I'm earwormed with "Life Upon the Wicked Stage." The High Society/Cabaret version. [link] (I'm not entirely sure where this clip is from, but I found it a few days ago when looking for clips of Anna Kendrick singing for some Les Mis fantasy casting I was doing with a friend on facebook, and it totally cracked me up. And now it won't leave my head.)
Well, if we followed the recipe...should be cake. A demon-violence-free-zone cake.
Lorne ,'Why We Fight'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
Hil R. - Dec 05, 2011 5:32:44 am PST #9924 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
sumi - Dec 05, 2011 5:36:05 am PST #9925 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Yeti crabs farm bacteria on their arms.
Polter-Cow - Dec 05, 2011 5:36:51 am PST #9926 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Postal cuts to slow delivery of first-class mail
Ben Franklin is not amused.
tommyrot - Dec 05, 2011 5:38:40 am PST #9927 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Ben Franklin is not amused.
Ben Franklin does everything online these days.
Amy - Dec 05, 2011 5:45:35 am PST #9928 of 30001
Because books.
I think it's horrifying, actually. There are a lot of people out there who aren't reliably online, and aren't using FedEx or UPS for everything.
It's like assuming everything can be an e-book -- e-readers are fantastic, but it's going to be a long time before every child in this country has reliable access to one.
Strix - Dec 05, 2011 6:17:28 am PST #9929 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Yeah, do not love that postal slow. I mean, a LOT of stuff you receive by mail is time-sensitive, and I don't think companies are going to really be sensitive to that.
ION, it's 10:15 am and we still have internet at home! Cross fingers they forgot to flip a switch; I can live without cable until the 15th!!! For sure! Happy to do it if I can keep the interwebs!
ita !, you should put this on your Xmas list: [link]
tommyrot - Dec 05, 2011 6:48:26 am PST #9930 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well, the USPS is severely limited by Congress as to what they can do to reduces their financial losses. Maybe there'll be an outcry about the slowing of the mail that will make Congress give them other options.
DavidS - Dec 05, 2011 6:51:45 am PST #9931 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe there'll be an outcry about the slowing of the mail that will make Congress give them other options.
tommy, that is such 70s thinking. They'll privatize all mail delivery with a grotesque bit of cronyish, which will lead to a three tier system of functional mail at high prices, a new Amazon driven delivery system in the middle and Bulk Rate for everybody else.
Amy - Dec 05, 2011 6:52:40 am PST #9932 of 30001
Because books.
Maybe there'll be an outcry about the slowing of the mail that will make Congress give them other options.
I may be completely in the dark about this, but it feels like if Congress is now in the business of bailing out failing enterprises, the postal service and libraries should be first in line.
tommyrot - Dec 05, 2011 6:55:07 am PST #9933 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, Cat-butt coffee: A critical review
Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world. At my local specialty coffee bean store, it sells for $420 per pound—or $10 for a 10 oz. brewed cup.
Kopi Luwak is very different from that cheap, gauche coffee you and I drink every day. This is because each hand-harvested bean of Kopi Luwak has been artisanally shat out of the digestive system of a small Indonesian pseudo-cat.
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There is a difference in flavor. Kopi Luwak is noticeably not bitter. Swallow a sip, and it's like you just drank some water. There's no sting or heavy flavor left in the back of your throat. That makes sense. Proteins are part of what is responsible for the bitterness of coffee. Kopi Luwak beans have fewer whole proteins than normal beans. So they're less bitter, but still taste good. As my husband put it, "Everything that is wrong with cheap gas station coffee is right about this."