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The next disaster will be man-made. Either a terrorist attack or a big oil spill.

Black holes are much more serious than gold diggers.

Blasphemers!

Maybe she got the lab assistant she wanted to hire.

You'll need to swap your velcro mitts for ones made of asbestos.

Chances are you are a super taster . We are all born to dislike bitter foods. Some learn to like them and others don't.

Orwell's novels are as subtle as a 2x4. He's a much better essayist. Huxley was a better novelist. I also find Huxley's concept of the state gaining power by infantisizing the populace much more relevant to todays world. Speaking of 2x4s, Ayn Rand was far worse.

Orwell, didn't write to "satisfy" people. He wrote to make people think.

Admit it. You came up with the Orwell quote whilst googling "ducks and drakes". There, I just gave an example of how we are mangling the English language by constantly inventing new verbs where existing one can suffice.

You can tell from the picture that the correct location of the axel hole is up and to the left of where it was placed.

Every sperm is sacred - Monty Python There are Jews in the world, there are Buddhists, There are Hindus and Mormons and then, There are those that follow Mohammed, But I've never been one of them... I'm a Roman Catholic, and have been since the day I was born, And the one thing they say about Catholics, Is they'll take you as soon as you're warm... You don't have to be a six-footer, You don't have to have a great brain, You don't have to have any clothes on - You're a Catholic the moment dad came... because... Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate. Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate. Let the heathen spill theirs, on the dusty ground, God shall make them pay for each sperm that can't be found Every sperm is wanted, every sperm is good, Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood. Hindu, Taoist, Mormon, Spill theirs just anywhere, But God loves those who treat their Semen with more care. Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate. Every sperm is sacred, Every sperm is good, Every sperm is needed, In your neighbourhood. Every sperm is useful, every sperm is fine, God needs everybody's, Mine And mine And mine Let the Pagan spill theirs, O'er mountain, hill and plain, God shall strike them down for Each sperm that's spilt in vain. Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is good, Every sperm is needed in your neighbourhood. Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, If a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate

All three religions spring from the same roots.

Double entendre. Good one!

Reports that quake victims in Pakistan were adhering rigidly to the Ramadan fast strikes me as an erroneous interpretation of religious law, or at least at odds with my personal belief that life should come before devotion. My recollection of Jewish and Christian teaching is that there are rational exceptions for observance of the sabbath and other holidays. Not being religious myself, I have hard time understanding people who don't put their own survival first.

Really Old Noodles

You'd think it would be preferable to more children, wouldn't you?

It's kind of nice working on a project that might produce a new drug that might someday save the life of a cancer patient. It makes up for at least some of the drugery.

I was at the top of my class of 300 in Organic Chemistry. I got straight A's in P-Chem and Inorganic Chem.

That company needs to get bought out by one that is managed better.

NOLSe, you don't know your from a hole in the ground, when it comes to chemistry.

I once watched a drunk and his german shepard dog pass me and a long column of cars in the turn lane at Gold Bar. I said to my buddy, I don't think we've seen the last of that guy. I was right. He tee-boned a family in a pickup truck that was trying to make a left turn. They didn't expect a car coming that fast in the turn lane. I stopped and gave a statement to the trooper because I wanted to see the guy nailed. I got a summons to testify in court in Monroe, but didn't have to go. The guy plea bargained at the last minute.

There is a certain peak bagger named Steve Fox, who is the undisputed master of the pun...well, actually klenke can give him a run for his money.

I thought the real question was who put the overalls in Mrs. Murphy's chowder?

Dude, what's the matter with you? Bobby's post was so on topic. It was the high point of this thread and you went and made him delete it.

One question I have concerns "sport tape restraining strip and collar for restricting the head movement and to ensure alignment". Are we referring to side to side movement or simply about keeping the head slighly cammed to begin with so it will rotate more readily?