In "Sea of Plastic."

Re: plastic eating bacteria. Be careful for what you wish for etc. The whole point of plastic wrapping on food is to keep bacteria out.

In "The politics of backlash."

So are you parodying the real rubes or these Republican imitation rubes? The bit I find interesting is how as the Democrats have abandoned class struggle populism, the Republicans have picked it up and run with it so successfully. And what was so wrong with class politics anyway?

In "Life Just Got Easierâ„¢"

Thanks, eldigilo.

ahem, that video link.

In "Tin. Hats. Ahoy."

er... to learn how to build your own tinfoil hat, you need the frames

The thought screen helmet blocks telepathic communication between aliens and humans. Aliens cannot immobilize people wearing thought screens nor can they control their minds or communicate with them using their telepathy. When aliens can't communicate or control humans, they do not take them. Stop Alien Abductions

In "Bubba the 22-pound lobster"

the smaller ones are sweeter

In "Finally, a use for that dormant GMail account."

No Mac version sorry although it probably wouldn't be hard. This implementation was based on a Linux one.

In "Copts, the forgotten Christians."

"Coptic," from the Arabic term for Egyptian Christians, the Copts, al-Qubt. (or Qibt.). That word was from, via Coptic, the Greek name for Egypt, Aigyptos, which was derived from an Egyptian name for Memphis, H.wtk3pth. (or 8wtk3pt8, see below for the use of the numbers), the "House of the Soul [K3] of Ptah." Ptah was the patron god of Memphis. --- The Pronunciation of Ancient Egyptian

In "Tim Burton's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - teaser"

Yes my comment was a snark but I was interested in hearing peopl's opinions. The name Tim Burton seems to generate a lot of excitement but frankly I nearly always find his films disappointing. Mars Attacks was probably the unfunniest comedy I have ever seen. He also wrecked the Planet of the Apes, a crime for which he should be put on trial. fwiw I like Peewee's Big Adventure and Betelgeuse.

In "Vodka Pipeline"

The articles make it sound like the EU bans countries from selling vodka. No it's about avoiding excise duty "Moonshine vodka from Belarus is sold on the black market in Lithuania, undercutting prices of legitimate alcohol that have risen sharply since the Baltic nation joined the European Union in May."

In "Tim Burton's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - teaser"

Has Tim Burton ever done a good movie?

In "The Opening Chord to "A Hard Day's Night" Revealed!"

very well put, sbutler.

In "The Soviet Exploration of Venus"

Wonderful find, Nostrildamus.

In "Witnessing to Liberals."

Don't misunderestimate these people...

In "Wow!"

Nice one.

In "The SeeLinder"

View Morphing might be the way to do it with only a few cameras.

In "Faith-based Zoology."

damn!

In "Kerry gets an endorsement he might not want."

Try following the argument, briank. Whether you agree with it or not some civility would be appreciated.

More nuance: Arabs for Bush

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