I would guess that a significant portion of speech is brand new, given that the individual variation of cadence, intonation, meaning, etc. is simply tremendous.
And I've said the vegan bacon one before, freal.
Thanks for the responses. I'm aware that boycotts by a single person won't make any impact, but it's more of a matter of principle for me, making sure I have no blood on my hands. It's like telling a white lie: it doesn't do a lot of harm, but I still refuse to tell them because lying makes me feel rotten inside.
More immediately, you can eat a banana or blow on your thumb. I don't know if the banana thing works, or the science behind it, but I remember in junior high our director would tell us to eat one before big tryouts. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing. It'll get your heart rate back to normal (from lifehacker). Never tried the blowing-the-thumb trick yet.
I also recommend the drinking lightly. We did that in my Spanish class before oral exams because it made you speak less rigidly.
return thee to the tofu hut!
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Bush bests"
Preparing for a Democratic Congress, I see...
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "PLEASE take my Jesus plates."
This was on Craigslist Austin a few weeks ago, and it was taken down after a few days. So it's probably not freal. Still funny though.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "It's food world!"
Ice palaces, foodscapes. Is there anything Russians can't do?
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Oooh!! Secret Passageways"
I wanted to say it was on some Massive Attack or UNKLE b-side... not sure. But yeah: Fuckin' secret passages, man.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Animated Kinky Friedman For Governor Ad"
I like tax cuts... AND JESUS!
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Googlemaps naughty bits?"
Sweet! My friend totally didn't believe me when I told him there's a hole to hell in Siberia!
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "14 Phrases Which Have Never Before Been Spoken or Written"
I would guess that a significant portion of speech is brand new, given that the individual variation of cadence, intonation, meaning, etc. is simply tremendous. And I've said the vegan bacon one before, freal.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "The 50 Most Loathsome People of 2005"
Depressing!
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Airplanes!"
Lonely little Salt Lake City...
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Sony catches teh ghey."
Would it have hurt for Sony to consult a gay person (any gay person at all) about the title?
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Curious George: Boycotting"
Thanks for the responses. I'm aware that boycotts by a single person won't make any impact, but it's more of a matter of principle for me, making sure I have no blood on my hands. It's like telling a white lie: it doesn't do a lot of harm, but I still refuse to tell them because lying makes me feel rotten inside.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In ""
More immediately, you can eat a banana or blow on your thumb. I don't know if the banana thing works, or the science behind it, but I remember in junior high our director would tell us to eat one before big tryouts. The vagus nerve, which governs heart rate, can be controlled through breathing. It'll get your heart rate back to normal (from lifehacker). Never tried the blowing-the-thumb trick yet. I also recommend the drinking lightly. We did that in my Spanish class before oral exams because it made you speak less rigidly.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Curious Resolutions 2006"
Less sugary things.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "Curious George: I am thinking of a book"
Thanks, Nomen. That was it.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "NZ finds Black Cocks hard to swallow"
A story as old as time.
posted by Ghost Dad 18 years ago
In "The Rapture Index"
The Rapture was hot in 2003.
posted by Ghost Dad 19 years ago
In "King without his crown. (mov)"
Hipster Trends Now with Insta-backlash!
posted by Ghost Dad 19 years ago
In "Scientist teaches the concept of money to capuchin monkeys."
Isn't that a capuchin in the MoFi logo?
posted by Ghost Dad 19 years ago
In "Unborn babies carry pollutants"
Note to self: contact Hollywood about a retired cop reality show...
posted by Ghost Dad 19 years ago
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