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Posted on entry Those Mysterious Easterners, So Different From You and Me ::: December 15, 2008, 03:29 AM:
IANAME, but my understanding is that it's not that shoes are filthy, but that feet are filthy, but you can't throw your foot. Barring zombification.
Posted on entry Our Exciting Neighbor to the North ::: December 02, 2008, 01:37 AM:
Wirelizard @ 47

I've always been saddened that Shawinigan handshake never caught on as vocabulary, although obviously the opportunities to use it in conversation are limited.
Posted on entry Our Exciting Neighbor to the North ::: December 02, 2008, 12:19 AM:
Alex @ 36

It's not really over 'till the thin lady sings.

And knowing Canada, probably not then either.
Posted on entry Our Exciting Neighbor to the North ::: December 01, 2008, 11:29 PM:
You've omitted one of my favourite details of this imbroglio: that when asked on Friday for a comment on the rumours of a coalition, Chretien promptly responded "Je ne comprends pas anglais."
Posted on entry Darn, these gnats are hard to swallow. Please pass the camels. ::: July 10, 2008, 01:32 PM:
Mr. Watt-Evans

If Cofax's logically reasoned argument does not move you, I would personally implore you: stop digging. It is physically painful for me to watch.

Dear Making Light Denizens:

The words of Sanders and his defenders have been repulsive, but your reactions have been a tonic skillfully administered. Thank you.
Posted on entry Moderation isn't rocket science ::: April 17, 2007, 03:14 PM:
I mod at a message-board with 800 members, which is smallish as message boards go, but bigger than we ever really expected. I think one of the things that's really worked is to have a consensus on what we'll tolerate and what we won't. It helps that all my co-mods are awesome, but writing down: "the following are NOT OKAY," has been one of our best moves.

@anyone with experience at modding:

One of the things I haven't figured out how to deal with is the person who is well intentioned but so stupid that every comment they make throws a veil of confusion and idiocy over the thread. Are there ways to encourage them to lurk more?
Posted on entry Open thread 61 ::: March 18, 2006, 12:09 PM:
I've heard that freezing them is the best way to deal with damp books, sublimation being neater than evaporation.

The folks who hang out here may not have seen Faust's SASE, but will certainly appreciate it.
Posted on entry Veggie question ::: March 06, 2006, 11:45 PM:
Regarding the acceptability of vat-grown human flesh to vegans, (far upthread) I have come across vegans who felt that it was acceptable to consume their own (their child's?) placenta.

I kind of think that if you're craving meat so much that placenta looks tasty, you should probably look into free-range and organic farming and admit veganism isn't for you.

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