All you reptile lovers out there (sclerotic_rings), seen this yet?

They mixed up an internet expert named Guy Kewney who was supposed to be interviewed, with a guy (Guy Goma) who came in for an IT job interview!

Tahi will walk, and mate, again!

When you push your kids too hard, things like this can happen. I wonder why the defense didn't file a counter-claim of emotional and psychological abuse against the surving parent.

I'd bet you that most Americans would think that this death penalty was wrong (or at least distasteful), while most (vocal) Americans feel that this one would be just, or at least understandable. Why? Where do we draw the line?

I wish we would do this here. Heck, and then base our own budget upon what the people in the simulation like - they'd have to actually rate what scenarios they prefer, not just count how long people did each one, otherwise it'd be like people who play the Sims just to kill their characters. Hm, distributed budgeting, now that's an idea!

It seems one of the Papal runner-ups is an extreme liberal radical. Cardinal Martini (of Italy) has said that condoms can be used by married couples in which one partner has AIDS. Shocking! Maybe next year they'll admit that bicycles are permissible!

Is there another word stronger than "homophobia," that specifically means hatred of homosexuals?

The ongoing saga to rescue Molly the cat intrigues me in how much effort people are willing to go to. The cat is trapped (?) in the walls of a historic building, and either refuses to or is unable to come out. They've tried luring her with fresh fish, catnip, and whale songs, and now they're chopping out bricks from the wall despite the building' ( Read more... )