Now, if you had written "taxidermy," I'd be there in a flash.

Trollhatten? I thought that was the residence of most Gawker commenters.

I believe that Lewis and Clark worked their way up into that region traveling "open to the elements, with only the most rudimentary of lighting, steering, suspension, or any other vehicular equipment."

Does a pro football team assign a staff member to monitor a game in progress for errors, such as too many men on the field (for either squad), scoreboard mistakes, etc.? Although much of the monitor's time might appear to be wasted, the payoff would be catching infrequent, but critical, errors such as this one.

Um, he did post a copy in public.

You're a regular comedian, aren'tcha?

I've always thought that carrying a pocket knife was the sign of a well-prepared gentleman (or lady) adventurer. I have a small Buck pen knife that I carried for years because it looked like something my dad would have carried. Later on I switched to the Leatherman Micro, and I find myself unleashing the scissors most…

Pshaw. Any old hands out there remember the HP Omnigo 100? With an HP 12C financial calculator emulator on board?

Indeed. It was Americans who made the decision to run a drilling rig below standards in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the ecodisaster there. Plus, it was Americans who decided to launch the Challenger on a day when weather conditions would likely cause O-ring failure.

NP? CP!

Not even for the weekend?

Are those the same people who pick the Truck of the Year?

Hey, no implication taken! :)

Does this always look like Rob Schneider to anyone else?

Hmmm, nice experiment, but it's always more fun if something explodes. Nevertheless, I knight thee "The Hipster Dripster."

Well, I didn't look at Star Trek websites to read about its ships "warp drive" until after I commented about the show, but then even I could see that Star Trek's warp drive was about a fictional propulsion system, not about riding our universe's expansion.

...which many folks want to get into (and some die trying).

No threat of ordinance on U.S. highways? Smokey would like to have a word with you.

Looks like I didn't learn anything, despite all that time I spent watching Star Trek (the original series, on the network).

Sounds interesting! Now that I know more about the game, may I ask if you recommend old Risk or new Risk? I see that the "wooden book" version of Risk has the old rules and old playing pieces.