Girl and R'lyeh by Adele Leibowitz. Worksafe.


tommyrot - Dec 05, 2006 6:10:05 am PST #4564 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Espesso: Coffee You Can Eat With a Spoon!

Yes, it's spelled like that on purpose. And while a lot of folks around here like coffee so thick you can literally scoop solid bits of it out with a spoon, this treat is…well, quite spoonable. It's edible coffee. Movable Feast compares it to a mousse, even. I say: brilliant. Then I whine petulantly and want to try some. I haven't wanted a product this badly since that Japanese coffee that came in a can which was marketed under the name GOD. Which I never was able to find, dammit.


megan walker - Dec 05, 2006 6:17:13 am PST #4565 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I'm working on application stuff for UCIrvine and I need to write a statement of my teaching philosophy and wow and I just not in the groove for getting this done.

ND, if you're still working on this... This is probably obvious to you, but I just had an enlightening conversation about teaching philosophies with the person that trained me in grad school. I have a real problem with them because I think they are mostly bullshit and jargon and you never know what the person on the other end is expecting. She thinks they are important, but, interestingly, doesn't really care what methods the person uses or exactly what they say, it's more whether they've thought about their teaching at all. She says many of the ones she sees look like they have been cut and pasted from the web. Use that jargon, because some people think it is important, but she said to strive for a 50-50 mix of jargon and specific, personal examples from your teaching.


tommyrot - Dec 05, 2006 6:18:09 am PST #4566 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Ooh, the military has a new, non-lethal weapon! It's safe (or so they say). And I'm sure they'll never abuse it.

The crowd is getting ugly. Soldiers roll up in a Hummer. Suddenly, the whole right half of your body is screaming in agony. You feel like you've been dipped in molten lava. You almost faint from shock and pain, but instead you stumble backwards -- and then start running. To your surprise, everyone else is running too. In a few seconds, the street is completely empty.

You've just been hit with a new nonlethal weapon that has been certified for use in Iraq -- even though critics argue there may be unforeseen effects.

According to documents obtained for Wired News under federal sunshine laws, the Air Force's Active Denial System, or ADS, has been certified safe after lengthy tests by military scientists in the lab and in war games.

The ADS shoots a beam of millimeters waves, which are longer in wavelength than x-rays but shorter than microwaves -- 94 GHz (= 3 mm wavelength) compared to 2.45 GHz (= 12 cm wavelength) in a standard microwave oven.

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