Posted on October 24, 2003, by etrigan in Life.

Of the many things men do to increase their perceived machismo that women don’t understand (like using long sticks as swords and getting shotgun in the car ), I bet that few women know about peeing like a race-horse.

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Posted on October 24, 2003, by etrigan in Funny.

Here’s a script for the yet-to-be-released follow-up to VH1’s popular “I Love the 80’s” show.

Water Yo-Yos:

Beth Littleford: Ewww… those things were just gross. Like, Congress recalled all the breast impants from the 80s and someone just made them into toys.

Donal Logue: Water yo-yos! Oh, man! Oh, man!

Mr. Personality:

Michael Ian Black: The beauty of Mr. Personality was that it combined personality with the word Mister. Well, the abbreviation “Mr.” at least.

(and it’s not the Onion!)

Posted on October 24, 2003, by KellyMc in Entertainment.

In preparation for this year’s Butt-Numb-A-Thon, I’m working on a paragraph where I (among other things) have to name my favorite movie.

I’m narrowing it down, here’s where I am now (in no particular order):

Pretty random, I know.

So, now I’m curious about you guys. Anyone want to share any favorites?

Posted on October 24, 2003, by etrigan in Nerd.

Astronomers have spotted a strange, obvious and inexplicable black spot near the equator of Jupiter. A picture of the object was circling this planet electronically this week as researchers scratched their heads about what they’d found.

A second image, taken on another day by a different photographer, contains a similar looking spot. As of early Thursday, the second image had deepened the mystery. Some astronomers were at first puzzled over whether the two photos show the same thing or not. As it turns out, they do not.

…continued in this article at Space.com.

Very, very creepy.

Posted on October 24, 2003, by etrigan in Nerd.

Thanks to slashdot for this story about a tool manufacturer, Stots Corporation, who is including a shrink-wrapped EULA for its TemplateMaster jig tool.

I just bought a jig for making dovetailing jigs — this is woodworker talk if it’s unfamiliar to you. The master jig contained a license that says I’ve licensed the master jig, not bought it. The license says I can’t lend or sell the master, and furthermore I can’t lend or sell the jigs I make with the master.

From Stots’ website: the purpose of the TemplateMaster is to clone itself. Therefore we are verifying your honesty that only you will use the tool and you will not be passing it around to others to use for free. It is exactly the same as the ‘shrink wrap’ agreement that comes with almost all computer software. Please help us fight ‘tool piracy’.