If you've read too much LiveJournal…
…. this post may seem very familar. It should also amuse any linguists drifting through the Spinneyhead universe.
Emily
Slightly more interesting than it sounds
One things I’ve learnt about Ian since I moved in is that he REALLY likes potatoes. SO for no other reason here are some facts about potatoes.
Just odd.
I’ve just been given a small squidgy ball with the company logo as a stress toy. The label reads
“This is not a toy! Not suitable for children Due to small parts/Sharp edges”.
As it is a foam sphere about the size of an orange, I’m a bit baffled where it’s sharp edges or small parts are.
Try again!
Demonstrating for the second time in 2 days that I really haven’t got the hang of this blogging thing, I forgot to post the link for the firework photos.
For the Labour Day 'celebrations'
Just found an article on taking photos of fireworks. Given the liking for fireworks among Team Spinneyhead, (such as Griff and Timmy) and for taking photos, I thought it might come in handy.
Causing Confusion
Sorry if you were surprised that Ian failed his driving test (given that he’s been driving bogle for years). I forgot to sign Ian out and myself in.
So congratulations to Ian for passing his driving test (years ago) and any commiserating drinks should be directed at me instead.
It can't last…
There has been a shocking outbreak of common sense.
The US Supreme Court decided that it wasn’t legal to arrest people for having consensual sex in their own homes, even if they’re *whisper it* homosexual. As a result of this, sodomy laws in a lot of states will have to be changed as they have been ruled unconstitutional. I ranted about this a while back.
A Dallas court also denied an attempt by Miss Roe (the woman who won the case that made abortion legal in the US) to reopen the case, ie she was appealing against winning the case. Cases can be reopended within a reasonable time, but Judge David Godbey ruled that 30 years was beyond that.
Finally, a UK High court ruled that while it’s perfectly reasonable to call in sick and go to the pub instead, it’s also perfectly reasonable for your boss to sack you for it if you get caught. Apparently Chris Evans hadn’t realised this, which is a shame as it would saved him a lot of legal costs.
I’m sure normal service will be resumed soon!
I want, I want, I want!
Just found a very funky website that makes and sells corsets and fallen completely in lust. Having had a quick wander round going “ooh pretty”, I’ve decided that I need to buy one in the near future. I also plan to wear one down the aisle.
As I’m Spinneyheads token girly, I should point out that they also do some for the rest of you!
Deconstruction
Why Buffy and the Matrix Reloaded work, and why they don’t.
I haven’t seen enough of Buffy Season 6 and 7 to comment but I pretty much agree with what he says about the first 5 series. And this perhaps explains why the Matrix was fantastic and M2:Reloaded felt like just another sci-fi flick.
Scientific investigations…
There is a well-known cliche in astronomy about neutron stars, which says that a teaspoons worth of neutron star weighs some incredible amount. But there is diagreement about how much. A quick Google search for “teaspoon neutron star” produced several conflicting answers. NASA claims 1 billion tonnes, while Cornell University claims 10 million. Somewhere called Lake Forest College, Illinois claims 100 million tonnes.Finally the University of Southhampton assert that it weighs as much as 20,000 elephants. But not knowing the weight of an standard astronomical elephant, this is not very helpful.
However, one daring scientist has realised that the problem may not be with the neutron star, but with the teaspoon. So he has done diligent research to find the actual volume of a teaspoon, which he reports here.
Bad Cow Pun
Okay, enough wittering about sheep. The really interesting animals are obviously cows. Especially Cows with Guns.
You’ll need Flash and the sound turned on for this one. Also the lyrics are here .
Shamelessly stolen from my friend Mactavish’s LJ.
KittenKill-a-thon
Apparently this weekend, a company called Good Vibrations are organising a Masturbate-A-Thon, raising money for an AIDS charity in San Francisco. (Good Vibrations is an online store selling sex-toys.)
I came (ahem) across this through one of my dodgier friends on line.
I can’t see Rag doing this one. No, let me rephrase that, I really don’t want to see Rag do this one.
Man arrested for licking women's feet in a supermarket.
Simply as bizarre as it sounds.
I just found this on salon.com. Apparently he “allegedly sneaked up behind a woman last year at a Bellingham supermarket and licked her feet and toes” How do you do that? How do you go from standing around looking inconspicuous to having your face at a level to lick someone feet, without the person noticing and without them simply walking away?
The world gets stranger every day.
Ooh pretty!
| This is my little bit of the Mandelbrot set. I got it from the mandelbit generator. You can get one there too. |
Entirely pointless but very pretty!
Even the prosecution can't keep their arguments straight.
Avoiding all this war stuff for a moment –
Texas, being quite a strange place, has laws against deviate (sic) sex which apparently includes anal and oral sex (but not bestiality), There a case in the Supreme Court at the moment where a gay couple are appealing against their conviction for having sex in their own bedroom. There’s an article about the court case and it seems be confusing everyone involved. Personally I can’t see the legal argument against anyone doing anything consensual in private, as long as they don’t feel the need to tell me aboutit (or scare the horses). But you would expect the prosecuting lawyer not to provide arguments for the defence.
Rosenthal says there’s a good place to draw the line of privacy and fundamental rights, and that line is “at the bedroom door.” “But the line is at the bedroom door in this case!” yelps Breyer.
Just to be clear, Rosenthal is the prosecuting attorney.
Token girlie arrives…
Yep, I’ve entered the arena of throbbing testostorone that is Spinneyhead. I will return when actually have something to blog.