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Category: Announcements
Posted on: March 21, 2007 12:02 AM, by Shelley Batts
Sorry for the lack of blogging or comment response, but me and my sinuses have not been the best of friends lately. I think it *may* have had something to do with St. Paddy's Day (so my doc says) but I think thats just utter nonsense. Obviously.
Anyway, its been me, Zithromax, Gaterade, and lots of horrible daytime TV.
Hopefully tomorrow my Superman pills will kick in, but if you want to leave me a fun link to cheer me up, well, we behind piles of Kleenexes salute you.
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A diversion: quiz on how famous people died.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=42
Posted by: Colugo | March 21, 2007 12:46 AM
Propranolol erasing memories?
http://www.crimeandconsequences.com/2007/03/removing_memories_implications.html
on a lighter note:
http://pharmagossip.blogspot.com/2007/03/move-over-havidol.html#links
Posted by: Steve | March 21, 2007 1:50 AM
This one ALWAYS makes me laugh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc&eurl=
Not 100% safe for work, but hilarious
http://www.glumbert.com/media/roleplay
Posted by: Boosterz | March 21, 2007 9:42 AM
if your sinuses are acting up shel, and your doctor thinks it has something to do with st patty's day, then i need a little talk with him. take it easy, get some rest, hope your sinuses fare better. sorry no funny links... if i had the motivation i'd link you to a youtube of the colbert report last night when he had willie nelson as a special guest to defend his new ben and jerry's ice cream flavor release (some peach cobbler-esque ice cream) in direct conflict with the release of the colbert flavored B&J's ice cream. so i'm lazy and i feel you are enough of a youtube maven that you can find this one yourself.
Posted by: darkman | March 21, 2007 10:27 AM
Posted by: Mustafa Mond, FCD | March 21, 2007 10:49 AM
My bad :) That's why I wasn't around saturday. It lasts about 4 days.
Posted by: Cameron | March 21, 2007 12:17 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lWWKBY7gx_0
A philosophical disquisition on why we drink. Keep up your fluid levels, Shelley. ;-)
Posted by: Minnesotachuck | March 21, 2007 1:08 PM
Here's another good one, from Dr. Joan at the Chimpanzee Refuge: Ten reasons why Paris Hilton would have made a better president than George W. Bush.
http://scienceblogs.com/bushwells/2007/03/top_ten_reasons_paris_hilton_w.php
Posted by: Minnesotachuck | March 21, 2007 1:35 PM
if you're in th mood for looking at good dork toys I'd suggest either http://www.thinkgeek.com/ or, for the more brain related stuff http://www.neuromart.com/ (they've got a brain lamp that I've been hunting for for a few years)
Posted by: Shaun | March 21, 2007 2:59 PM
If you want the rest of the planet to suffer as well:
http://qntm.org/destroy
Posted by: Lab Lemmming | March 22, 2007 3:09 AM