Greatest Supreme Court justice ever

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

. . . I suppose those little pieces of corn are very much like Republicans.

you know where I could go with that

BTW - What is the wind speed of a fully laden sparrow?

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by dissention

I had when I eat corn on the cob and I always get that one little piece of corner stuck in my teeth. As much as I suck and suck and suck, and pick and pick and pick, the bloody thing won't budge. I suppose those little pieces of corn are very much like Republicans.

One of my mouth peeves is when you eat popcorn and the husk gets jammed inbetween the gum and the enamel of the tooth. You have to scrape and scrape and scrape and scrape to get it off (floss never seems to work) much like stepped on dog crap, which is much like Republicans.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by stargazer99

Yeah, I hate when that happens as well. That is rather annoying!

Me too - I also hate it when I get a brain freeze from ice cream or a margarita, which I may resort to drinking any moment now

Do you like your margaritas frozen and with salt? That is how I like mine.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

One of my mouth peeves is when you eat popcorn and the husk gets jammed inbetween the gum and the enamel of the tooth. You have to scrape and scrape and scrape and scrape to get it off (floss never seems to work) much like stepped on dog crap, which is much like Republicans.

the crap smells better

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

BTW - What is the wind speed of a fully laden sparrow?

I think the Indian Swift is the fastest flyer out there, at over 200 mph. But I've had some mighty fast swallows....

[dissention]

Originally Posted by The Tower

One of my mouth peeves is when you eat popcorn and the husk gets jammed inbetween the gum and the enamel of the tooth. You have to scrape and scrape and scrape and scrape to get it off (floss never seems to work) much like stepped on dog crap, which is much like Republicans.

That reminds me of Marcello Mastroianni in Altman's "Pret-a-Porter," stepping on dog **** every ten minutes or so over the course of the movie. The poor man had to scrape off a lot of Republicans from the bottom of his shoes during the shooting of that one.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

I think the Indian Swift is the fastest flyer out there, at over 200 mph. But I've had some mighty fast swallows....

Hmmmmmmm (unless you meant ummmmmmmmmm)

What do you mean, an African or European Swallow?To begin with, I needed basic kinematic data on African and European swallow species.

South African Swallow
(Hirundo spilodera)

European Swallow
(Hirundo rustica)

Although 47 of the 74 worldwide swallow species are found in Africa, only two species are named after the continent: the West African Swallow (Hirundo domicella) and the South African Swallow (Hirundo spilodera), also known as the South African Cave Swallow.

Since the range of the South African Swallow extends only as far north as Zaire, I felt fairly confident that this was the non-migratory African species referred to in previous discussions of the comparative and cooperative weight-bearing capabilities of African and European swallows.

Kinematic data for both African species was difficult to find, but the Barn or European Swallow (Hirundo rustica) has been studied intensively, and kinematic data for that species was readily available.

It’s a simple question of weight ratios

A 54-year survey of 26,285 European Swallows captured and released by the Avian Demography Unit of the University of Capetown finds that the average adult European swallow has a wing length of 12.2 cm and a body mass of 20.3 grams.4

Because wing beat frequency and wing amplitude both scale with body mass,5 and flight kinematic data is available for at least 22 other bird species,6 it should be possible to estimate the frequency (f ) and amplitude (A) of the European Swallow by a comparison with similar species. With those two numbers, it will be possible to estimate airspeed (U).

http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by The Tower

One of my mouth peeves is when you eat popcorn and the husk gets jammed inbetween the gum and the enamel of the tooth. You have to scrape and scrape and scrape and scrape to get it off (floss never seems to work) much like stepped on dog crap, which is much like Republicans.

Another good one!

I also hate when when I bite the inside of my lip while I'm eating. Then for the next week or so, I continue to bite the same spot everytime I eat, till I have a huge, painful ulcer that won't go away and continues to make my life miserable ... kinda like this administration.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

That reminds me of Marcello Mastroianni in Altman's "Pret-a-Porter," stepping on dog **** every ten minutes or so over the course of the movie. The poor man had to scrape off a lot of Republicans from the bottom of his shoes during the shooting of that one.

Yes, but Loren looked FAULOUS as did Kim Basinger, with all of her limbs in place no less.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Do you like your margaritas frozen and with salt? That is how I like mine.

On the rocks, no salt. Preferably, a top shelf type margarita with a shot of tequila on top.

Do you ever get lint in your belly button?

[stargazer99]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Me too - I also hate it when I get a brain freeze from ice cream or a margarita, which I may resort to drinking any moment now

Do you like your margaritas frozen and with salt? That is how I like mine.

Oohhhh.... that sounds like an excellent plan!

I like them frozen and with salt as well, but they have to be strawberry! In fact, I love any frozen strawberry drink. I even make them put strawberrys in my Pina Coladas when I order them in restaurants or bars. One time, though, they just put the strawberry syrup in... and didn't even bother to stir the drink to at least make it look like it was real strawberries. I guess you could add that to my list of pet peeves!

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by stargazer99

Another good one!

I also hate when when I bite the inside of my lip while I'm eating. Then for the next week or so, I continue to bite the same spot everytime I eat, till I have a huge, painful ulcer that won't go away and continues to make my life miserable ... kinda like this administration.

oozing in pus

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

. . . Do you ever get lint in your belly button?

Well, when I was larger, you could have knitted a sweater with it. Now that I am thinner, maybe a vest

BTW - I love cashmere for my sweaters. What about you? And if cashmere, what ply - I do not mind 2 ply.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by stargazer99

Oohhhh.... that sounds like an excellent plan!

I like them frozen and with salt as well, but they have to be strawberry! In fact, I love any frozen strawberry drink. I even make them put strawberrys in my Pina Coladas when I order them in restaurants or bars. One time, though, they just put the strawberry syrup in... and didn't even bother to stir the drink to at least make it look like it was real strawberries. I guess you could add that to my list of pet peeves!

OMG - I make a MEAN strawberry daquiri. Mark that down along with marg.'s for the Ledge convention

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, when I was larger, you could have knitted a sweater with it. Now that I am thinner, maybe a vest

BTW - I love cashmere for my sweaters. What about you? And if cashmere, what ply - I do not mind 2 ply.

I don't wear sweaters. Here in SoCal, it rarely gets hot enough for it. I have a suede jacket that I occasionally wear.

When I was in Vegas, I bought some Born slip on shoes and they are the most comfortable things I've worn since the pair of Mephisto lace-ups I had back in the mid-90's. What's the most comfy shoe you've ever worn?

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

OMG - I make a MEAN strawberry daquiri. Mark that down along with marg.'s for the Ledge convention

Anything with rum in it (other than Long Island Iced Tea) is nazzzty.