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Thu. 6/25/09 2:16am From: Joshua K

POMP IT UP

Thu. 6/25/09 2:27am From: Joshua K

hooky
1848, Amer.Eng. (New York City), from Du. hoekje "hide and seek," or from hook it, 14c., "make off, run away," originally "depart, proceed."

Thu. 6/25/09 2:28am From: xenophobe

don't you be talkin bad about mel gibson mel gibson is my homie and dont you be talkin bad about my home because my homie will spear you.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:28am From: Indiana Jordan

I was just thinking this week about how much of a dork Mel Gibson is. What a coincidence!

Thu. 6/25/09 2:28am From: chupacabra

eh, you suck.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:31am From: Joshua K

Ducks are GAMEfully employed har har har

Thu. 6/25/09 2:36am From: Joshua K

compute
1631, from Fr. computer, from L. computare "to count, sum up," from com- "with" + putare "to reckon," orig. "to prune." Computer used for person, 1646; mechanical calculating machine, 1897; and electronic machine, 1946 or 1941. In the modern meaning, "programmable digital electronic computer" is from 1945 (theoretical sense is from 1937, as Turing machine). ENIAC (1946) is usually considered the first. Computerese first recorded 1960.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:41am From: Joshua K

Phising is with Ph cause it comes from Phreaking which is phone hacking, spelled with ph cause of phone. So phishing is like... some kind of hacking involving fishing for data.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:43am From: tullius

This is a brain. These are brains on drugs & radio...

Thu. 6/25/09 2:47am From: 9

i hate you.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:47am From: 9

i hate you.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:48am From: 89

lute + fisk =

Thu. 6/25/09 2:49am From: 959

eh, suck.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:51am From: pvt. shaved balls

ken. where do you find/meet these horrible people?

Thu. 6/25/09 2:51am From: tripe.

die.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:52am From: Joshua K

balls
"testicles," 1325, from pl. of ball (1). See also ballocks. Meaning "courage, nerve" is from 1928; ballsy "courageous, masculine" first recorded 1959 in Norman Mailer (writing of Truman Capote). Ball-busting "difficult" is first recorded 1944; ball-buster disparaging for "dominant female" is from 1974. Balls to the wall, however, is probably from WWII Air Forces slang, from the ball that topped the aircraft throttle, thrust to the bulkhead of the cockpit to attain full speed.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:53am From: Indiana Jordan

There's so much negativity in here.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:55am From: Joshua K

toilet
1540, "cover or bag for clothes," from M.Fr. toilette "a cloth, bag for clothes," dim. of toile "cloth, net" (see toil (2)). Sense evolution is to "act or process of dressing" (1681); then "a dressing room" (1819), especially one with a lavatory attached; then "lavatory or porcelain plumbing fixture" (1895), an Amer.Eng. euphemistic use. Toilet paper is attested from 1884. Toilet training is recorded from 1940.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:57am From: negator

chanterellres

Thu. 6/25/09 2:58am From: shaved

chanterelles. they grow on oak.

Thu. 6/25/09 2:58am From: !

you'll die if you eat them.

Thu. 6/25/09 3:00am From: my colo gist

please die.

Thu. 6/25/09 3:08am From: Joshua K

bourgeois
1564, "of the Fr. middle class," from Fr., from O.Fr. burgeis "town dweller" (as distinct from "peasant"), from borc "town, village," from Frank. *burg (see borough). Sense of "socially or aesthetically conventional" is from 1764; in communist and socialist writing, "a capitalist" (1883). Bourgeoisie (n.) "middle class" is first recorded 1707.

Thu. 6/25/09 3:17am From: adam g

owning class: you can live on the money your money makes, you do not need to work.
working class: you need to work to sustain yourself.
middle class: you are working class, but have been persuaded to support the agendas of the owning class.

Thu. 6/25/09 3:25am From: Will

I had a crush on Jimin until I heard she was still in high school.
Now after the ketchup thing I have a crush on her again.

Thu. 6/25/09 3:31am From: adam g

work to live, or live to work?
does your job further the sustenance or quality of our lives, or is it "economic activity" for its own sake?

Thu. 6/25/09 3:35am From: Joshua K

I could tell Nick was on the phone from the other room

Thu. 6/25/09 3:59am From: Will

from Nat'l Geographic: "“Chupacabras” closely resembles the Spanish word “Chotacabras,” which in English is “Nightjar.” Nightjars are nocturnal birds with an almost supernatural reputation stemming from their silent flight and mythical ability to steal milk from goats."

Nightjars? Night people?

Thu. 6/25/09 4:02am From: adam g

sasquatches were ubiquitous in the pacific northwest way back in the new age, about 30 years ago.

Thu. 6/25/09 4:07am From: Will

Even limiting to respiration, you can include bacterial colonies.

Thu. 6/25/09 4:07am From: Will

Huge diffuse clouds of bacteria, slipping under the radar!

Thu. 6/25/09 4:31am From: Pieter

What's this song ?

Thu. 6/25/09 4:33am From: Joshua K

lykke li one? Might be different delay.

Thu. 6/25/09 4:36am From: Pieter

yes, quick search reveals it's that one , thnx ! !

Thu. 6/25/09 4:57am From: Joshua K

Time for rucksack radio

Thu. 6/25/09 5:26am From: bipsydipwater

(in pennsylvania anyway) food stamps have been replaced by a debit card sort of thing to discourage people from selling them for things of a non-food nature

Thu. 6/25/09 5:33am From: Joshua K

Theres no seagulls when you are at sea... you guys must have never left port.

Mon. 7/6/09 12:06pm From: anemone

Your shows are always pretty good but this show was the best yet.

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