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• Commented on Chickens terrified of dried sunflower head
  Could it be the fact that it's upside down that bothers them? Were they afraid of it in any other orientation?...
• Commented on Hope is fading
  He was supposed to wave his magic wand and make all our problems disappear overnight. He was supposed to bring us "change we can believe in". Instead, he's continued to argue the same line as the Bush administration regarding warrantless...
• Commented on Gentleman arrested by fashion police at LA airport for wearing his living lizard suit
  Every time I hear about someone smuggling live animals on a commercial flight, it just boggles my mind. How?! How does someone sit on a plane for 20 hours covered in lizards without anyone noticing?...
• Commented on Hope is fading
  I'm not disappointed in Obama,he still doesn't have to be very good at all in order to be better than the opposition. It's better than bad, it's good! Seriously though, if all we can say is "well, he was better...
• Commented on Sex advice from D&D players
  and one where all of the players are lawyers Oh man, I'm not sure lawyers and RPGs should ever mix. Regular role players argue about the rules enough as it is. I get mental images of lawyers formally objecting and...
• Commented on Shackleton's Antarctic whisky found
  It's not Boing Boing's goof. The article itself is titled "Company Wants To Drill For Whiskey Lost In Arctic", despite the fact that the very first sentence starts out "A beverage company has asked a team to drill through Antarctica's...
• Commented on Video: Lady Gaga before she became famous
  That certainly is a striking difference! I also have a newfound appreciation for Lady Gaga now that I've seen her as more than a weird-but-hot blonde singer who dances around in her underwear. Seeing her as a singer-songwriter-girl-with-piano made me...
• Commented on Mishap at the Electrical Substation
  My 6-year-old daughter also happens to be named Maggie. It took me a few seconds to realize Maggie Koerth-Baker wasn't calling my daughter an idiot. :)...
• Commented on Mishap at the Electrical Substation
  You know, that's a very likely explanation. I often see little flashes due to accumulated ice on the catenary wires that power the electric trains and the electric streetcars in the winter....
• Commented on EZ Cracker egg cracker
  I'd like to see someone who can whip up a meringue with a hand whisk (!), but has trouble cracking an egg. Ah, but they couldn't have done it with the EZ Cracker! It endowed them with magical cooking skills...
• Commented on EZ Cracker egg cracker
  People who are simply so inept in the kitchen that they can't crack an egg shouldn't be cooking egg dishes in the first place. Hello salmonella!...
• Commented on Klingon as a First Language
  I've known a dozen people who have either tried to teach their kids a second language or were kids who had parents try; only one was successful, and that dad was particularly tenacious. Usually, the kid will only speak the...
• Commented on Silly udder pitcher
  That's udderly ridiculous. I came here specifically to see whether anyone had gone there. I was not disappointed. Thanks Xopher!...
• Commented on Sweet, inadvertent Sesame Street PSA for gay marriage
  How sweet! (Both the original clip and the "What is love?" clip.) Chris reminds me a lot of my nephew, especially with the enthusiastic "Oh yes!" when asked whether you can love little puppy dogs....
• Commented on Color film of 1927 London
  Also, did anyone else expect the film to end with the police officer who approaches the camera around the 9 minute mark asking them to stop filming? That was the first thing that came to mind when I saw the...
• Commented on Color film of 1927 London
  Does this film look colorized to anyone else? I was wondering the same thing. The palette seems awfully limited, and the shades seem too consistent to have been filmed in color. It looks more like a colorized black and white...
• Commented on Steakhouse or Gay Bar?
  I'm also vegetarian and not a gay man, and I have not lived in the US for 11 years. Considering that, I did surprisingly well. I can't believe I missed Fireplace in DC though. I think I've been there....
• Commented on Large Hadron Collider: Now This Is Just Getting Ridiculous
  I think you may be onto something there....
• Commented on Advisor: My husband has a virtual girlfriend
  I don't find it strange or surprising at all that someone could get completely absorbed in a relationship simulator game. I have been in a long-distance relationship for about two years. During that time, I have only spent about 8...
• Commented on 15 Dots Enough: Alaskan Military School's low-res game demake videos
  Same here - without sound, I don't get enough out of these to make any sense of them....
• Commented on Three-armed baby costume
  I'm just an ass. Thank you for clearing that up for us....
• Commented on Adorkable kids' Mario and Luigi costumes
  Wait, isn't Luigi supposed to be the taller of the brothers? Otherwise, awwwww! Adorable kids, adorable costumes....
• Commented on Science Question from a Toddler: All Eyes on the Turtle
  I have a question I asked my mother's pregnant belly as a very young toddler: "Hello baby, is it dark in there?" Just what does a baby in the womb see?...
• Commented on 555 California security guards in San Fran threaten to punch sidewalk photographer, break his f*cking camera
  That's how I read it at first too. I was wondering where the rest of the security guards were because there definitely weren't 555 of them visible in that photo. :)...
• Commented on LED Chaser
  I would have absolutely loved these when I was about 18 or 19 and going through a serious cyberpunk phase. Now I think I might be a bit too old for them....
• Commented on The woman who can't stop orgasming
  I would hope someone in the medical profession has already thought of this, but many SSRI antidepressants have the side effect of reduced sexual arousal and/or difficulty with orgasm. Based on this woman's account of accompanying depression, perhaps this kind...
• Commented on Finland makes broadband a right
  I'm not sure how the 3G network coverage is in middle of nowhere arctic Finland, but in southern Finland where I live, you can easily get mobile broadband with an HSDPA modem. The plan I have is only at 384...
• Commented on Zero gravity spice rack for crowded kitchens
  It's pretty common in Finland to have a built-in spice rack above the stove vent hood. It's otherwise dead space, since the exhaust duct goes pretty much straight up from the vent hood. It's a pretty efficient way to use...
• Commented on Video: Finnish rappers, age 4
  My 6 year old daughter has been a big fan of Ella and Aleksi since she was about 2 or 3. They're considerably older than 4 now, though. Also, if I recall, "Aleksi" is about 2 years older than his...
• Commented on Shelley Rickey's "Bad Dog Pâté"
  Sounds like it's vegan, too....