"That, and the fact that George Lucas didn't write or direct the film, either."

A coworker of mine claimed that Joss Whedon wrote the Mrs Nesbitt scene in Toy Story. Gotta send this to him, as he's a major Whedonite.

Would replacing all instances of "radiation" with "radioactivity" work better for you?

I wouldn't really equate this with a grenade. If it landed on the ground and shot taser wires in all directions in an area, that would be more grenade-like.

Ahhh... sweet home, Chicago. I made sure I went to the CMSI, Shedd Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, and Art Institute before moving away back in '93. I miss it!

You can do something similar using an analog watch (provided the time on it is set correctly and it is running).

Flying Spaghetti Monster's chosen substance... not counting the marinara sauce.

And aspirin will upset your tummy.

"Wait in line to wait in line..."

So, how long until the networks try suing SlingMedia for providing the exact same service? I don't see how what Time Warner is doing with their place-shifting is any different.

You forget that the "photo" part of photosynthesis is to break down H2O and CO2, then it's the "synthesis" part that takes the broken down components to be recombined into simple sugars (which the plant uses for energy) and O2 as a byproduct.

This would make my weekend drives to Newport Beach from Las Vegas much more enjoyable. Wouldn't surprise me if we got this before the high-speed mag-lev train, after all.

Lies, all lies!! Everyone knows the Earth is only 6,000 years old! Obviously these digsites were created and planted by Satan!

Videos are being blocked on YouTube's end. How about a direct link to them on CollegeHumor.com, please?

This is why I refuse to buy an iPad. Apple has turned into what they most despised: Big Brother.

I rather enjoyed the silicon-based crystalline life forms in Alan Dean Foster's "Sentenced to Prism".

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My mother usually has at least one orchid plant in her house. I've never noticed a scent from them, however, let alone one that smells like decayed flesh.

Good reason to start building thorium-based plants, I'd say.

Will be interesting to see how the webOS TouchPad will stack up with it's new processor, red-headed stepchild though it may be.