11/19/2008 02:10:14 PM EST

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posted by desertpear

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2 Things (none / 1)
1)-Dear biologist, please, please tell me this is fake. If it's not, I'm going to have nightmares about it.

2)-I'm assuming you're excited about this?

by Tom Hanc on 11/19/2008 02:53:06 PM EST

Bush has been using one for years.... (none / 1)

by MRFred on 11/19/2008 04:45:52 PM EST

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totally reminds me of Dax (none / 1)
and that parasite on Deep Space Nine.

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 05:14:56 PM EST

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yuck (none / 1)

1)  It appears to be a real parasitic isopod.  Thanks; I'll have nightmares too.  Tongue sucking OK, tongue eating not OK.

2)  Both pictures are of the same critter.  So cute!!

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 05:14:20 PM EST

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You want cute? (none / 1)
THIS is cute.

by Tom Hanc on 11/19/2008 05:19:45 PM EST

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oh noes! (none / 1)
Doris the Loris!!  That was cute. 

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 06:34:20 PM EST

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Very cute (none / 1)
I felt my estrogen level increase 53% while watching it (with a concomitant drop in testosterone).

by Tom Hanc on 11/19/2008 06:57:57 PM EST

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One more of these,... (none / 0)

...and I'm afraid I'll lose interest in football and start watching ice skating.

by EveningStarNM on 11/20/2008 12:26:17 AM EST

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Tom Daschle? Really? (none / 1)

 

Who the fuck is ON this nominating committee? Rush, Sean, and Newt????

I can't stand it....

by MedfordTim on 11/19/2008 03:02:38 PM EST

Health Care Advocates (none / 1)
According to HuffoPo they should be thrilled with the news.

I don't know enough to comment.

by Tom Hanc on 11/19/2008 03:11:40 PM EST

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Well, he's making lots of conservatives happy. (none / 0)

Gallup says that 45% of self-described political "conservatives" are confident that Obama will be a good President.  46% of "conservatives" disagree.

It might be his purpose to make a lot of "conservatives" happy -- it will help him to get re-elected...

...but for what purpose, I don't know.  I figure if that many "conservatives" are happy, we're doing something terribly wrong.

by EveningStarNM on 11/19/2008 03:25:27 PM EST

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it looks like something (none / 1)
from the movie Gremlins

Is that the worlds smallest primate? Or is this




by Chinese Democracy on 11/19/2008 03:50:34 PM EST

is that the Pygmy Mouse Lemur? (none / 0)

That looks like the pygmy tarsier. Such awesome eyes.

Pygmy Tarsier...something like 50 grams?

Pygmy Marmoset 100-140 grams.

Pygmy Mouse Lemur wins at about 30 grams!!!

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 05:23:59 PM EST

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its a A Philippine Tarsier (none / 1)


by Chinese Democracy on 11/19/2008 07:40:30 PM EST

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not small enough!! (none / 0)
But it definitely wins for coolest eyes.

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 09:52:57 PM EST

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here is a pic of a tiny cutie (none / 1)


by Chinese Democracy on 11/20/2008 01:31:00 AM EST

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Well, if you absolutely insist... (5.00 / 2)

...on proving that you're nothing more than a psychopath, I guess no one can stop you.

by EveningStarNM on 11/20/2008 09:53:07 AM EST

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did you read (none / 0)
last week's New Yorker has an interesting article on psychopaths.  Just read it today.

by desertpear on 11/20/2008 11:23:20 PM EST

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Are you afraid? KenTroll (none / 1)
well if you are so afraid maybe mommie should add this website to net nanny.


by Chinese Democracy on 11/20/2008 10:52:53 PM EST

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speaking of strange bugged eyed creatures (none / 1)
When I was a boy, there were movies about strange bugged eyed creatures.



Here is an example of one, named, I believe, Steve Bushamy. Or it could be Steve Buscemi, I'm not sure. His strange stare is intoxicating, no? Those large googly eyes! How wonderful! He truly is one of God's Amazing creatures.

Whatever you do, don't click this link (studies show you're more likely if you shouldn't)

by tiggerporn on 11/21/2008 03:12:58 PM EST

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but seriously (none / 1)

Whatever you do, don't click this link (studies show you're more likely if you shouldn't)

by tiggerporn on 11/21/2008 03:14:07 PM EST

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speakin of BUGGIN' OUT (none / 1)
h-u-s-t-l-e-r hustla

Whatever you do, don't click this link (studies show you're more likely if you shouldn't)

by tiggerporn on 11/21/2008 03:16:59 PM EST

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eeek! (none / 1)
I know you're an animal lover desert, but don't forget people are animals too.  

by rev24 on 11/19/2008 05:11:20 PM EST

but they are icky!! (none / 0)

all naked with no tails and their genitals flapping around for all to see!

oh, but you mean another Victoria's Secret photo here and there?  

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 05:16:43 PM EST

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And they're noisy creatures, too (none / 0)

The bossiest cats I know don't talk as much as humans do, although I know a few birds who could compete with people.

by EveningStarNM on 11/19/2008 05:37:45 PM EST

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Now that we're getting close to Thanksgiving, (none / 1)
is anyone else starting to get excited about this year's war on Christmas?  I sure am.

by Spencer on 11/19/2008 08:05:58 PM EST

The war on christmas is back (none / 1)


by Chinese Democracy on 11/19/2008 08:35:46 PM EST

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I have never seen O'Reilly be more honest! (5.00 / 2)

He insists over and over again that he's petty and small.  I won't argue.  But he does suggest a good way that you can brighten your day:

Piss off a right-winger today: Wish him Happy Holidays!

by EveningStarNM on 11/20/2008 10:00:03 AM EST

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Yeah! (none / 1)

Thanks for the update.  I'm digging the trenches in my front yard as we speak.  Fix bayonets!

by Spencer on 11/19/2008 08:52:17 PM EST

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woohoo! (none / 1)
Get the inflatable Satans out!

by desertpear on 11/19/2008 09:53:41 PM EST

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How much did I hate Cenk's Watchmen talk? (none / 0)
A shitload.  Why does he refuse to understand that anyone in the world can have interests that aren't identical to his?  Comics are lame, but Star Trek is bad ass?  What?  Why all the geek exclusivity?

by Spencer on 11/20/2008 05:50:46 PM EST

Because it's trivial, meaningless, and fun? (none / 0)

I didn't take him seriously at all.

I'm convinced that DC Comics (Marvel? Not so much) saved me from deep depression and insanity when I was a kid.  They took me into another, better world.  And although today I think the first Star Trek series totally sucks, especially in comparison to The Next Generation, I anxiously awaited every episode of that first series.

So when Cenk bad-mouthed comics and praised Star Trek, I took it with a grain of salt.  He would probably think I'm nuts for liking comic books.  But if we ever meet, I doubt it will have even the least significance in our relationship other than maybe being a good vehicle for a punchline.

by EveningStarNM on 11/20/2008 09:34:28 PM EST

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I'm not taking it all that seriously either. (none / 0)

It's just always amazing to me how he can't believe that people in the world like things that he doesn't.  And his Star Trek love is even funnier because I remember him and Ben talking about how unbearable Star Wars fans were when Episode III came out.  What's the big difference between Star Wars fans and Star Trek fans?

The places where he chooses to draw lines is very odd.

by Spencer on 11/20/2008 11:29:09 PM EST

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What's the difference??? (none / 0)

What's the difference???

You mean to tell me that you honestly don't recognize the utter superiority of every Star Trek series after the original to that childish space opera Star Wars?

If you ever try to claim you're a Geek in any field, I'll have you up before the Disciplinary Committee so fast it'll make your head spin!

by EveningStarNM on 11/21/2008 03:45:58 AM EST

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I don't get it (none / 0)
The first star trek, the original is good. The rest blow. Whales in space, come on. Next generation blah blah blah. They took it way too far. The original one is about characters and story line, as far fetched as some of the story lines were. But the later ones were just about flashing beeping lights and better effects. Blah. Whenever they try and make sci-fi about special effects, they always end up looking stupid five, ten, twenty years later. Of course the original looks even worse if you judge it by those merits, but that is why it stands up, because it wasn't really about that.

Star Trek is a western in space.

Star Wars is just George Lucas trying to recapture the feeling he had as a boy in the 50's going to see movies like the Day the Earth Stood Still.

I never learned to speak klingon, I still don't know what the borg is, and I never owned a Star Wars action figure. But I still consider myself a sci-fi geek. I don't understand the way people get obsessed with stuff. Everybody is just into, you know, it is either coke or pepsi, pizza or chinese, star wars or star trek, burger king or mcdonalds, basketball or hockey, democrat or republican. I never understood why people thought you couldn't be a fan of both franchises. That's all they are really, franchises with merchendise. Maybe that was always part of the packaging and advertising though, less filling, tastes great, to drive competition and spur sales.

Um, no hard feelings though Star. Like, live long and prosper and stuff, dude.

Whatever you do, don't click this link (studies show you're more likely if you shouldn't)

by tiggerporn on 11/22/2008 02:43:12 AM EST

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RE: I don't get it (none / 0)

I was with you until "democrat or republican".  Unlike everything else you mentioned, those are not matters of taste.  They represent competing sets of ideas, social structures, and laws, and much more, that determine how -- and often if -- we live our lives.

by EveningStarNM on 11/22/2008 03:11:25 AM EST

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omg Spencer! (none / 0)
You must not like Star Trek! Did you ever watch Next Generation?

by desertpear on 11/21/2008 04:06:15 PM EST

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I've never seen Star Trek. (none / 0)
I've never seen any of the movies or shows or anything.  I do like Star Wars though.  I've just never understood the weird geek feud between the two.

by Spencer on 11/21/2008 05:07:25 PM EST

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NEVER?! (none / 0)

<falls over in a faint>

well, it would certainly be a project to get started now, especially since the Next Generation (the first series after the original) starts out pretty hokey for the first 5 or 10 episodes as the actors find their niche.  But I loved The Next Generation, and I loved Deep Space Nine (the following series).

The difference between the two is actually quite vast. Star Trek deals with complex interpersonal and moral subjects, while Star Wars is more about action and special effects. There is a huge amount of character development in TNG and DS9 because of the sheer number of 45-minute episodes.

Well, if you are ever want to watch a ton of TV, rent TNG from netflix.

by desertpear on 11/21/2008 08:20:30 PM EST

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I liked voyager the least (none / 0)
and Enterprise better than deep space 9..


by Chinese Democracy on 11/22/2008 06:34:22 AM EST

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Meh... (none / 0)

Star Wars isn't all about action.  There's a big Joseph Campbell Power of Myth backing to the whole thing.  And have you seen Episode III?  The whole thing is political.

Douche bags like myself read the books and comics, and there's plenty of character development in those. 

I just don't think there's a strong case to be made for either one being much better than the other.

by Spencer on 11/24/2008 03:05:35 PM EST

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yeah but (none / 0)

Barack likes comics--did you see that little factoid?  I think he collects something. 

Ah, here it is--Spiderman and Conan the Barbarian

by desertpear on 11/20/2008 11:16:46 PM EST

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Of course I saw that. (none / 0)
Me and Rich already vetted Conan for Secretary of Defense.

by Spencer on 11/20/2008 11:20:27 PM EST

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I'm a little behind (none / 0)

by desertpear on 11/21/2008 04:06:44 PM EST

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