The Off Topic Topic

[CountDeMoney]

IIRC, Commodus was whacked by a gladiator in a murder-for-hire thing.

[Josquius]

I found an anime I like.  Well sort of.   When I was a youngster I remembered loving a cartoon show that came on Nickelodeon in the late 1980's about fairy tales.  I looked it up and found that it was animated in Japan (though they don't use the stereotyped anime styles, you can still see some of influence).  It has no magic school girls or angsty androgynous male heroes that I despise about anime, but it is kinda neat.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sx9pun305Q&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL4ED92F7FA5335B47

....a lot of anime lacks such things.

[Ed Anger]

IIRC, Commodus was whacked by a gladiator in a murder-for-hire thing.

His wrestler buddy. IIRC

[Habbaku]

http://charioteeroutpasses.tumblr.com/post/11623927232/how-to-be-classy-in-three-easy-steps

[Josquius]

Its funny what can slip through the wikipedia net.

Many aggressive mimics use the promise of nourishment as a way of attracting prey. Though apparent to observers, the irony of falling prey when trying to capture its own is certainly lost on the deceived animal

[Razgovory]

For some reason I read "Mimic" as "mime".  That doesn't make a great deal of sense, but I like the idea of street mimes feeding on tourists.

[CountDeMoney]

You know, maybe if the Salvation Army didn't mail me so much shit this time of year trying to separate me from my money, they could feed more winos.

Salvation Army.  Pfft.  They're not even armed.

[Razgovory]

Those bell ringers showed up early this year.

[Caliga]

When I see them set up at Wal-Mart I make sure to use another entrance.

[Razgovory]

When I see them set up at Wal-Mart I make sure to use another entrance.

That doesn't work here unless you take the employee entrance in the back.

[The Larch]

So, I went to Bikram Yoga this morning (you do yoga in a room that's like 40ºC/ 105ºF; sweaty stuff). I'm not big into yoga, but once in a while my wife drags me out. I don't mind too much, it's good to get some stretches in and the room is normally mostly full of fairly shapely women in very skimpy clothing.

This time, I was right behind a tall Asian lady. She wasn't unattractive, and she was really quite good; a regular yoga star. I mean, I was mostly focused on my own stuff and trying not to fall over, but if once in a while you have to look somewhere and someone's lightly clothed crotch is going to be splayed out a few feet from your face you'd rather it be someone you think is attractive, right? Right. You notice this stuff.

We're headed back from class and our friend (our realtor, as it happens, and rather pretty too) tells us something happened in the showers. The ladies shower (like the men's) has three stalls. One is wheelchair friendly; it's slightly bigger and has both a fixed overhead shower head and a hand held one.

So our friend is in the wheelchair friendly stall doing her thing, when the Asian lady I was behind pulls the curtain back. She gestures at the hand held shower head and says "do you mind if I use that?"

Before my friend can say anything, Ms. Yoga Star is in the stall with, lathering up. She accidentally knocks one of the fixtures down, and the two have to scramble to reattach it. They're in rather close proximity. My friend has to reach across the other girl to reach the soap.

Awkward.

Then, to top it off, Ms. Yoga Star starts shaving her pubic hair. Right there, less than half a foot away.

My friend is rather incredulous as she recounts the experience.

All I can say (having quickly checked that I'm outside of punching distance from my wife) is "I think I saw a movie like that once."

I think that CdM might put a hit on you out of pure jealousy at this point. Either that or set up an altar with your image. 

[CountDeMoney]

I think that CdM might put a hit on you out of pure jealousy at this point. Either that or set up an altar with your image. 

Jake already has an altar here.  I made it Byzantine icon style, where he's got a golden halo and surrounded by angels in slouch socks.

[The Brain]

You know, maybe if the Salvation Army didn't mail me so much shit this time of year trying to separate me from my money, they could feed more winos.

Salvation Army.  Pfft.  They're not even armed.

OK, Joe Hill.

[Ideologue]

I think that CdM might put a hit on you out of pure jealousy at this point. Either that or set up an altar with your image. 

Jake already has an altar here.  I made it Byzantine icon style, where he's got a golden halo and surrounded by angels in slouch socks.

The infant Jacob in mine looks like an adult.  It's off-putting and abominable.

[Josquius]

It seems argos have introduced a system where they have a tick box on their order forms to donate 20p to a cancer charity when you buy something.
A friend of mine just had a spiffy idea which he executed during a visit to argos yesterday- he went through a stack of order forms ticking all the boxes and then replacing them.
Now donating is the default.