Pope Darwin XVI You know what fundamentalist Christians need? A central authority to set them straight. A Vatican representative has stated that evolutionary theory is "perfectly compatible" with the Genesis story of creation. You don't have to abandon science just because of religion. Of course, I personally don't agree with evolution because it contradicts my belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster. rAmen, brother. Posted at 08:58:31 PM EST by copus
Akron or Burst Boy, I wish I'd seen a site listing stuff to do in Akron two years ago. Anyway, change is afoot, and I'll get back to posting again when I figure some things out... such as the best way to dehydrate apples. And stuff. Posted at 08:55:14 PM EST by copus
Updated Cat Pictures A few people have been bugging me to post updated pictures of my cat since he's recovered from his surgery. I don't have a lot of them to post right now, but here is one picture of him:  Also, it's sad to know that COPUS has been DISBANDED. That means all my constituent parts must revert back to their previous owners. Posted at 07:50:04 PM EST by copus
Children Children Everywhere! Raj and Patty had their kid today, so that red velvet cake she baked me didn't do too much harm to the whole pregnancy thing. I think that if I had stuck around a few more days, she could have laughed her way into inducing birth. Or maybe I just have too high of an opinion of my sense of humor. Maybe she would have given birth to get *out* of having to hear my jokes. At any rate, yet another of my friends are producing new families. And I spend my time trying to figure out the best way to dry and crush hot peppers. (More on that later) Posted at 09:33:05 PM EST by copus
I *hate* that guy! So, I went to a Halloween party last night, and this guy was there:  He was so annoying, and he wouldn't shut up. And he kept talking about how Ohio State is 2-0 when their defense gives up 575 or more yards, and how that was a great defensive strategy. The dude kept kicking people, so we had to cut off his feet. That showed him. No one felt sorry for him, because he was such a dick. I think he was drunk or on drugs. He kept claiming he was my clone or something... he even showed me all these strange equations proving his DNA was the same as mine. I know the guy was exceptionally good looking, but he wasn't my clone... I mean, look at that tacky shirt he's wearing! In other news... I'm baking stuff today. Raspberry cheesecake chocolate brownies. If the people at work like it tomorrow, maybe I'll make it again for Thanksgiving dinner. Don't you wish you worked in my department? Posted at 06:21:53 PM EST by copus
Everybody Duck! Mars Swings Unusually Close to Earth. Everybody should watch out... and those of you who are exceptionally tall should just stay in bed. You don't want to get smacked in the head by one of those non-gaseous planets.... Posted at 07:06:25 AM EST by copus
Urban Legends Phone Home Urban legend of the day: Atari buried millions of unsold "E.T." cartridges in a New Mexico desert landfill. I found this interesting, considering I have one of these game cartridges sitting in my entertainment center. Posted at 08:04:16 PM EST by copus
Ethnic Food Equals Ethnic People How to tell a Real Japanese Restaurant. I didn't realize choosing a restaurant was so confusing! I don't insist my Mexican food be made by Mexicans (although it is), nor my Italian food made by Italians (actually, it's also made by Mexicans). Posted at 08:56:41 PM EST by copus
How I spent my birthday I got to have a 9 month pregnant woman bake me a birthday cake. I also got to watch Patty make waffles in the kitchen, all barefoot and pregnant. I also got to time her contractions for awhile. What an illuminating weekend. Don't worry, though, we left her alone to go to the driving range when her contractions were two minutes apart. I think I set Women's Lib back a few decades.... but it was good cake. (P.S. We weren't really that bad... at least I don't think we were...) Posted at 09:35:18 PM EST by copus
The Dead Parrot Sketch Apparently, the Dead Parrot Sketch has an epilogue. That's right, he's not resting, he has H5N1. Posted at 09:14:07 PM EST by copus
Setting Enemy Combatants on FIRE Australian TV shows footage of Taliban corpses burning. It doesn't really even matter if the reports that we were burning the bodies to taunt them are true or not. All we seem to be doing is gaining a reputation as horrible monsters. I guess it doesn't matter if the TALIBAN think we're monsters, but the rest of the world (Arab or otherwise) isn't looking too kindly on the "beacon of freedom in the world" going out and doing crap like that. We suck at psychological warfare. Posted at 09:49:20 PM EST by copus
The perfect clean... Have you ever wanted to do your laundry naked so that ALL your clothes would be clean at once? Ummm... me neither. It was suggested by Beams that I try wearing someone ELSE'S clothes while I do laundry. So, if anyone is willing to let me borrow their clothes while I achieve the perfect laundry day, let me know. Posted at 09:22:57 PM EST by copus
A sense of scale So, it turns out that Wal-Mart is the new arbiter for what is appropriate free speech. The teacher didn't think a photo showing a kid's opinion of Bush was a threat to the nation, but Wal-Mart and the Secret Service obviously did. I met some Secret Service agents once... they were nice guys, but they lacked a sense of scale. Speaking of a sense of scale, is that a blimp in the top right of this satellite photo courtesy of Google Local? 
If it is, it gives you a good idea of just how big the Akron Airdock is. Posted at 03:41:46 PM EST by copus
The Office Curse I think I'm cursed. I'm The Office cursed. I have about three or four episodes of the American version on my Tivo (yes, I like the American version, too) and all of them have signal corruption. The first episode is fine, except that my local NBC affiliate decided to show a still screen of some lady for about two hours that night. Rather than try to listen to the show, I think I'll wait until that one hits reruns. The next episode randomly cuts out due to static, which still makes it watchable... barely. I'm pretty sure the next episode in the series happened on one of the days that our whole cable was messing up. Cursed, I tell you. Posted at 08:12:12 PM EST by copus
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