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[Caradoc]

It's a stupid game. All you do is look up word endings in the dictionary and then argue about the rules. Personally, I found the arguments more entertaining than the game.

[ThunderTitan]

Personally, I found the arguments more entertaining than the game.

If only the mods would think that about every thread...


So, can he hunt Jews?!

As for stupid laws... did you know that there's a fine for 500$ if you detonate a nuke within NY's city limits?

[DaemianLucifer]

As for stupid laws... did you know that there's a fine for 500$ if you detonate a nuke within NY's city limits?

[ThunderTitan]

Too bad i can't recall where i saw that. It had other idiotic american legislature on it, like spiting in the presence of a woman is illegal or the proper way to beat your wife.

[DaemianLucifer]

I read a lot of such idiotic laws.I also would gladly like to find where I read idiotic court questions.For example:

- So both you and your brother served in the war?
- Yes.
- And one of the two of you died,correct?
- Yes.
- Which one?

[ThunderTitan]

- So both you and your brother served in the war?
- Yes.
- And one of the two of you died,correct?
- Yes.
- Which one?

It was me your honour, that's why i smell so bad.

[asandir]

Russian heatwave hits 7 degrees
By Moscow correspondent Emma Griffiths

Russia is experiencing its warmest December on record.

Perhaps only in Moscow could a top temperature of seven degrees be described as a heatwave.

But in the middle of December, it is unheard of in the Russian capital.

It hit that high last week and is expected to again this weekend.

Bears in the Moscow Zoo have not yet been able to hibernate and mushrooms are again flourishing in the forests.

Scientists are reluctant to link the extraordinary weather to global warming, but it has not stopped most of the locals, who say a few extra degrees of warmth might not be a bad thing for Russia.

[ThunderTitan]

Scientists are reluctant to link the extraordinary weather to global warming, but it has not stopped most of the locals, who say a few extra degrees of warmth might not be a bad thing for Russia.

Sure it wouldn't... it's not like they'd all be speaking german or french right about now if it wasn't for the winter.

[asandir]

luckily it's not the early 1900's then isn't it (for them anyway )

[ThunderTitan]

luckily it's not the early 1900's then isn't it (for them anyway )

Yeah, it's a good thing war and violence are things of the past...

[asandir]

exactly my point no, no it's not really .... more that wars are different now, still basically pointless, but different

[ThunderTitan]

more that wars are different now, still basically pointless, but different

Except the fact that we could destroy the world a few time over... not so much. Maybe some better logistics, but that's something both Napoleon and Hitler could have done better too.

[asandir]

Yes, actually they are, with wars now it starts with bombing (kinda precision bombing) and not until a fair bit later does the land war start ... I'd say that's a fundamental difference, besides which ordinance is very different

[ThunderTitan]

Never heard of the Luftwafe, have we?!

[asandir]

yes, but they never invaded Britain, just a bombardment .... and they didn't use the Luftwaffe in the same way as the military now use the airforce, advancements and all that

[ThunderTitan]

yes, but they never invaded Britain,

Weather again. Ever since teh Kami Kaze too. And it's still a factor.

[DaemianLucifer]

Yes, actually they are, with wars now it starts with bombing (kinda precision bombing) and not until a fair bit later does the land war start ... I'd say that's a fundamental difference, besides which ordinance is very different

Yes,its not like napoleon used his cannons to bomb the enemy lines first before he rushed in with his cavalry and infantry.

yes, but they never invaded Britain,

Weather again. Ever since teh Kami Kaze too. And it's still a factor.

Nope,weather has nothing to do with that.It was hitlers soft fpot for british people that made the invasion never start.

[asandir]

ahhhh, that musta been it

[Gaidal Cain]

Maybe some better logistics, but that's something both Napoleon and Hitler could have done better too.

Meh. Copycats.

[arturchix]

LOS ANGELES, Dec 8 (Reuters Life!) - Love is blind -- but in this case, so were the lovers, the waiters and all the other diners at the blind date in the dark.

Lawyer Dennis Cohen thought the "Dining in the Dark" adventure billed as a three-course gourmet meal served in a pitch black dining room by blind waiters would make for an intriguing kickoff to romance.

Held in a banquet hall at a Los Angeles hotel, the culinary and sensory event offers utter obscurity, anonymity and gourmet food -- but is not recommended for anyone scared of the dark.

"I put an ad on (online networking Web site) Craig's List talking about the place and saying, 'Wouldn't it be fun to meet on a blind date and have it be really a blind date?" Cohen told Reuters.

Diners at the once-a-week restaurant called "Opaque" are led into a pitch black dining room by the blind waiters who act as their guides for the evening.

"Oh my God, it's really dark! They're not kidding, it's really dark!" laughed waiter Michael Headley, mimicking a typical first reaction by customers.

The idea of eating dinner in utter blackness may strike many as odd, if not downright unpleasant.

But the concept has already proven popular among Europeans in cities such as Berlin, Paris, Hamburg and Zurich, and the general reaction has been enthusiastic, said Ben Uphues, the event's Los Angeles producer.

"The idea behind it is to offer the sighted person an experience they will never have in their life," Uphues said.

DARKNESS OVERWHELMS SOME DINERS

The giggles and nervous titters of people unaccustomed to the dark are eventually replaced by boisterousness as diners tackle the challenge of consuming their food in the dark -- meals are chosen beforehand in the lighted lobby.

Headley, 42, and other waiters carefully guide plates and glasses into diners' hands.

Every once in a while, Headley said, a patron will escape to the bathroom and refuse to come back to their table.

A former community center director who lost his sight two years ago from glaucoma, Headley said he couldn't find work before Uphues contacted the Braille Institute.

"This is something I could do with the skill level I had," said Headley, who enjoys serenading lucky guests with songs such as "Happy Birthday" or "When I Fall In Love." "It gave me the confidence to begin to do other things."

Besides the dinner rolls that invariably find their way to the floor, sighted guests don't leave as much of a mess at their tables as one would expect, Uphues said.

Cohen, who felt entirely comfortable in the dark, said he managed to pour champagne for his date without spilling on her but some diners found it hard to connect forks and food.

"You learn how much you rely on your eyesight for cutting food and making sure there's something on your fork," said Russ Hemmis, a real estate investor out with his girlfriend. "But at least I can pick my nose without anyone noticing."

Cohen's date, Avril Cunningham, said the darkness encouraged relating to her mysterious companion "on a different level."

Apparently it worked its magic. The couple -- who laid eyes on each other for the first time back in the lobby after the meal -- have plans for a second date.

"I'm going to make her dinner," said Cohen, adding, "I told her I would blindfold her."

One just gotta love that Oddly Enough section at Reuters.