Sugar based syrups and caramel. Heat over a stove and they will thicken and harden.

While at first, my obvious standard internet reaction was "OMG FIRST AMENDMENT CENSORSHIP! WHERE'S MY GUY FAWKES MASK?!?obligatory1insteadofexclamationpoint," but then I thought, BoingBoing isn't about posting everything that's out there, it's about posting what the editors want on their site. People are free to post anywhere on the net, or say what they want, just not in the front yards of people who disagree with them.

I can respect if it's personal, and I'm sure if it's something either side wants to reveal, they will. I think saying you guys are "unpublishing her" brings about Fahrenheit 451-like images in posters minds and encourages generic rabble-rousing. Either way, I have to appreciate the maturity of the posters here at BoingBoing. If this were any of the other newspost blogs out there (coughrhymeswithBiggcough) people would be more rampant with the internet-napalm than Bill Kilgore.

One of my close friends died of this back in 1999. He was the 6th documented case at the time. It's a terrible and extremely rare condition. The major concern is that it resides in only a few lakes, such as Lake O'Neil in Camp Pendleton (which is still being used as a camping site, and is right next to the hospital.) and Lake Havasu.

I was wandering through Barnes & Noble here in the states and at first glance, thought the book was some type of motivational material for get-rich-quick schemes. I snatched up the display copy and rifled through, and was astonished to discover that I had picked up one that had been signed by Pratchett himself.

So far, the book has been an excellent read, and after 12 hours of ownership, I have spent a vast percentage with my nose buried in it. So far, so good.

Whenever I have dinner with philosophers, I always bring an extra fork.

Notes:

1. Trying to miss the shooter won't give you a 66% chance to hit, it will give you a 0% chance. It's not how shooting works. It's like saying I have a 20% to hit a fastball so if I aim without looking I have an 80% chance.

2. Shoot in the air, and you have a 33% chance to live. Here's the math: You miss, so the next shooter will shoot at 100, since he's dead otherwise. If he hits, it's your turn again, and you have a 33% chance to survive. But it's been said before, so the only real way to survive is to:

3. Shoot yourself in the foot. Just graze your little toe and according to the rules, you will be out, and you will be skipped, leaving the other two to finish the duel themselves.

Or, preferably:

4. Call the 100% over and tell him you lied about being a 33% shot, and tell him you have 100% accuracy. Tell him that you will spare his life if he takes out the 50% shooter. When he shoots the 50% shooter, shoot the 100% cowboy in the back. It's not the noblest route, but it saves you your little toe and your life.