We're talking about a guy that believed spicy food induces a desire to masturbate. Dr. Kellog must have had some strange fetish or something. Two Doctors, One Jalapeno?

#1 IT'S CRAB PEOPLE! Imitation crab meat is made out of crab people! You've gotta tell them. YOU'VE GOTTA TELL THEM! We've gotta stop them somehow! TASTE LIKE CRAB, TALK LIKE PEOPLE!!!

Mega nerd points to you for including Pham Nuwen, CJA. Which reminds me, the dust layer on my worn out copy of A Fire Upon the Deep has gotten much too thick. Must do something about that soon.

That thing is adorable, what the hell is wrong with you people?

Of course I read the article. It's four fucking paragraphs. Did I follow the first link? No. So what?

There's a "making of" documentary that's pretty easy to find on the net that is a must see for even casual fans. The Abyss was easily one of the most grueling movie shoots in cinema history and this location is part of the reason why.

Could be a bit of both. Cameron is infamous for being pretty tough with the cast and crew of his films. I suspect it's his blue collar work ethic that doesn't sit well with some if the more pampered Hollywood types. There's a handful of people who have publicly said they would never work with Cameron again including…

I rarely drink for no other reason than I simply don't enjoy it that much. I also smoked for 10 years (yes, because I was stupid) and then quit, cold turkey, with very little to no withdrawal symptoms. I wonder if that means I naturally lack this enzyme.

T63811A: Toxic effect of contact with venomous frog, accidental (unintentional), initial encounter

I noticed his expression and lack of fun-having as well but what it says to me is that this guy is completely high off his tits. This is probably rather very serious business for him in whatever realm he is trapped in and I suspect it would likely be a bad move to interrupt him unless you want to get slapped with that…

I kindly direct you to read Earth by David Brin. Brin fancies himself something of a sci-fi technoprophet and Earth is large part of the reason why. It was written in the late eighties and there's certainly some eyebrow raising stuff in there.

I had to switch from Chrome back to Firefox to read this article for that exact reason. I've only recently switched to using Chrome as my main browser and shit like this keeps happening. I think I'm switching back.

"or, most disappointingly, patrol boat?"

That depends on how well it works. I could find room...

That title makes me think of the ending of Spaceballs. Picture it:

I was thinking of the labyrinthine planets of the Hyperion Cantos. Though they were subterranean if I recall correctly.

The Monongah mining disaster occured in 1907, not 2007.

Is he saying that anything that is banana shaped is meant to be gripped firmly in your hand and/or inserted into your mouth? I think he is.

The world could use more crivens right now, IMO. Well done.

Apologies. I suppose I have a bit of typing Tourette's. I don't really swear much when I'm talking but when I'm typing sometimes things just SHITBEANS! come out.