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*chokes on tea* - Hookuh Tinypants

Hookuh, in my head, you ARE Batman. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

*facepalm* - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Remember in 2008 when voters 'felt intimidated' by Black Panthers who wore military-esque gear and one had a nightstick? - Andrew C (✓)

marching on government buildings with loaded lethal weapons is NOT "civil disobedience". - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Holy hell - Eric - seven eleven from iPhone

there's just nothing that can go wrong in this scenario, right? yikes! - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

Now all they need is a get loaded before we get loaded pre-march pub crawl. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

I don't know in my 61 years when I've feared more for my country and democracy than right now - WarLord

Micah - that's great! - Brian Johns

Someone should counter-protest dressed in cowboy outfits with holstered bananas - Johnny from iPhone

Much like that 3D plastic pistol, I'm hoping this is more hype than an actual thing - WarLord

Probably. They say they won't do it unless they get 10K RSVPs. - Andrew C (✓)

You know, for a bunch of conspiracy nuts who are obsessed with government jackbooted thugs kicking down their doors and taking their guns away, these Nimrods aren't too bright. Seriously, these tactical geniuses plan on marching down the street - where government agents can photograph them at will - with examples of how well they're armed? Way to plan that out, Brainaics. - Steven Perez

Steven, that's what they want. It feeds the conspiracy that the government wants to take their guns. They KNOW what they're doing. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. - Johnny from iPhone

Martyr (n) - a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle - WarLord

Guys who go in with swords unsheathed or guns blazing have a harder time winning martyrdom. Usually they get called instigators, aggressors, or, depending on how successful they are, mass murderers and tyrants. - Victor Ganata

This could be bad. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

you watch too many horror movies - DJF from Android

this may be bad form but order another pizza. if delivery guy survives then you're safe. #PigOnAStick - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Apparently it gets worse as time goes by. The first three months have been kinda low grade sore and more ultra-sensitive. All of the sudden this week it is like OW DONT TOUCH ME EVEN THE SHOWER HURTS!!!!! - Mary Carmen

And I never had sore boobs as a PMS symptom, so this is totally new to me. I basically Google ever new ache and pain and weirdness. "XYZ while pregnant" and I am amazed at all the things that happen. Hormones are crazy. Like right now my body is in process of increasing my blood volume by 50%. This means peeing all the time, limbs feeling like they weigh 200 pounds each and exhaustion. WTF? How do people do this 10 times?!?!?!? - Mary Carmen

You just wait - after the kid is born? I nearly duct taped mine together to keep them from moving at all, it hurt so bad when they did. I did sleep in a bra that was as sturdy as cast iron, though, because otherwise - ouch! - WebGoddess

I just upgraded to maternity bras....these things are complicated. - Mary Carmen

Get at least one that is a cup size bigger than you are now and built like an iron maiden. That will be the one you sleep in while your milk is coming in. It makes a big difference!! - WebGoddess

Tmi, but I went up 4 sizes from pre-preg to nursing bras... But I feed twins. And whoa yeah discomfort at 3-4 mo is nothing compared to the first few weeks after... But you should have some time btwn now and then when it's better. - Christina Pikas from iPhone

There's a gazillion weird things that happen. At one point I started getting PUPPP (it's a thing!), and I took some weird folk remedy and got rid of it. DO NOT read "What to Expect When You're Expecting." I liked uplifting stuff like Ina May Gaskin. - Laura Norvig from iPhone

I don't want to Google PUPPP do I? - Mary Carmen

Aw man. Too late. - Mary Carmen

What was the folk remedy and did it work?????? - Mary Carmen

I don't like when boobs are in pain... not one little bit. - Johnny

The weirdest pregnancy side-effect I've heard of (though it's not rare) is RSI. - Spidra Webster

RSI? repetitive stress injury? Or am I missing something/ - Mary Carmen

Maybe for the fathers http://www.instantrimshot.com - Johnny

lol - Mary Carmen

Yes, that RSI. Some women get it during pregnancy. I guess the hormonal changes make them more susceptible to it than they'd be had they not gotten pregnant. (In other words, it isn't only related to doing more repetitive movements.) Took me a while to come up with the right keywords: http://www.google.com/search... - Spidra Webster

MC, it was dandelion root. Worked great! Also, PUPPP is not very common. I'm an arse for mentioning it. Pregnancies make one want to share their own stories, I think. - Laura Norvig from iPhone

The RSI is from the hormones responsible for the softening per labor stage of those pelvic bones. Carpal tunnel braces are good for your wrists. Lumbar belly support gadgets are good for the pelvic pain and potential labial varicosities. - Janet:#TeamMonique from FFHound!

Thanks Janet. My back has been killing me. I think I'll look into some support. - Mary Carmen

http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Johnny

Gigantic talking dolls. No. - Mary Carmen from iPhone

how do you feel about Yo Gabba Gabba? - holly #ravingfangirl

My niece watched this show a lot and loved it. *I* was traumatized by it, though. That Frenchy guy? *shudder* - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

I'm with MC on most of the Nick shows. - Eric - seven eleven from iPhone

I really like Yo Gabba Gabba. They have excellent music and musical guests. - Mary Carmen

I'm a fan of Yo Gabba Gabba and The Fresh Beat Band. =) - Yvonne

That or the party is "rocking so hard" with "dope beats" that the building is being seismically shaken to a point where the revellers are putting their hands up to either hold the roof in place or shield themselves from falling debris - Johnny from iPhone

This is the sort of intellectual concept that can make drunk people hurl. - Victor Ganata

"But the ceiling… is up there! It's the floor that's holding us…!" *weeps inconsolably* *spills drink all over self* *gets dizzy trying to imagine standing on the ceiling* *vomits uncontrollably* - Victor Ganata

No, no. You're not supposed to be /standing/ on the ceiling - Lionel Richie was very clear: you're supposed to be dancing on it. - Jennifer Dittrich

When it comes to structural rigidity, I'm sure the floor is the last thing to break. While the floor may be holding you UP, it is only 1/6* of the things "holding you" (*assumes you are in a four-walled prism) - Johnny

OK, I'll admit, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis and Ray Dalton probably aren't literally talking about the structural integrity of a club, but it's still damn counterintuitive and I can't wrap my head around the metaphor no matter how much I drink. - Victor Ganata

Whatever you do, don't factor in songs that imply that the top of the structure is ablaze; you might implode. - MiniMage

"Scoble is an indiscriminate evangelist; he embraces virtually any new technology with inhuman enthusiasm. This makes him useful as a sort of reductio ad absurdum product processor: he takes a new service or thing and gives himself to it, both testing it and inadvertently demonstrating the logical conclusion of its creators' visions." - Brent Schaus

"This photo of a drenched middle-aged man recording himself as he screams into his shower mirror,* then, may the purest expression of the Google Glass concept yet (and perhaps of Scoble, too)." - Brent Schaus

BRAIN BLEACH REQUIRED - Headless Gnad Kicker

http://friendfeed.com/tad... - Spidra Webster

(Tad has a private feed, and I'm not subscribed.) - Brent Schaus

god help us all. - holly #ravingfangirl

dyrs - bde

Of for fuck sake... *burns Internet to the ground* - Johnny from iPhone

It's just a previous showering photo of Scoble, showing he has a history of showering for the public. ;-) - Spidra Webster

:( - Victor Ganata

OHNONOTAGAIN - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Brent why do you hate us? I know why Scoble hates FF, but you Brent? really? - Me from YouFeed

he scares becos he cares. - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Congratulations, you've just been #scobleized. - Adrian

Is it bad that I recognised Robert before I read the description? I know there's another shower pic on FF somewhere.... - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Oh. Someone has already linked to it :) - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

OHH SWEET MEGATRON WHY - Mo Kargas

DAMN YOU B.S., DAMN YOU!! - Micah

Doin' my part? - Brent Schaus

Yes you are. ;) - Micah

I think I've seen this play before. - Eric - seven eleven

I blame Brent. http://friendfeed.com/micahwi... - Micah

OP: "He is, by the nature of what he does, almost always wrong." ...and probably voiding his warranty too by getting the stupid thing wet. - Tinfoil 2.0

I thought showering was dead. - Eivind

LOLOL Soooo TMI(Too Much IMAGING), Sooo Funny...! - Harold Cabezas

Eivind is right, showering is dead and I'll tell you why - Greg GuitarBuster

More information here: - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Alex! Please control your brother. Nobody wants to see him showering. (Also, Higlet, I recognized him, too, sadly) - DAMMIT, MR. NOODLE

Never, eh? I'm sure his soon to be ex-wife is happy about that. - Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)

smh - David Cook

I just totally jerked off. - Akiva

CAN'T. BREATHE. LAUGHING. TOO. HARD. - Headless Gnad Kicker

His wife took the picture, just sayin'. And sorry, I have zero control over my brother. :D - Scoble, Alex Scoble

The thought of what might be happening below the fold continues to frighten me. - Todd Hoff

If only I was subbed to you I could see that! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

I forgot how. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

I never thought about eating a kangaroo. I would have to not be told source of meat. x_x - Janet:#TeamMonique

Probaby not much different to you eating deer, maybe? - Headless Gnad Kicker

I cannot eat deer ever since a wild one befriended me. She would smell flowers from my hand. I pretend my burgers are from a ground plant and chicken is from the sea! LOL I really need not think the food thing too much. I used to love liver until I could identify the blood vessels. - Janet:#TeamMonique

Yay! OMNOMNOM! I think I'll serve it with rice, how about you? - Headless Gnad Kicker

I made garlic croutons - Johnny

wot happen? - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

That thing where your toddler doesn't wake up before 7:30 all week but come Saturday she's awake with the birds *cries* - Headless Gnad Kicker from FFHound!

Every. Single. Time. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

The reason people were skeptical about the iPhone was because it was a non-phone maker launching a phone that only had limited success when similar phones (like the Siemens SX45) a few years previous didn't do so well... at least all the press I read pointed to that. - Johnny

Plus, you have to take into account that after all those things they had huge successes with the iMac, iPod etc. so "did people forget" is probably tempered with "They had decent recent form" - Johnny

I dunno, anecdotally, the idea that Apple sometimes comes out with total crap that no one wants to buy never really died. The idea that Apple always lays golden eggs is quite recent and seems to be already foundering. - Victor Ganata

Yeah, that iPad was a stinker - Johnny

I think you have to at least count for time. I don't remember New Coke being mentioned once when Coke Zero was launched. - Johnny

More recent although far less catastrophic: .Mac, MobileMe, Final Cut Pro X, Ping, Maps, iTunes 11. - Victor Ganata

IIRC, people genuinely thought the iPhone was awesome for its web browser (most smartphones back then were doing WAP), its then-large screen, and it being a smarter iPod. We didn't even know then how apps were going to change everything. The skepticism was about (1) lack of 3G and (2) the $600 price tag. But Apple was doing the same thing Motorola did with the Razr, going from a high... more... - Andrew C (✓)

And like Johnny said, the iMac and iPod were hugely successful for Apple, so the iPhone seemed like more of the same Jobs magic. - Andrew C (✓)

Being in possession of a Newton, the only way in which is was inferior to a Palm was its inability to connect with PC's. It had better storage, better handwriting recognition, and had the ability to use a modem far in advance of Palm. The device itself wasn't deficient, but people couldn't imagine how you'd use a device you didn't directly synchronize with your Windows PC. Things don't always fail because they're "bad" or because they're marketed poorly. - Jennifer Dittrich

from which apple learned a valuable lesson. remember that the first Ipod required firewire to sync with your computer. But it didn't take long for the next hardware revision to support usb. - DJF from Android

Jennifer, side note: I remember I ended up buying a Palm over a Newton in part because of the price difference, performance (Newton felt sluggish to me), and form factor -- Newton was way too big. The PC connectivity issue wasn't a big deal for me. Also most of my coworkers had Palms. But I'm sure I'm not a typical consumer. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Form factor was definitely an issue, it just feels odd to me that so many people think of it as a terrible product overall -- I'll admit, I didn't have one when they first came out. I got one years later, and was amazed at how much better it performed than most of the Palms I had to help support at work. - Jennifer Dittrich

To be fair, some of these "failures" were solely due to not selling well, not necessarily because they were broken products (although a few of these did start off broken then got fixed but it was too late, and some of these were entirely vaporware.) - Victor Ganata

My OP was tangentially inspired by a Techcrunch post http://techcrunch.com/2013... (yeah, why am I reading Techcrunch) on Google Glasses trying to compare it to the iPhone, and, like the first commenter, I thought the Newton was a much better comparison: a novel high tech device with no significant practical use case. - Victor Ganata

But I also thought the implicit underlying assumption—that just because a company is doing well doesn't mean it can never make mistakes—is preposterous. - Victor Ganata

Just as hindsight demonstrates some sort of handheld computing device was inevitable (and is likely to displace desktops and notebooks as the dominant mainstream computing paradigm), some sort of direct optic visual interface is probably inevitable as well, but, just as people tend to forget Xerox PARC came up with the GUI and Apple came up with one of the first handhelds (the first one that was actually called a PDA, at least), I suspect people will forget Google came up with the eyeglass display. - Victor Ganata

does anything scream "yay! make me for auntie amy!"? cuz, ya know, i lurve homemade stuff. - jambina

I'm sure there's something screaming your name in that pile of yarn, Amy. - Mary Carmen from iPhone

Freddie Cruger Onesie - Johnny from iPhone

*sets alarm for 7am... Bakery opens at 7:30am* - Johnny

i think you just earned the right to make every day holey. brilliant. - Carlos Ayala

Nom Nom NOOOMMMM. Damn you Johnny Worthington..... I need donuts now...... - Roberto Bonini

This is one of those times when FF needs a LOVE button! - Shannon - GlassMistress

So full of win! - Anthony K. Valley © from email

Already celebrating... - Manny

You doughnut-picture-posting folks are just cruel. I never buy donuts but that photo the other day with the young guy munching the donut must have worked on me subliminally cuz when I got back from lunch I discovered I had stopped at Starbucks and bought an apple fritter. - Fred Yankowski

You cannot petition the FriendFeed with donuts... - Todd Hoff

may everyday be a holey day for you :D - zsafwan 

I've decided, Johnny, that we can celebrate it today :D A holey day indeed :) - Penny

i like this - BeHRO☺☺OZ

well played - mike "glemak" dunn

chioma iroegbu.this friendfeed is a great site oh.i love this meal am seeing it look Delicious.unn.edu.ng - Chioma Chikaodinaka

There are rumors, nasty rumors, that Batman smells like Drakkar. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

We'd crowd source that - Todd Hoff

I go cardio, free weights, cardio, body weight, cardio - Johnny from iPhone

Same as Jennifer recommended, unless you're a machine like Johnny - Surprisingly Monstrous

The current person I've seen runs his own workout more like Johnny's, but doesn't recommend that for most of his clients who aren't already in super shape, since the lifting is likely to maintain your heart rate already, and you might tire-out and not have as good of a performance doing those things. I figure, if it makes sense to you and feels right, you're doing it the right way. - Jennifer Dittrich

Poopin'. - Josh Haley from Android

This shit is totally mind blowing. Seriously. - Scoble, Alex Scoble

Just curious. What is the bare metal in this setup? - Julian

^ well-played - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

But I like getting over-charged. - Micah from FFHound(roid)!

TOO BAD. - holly #ravingfangirl

We love you, Melly. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

but the day just started! - Jason - The Opaque from Android

If I'm a zombie do I have a choice? - Jimminy IS Everybody

can i use ketchup? - Surprisingly Monstrous

Tiger Sauce - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Why only in desperate circumstances? - Son of Groucho

cos otherwise it's illegal? - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

(Posted in the form of an avocado man saying hi because generally speaking I have the maturity of a 12 year old.) - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

Anecdotally, I've put some in a plastic bag with a couple of apples, and that seemed to make the process go a little faster. (Non-refrigerated.) - Jennifer Dittrich

Hahaha! Avocado Man! :D - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

Bananas in a brown paper bag - Johnny from iPhone

You can make almost any fruit ripen faster by exposing it to apples or bananas, which give off ethylene gas. Definitely leave them out of the fridge. Don't put them in the fridge until you're trying to slow down ripening. - Spidra Webster

Many thanks, all! For a perverse second I felt like being scientific about it and trying each suggested method separately for each avocado (along with a control avocado not being futzed with at all) to then establish which method was best, but the problem with that is there's no objective way for me to easily measure the firmness of each avocado, so I quickly realized I'd need a lot more data points to draw proper conclusions. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

...down to the store to get more avocados, by the sound of it - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

No matter what you decide, I think you should sacrifice a goat. You know what they say: Trust in God, but tie your camel. - Eivind

I thought the saying was: Trust your camel, but tie down your God. - Kristin

I'm sacrificing some chicken and baby back ribs; that'll have to approximate. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

I think babies are considered even larger sacrifices than goats, so that should be fine. I think the sacrificial value is about ten chickens to a goat and two goats to a (male) baby. - Eivind

I have sliced avocados in half & put them in a paper bag for a while to ripen them for guacamole. - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

If you do your avocado experiment, these people would love to have some evidence: http://cooking.stackexchange.com/questio.... But I suspect the goat is key. - Jenica

The word "avocado" comes from the Spanish aguacate which in turn comes from the Nahuatl word āhuacatl [aː'wakat͡ɬ] (testicle, a reference to the shape of the fruit). - Greg GuitarBuster

lol - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

Greg, that is good to know. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Jenica, awesome link. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Thanks all! Much riper this morning. I went with bananas in a plastic bag. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

good to know plastic worked -- I always heard close up in a paper bag to ripen avocadoes, but almost never have paper bags - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

My goat loves avacados! (She also loves bananas and camels) #butnotinthesameway #asusualiammakingthisup - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

How did it turn out? - Tamara J. from FFHound(roid)!

Isn't San Cilantro that clothing-optional beach in Costa Rica? - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

Tam, turned out very well! I was happy. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

My working theory is that a plastic bag should work better for short term ripening (like 1 day) since there is no airflow, but a bad idea for longer than overnight because of moisture/mold issues; so for non-urgent ripening, brown paper bags are best. The link Jenica put in earlier had an interesting discussion about why brown paper vs. white paper: No bleach. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo

I place them in a paper bag, roll it up, and stick it in a corner. That seems to ripen them up nicely after a day (or two if they were really green and hard). - Steve

No ...only the goat sacrifice works.. ! - Peter Dawson

Whether avocados, bananas or apples, I've found that toting them around in the front of my pants causes them to ripen quite rapidly. (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.) - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

0_o - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

What about cockpit? - Surprisingly Monstrous

I feel like you could probably dream bigger... - Bren

Bigger than cockpit? I don't know ... - Kristin

some cockpits are bigger than others... - Bren

In my dreams they are... - Johnny from iPhone

Is manlair OK? - sglassme

How about "manscaping"? - Brian Johns

I'm ignoring you all. - Sarah G.

I'm going to throw a mantrum. - Amit Patel

ಠ_ಠ - Sarah G.

NOW YOU'RE JUST MAKING SHIT UP. - Sarah G.

Add "manflu" to that list. Ugh! - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart

don't forget "manbag" - Catherine Pellegrino

Is manhole still okay? I'm asking for a friend. - Stephen Mack #TeamMomo from iPhone

Johnny: http://www.amazon.com/Periodi... or http://www.thinkgeek.com/product.... :) - c.a.j.

Thanks! - Johnny from iPhone

I still don't know how my hair has managed to grow this much ;_; - Colette

... and don't get me started on Jemima - Johnny from iPhone

What happened to Hamble and Jim? - Headless Gnad Kicker

And who the heck are Meika, Dan and Morriss. - Headless Gnad Kicker

i'm so confused. - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Playschool! - WoH: Professor MOTHRA