Let us not forget that one of the by-products of burning hydrogen is the controversial chemical dihydrogen monoxide, or DHMO. Learn more about this scary chemical at: http://www.dhmo.org/

Judging from the box office reciepts for the ATHF movie (only $5.5 million after a month of release), apparently that was a real bomb.

Cancel my request at #84. I've put a tip in the jar via another e-mail address already. If you miss this and send one to this address anyway, thanks!

May I please have an invite? To echo the crowd above, thanks!

Every April 1st, ThinkGeek.com posts some phony products. One of the fake products they posted this year was the 8-bit necktie. It got such a strong response, they're working on making it real!

Clutch,

Keep in mind that both Gelli Baff and Slush Powder absorb any liquid with which they come in contact. Any use by kids should most definitely be supervised by their parents.

After all, you don't want the kids putting this stuff in their mouth. It would simultaneously fill their mouth with gel and dry it out!

Patrick, you can find it at any magic store and/or practical joke shop. Just ask for "Slush Powder". However, Slush Powder doesn't come with dissolver, although salt has been known to work.

I got 100%, too. Is that good or bad?

The only one that didn't spring to mind as I looked at the graphics was Doogie Howser. I figured that would be easy as it would be the only theme song I couldn't recognize.

For those who want to read the entire comic book, you can download it as a PDF at: http://dramatica.com/theory/addl_materials/index.html

Their standard text book can be found at: http://dramatica.com/theory/theory_book/dtb.html

If you enjoy these, I highly recommend the daily dramatica blog ( http://www.dailydramatica.com/ ). I reviewed all of these some time ago at: http://headinside.blogspot.com/2006/07/review-dramatica.html

I'm offering a few ways to celebrate Pi Day, Einstein's birthday and my 2nd Blogiversary, as well. You can find my suggestions at:

http://headinside.blogspot.com/2007/03/grey-matters-2nd-blogiversary.html

Yet again, the Boston bomb scare is mentioned without any reference to the two fake pipe bombs found near the hospotal that started the whole thing. So far, everyone seems to think they just found ATHF signs and thought they were bombs.

Oh, well. At least rodbegbie and neatorama think bomb scares are funny.

I think one of the coolest thing about the style of Tintin is the fact that the main characters were drawn in such a simple style, while the worlds with which they interacted were drawn in incredible detail.

The simplicity of the characters aided in helping the reader (OK, viewer in the case of the TV show) to associate with the characters. Once that is achieved, the reader could feel a part of the rich world, created not by just the detail of the drawing, but that of the storyline, as well.

A dead cola? Is that the opposite of an energy drink?

As you'll note in most reports, the devices had been up for 2-3 weeks in several cities, with no one reporting anything. It's beginning to look like the promoters were tired of the campaign not working, so they decided to take the next step and call the police to report it as a suspicious package.

If that turns out to be the case, they most definitely are liable. That's not clever marketing, that's just an attempt to cause a panic.

What's next? Are they going to hire these guys to run into a crowded theater and yell "Firestone"?

This sounds like the 21st century equivalent of Gordon R. Dickson's story "Computer's Don't Argue", which is told in form letters!