Pariah

Shrubbery!

What's Up, Doc? It makes Barbara Streisand tolerable, and that's not nothing. Feeling Moody: "Your Wildest Dreams" vs. "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)"

Fight the power, man!

So, does Kirk Cousins end up with the Donkeys, the J-E-S-T, or someone else in 2018? Discuss.

Somebody made this; I found it amusing.

A man walked into a law office and asked one of the lawyers, "How much do you charge?" "Five thousand dollars for three questions," the lawyer responded. "Isn't five thousand dollars for three questions really too expensive?" "Probably," the lawyer answered. "Now, what's your third question?"

In college, my roommate was the PA announcer for the school's hockey team. I still remember the warning for the spectators well: "Keep your eyes on the puck at all times. It's made of six ounces of vulcanized rubber, frozen solid before the game, and can cause serious bodily harm!"

As I've heard it described, ice hockey is "sixty minutes of men [or women] in short pants hitting each other with their sticks."

I stand corrected. Man, that was one sick penalty shot. Congratulations, USA Women's Hockey team!

Tree

It's called "Hockey".

I got to watch that race tonight. Man, what an ending!

Gluttony

Cancer is actually a reformed Capricorn.

Beryl is a semi-precious stone. Corundum is a mineral that is the basis for both rubies and sapphires. Corundum wins. Let's Get Stoned! Igneous vs. Sedimentary vs. Metamorphic

Statistical anomaly. It was bound to happen, sooner or later.

It's a good thing (for us Americans, anyway) that all those X-Games events are Olympic Sports now. Otherwise, Team USA would be almost completely irrelevant at this year's Games.

A friend of mine posted a link to this review: Black Panther’s Right Thing

I saw Black Panther over the weekend and really enjoyed it. More than that, I found it really thought-provoking. Yeah, there's some material in there that's a little foreign to a while kid who grew up on the plains. That's not a bad thing. I'd agree with the general sentiment that Killmonger is the most complex of the Marvel villains presented so far. He's amiable enough, in his way, and he's certainly passionate and articulate about his cause. You can't help but want to be sympathetic to him, based on what he's been through. But he's got WAY too much blood on his hands. It would have been nice to see him develop in further films--maybe even gain a measure of redemption, move from genocidal maniac to well-intentioned extremist, as we've seen done with Magneto so many times. But it wouldn't have worked with the character. It would've felt like a cop-out had he survived. He blazed a trail for death or glory--anything else would have been disappointing. Also, I loved the aesthetic of the film. The combination of African tribal and near-future sci-fi was amazing. All in all, it was a great film.

I hadn't thought of it in these specific terms, but you're right. The parallels to Magneto are strong--and probably done better than in any of the X-Movies.

That is the First and Great Commandment in Science: Thou shalt not misrepresent the data. (Cf. Wakefield, Fleischmann & Pons, et. al.)

Better than Lucy and Ricky? To quote Mirror-Universe Descartes, "I think not."

An explosion last week killed a wild-living navy boiler man and he found himself in Hell. Being used to stoking fires and extremely hot temperatures, he found hell actually quite comfortable. When Satan went to check out the new arrival, he found him sitting in his room smiling. “You like this?” Satan asked. “Yes, sir,” said the sailor, “this feels like a spring day to me.” Not wanting the new guy to be too comfortable, Satan turned up the heat a bit. When he went back the next day to see how his new arrival was doing, the sailor was still happy; he hadn’t even broken a sweat. “I like this kind of weather,” he told Satan. For the next few days, Satan turned up the heat more and more, but each day the Sailor looked as comfortable as ever. By Sunday, Satan decided to try something different. Rather than turn up the heat even more, he turned it off and turned on the air conditioning. Icicles formed in the sailor’s room! When he checked on the guy, the room was icy and he was shivering, but he had a grin from ear to ear, bigger than ever. Satan was exasperated! “Why are YOU so happy?” he demanded from the sailor. “It’s FREEZING in here!” “Well, I’m from Cleveland," said the sailor, “and evidently the Browns just won the Super Bowl!”

Okay, updates completed and questions answered. I hope that's everything (so far). I won't put up a poll for another day or three (most likely Saturday), so feel free to regale us with your fiction and other brilliant ideas. Oh, and make any additional picks you still need/want.

Not necessary. You've got her; use her as you see fit.