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Talking about talking.

Requested by giminator and Zinc.

For topics that need to be handled with extra care. NO FLAMING.

Continued from version 2007.8.

Your family and friends might know you pretty well, but how many of them have seen the interior of your gastro-intestinal tract? Pan has graciously provided us with photographs of hers, which she’ll explain on this thread.

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So, what do you think? Is beauty only skin-deep?

Perhaps not the pleasantest thing to think about, or maybe not so bad. Either way, talking is bound to help.

Unlike the random thread, this discussion thread stays on topic until the topic changes.

Newcomers should read The Rules and The Guide before plunging in.

Current topic: The Olympics
Computer programming / Web design and graphics

August 1 is our beloved blog’s third birthday. Just think of it: three years with pie filling running down our faces. What a long, strange drip it’s been.

Waiter, a round of key lime for our multitudes of friends!

Known Muser birthdays this month:*

08-01 MuseBlog’s birthday (2005) = GAPA Appreciation Day
08-04 Capricious’s birthday (1994 – green and blue; rainbow)
08-04 Brendan The Science Whiz’s birthday (1995 – nothing)
08-04 Random Kokopelli’s birthday (1997 – rainbow)
08-09 RAWR’s birthday (1993 – deep red)
08-08 QueenOfAces’s birthday (1997)
08-11 Sobriquet’s birthday (1992)
08-11 Lawrence of Antarctica’s birthday (1994 – black)
08-13 Sora’s birthday (1992 – all shades of blue)
08-14 bulletproofmarshmallow’s birthday (1993)
08-15 Morbid’s birthday (1991)
08-16 The Bev’s birthday (1992 – green or blue)
08-16 rabbity24’s birthday (1994 – green)
08-21 Adeia’s birthday (1996 – green or purple)
08-21 Alice’s birthday (1993 – blue)
08-21 biblioRose’s belle jeune chose’s birthday (1995 – blue and yellow)
08-27 Nthanda the Laugher’s birthday (1991)
08-26 Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas’ birthday (1994 – purple pizzazz)
08-28 Sunrunner Bramblewood’s (=Dragonsrock828’s) birthday (1993)
08-29 Turquoise’s birthday (1995 – turquoise)
08-29 gnash’s birthday (1996 – green or blue)
08-30 Serafina/AvalonGirl’s birthday (1998 – Teal, bright purple, ethereal purple, pale misty blue, pumpkin orange)
08-31 Quintessentia’s birthday (1992 – golden)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between November 24 and December 24, 1994.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between February 28 and March 29, 1992.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

A perpetually hot topic. Continued from version 2007.2.

Cat’s Meow wondered where this thread was. There wasn’t one! Now there is.

Last month conversation at the H&H turned to the subject of creative alphabets and shorthand techniques. Do you use special symbols or abbreviations when you take notes? We’ll extend the question to include alphabets, invented languages, or any idiosyncratic note-taking habits.

To start off, here’s a shorthand system created by Nora the Violist.

It’s time — 4/4 time, 3/4 time, whatever time you like. Just don’t mark time, please; make this thread march!

Continued from version 2008.1.

Unlike the random thread, this discussion thread stays on topic until the topic changes.

Newcomers should read The Rules and The Guide before plunging in.

Current topic: haircuts
favorite stores
crazy ways MBers decorate their rooms

Known Muser birthdays this month:*

07-03 Kokonilly’s birthday (1996 – light blue/lime green)
07-04 Momothebrainlesspig’s birthday (1993 – purple)
07-05 Koko du Pelle’s birthday (1996 – purple)
07-05 shadowfire’s birthday (1996)
07-07 TNÖ’s birthday (1993 – green)
07-09 Lizzie’s birthday (1991)
07-13 Emogrl’s birthday (1989 – black)
07-14 Penguin’s birthday (1994 – color=?)
07-17 agagabagabag’s birthday (1994 – purple)
07-18 PurplishGlass’s birthday (1990 – turquoise)
07-18 Fortune Cell’s birthday (1992 – red)
07-19 La Mort, La Vie, L’Amour’s birthday (1992 – black, silver, and red)
07-21 Moo I’m a Cow’s birthday (1995 – color?)
07-22 Phoenix’s birthday (1992 – octarine)
07-22 IBCF’s birthday (1993)
07-25 Evie’s birthday (1995)
07-26 Agrrrfishi’s birthday (1994 – sky blue, navy, and bubblegum pink)
07-28 Anata~ChinTsu’s birthday (1992 – charcoal)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between October 24 and November 23, 1994.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between January 28 and February 27, 1992.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

Unlike the random thread, this discussion thread stays on topic until the topic changes.

Newcomers should read The Rules and The Guide before plunging in.

Current topic: The Beatles
Wal-Mart
Odd Characters We Know

(Coming soon: Places We Want to Visit During Our Lifetimes)

Known Muser birthdays this month:*

06-04 Donaldo the supercoolio awesome nerd’s birthday (1994 – color?)
06-05 Potato Chip’s birthday (1994)
06-06 Romana2’s birthday
06-11 yesterdays_kinked_moose’s birthday (1992)
06-13 King george the stroodle’s birthday (1992)
06-13 muselover’s birthday (year? color?)
06-15 earthgirl’s birthday
06-20 Kricket’s birthday (1993 – light blue, electric green, pastel purple, or tie-dye royal purple, gold, and anything sparkly)
06-26 Gaea’s birthday (1995 – salmon)
06-29 Blufyar27’s birthday
06-29 Brave Sir Robin’s birthday (1993 – tie-dye)

You turn 5,000 days old this month if you were born between September 24 and October 23, 1994.
You turn 6,000 days old this month if you were born between December 28, 2991, and January 27, 1992.

*Note: Listed MBers who have been inactive for several months won’t appear on next year’s birthday calendar unless they show up again.

When does it start? How are you going to spend it? This perennially popular topic deserves a thread of its own.

Born on 25 May 1859, he gave the world Sherlock Holmes (who, by the way, said both “elementary” and “my dear Watson,” but never together). A few pies of gratitude, please, for the Master.

May 25 is the day when fans of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy celebrate H2G2 and its creator, Douglas Adams, by, well, carrying around a towel. Go thou and do likewise (or otherwise, if you like), and talk about it here.

WARNING: MISCELLANEOUS SPOILERS LURK ON THIS THREAD. IF YOU WANT TO AVOID ALL RISK OF ENCOUNTERING SPOILERS, STAY AWAY.

If you really need to talk about something you’ve read or seen but don’t want to ruin it for everybody else, this is your place. Post a spoiler notice before your post (example: “SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD SPOILER.” — remember to end with a period!), and then rant away. We’ll list the spoilers as they accumulate, as a warning to others.

Now, go ahead — let it all out!

SPOILERS:
Prince Caspian (movie)
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (book)
Indiana Jones
Percy Jackson
Deathly Hallows
Order of the Phoenix (movie)

Continuing the high standards set by Part 2.

Please put a period somewhere early in the post — perhaps after the song title. Otherwise the lyrics will clog the recent comments panel.

It’s in Washington, D.C., on June 5 and 6 May 29 and 30. speller73 is taking part. Anyone else?

The event takes place just a block from Robert’s office, so any MBers and their families are welcome to stroll over for a tour of Science magazine and/or lunch at the National Press Club.

The 2007 bee made for some high drama on the blog. You can read about it here.

As requested by The Man for Aeiou & Pete.

A flamablamablous natal anniversary to the poet, mom, and sometime chicken farmer who has given humanity Ble, Notscape, and Screamazon.eek (not to mention a much-needed sneer at birthday cards that exploit the cuteness of kittens). Hirbday, Nak! Hopegood! Youyay!

Continued from v. 2008.1.

The List:

Muslim: FantasyFan?!?!

Jewish: Sphinx, Quintessentia, hypermoocow, FairyDragon
Reform: yellowsharpiemarker, Sobriquet, Cliff Eagle Teh Pwnage
Reconstructionist: Kiki The Great, Anata~ChinTsu
Conservative: Copper Bigfoot, Brave Sir Robin, Zyviva, The Insane Blue Sage, RainbowFish
Orthodox: Phoenix, Jessie, groundhog22
Jewish Atheist: Lizzie, emmatheduck, speller73

Christian: Vendaval, Donaldo, MontgomeryGurl, Ninja For Christ, Eccentric the Afterthought, Lady Cinnamon Moon, IBCF, muselover, jammin j
Lutheran: Queen-o-random, Capricious
Catholic: Kiara, Romana2, Ebeth, davidude, Piggy the Proud Catholic, Tumsymonster
Eastern Orthodox: Sunrunner Bramblewood, Dotty ‘Kay
Quaker: Zallie, Red Tailed HAWK, Liesolotte, Purple Panda, Taiwan Hippo Fan
Protestant: book_addict, VanZepplin, Otzi, Kagcomix
Mormon (LDS): Skwerl Overlord, Veralidaine, Zyka
Methodist: grnqween2011, bibliorose
Presbyterian: Elizabeth, gimanator, Kari
UCC:The Man For Aeiou
Catholic by birth, unsure now: Beavo
Catholic plus Jewish holidays: Gaea
Christian Science Midnight Fiddler
Presbyterian + Hannukah and Passover Nthanda the Laugher

Hindu: ♥ shriya siolashrwa jeffica ♥

Buddhist: 100% cotton

Agnostic: Sweet Melpomene, curious and questioning, SupremeMuser2000, Lady Visala of Reverie, Gwendolyn, Alice (?), POSOC

Wiccan: emogrl, FairyDragon

Mixed Bag of Random Beliefs: Pentatonikk, Unintended Pun, Gwendolyn of the Eastern Seas, Otzi, Axa, elassë~adael, curious and questioning, Musketeer Number, Sweet Melpomene, Drops of Jupiter

Druid Reconstructionist: Millie

Atheist: Skipper Nancy, johnkerry, Purple Panda, Taiwan Hippo Fan, Darth Yoda, Lizzie, penguini, violindino, Yup, Bobbyjkl, First Sorceress, Shadowkat, curious and questioning, Potato Chip, Cat’s Meow, C++darkmage, Drops of Jupiter, La Mort, nerdz_r00l, The Bookworm, Kokonilly
Spiritual Atheist: The Bev, Harmony with short red hair
Radical Atheist: Queenie J, Drops of Jupiter, dark duke of darkness, agagabagabag
Happy Atheist: philosophical.bunny, Hypatia, â–’â–’â–’â–’â–’â–’

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM): Necromancer, Vixen in the Eyes of the Moon, Kokonilly

Asatruar: Frigid Symphony

Green Cow: curious and questioning

The Church of the Carrot: emmatheduck, Unintended Pun, NerdAndProudOf It, Beatlesrockr

Very Confused: lifewithoutsuffering

Graeco-agnosticism: /gradster(1)/

Non-practicing Believer of Subwayism: Faye Beauchamp

Dumr-Sirism/Jedi (on Earth): KaiYves

Unitarian Universalist: Logogeo96

Unlike the random thread, this discussion thread stays on topic until the topic changes.

Newcomers should read The Rules and The Guide before plunging in.

Current topic: Movies
Dance and dancing (all kinds)
The game known as football by some and soccer by others