It's another fine Scott Adams product. i think it was going to be called "plop," but Scott's decided to change the name. It should be reachable from the Dilbert site.
Nathan Natas
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Scary? Story
by Sherri inlast month my husband and i and our two sons travelled from the uk to visit my family in dayton, ohio.
while there, i had an eerie experience, one im still not sure what to make of.
my fathers sister, shirley, was also visiting in dayton while we were there.
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Nathan Natas
There are some things that can't be explained.
That's why you need to join my religion and buy my 'Afterlife Insurance," which I'm offerring at a very reasonable price. Your policy comes printed on very high quality paper, suitable for framing, and will only cost you your free mind and self respect.
Only if you follow me will you be saved!
Sign here:
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Help me out here, I'm having an argument
by ballistic inwhat i'm debating is this.... and creationist probably wont be able to help.
reproduction is the driving forve of evolution, so why does evolution not simply favour the genes of those that reproduce the most...i.e.
not the most fit, intelligent, etc.. and if this is the case, why does the world not fill up with rampant nyphomaniacs?
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Nathan Natas
why does the world not fill up with rampant nyphomaniacs?
Feeling a bit lonely, are we?
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Why Algebra is not for Christians
by metatron inwhile there are many popular customs in the world.
that appear innocent, mature christians always put.
jehovah's view of matters first in their lives.. in recent times, it has been reported that some.
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Nathan Natas
Coming soon to your local FOX-TV station -
"Touched by an Angle"
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Not Just Bangers And Mash
by Englishman inwell, folks, christmas is a comin', and we start off the festive season next week as her ladyship and i have a sixsome for an evening meal.
here's what we are cooking, except that we use sherry rather than madeira wine.
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipesandfood/recipebrowser/?contenttype=rcpe_a&recipeid=498.
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Nathan Natas
Hey, Rocky Horror fans:
"What's for dinner?"
"MEATLOAF!!"As already explained, a meatloaf is a "loaf" made mostly of ground beef (hambeurger) and roasted (or baked). Although very often prepared in a loaf pan (as for bread), it is improved a bit by letting it stand on it's own so the fat can drain away as it cooks.
This recipe is from the TV show "Good Eats" on the FoodTV network in the USA. Beef "chuck" is beef shoulder meat - generally regarded as the best for burgers and MEATLOAF.
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Good Eats Meat LoafRecipe courtesy of Alton Brown, host, "Good Eats"
6 ounces garlic-flavored croutons
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 onion, roughly chopped
1 carrot, peeled and broken
3 whole cloves garlic
1/2 red bell pepper
18 ounces ground chuck
18 ounces ground sirloin
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 eggFor the glaze:
1/2 cup catsup
1 tablespoon ground cumin
Dash Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon honeyHeat oven to 325 degrees F.
n a food processor bowl, combine croutons, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, and thyme. Pulse until the mixture is of a fine texture. Place this mixture into a large bowl. Combine the onion, carrot, garlic, and red pepper in the food processor bowl. Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped, but not pureed. Combine the vegetable mixture, ground sirloin, and ground chuck with the bread crumb mixture. Season the meat mixture with the kosher salt. Add the egg and combine thoroughly, but avoid squeezing the meat.
Pack this mixture into a 10-inch loaf pan to mold the shape of the meatloaf. Onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, turn the meatloaf out of the pan onto the center of the tray. Insert a temperature probe at a 45 degree angle into the top of the meatloaf. Avoid touching the bottom of the tray with the probe. Set the probe for 155 degrees.
Combine the catsup, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce and honey. Brush the glaze onto the meatloaf after it has been cooking for about 10 minutes.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nathan Natas
If I may jump in to answer...
That "little guy" (officially named "Beastie")is the "Berkeley daemon," and is a symbol of BSD - the Berkeley Software Distribution, a version of UNIX. The daemon was designed by a guy named Marshall Kirk McKusick. A "daemon" is a process spawned by the operating system itself and running in the background (not visible to users). Daemons control things like printing, email, internet connections and 'cron' jobs (tasks run on a regular schedule).
...and that's the TRUTH!
Now, here's a funny true story about a gal who was wearing a T shirt with the daemon on it...
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"A Great Daemon Story
===================Linda Branagan is an expert on daemons. She has a T-shirt that sports the daemon in tennis shoes that appears on the cover of the 4.3BSD manuals and "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3BSD UNIX Operating System" by S. Leffler, M. McKusick, M. Karels, J. Quarterman, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Reading, MA, 1989.
She tells the following story about wearing the 4.3BSD daemon T-shirt:
Last week I walked into a local "home style cookin' restaurant/watering hole" in Texas to pick up a take-out order. I spoke briefly to the waitress behind the counter, who told me my order would be done in a few minutes.
So, while I was busy gazing at the farm implements hanging on the walls, I was approached by two ``natives.'' These guys might just be the original Texas rednecks.
``Pardon us, ma'am. Mind if we ask you a question?''
Well, people keep telling me that Texans are real friendly, so I nodded.
``Are you a Satanist?''
Well, at least they didn't ask me if I liked to party.
``Uh, no, I can't say that I am.''
``Gee, ma'am. Are you sure about that?'' they asked.
I put on my biggest, brightest Dallas Cowboys cheerleader smile and said, ``No, I'm positive. The closest I've ever come to Satanism is watching Geraldo.''
``Hmmm. Interesting. See, we was just wondering why it is you have the lord of darkness on your chest there.''
I was this close to slapping one of them and causing a scene -- then I stopped and noticed the shirt I happened to be wearing that day. Sure enough, it had a picture of a small, devilish-looking creature that has for some time now been associated with a certain operating system. In this particular representation, the creature was wearing sneakers.
They continued: ``See, ma'am, we don't exactly appreciate it when people show off pictures of the devil. Especially when he's lookin' so friendly.''
These idiots sounded terrifyingly serious.
Me: ``Oh, well, see, this isn't really the devil, it's just, well, it's sort of a mascot.
Native: ``And what kind of football team has the devil as a mascot?''
Me: ``Oh, it's not a team. It's an operating -- uh, a kind of computer.''
I figured that an ATM machine was about as much technology as these guys could handle, and I knew that if I so much as uttered the word ``UNIX'' I would only make things worse.
Native: ``Where does this satanical computer come from?''
Me: ``California. And there's nothing satanical about it really.''
Somewhere along the line here, the waitress noticed my predicament -- but these guys probably outweighed her by 600 pounds, so all she did was look at me sympathetically and run off into the kitchen.Native: ``Ma'am, I think you're lying. And we'd appreciate it if you'd leave the premises now.''
Fortunately, the waitress returned that very instant with my order, and they agreed that it would be okay for me to actually pay for my food before I left. While I was at the cash register, they amused themselves by talking to each other.
Native #1: ``Do you think the police know about these devil computers?''
Native #2: ``If they come from California, then the FBI oughta know about 'em.''
They escorted me to the door. I tried one last time: ``You're really blowing this all out of proportion. A lot of people use this `kind of computers.' Universities, researchers, businesses. They're actually very useful.''
Big, big, BIG mistake. I should have guessed at what came next.
Native: ``Does the government use these devil computers?''
Me: ``Yes.''
Another BIG boo-boo.
Native: ``And does the government pay for 'em? With our tax dollars?''
I decided that it was time to jump ship.
Me: ``No. Nope. Not at all. Your tax dollars never entered the picture at all. I promise. No sir, not a penny. Our good Christian congressmen would never let something like that happen. Nope. Never. Bye.''
Texas. What a country.
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Any athiests here had a demon experience?
by Marilyn ini've made friends with a mormon lady, and she told me that her 14yo daughter has thrown out all four harry potter books because she's realised they are dabbling in and encouraging demons.
then she told me about her demon experiences herself.
has any exjw, of sound mind, had a proper demon experience (as opposed to improper!!)?
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Hi Marilyn,
I'm an atheist, and I have not ever had a demon experience, not even during the 20-odd years I was an active Dub.
I think this is because I seek rational, logical and uncomplicated explanations for any difficulties I experience.
For example, if I'm driving somewhere and the traffic light turns red, I know that it is because the timing circuit built into the traffic light made it turn red, not because demons inside the box were trying to make me late for an appointment.
If I get ill, its because of microscopic virii or bacteria, not because of demons or spells.
When I win my state lottery for the fourth time, that's becasue I'm an exemplary human being in perfect harmony with the cosmos and I deserve undreamed of wealth.
When I hear unexpected voices or moaning and sobbing and shrieking during the night, it's because once again I didn't bind those darned hitchikers well enough.
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What's the worst cult?
by Abaddon inthis was inspired by another poster whole claimed in another thread that jw's were catagorically the worst cult.. i've done a little reading on other cults.
okay, being a jw is quite bad.
oh boy!
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Nathan Natas
You're right, there are worse, far worse.
We can have compassion for others because we have a clue.
On the other hand, the DUbs were our nightmare.
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I hate JW's
by ashitaka ini hate all jw's for making my wife upset when they send their commanders (elders) to harass my wife for not going to meetings.
i'd like to say f**k you to all people who have hurt my wife and i and continue to do so.
these f**king c***s continually try to hurt my wife because she won't kiss their asses.
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Nathan Natas
I understand. It's almost bearable to put up with crap directed at oneself, but when we see someone we love being hurt, it's WAR TIME, BABY!