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Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill
MJH: Very dizzy, I'm sure. -- M.A.— April 15, 2009 1:14 p.m.
Swastika Building, Kidnap, Tire Dust
Yep. True story. I forgot to mention that in my answer. "Nice" swastikas are everywhere.— April 15, 2009 1:10 p.m.
Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill
Thanks bluenwhite, even though you did bash a co-worker to make your point. As for church guy's points in heaven, given his penchant for hopping from denomination to denomination, by now God must be very confused and probably gave up his tally long ago. But I've gotta go. Need to add "articulate" to my resume.— April 6, 2009 10:38 a.m.
Foot Baths, M.A.'s Career, Foot the Bill
No lie, Steve, I'm not Jim Holman. Come to think of it, I'm not the Crasher or the Diva or the guy who goes to churches a lot either. Hmmmm...might I be...Duncan Shepherd? Tight lipped, was he? Perhaps for a reason. The elves and I are very glad we've kept you in the grip of this mystery for all these years. -- M.A.— April 1, 2009 7:32 p.m.
Dog Sense, Hair Loss
Badcyclist: Scientists do have a clue about dogs. They just haven't yet applied scientific principles to all their hunches. Science is always "proving" stuff the rest of us "knew" was true; the scientific take on "knowing" is different from our take. And your dogs might be responding to cues other than a "sense of time" -- things that you do habitually at different times that connect with some reward for the dogs. They're very sensitive animals. Stuff we do without thinking can be significant to a dog's motivation. But anyway, science or no science, dogs are just plain cool. No matter what the truth is, sharing space with pooches is full of rewards. -- Matthew Alice— March 28, 2009 1:13 p.m.
Water Bees, Toes
StringerSteve: The elves are nothing if not compassionate. They take in strays, they feed the foodless, they knit socks for the sockless. And I'm sure everyone has had the experience of bumping faces with a bee while swimming in a pool. Bee instinct is very strong. -- Matthew Alice— March 28, 2009 1:06 p.m.
Sperm, Universe, Fingerprints
Ranzchic: Ouch, indeed. -- Matthew Alice— March 28, 2009 1:03 p.m.
Sperm, Universe, Fingerprints
Tikicult: Too sensible a suggestion for someone planning a career in crime, I guess. -- Matthew Alice— March 28, 2009 1:02 p.m.
Dog Smarts, Leap Year
Thanks, George. Great examples of the human-dog situation and the difference in intelligence between breeds. Dogs are so cool it's hard not to think of them as hairy, four-legged people -- better than your best human friend and totally loveable and continual entertainment when the TV's on the fritz. The Alices are totally dog people. == Matthew Alice— March 28, 2009 12:35 p.m.
Half Pennies, Finger Muscles, Foot the Bill
When I said the coin's worth a dime, that was ten cents in purchasing power, not ten cents in value on the coin market. Obviously the coin is worth a lot more to dealers and collectors.— March 28, 2009 12:16 p.m.