Frank Oz, Jim Henson and the dude who was Ernie's right hand.
- Josh Haley
Boy, I really hope Jim Henson wasn't stingy with the deodorant that day!
- josh neff, geek at large
I imagine that was how it was EVERY day. That's the only way to give Ernie hands with moving fingers.
- Josh Haley
I felt that way seeing some of the original muppets in the EMP exhibit. On the one hand: awesome. On the other hand: there were more than one Ernie? OMGWTFBBQ. It makes sense, but by inner three year old just plugs her ears and says LALALALALALALA
- Jennifer Dittrich
Big Bird looked totally different in the first few years of Sesame Street, too.
- Joe Silence
they must have had mighty strong arms to always hold them up
- VAL D. Zone
next you will show us that there is no Santa
- VAL D. Zone
Everything in it's time. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA <cough> BWAHA <cough> Oh never mind.
- CAJ, somewhere else
:p CAJ................don't you even dare go near the Easter Bunny
- VAL D. Zone
The first time I saw this picture, it freaked me out, too. I always had visions of them crouched behind a table.
- Trish R
Notice how they're all staring at something just out of frame in the lower left corner. From previous documentaries I've seen, it's a large TV monitor, so they can see what they're doing from the camera's perspective.
- Michael R. Bernstein
"NEW YORK — In almost every room people were sleeping, but not like babies. This was not the carefree sleep that would restore them to rise and shine for another day. It was the sleep before — and sometimes until — death. In some of the rooms in the hospice unit at Franklin Hospital, in Valley Stream on Long Island, the patients were sleeping because their organs were shutting down, the natural process of death by disease. But at least one patient had been rendered unconscious by strong drugs. The patient, Leo Oltzik, an 88-year-old man with dementia, congestive heart failure and kidney problems, was brought from home by his wife and son, who were distressed to see him agitated, jumping out of bed and ripping off his clothes. Now he was sleeping soundly with his mouth wide open. “Obviously, he’s much different than he was when he came in,” Dr. Edward Halbridge, the hospice medical director, told Oltzik’s wife. “He’s calm, he’s quiet.” Oltzik’s life would end not with a bang, but with the drip, drip, drip of an IV drug that put him into a slumber from which he would never awaken."
- rowlikeagirl
from Bookmarklet
A me piace molto 'Dance Dance Dance' e 'L'uccello che girava le viti del mondo' (Wind-up bird chronicle). Aspetto con ansia che traducano in italiano 1Q84
- progitto
I generally like his work but it's weird. I like reading them, but I don't remember them. So every now and then I'll re-read them.
- ronin
Geez. Nobody's ever said that to me. I guess I already am smiling? Maybe you guys shoul-- never mind.
- Brad Greer
@sarahlane he could instead offer something more useful, like chocolate!
- Courtney Engle
What about "hey baby girl", I hear they like that one.
- Jesse Hattabaugh
There's nothing more demeaning to females than being called "baby mama." I hate it when things like that get accepted into the vernacular as being either funny, or cool. Hell, it's even considered 'respectful' by some. But what's the truth here? Bottom line is, a guy is basically saying to a girl that he looks at her as someone he wishes to impregnate. Yeah, that's real classy.
- Fleagle
I thought "baby mama" was for a woman you had *already* impregnated but to whom you were not married. I've never heard it used in the way you describe. See also: "baby daddy"
- Brad Greer
No. Not at all. I've heard guys say that to girls they're hitting on. As if that's going to do the trick.
- Fleagle
I challenge anyone to find a more compact way then "baby momma" to describe someone you've impregnated, but are otherwise not involved with. LOL.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Attention women. Men really hate it when you call them Champ. :-)
- Eric Booth
ok, duly noted. is it cool if we smile and say 'hello' or 'hi' as we pass by?
- Morgan Haley
@Rahsheen, I don't suppose you read my response?
- Fleagle
Ohayou-gozaimasu. Hajimemashite? Oai-deki-te ureshii-desu. My Japanese is still very poor. I am thankful for such good teachers as you. ^_^
- Ken & Kiyomi
good, maybe you can explain the elements pf sentence too, like what does yoroshiku mean? or how do you compare these two phrases , etc. :)
- Mahmood Padura
Piacere di conoscerti. Un saluto dalla Sardegna
- Isola Virtuale
and I was surprised that a HELLO FEED has much attention!
- Amin Diary
from IM
بابا بیخیال خانم، خوشحال شدم از این تبادل فرهنگی! در ضمن کامنت بعد رو داشته باش:
- Amin Diary
from IM
?? no, I can't understand.....what does it means?
- Keiko Yamada
I am an Iranian .... o, I am not a terrorist nor a wife beater, I don't live in a tent in a desert and camels are not our way of transportation. I speak Farsi, not Arabic. Iran is pronounced "EERAUN" and not "I - ran" (it's not track & field) Iran is the first country on earth to have a lion (male) and a sun (female) for its symbol; and the colors red, white, and green for a flag. A beautiful country ran by the wrong people, but still the best part of Middle East
- Amin Diary
so we go to the wedding reception last weekend and my wife's friend from work has her son with her and he's coughing all over the place and not covering his mouth. "Oh, he's over it. The doctor says he isn't contagious anymore!" but now half a week later we're all sick as dogs. FUCK.
One of my big pet peeves is children that sneeze or cough and don't cover their mouths. I definitely think that's a huge sign of bad parenting. Very poor form.
- Alex Scoble
the other day my oldest was so congested that she started choking in her sleep and woke up screaming. she climbed onto me and promptly puked mucous all over my shirt and bawled for a solid 10 minutes. this freaked out my youngest, of course. yah, we're not happy.
- Joe Silence
We got the OK after my daughter was sick forever to go out and see people while she was still coughing... under the condition that she effectively covered her mouth when she coughed.... because even if they're over what they have, they still pass germs with every cough. Maybe even different germs. I'm also a huge proponent of coughing into your elbow instead of your hand. If you cough...
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- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
If you're coughing or sneezing, you're probably contagious. Duh. Aerosolization is the primary mechanism by which the *less* contagious germs and viruses spread. Of course some diseases are more contagious than that (ie. just by breathing the same air).
- Michael R. Bernstein
oldest woke up choking and screaming again at 12:30am and then puked dinner all over herself and my wife. took alot of cleaning and soothing to get everyone calmed down again. :(
- Joe Silence
Agreed with Alex. My son is freaking 2yrs old and covers his mouth when he coughs or sneezes. Says "excuse me" when he farts or burps, and makes sure his runny nose gets cleaned by the nearest adult or the nearest tissue.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah
Your wife's coworker is GROSS. Sorry, but that's Nasty McGrody right there. I couldn't imagine subjecting people with my sick kids and they know to cover their mouths when they cough or sneeze.
- Admiral Anika
No, FriendFeed is 2012, except it will come back in 2010...er, I mean FriendFeed is the Messiah or Cthulhu or something. No, wait, FriendFeed is planet Nibiru. Or it might be magnetic polar reversal.
- Christopher A Carr
Friendfeed is reversing the polarity of the neutron flow.
- DGentry
*crosses the streams and gets splattered with piss*
- Joe Silence
"It was bound to happen sooner or later: Here's an inter-dimensional spaceship, breaking through the planet Xkyrzee 3, finally caught in Google's Street View." http://maps.google.com/maps...
- Bluesun 2600
from Bookmarklet
Specifically, it's a branch that fell on the wideview camera BEFORE it grabbed the overhead pixels, then fell off before the lower (horizon) pixels were scanned.
- Glen Campbell, esq.
"December, after all, is the season of seasonal ales, when some of the richest, most enchanting bottlings of the year reach the market, heady, potent, dark-malted brews laced with exotic spices. No, that's not a sugar plum fairy dancing in that guy's head, it's a nut-brown, triple-hopped, pine-spiced pumpkin ale with a nice creamy head in a chilled glass."
- Derrick
from Bookmarklet
Last year the Anchor was my favorite. Hmm, I may call Shanon and ask her to pick up some while she's out...
- s t e v e
Just read this on Anchor's site regarding their holiday ale: "Each year our Christmas Ale gets a unique label and a unique recipe for the Ale itself. Although our recipes must remain a secret, many enthusiasts save a few bottles from year to year—stored in a cool dark place—to taste later and compare with other vintages. Properly refrigerated, the beer remains intriguing and drinkable for years, with different nuances slowly emerging as the flavor mellows slightly."
- Derrick
Yeah, well, I tend to just drink the motherfuckers.
- s t e v e
Patience has its virtues. A good Christmas brew to sit on for a year (or two) would be the Delirium Noel (pictured above). Good luck finding it so late in the season.
- Julian
I didn't get my hands on those Christmas Ales this year, they were all sold out :(
- Patrik Johansson
Keiko, devi sapere che in Italia ci sono tantissimi estimatori del Giappone e di Miyazaki. Prova a pubblicare qualcosa su Conan http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki... e vedrai.
- Isola Virtuale
like @Isola Virtuale: Miyazaki ha cresciuto almeno la mia generazione.
- Sabrina Briganti
io preferisco "Il mio vicino Totoro", ma anche questo non è male :)
- ӊooқ
Pochi sanno che la predilezione di Miyazaki per tutto quello che vola deriva dal fatto che il padre aveva una piccola azienda che produceva i pezzi dello Zero durante la seconda guerra mondiale. Non è un caso che la protagonista di Spirited Away venga soprannominata a un certo punto Sen, ovvero Zero in giapponese.
- Isola Virtuale
@Dyoniso wow! non lo conoscevo. molto bello!
- progitto
@Dyoniso>Anch'io non lo conoscevo! Che bello eh.....!! Grazie! ^-^
- Keiko Yamada
Prego.. Credo che sia un video musicale.. Giusto Keiko?
- Dyoniso
from fftogo
"Most sports fans assume that once a stadium or arena is replaced by a newer model, the old house is immediately blown to smithereens in a pyrotechnics show that would make James Cameron proud. But many more than you think are still around. Some have historical value, while others are still bringing in funds to cash-strapped municipalities. Who knows, some may even be available to well-heeled holiday shoppers looking for a last-minute gift. Here are a few: Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Mich. ... Reliant Astrodome, Houston ... Pyramid Arena, Memphis, Tenn. ... Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington ... Balboa Stadium, San Diego ... Olympic Stadium, Montreal ... Beijing National Stadium, Beijing ... Alamodome, San Antonio ... The Forum, Inglewood, Calif. "
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
An autistic man with an incredible memory, described by some as a walking Google, and a confounding mixture of disability and brilliance.
Kim Peek, who died on December 19 aged 58, was the model for the autistic character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man, ...
Kim Peek, RIP - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
"A Blue Great Dane called George that stands at nearly 43 inches tall and weighs a staggering 245 pounds, could become the tallest dog after an application to the Guiness Books of Records."
- Kol Tregaskes
from Bookmarklet
"Alcohol has many ways of sneaking up on you during the holidays. For starters, you might be tired from holiday chaos with one family visit piled on top of another. Alcohol hits you harder when you're tired. Also, alcohol doesn't completely burn off when cooked in those festive dishes you might encounter, counter to what is said colloquially. Alcohol evaporates at around 175° F, so slow cooking and simmering won't burn off anything. Baking for an hour will still leave 25 percent of the booze. Flaming it for that dramatic walk to the table can still leave most of alcohol behind. So consider your rum-accented glaze as fully spiked. When fixing yourself or a friend a drink, it's easy to be too generous. Short, wide glasses typical in formal settings are easier to over-pour compared to tall glasses. Legitimate studies have been conducted on this, such as one published in 2005 in the British Medical Journal finding that even experienced bartenders routinely overestimated a shot of booze by...
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- RAPatton
"Like America itself, the jolly figure we call Santa Claus is a melting pot of cultures, blending elements of folklore with the fantastical. Santa Claus the man is actually loosely rooted in fact, though he hasn't always looked the way he does today, having evolved from a gift-giving Catholic saint who lived during the third century. The Protestant Reformation and the emigration of European traditions to America morphed that pious figure into the red-suited character that is now one of the most famous images in the world, complete with his iconic army of elves and a magical transportation system."
- RAPatton
from Bookmarklet
"St. Nicholas the Generous Ol' St. Nick wasn't always the rotund, bearded fellow you see gracing Christmas cards. The historical St. Nicholas was the revered Bishop of Myra, a Roman town in what is now Turkey. Born around the year 270 A.D., historians believe, Nicholas became bishop as a young man. Nicholas was dedicated to helping the poor throughout his life, famously (and...
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- RAPatton
The Seven “New Rules” of Business Presentations I Wish I’d Been Taught in Kindergarten | Steve Kayser's Riffs, Tiffs and What Ifs - http://www.writingriffs.com/2009...
"Square When Diners Club issued the first credit card a few decades ago, it distributed free cards to its members. It then approached its participating restaurants and told them that they had to accept Diners cards because all of its members had them. It was a brute force way to solve the chicken and egg problem. The credit card industry has thrived since then. Paypal, which initially was seen as a possible alternative to credit cards, has struggled to expand beyond eBay users. But Square has not only embraced credit cards from get go but has also made them more accessible to long tail — users who can’t afford to buy a credit card machine. "
- edythe
from Bookmarklet
"While Paypal requires both parties in a transaction to have a Paypal account, Square only needs one party – the seller – to have the Square device, a small, free device that attaches to anything such as a cell phone with an audio jack. Therefore, it does not face the chicken and egg problem Paypal does. Square is tapping into a huge market, which has largely relied on ad hoc methods of payments so far (cash, checks)."
- edythe
While I'd prefer he'd stop the "torture is okay if they're not people" crap, better a torturing president who's nice to people and cool than the last guy :)
- LAST DAY OF WORK
Obama isn't perfect (far from it) but he's been loads better than the Dubya years on a number of fronts.
- Joe Silence
Considering the alternatives that were provided, we got the best person for the job.
- Uncle CW™
A fistbump does not a down-to-earth President make...
- Jenthemum
Wow, reading these comments, the US has some seriously jaded citizens.. and they are all online. :P
- Uncle CW™
I'm (independent) red, and I don't see Obama is being any more or less approachable than Bush was. But then again being from the latter's home state helps that ;). But there's no doubt he's done more to bring the government process closer to the people it affects than anyone else before him (I'm young, so I may be wrong). And that picture exemplifies that fact
- LANjackal
Cute pic, but his actions so far aren't very encouraging.
- Itachi
a year or so ago, we had something similar with our PM. he was out an about, meeting people who lost their homes, their loved ones lives when the terrible http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... black saturday bushfires. one guy was talking to the PM and just broke down in front of the cameras and kev gives the guy a hug. there's a lot i don't agree with that the gov. isn't doing at the moment but it was a nice moment..
- Terry O'Fee
I made it! Most influential British Twitter users revealed - Telegraph (UPDATE: wow - thanks so so much guys. Can't believe the love i have on here.) - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technol...
well done, Zee! Glad you're ahead of Peter Andre....:)
- WorldofHiglet
Hi, Zee ! je vais de ce pas jeter un coup d'oeil chez les Britons ;-)
- Desirade
zee - gifted followers = default list/suggested user list - when a media outlet reports on "x account has y followers" it's almost like there needs to be a notation that they were given the followers as a freebie.
- Allen Stern
Strange enough, the link to the PM's wife's Twitter page isn't direct; it's <http://go.telegraph.co.uk/...>...is this done to possibly track the number of clicks or something? All the other Twitter accounts listed are direct links
- Itachi
i thought that everyone has agreed to used "listed" as the new 'count that matters' -- there's more of a meaning to listing someone and there never was a suggested list... however... the more followers you have the more chances to be listed there are ( i guess )
- Chris Heath
Heh, nvm, seems it was a bug on my end. The link does take you to her Twitter page, but while I was mousing over the links I saw the go.telegraph.co.uk link and was a little perplexed why they had that there. It's gone now after a refresh
- Itachi
wow - thanks so so much guys. Can't believe the love i have on here.
- Zee.
Mazel tov, Zee! You're one of my tech favorites on here.
- Akiva Moskovitz
Big Congrats Zee ,, all your HArdwork is paying off
- johnpiercy
Now don't let it go to your head and start thinking that services need to bend the way they function to your will and don't start ripping services when they can't perform to insane, unrealistic, and just plane silly standards. "WTF GReader's interface starts breaking down and failing when ever I try to display 1 million individual RSS feeds on 15 inch screen at one time, this is entirely unusable!"
- Matthew DeVries
However, according to researchers there is no such thing as a “sugar high”. The Journal of the American Medical Association looked at 23 studies done on sugar consumption by children and found no connection between sugar and hyperactivity. One study shown parents who thought their children had consumed sugar were more likely to label their children more hyperactive.
- Summer
from Bookmarklet
It’s a sweet but unremarkable sight, a young panda dozing off in the midday sun. But keeling over into the hard paving, this quick-witted bear awoke in the brink time and executed a perfect forwards roll. The sleepy panda, named Tai Shan, could have fallen flat on his face. But instead he dropped his head between his legs and turned gently head-over-heels before landing comfortably on his back in pleasant surprise.
- Emma
from Bookmarklet