Second that (or fifth it, or whatever)! All of the stories were spectacular and choosing one to vote for was difficult for me.

I have never loaned my car. I have leant it, on occasion.

I am a one-issue voter: Space gets my vote.

See, they are all dirty. That means there has been an apocalypse. Or they skipped hygiene classes. One of those.

Beat me to it. How many kaiju have damaged/destroyed that particular piece of infrastructure.

True. So the obvious answer is to speed up space habitat research.

But never hitting anyone!

"Each figure proxies for twenty of a certain type of soldier, whether it be armored foot soldiers or a low class horse rider."

Because most of us (myself included) rather like our lifestyle.

My thoughts precisely.

Am I the only one who finds the poster for the new season of Doctor Who an odd juxtaposition with an article on autoerotic asphyxiation?

Bones is short for "sawbones", an ancient naval term for doctor (as most of their treatment for battle injuries was amputation).

Ah, so the omission proves the truth. Thank you, sensei.

But does he use a reverse blade sword? Can't tell from the images.

How about this suggestion: women are (in so-called "polite society") routinely deferred to in many, mostly instignificant, activities such as access to limited seating, door-opening, assistance in ascending or descending obstacles, and so forth. While these things are mostly achaeisms, they are none-the-less a…

"Britney Spears' nearly five year conservatorship is lasting so long because she has a personality disorder that prevents her from making consistently sound decisions. "

Speaking of Star Wars TV, is there any word on when the next (last?) season of Clone Wars will be released. I have been itching to see Snips get bisected by good old Ani.

Great movie. A reporter, upon learning that The Thing From Another Planet is, in fact, more like a vegetable than an animal (in that it can asexually reproduce and regrow limbs and such), remarks "An intelligent carrot! The mind boggles!"

Did you catch that it was a reference to the original The Thing with James Arness as the Intelligent Carrot from Outer Space (the mind boggles!)?

Hey, it's only in the 80s here (I'm in Savannah), and after the afternoon rain, it becomes downright coolish (upper 70s).