In my senior year (1983) our school district got a bunch of (Tandy?) computers and offered computer science and computer math. Which consisted of:

Learning Basic (goto is about all I remember)
Practicing the Regents (when it was almost all multiple choice)
Playing Star Trek

Mostly it was playing Star Trek, as they really didn't know what to do with the computers.

Brilliant! And the best part is the lil guy has no clue what's going on *grin* I suspect that video is going to follow him all his years.

Funny, saw a guy riding one of these Halloween eve in Croton on Hudson. Except he wasn't in costume (he was wearing shorts and a long sleeve shirt); looked as if this was his usual form of transportation.

*nods*

I also read the entire site when I came across it (I do that with all the new sites I really like). Neatorama took me about 4-5 days to fully peruse; like Emily I inhale 500 page novels in one sitting, so going thru the archives was a breeze.

And like Compwalla, I too hate the fact I have to wait for updates; I'll purposely not come to the site for a couple of days just so there's a few things for me to read!

Btw, Neatoramafication is my suggestion.

Alli

My maiden name is most popular in Australia. My married name is most popular in Australia. My sister's married name is most popular...in Australia.

Funny, we live in the states and none of us have ever been to Oz. I wonder if this Australia coincidences means something ;)

That's how one of my cats likes to nap when it's hot; guess he needs to air his non-existant bits. But it's the same position; back legs facing one way, front legs and head completely in the opposite direction, with his belly totally exposed. Only difference is I can't get a pic of him; every time we get close with the camera, he gets up and tries to lead us to his food dish.

Does his singing work on small children? If so, where can I find him?

Almost bought these at Toys R Us last week...

Educators are just as bad. Got an email from my principal the other day, inviting the staff to a CONFRATUTE this summer. A what? There is no such word in the dictionary! IMHO, we have a hard enough time teaching students proper English as is; stop making up damn words.

I not only own the standard Operation game (without the new brain freeze piece - I've had it a while), but the be all, end all to the Operation games: Alien Autopsy. Yep, instead of butterflies in the stomach, you get to remove radio implants and telepathy organs. And it doesn't buzz; it screams. Wheeee!

Trust me when I say, none of the above mentioned movies hold a candle (or a torch) to Shatter Dead tho I kinda wish they would *grin* a straight to video zombie movie I had the dubious pleasure of being dead in. Terrible yet ridiculous beyond belief. Apparently there is no room in heaven anymore, so the souls continue to inhabit their dead bodies. Nekkid pregnant angels, dead lesbian encounters, and a lead actress who has less facial expression and affect than the walking dead. Trust me when I say there is no cheesier, horrible zombie flick.

While I was just an unpaid extra, I did manage to get my face on the advertisements and the back cover. Eeeek. What a thing to tell my grandkids.

Alli

My sister and I have a running competition with these; every Xmas we try to top the other in terms of pooping animal/jelly bean grossness. I think I'm in the lead after this past year's Polar bear gift to my sis. I do cherish my piggy and cow though.

*nods and agrees with TheSquid*

Any finger amputation from fingertip to the distal joint (the first bend after the fingertip) has the capability of regenerating all by its little lonesome; no pig protein or bacon required. This includes nerves, nailbed, nail; only the fingerprint may be beyond repair.

Another impossible task:

Put your side against the wall; left or right makes no difference. Make sure your shoulder, hip and ankle touch the wall. Now try to lift the other foot.

With a LOT of perseverance you MIGHT be able to pick it up, but you will definitely fall over (messes with your center of gravity).

As an aside, the whole "can't tickle oneself" is one rule I don't buy into. I HATE it when the bottom of my foot itches; it tickles too much to scratch it!

A few years back we went to SeaWorld Orlando. When we went down to the view window for the dolphin tank, some woman was doing this weird stuff. She'd rub her hands on the plexi, and the dolphins would come up to her and stare at her . So when she left, we figured we could expand on it. We'd rub on the windows, get their attention then go running away.

Yes, we played chase/hide n seek with the dolphins for hours. You could tell they wanted to chase or be chased by the way they moved their bodies. The viewing screen was almost 180 degrees, then the tank itself went past the end of the viewing area, so we'd hide behind it and jump out after they chased us. Never knew dolphins blew bubbles when they laughed. We took video of it with an old digital camera; one of these days I need to convert it and put it up.