Bob

Recent Actions

• Commented on Ray Bradbury's 89th birthday party in Glendale, CA, Aug 22
  Happy birthday, Ray. Thanks for many great tales....
• Commented on Designer axes
  Also, as with any blade, keep it sharp. A sharp blade is also less likely to slip and hurt you than a dull one....
• Commented on British cops deliver Catch 22 to photographers: you're not allowed to know which areas you're not allowed to photograph
  Kieran, my family and I visited the British Isles in the 70's, and my father took copious photos everywhere we went. No hassling....
• Commented on For sale: San Francisco church converted to home
  Souljourner- You beat me to it! lol. *walks off whistling the chorus to Alice's Restaurant*...
• Commented on Druid named "King Arthur" to be arrested over Stonehenge protest
  I visited the British Isles back in '76, and at that time you could still walk amongst the stones and touch them. It wasn't long after that the fence was put up. Even when I was there you could see...
• Commented on Rotting WWII junk in the jungles of Peleliu
  I particularly like the garlands of origami cranes....
• Commented on Trippy illusion
  I'm with Syphax. For me it needs to be something with an obvious texture or pattern on the surface for the effect to happen. I also have to stare longer than 10 seconds...
• Commented on Fake People Tell Fake Stories About The Threat Of Gay Marriage
  Hey guys, here's an alternative version of the public signs idea. Since some of those who are so against this are under the impression that it's a 'choice' or a 'lifestyle' to be gay, how about signs that say "Republicans...
• Commented on Make your own paranoid British terrorism poster!
  Boba, I like yours!...
• Commented on RIP Dave Arneson, 1947-2009
  He will indeed. I met him once many years ago, and I agree he was a nice guy....
• Commented on London imposes de-facto 9PM curfew on under-16s
  Anonymous (#111): There may in fact be nothing that any given under 16 year old absolutely HAS to be doing after 9 pm. But the same can be said of adults as well. Unless it is part of your job,...
• Commented on Meaning of radio station call letters
  I think I saw recently where a radio station in Cincinnati has taken on the call letters WKRP, from the 70's tv show....
• Commented on Secret message hidden in Lincoln's pocketwatch
  Noen: A muslin? Really? Our pres is a length of fabric? Gosh... Still, cool stuff about Lincoln's watch!...
• Commented on The Economist: the "least bad" way to deal with drug problem is to legalize them
  Auto Parts- unfortunately, from what I've seen over the years, those in charge of making laws really don't care what we think. I do think these discussions are a good thing, and I also agree it would be good for...
• Commented on Donald Duck: "The Plastics Inventor" (1944)
  So, Alex: What kinda polymer would that be? Heat resistant but water soluble?...
• Commented on Octopus removes valve, floods floor of Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
  Yukmon, I think rather that the octopus trained THEM to give it more interesting things to mess with. You don't have to train an octopus to open things, you just give it the opportunity and see how long it takes....
• Commented on RIP, Philip Jose Farmer
  Oh..almost forgot. My altime favorite moment from a PJF book: The Phillips Screwdriver (drink). At least I think it was in one of his......
• Commented on RIP, Philip Jose Farmer
  Fred, I agree. That's long been a favorite of mine. Riverworld and the World of Tiers (took me years actually to notice the pun in that title) were tremendous. Farewell sir, the world is a bit dimmer without the light...
• Commented on Interview with proprietor of Hang Fire Books
  One of my long time faves is The Space Child's Mother Goose....
• Commented on Grinning bowls of oatmeal
  Rob- Great poster! Your dad is a very creative man. Cudos to your wife too, great title....
• Commented on Show Us Your Saints
  All of the above....
• Commented on Seek Ye the Hilaritas!
  Very interesting. Has me wondering if Hilaritas had a Greek predecessor/counterpart as so many other Roman deities did. Here's another point to ponder: Other cultures also had/have gods or goddesses of the sense of humor. In China I seem to...
• Commented on Petition to make clean water a human right
  There are people working to solve the population problem. The process is usually called war....
• Commented on Sandwich boxes that open into trompe l'oeil place settings
  Has anyone else noticed that the Children's Meal opens up to have 'sand' in the bottom of the kid's 'bowl'?...
• Commented on Hierarchy of Beards: the evolutionary history of face-fur
  Frank, no, there are true beards there as well. The one that caught my attention is the Hyneman, an obvious reference to one of the hosts of Mythbusters....
• Commented on The Kitchen of 1943's Future
  It may well have a griddle. You just have to slide aside or lift out of the way the right panel. Now...where did they hide that trash can? Unfortunately (or fortunately?) this kind of thing is like concept cars. Pretty,...
• Commented on Neil Gaiman explains why he opposes laws banning speech he disagrees with
  To quote from Tom Lehrer's song 'Smut', "When correctly viewed, EVERYTHING is lewd! I could tell you things about Peter Pan, or the Wizard of Oz! There's a dirty old man!"...
• Commented on Gamer's guide to the Wilhelm Scream
  To me the most annoying universally used sound clip is the hawk screech. I'm not sure when or where it was first recorded, but it's always exactly the same screech. I've been noticing it for years and years....
• Commented on Wal-Mart Worker Crushed to Death on Black Friday; Union Responds
  Sales stampedes are hardly a new or recent phenomenon. If old movies are any indication this was also a common event back in the days of b/w film, enough so that it became a common shtick in comedy movies and...
• Commented on Turkey head salt and pepper shakers
  Antinous, it's not very often I run across someone else who knows about runcible spoons....