This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?

Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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


dcp - Jun 13, 2026 12:18:51 pm PDT #13019 of 13081
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

the hard problem of consciousness

Reminds me of an lesson from my introduction to first aid in Boy Scouts. The instructor asked the class, "How can you tell if the victim is conscious or unconscious?" He got lots of puzzled looks from the group of twelve-year-olds. Why was he asking us questions?

He let us stew for a bit, then gave us an answer: "Just ask him."


DavidS - Jun 13, 2026 2:06:46 pm PDT #13020 of 13081
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

He let us stew for a bit, then gave us an answer: "Just ask him."

Well, there's conscious and then there's concussed. So, "Just ask them their name and if they know what day of the week it is."


Laura - Jun 13, 2026 5:17:18 pm PDT #13021 of 13081
Our wings are not tired.

Wunderground misled me; it's still overcast.

I sincerely hope the DC forecast is correct for tomorrow. It has nice big thunderstorms all through the events at the White House. Strike the lot with lightning, please.


DavidS - Jun 13, 2026 5:33:56 pm PDT #13022 of 13081
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I sincerely hope the DC forecast is correct for tomorrow. It has nice big thunderstorms all through the events at the White House. Strike the lot with lightning, please.

Fortunately Idiocracy prepared me for a UFC cage fight on the White House lawn with the actual White House in ruins.


chrismg - Jun 13, 2026 8:49:07 pm PDT #13023 of 13081
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh. That series was the Spurs' to lose and they lost it. Every single game they'd go on these cold runs where nothing they shot was going in.


askye - Jun 14, 2026 7:21:34 am PDT #13024 of 13081
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Atropa that is so frustrating.

Calli yay for the house !

My almost fainting spell last year was the vasogael nerve . And then some od the other dizziness I was having was probably triggered by the stomach issues I was having. Or they were causing the vasogal nerve to misfire or something. Luckily I have it mostly under control.


askye - Jun 14, 2026 7:21:50 am PDT #13025 of 13081
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erika that is fantastic news !!


askye - Jun 14, 2026 7:26:13 am PDT #13026 of 13081
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Sorry for cereal posting but I got FANTASTIC news yesterday. My Aunt's Life Partner whp was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer last year got his latest scan results and

He has "near complete to complete response to treatment!"

So yeah his cancer has pretty much fucked off.


Laura - Jun 14, 2026 7:46:55 am PDT #13027 of 13081
Our wings are not tired.

Today we celebrate Javachik's birthday! I hope you are enjoying a festive weekend and spoiling yourself. May the year to come bring all you wish for and more.


askye - Jun 14, 2026 8:07:51 am PDT #13028 of 13081
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Happy Birthday javachick