When I was in the Navy we would have a briefing about culture / risks before entering any port. When we went to Singapore we had a long discussion about 'Outraging the Modesty of a Lady'...punishable with fines, prison or caning. Essentially it was illegal in Singapore to do something which would outrage the modesty of a lady - and at the time it was ENTIRELY up to the lady to determine what / when her modesty had been outraged...made for an interesting and awkward visit. Later same trip visited Jordan and actually found that the admonishment there to not make eye contact with any women to be less onerous

was waiting on this one! LEEEROY!!!!!!

Spoon!!!!!

I was in a hiring role at my present software design company for 2 years and went through dozens of interviews and never once had a female candidate apply.

First job out of college my desk was in a sealed room originally used for mainframes. Still had a massive HVAC specifically for that room but the mainframes were gone...but the computerized cooling algorithm never seemed to figure that out. the temp in there ranged from 58 to 62 F all year round. There would be condensation on the outside of the windows in the summer. I eventually got used to it and had to start running my AC at home more than I used to just to compensate...

I am an atheist and don't try to convert anyone to my opinion; I'm perfectly willing to 'live and let live'. However, I feel I have the right or obligation to speak up when political and social decisions which affect me directly or indirectly are made based on a faith I don't agree with. I think you'd find a great many atheists feel the same way...most of us wouldn't care what you do in your church if it were not for the fact that what you do in your church can keep my kids from being educated in basic science in a public school, can keep me from getting stem-cell based treatments for spinal or other injuries etc. etc. etc...

My oven's broken...so my pizza will remain frozen.

The Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison - each individually is thought provoking; together they are hard to beat

at least they'd be polite about it, eh?

I grew up in a town of 3,000 and I can honestly say that the rural people are in more need of entertainment options...

I was in the Naval ROTC in college and they made us learn to navigate using a sextant...

Pretty sure this is the work of the Plutonians and the Bad Replicant. They were already seen working on crustacean enlargement and training... Emory: Okay, look, if you see him, could you just tell him to get going on the crab-training project? And he'll know what you're talking about. It's cool. Frylock Okay, we'll pass that on. Oglethrope: Danke. Emory: Hey, uh, do you know anything about crustacean enlarging or training? Oglethrope: Oh, forget it, Emory! Your pathetic fanged mouth has ruined my plans once again!

You must be trying to win a Rory...

stupidest thing I've ever seen was driving to an ice arena - saw a guy on a motorcycle wearing a hockey gear bag like a backpack and carrying a hockeystick in one hand like a lance while riding along.

wish I had a mod point...