Tastes are different. Said the monkey and bit into the soap.

Interesting aspect, this!

Another aspect of radio, or at least some radio stations, was - gasp - educational. For example, classical (or jazz) stations that not only played pieces, but also narrated some historical/societal information, allowing the listener to put it into context.

Console yourself with the left-handed coffee mug.

Beware the combination tools! They are the equivalent to the compact LP-amplifier-tuner-tapedeck combo of yesteryear.

Could it be related to the English 'barrel'? Then 'borrelen' would be more akin to 'kegging'. More drinks, the entire night - sounds about right.

Not so sure about that. Last time I ran a Wechsler Memory Test on a Woodpecker, the guy did fairly poor. Had a hard time reading instructions, or understanding my questions. Very short attention span, always pecking away at the table.

Thanks for sharing - much appreciated! I'd like to hear more!

Always gives me a good chuckle to see how popular Jägermeister is here in the US. In Germany (where it comes from) it is usually associated with those folks for whom 'breakfast' means an early beer at some shady corner bar.

Wow - floppy disk, coffee table, can of beer: I see a way of life, ingenuously condensed in one sentence!

How did this get past Brian B? A momentary lapse of reason?

Oh well, in Tasmania they harvest old-growth forests for paper mills.

Needs illuminated streamers. Now THAT'S hip!

Hey - you've got it! Every sentence just standing there for itself, naked and honest. Add rum, and you've got yourself an internet novel.

Sad owl? Happy mouse!

As the author mentioned - that is exactly James Bond's wisdom: Get pissed, but not so much that you can't clobber the living daylights out of the villain behind the next corner. (And yes, I'm impressed by the scientific rigor of this article)

So how do you clean the upper portion of the windows? And how do you heat that space?

I get a hunch that for you a Jeep Liberty that deserves its name, needs to have treads and gun turret - amiright? (old Cherokee owner myself)

Or we might get our future back by also putting more funds towards better teacher education, and actually teach children some content instead of indundating them with low-level busy-work. But that's not spectacular enough.

This being in Scotland, they probably just start drinking once they've stopped smoking.