Long day, short set o' links
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skreidleWorked just about 8:30-8:30 today. Would've finished earlier, but again some work had to be done in the ceiling of an occupied office. :P
On the way home, felt like I was biking through a light haze of gnats for the duration of my proximity to the trees and lake, and occasionally for the rest of the trip. Ick.
The Funny:
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futuregirl (originally from a whole page of such jollity from CMU): Leprosy haiku!
"We are holding hands.
Our fingers intertwine - hey!
Come back here with that!"
Fromreabhecc: Harvard only wishes it were Vassar--they're getting a campus-sponsored erotica publication because they liked Vassar's. :D But, as Megs notes, Harvard probably won't have sponsored erotica readings with chocolate fondue. :)
The Serious:
Fromtonyz21: Response by the AIDS Action Committee to an uninformed writer who thinks that standing up for homosexuality equals promoting AIDS.
weyakin notes that the greatest threats before humanity today might just be a little more important than GWB's claim of "WMDs."
sebatical notes that "emergency laws" to counter unfavorable-to-the-legislature court rulings might just go against the system of checks and balances we're supposed to have in the U.S.
Almost 10pm, time to eat dinner! Lunch was done by 12:20, after all.
Update, 10:35: Mmm, appetizer of Chilli Tang Dorito Dippas (they're not triangular!) and Mexican Bean Dip, which may be either 98% or 99% fat-free, depending on whether you believe the lid or the label; dinner of potato & bacon soup; drink of orange & mango juice. Possibly dessert of gelato & ice cream in my future.
Uploaded the photos of the 18-paddler-plus-coach "dragon boat" and 6-paddler outrigger canoe I saw yesterday. Curious!
On the way home, felt like I was biking through a light haze of gnats for the duration of my proximity to the trees and lake, and occasionally for the rest of the trip. Ick.
The Funny:
From
futuregirl (originally from a whole page of such jollity from CMU): Leprosy haiku!"We are holding hands.
Our fingers intertwine - hey!
Come back here with that!"
From
reabhecc: Harvard only wishes it were Vassar--they're getting a campus-sponsored erotica publication because they liked Vassar's. :D But, as Megs notes, Harvard probably won't have sponsored erotica readings with chocolate fondue. :)The Serious:
From
tonyz21: Response by the AIDS Action Committee to an uninformed writer who thinks that standing up for homosexuality equals promoting AIDS. weyakin notes that the greatest threats before humanity today might just be a little more important than GWB's claim of "WMDs."sebatical notes that "emergency laws" to counter unfavorable-to-the-legislature court rulings might just go against the system of checks and balances we're supposed to have in the U.S.Almost 10pm, time to eat dinner! Lunch was done by 12:20, after all.
Update, 10:35: Mmm, appetizer of Chilli Tang Dorito Dippas (they're not triangular!) and Mexican Bean Dip, which may be either 98% or 99% fat-free, depending on whether you believe the lid or the label; dinner of potato & bacon soup; drink of orange & mango juice. Possibly dessert of gelato & ice cream in my future.
Uploaded the photos of the 18-paddler-plus-coach "dragon boat" and 6-paddler outrigger canoe I saw yesterday. Curious!
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Date: 2004-02-12 03:44 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-12 03:52 am (UTC)I still say rowing kick Dragon-boating's ass. ;)
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Date: 2004-02-12 03:56 am (UTC)Now I feel like a plagiarist; I never thought that'd get out of my comments.
That leprosy haiku is from a whole page of leprosy haiku that was online around 1998 or so. I believe bored CMU students created it.
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Date: 2004-02-12 10:35 am (UTC)You are my GOD!
Did you do it when it was good Forum 2000, or after, when it was Forum 3000 and started its decline into suckitude and death?
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Date: 2004-02-12 10:43 am (UTC)I'm sure if you make a road trip to Pittsburgh you can find someone who will claim they're the AI behind the peterb SOMAD that will be willing to help you cash that in. ;)
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Date: 2004-02-12 10:48 am (UTC)You're in madison and you list "taunting libertarians" as an interest.
I'm skipping town soon to move to las vegas. Before I do - coffee?
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Date: 2004-02-12 10:50 am (UTC)Anyway, sure. You can contact me at my username @ yahoo to arrange.
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Date: 2004-02-12 05:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-12 05:24 am (UTC)Sorry about that.
Two (datespamlike -- friendly, personal, form letter) anonymous postings on two of these links.. I wonder if its someone going through your links.
...I don't think so, having gone back to the God/spam/possible link.
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Date: 2004-02-14 07:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-12 03:21 pm (UTC)Use of world statistics rather then US statistics. Lumping of intravenous drug use with heterosexual sex and comparing the sum to homosexual sex, etc.
A compelling argument might be "Hey, widespread monogamy most likely reduces the rate of new HIV infections, so who are we to discourage something that might promote monogamy among one of the most high-risk groups with the United States?"
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Date: 2004-02-14 07:20 pm (UTC)That would indeed be a compelling argument.