I swear I've also heard of them as "bear traps". And I know a very large version of the same basic device is called a "man trap".
Heh, x-post, natch.
Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
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.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 06, 2006 5:17:17 am PST #4688 of 10007
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
bon bon - Dec 06, 2006 5:20:40 am PST #4689 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Carrot Top, can't say, but is Tony Little a M-to-F transsexual?
Ginger - Dec 06, 2006 5:23:05 am PST #4690 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
S60 I've grated fresh coconut, and not only is it difficult, it looks absolutely nothing like snow. At best, you could make it look like sleet. Oily sleet.
Nutty - Dec 06, 2006 5:26:16 am PST #4691 of 10007
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
If you wanted to make snow, why not just use Frosted Flakes? I mean really -- they are flakes, that are frosted! So what if they're a little yellow? That's the smog!
They're Grrrreat!
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 5:31:27 am PST #4692 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"
Thank goodness I haven't the foggiest who Tony L is or does. I think I'll keep it that way.
My company is the land of weird names sometimes. I think it's because English majors and literary people bring their children up to work in publishing. Names of real fellow employees have included Satanius Stamper, Ashley Fantasia, Berry Swilling, Nazaris Devine, Ryan Pstrong and Ashlee Chhe.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 06, 2006 5:35:26 am PST #4693 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
Oh wow, I think Gabrielle is the most exotically named employee at my company. Though we did have an "Anastasia" at one time (who was exactly as unusual as the name implies)...
shrift - Dec 06, 2006 5:36:08 am PST #4694 of 10007
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I need a coffee bib this morning.
bon bon - Dec 06, 2006 5:38:21 am PST #4695 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Did anyone try Mark Bittman's no-knead bread recipe in the Times? (I think Nutty reported trying it.) How was it? Considering it for this weekend.
Sue - Dec 06, 2006 5:39:07 am PST #4696 of 10007
hip deep in pie
Pstrong
Is that a silent P?
Theodosia - Dec 06, 2006 5:42:21 am PST #4697 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"
Oooh, I forgot 'Celestyne Cooke'. (I don't know if she was a whiz in the kitchen, but she took an Instamatic picture of her kid each day for the first three years of life. Flipping through the photo albums was like a speeded up film of those plants growing.)