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Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 06:47 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 389
Posted By Lainie
Thank you. My experience of pop-culture...

Thank you.

My experience of pop-culture references to Hawking is more along the lines of the Pink Floyd song and the BBT/Simpsons stuff. Maybe I've just been lucky to avoid the nasty stuff, or...
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 06:39 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 389
Posted By Lainie
I'm not familiar with the song. Was it...

I'm not familiar with the song. Was it mean-spirited humor?
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 06:06 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 8,961
Posted By Lainie
Cervus, judging from the pics you've posted of...

Cervus, judging from the pics you've posted of your vintage clothing finds, you've got great style. I think you could do something really cool using Gayle's ideas.
Forum: The Doctor Is In 18 June 2013, 06:04 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 117
Posted By Lainie
Me neither (although mine wasn't chemo-related)....

Me neither (although mine wasn't chemo-related). During the worst incident, I was convinced there was something terribly wrong and I'd need surgery.
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 06:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 389
Posted By Lainie
I can't recall having seen much mean-spirited...

I can't recall having seen much mean-spirited humor about Stephen Hawking. Family Guy's the only example I can think of offhand.

Howard on Big Bang Theory does an imitation of Hawking's voice,...
Forum: The Doctor Is In 18 June 2013, 05:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 117
Posted By Lainie
My WAG, based on my own experience, is that many...

My WAG, based on my own experience, is that many people don't realize how painful severe constipation can be. Feeling like that and being unable to communicate it would be horrible.

ETA: Or maybe...
Forum: Wild Kingdom 18 June 2013, 04:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 587
Posted By Lainie
Oddly, our Hammy, whose time as a stray left him...

Oddly, our Hammy, whose time as a stray left him with a nasty scar under one of his front legs and very nearly killed him (partly because he's an idiot and has no awareness of his surroundings), is...
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 03:44 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 97,131
Posted By Lainie
Pumba's a bit closer at hand. :-)

Pumba's a bit closer at hand. :-)
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 02:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 680
Posted By Lainie
I vividly remember having that realization one...

I vividly remember having that realization one day in the middle of a JW meeting. I don't think I was 10 yet. In my case, I was being raised in the faith, and it was very unsettling, one of those...
Forum: Rantidote 18 June 2013, 02:22 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,066
Posted By Lainie
There's an earworm I need to keep to myself at...

There's an earworm I need to keep to myself at the office. :lol:
Forum: Urban Legends Contest 18 June 2013, 02:12 PM
Replies: 399
Views: 30,564
Posted By Lainie
Re: bones that aren't fused at birth, it's not...

Re: bones that aren't fused at birth, it's not just the skull. Check out the difference between an x-ray of a child's hand ...
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 02:07 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By Lainie
Yes. It's just a different funding model.

Yes. It's just a different funding model.
Forum: Business Bytes 18 June 2013, 02:04 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,190
Posted By Lainie
I don't need your war machine I don't need your...

I don't need your war machine
I don't need your ghetto scene
Forum: Wild Kingdom 18 June 2013, 02:03 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 411
Posted By Lainie
Your dogs are adequately secured and properly...

Your dogs are adequately secured and properly supervised. If the mother has an unreasonable* fear of them, there's probably nothing you could do to reconcile her to them entirely. Be cordial, offer...
Forum: Business Bytes 18 June 2013, 01:58 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 3,190
Posted By Lainie
Not collectively. The song was "American Woman,"...

Not collectively. The song was "American Woman," not "American Women." :D (and I'm not convinced it was about a literal woman)
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 01:57 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By Lainie
It goes to the same place that ad revenue in...

It goes to the same place that ad revenue in Canada goes: to fund the programming.
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 01:56 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 8,961
Posted By Lainie
After weeks of trying to do so, a new...

After weeks of trying to do so, a new acquaintance and I finally managed to schedule dinner together tomorrow night.
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 01:48 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 97,131
Posted By Lainie
I miss our Pebbles, and one of the things I like...

I miss our Pebbles, and one of the things I like about our apartment complex is that there are so many great dogs. I've yet to actually go sit in the dog park without a dog, but if I did so, just to...
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 01:23 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 376
Posted By Lainie
It is foreign to Canadians and Americans. :lol:

It is foreign to Canadians and Americans. :lol:
Forum: Rantidote 18 June 2013, 12:33 PM
Replies: 427
Views: 19,129
Posted By Lainie
I still love Nile's Valentine's Day bit (which is...

I still love Nile's Valentine's Day bit (which is not only blissfully free of shouting but mostly silent).
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 12:29 PM
Replies: 978
Views: 97,131
Posted By Lainie
When I was out on my walk last night, a big brown...

When I was out on my walk last night, a big brown lab who was enjoying a game of fetch with her people came over to say "hi" to me. She was a sweet girl.
Forum: Social Studies 18 June 2013, 12:28 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 680
Posted By Lainie
One of the standard UU answers to "why send my...

One of the standard UU answers to "why send my kids to UU Sunday School?" is that it will prepare them to deal intelligently and skeptically with the pervasive religious messages in our society....
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 12:19 PM
Replies: 222
Views: 8,961
Posted By Lainie
Around the same time there was also an album of...

Around the same time there was also an album of Schoolhouse Rock songs covered by contemporary artists.
Forum: Amusement Bark 17 June 2013, 07:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 574
Posted By Lainie
It's a "playful tiff" but they "both hate...

It's a "playful tiff" but they "both hate arguing." :rolleyes:
Forum: Rantidote 17 June 2013, 04:58 PM
Replies: 427
Views: 19,129
Posted By Lainie
I don't know why she can't figure it out, but...

I don't know why she can't figure it out, but this is a case where stopping the behavior is far more important than understanding its cause. I'd recommend you concentrate on practical ways to help...
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