Things You Should Know
- We've had a visitor searching google for "getting high off of viscous lidocaine." No, really.
- We played home-made Apples to Apples tonight. Rather than buying the cards, you can just have the present company (4-8 people, no more certainly) each write down several nouns and adjectives (in a ratio of [total number of people]nouns : adjective). Trust me; it works.
From tonight's game the word "doubleturtle" emerged as a new gem to be appreciated ages on. - Hambone told me all about his generator. He has abandoned the blender plan and has moved on to a wind-powered design. We talked a lot about magnets and copper wire and capacitors and resistors and battery cells. Also something about a voltage regulator, which I didn't really understand.
- Hammy confirms we're going to war with Iran. When pressed precisely why, Hammy explains that Tony Blair is up for re-election in April. I can't confirm this, but there are local elections in the England in early May, which could undermine Blair and lead to a vote of No Confidence. So, maybe. Plausible as anything else I've heard, I guess.
- Ryan's 18-year-old wine, mold-covered cork and all, smells of crotch. But it tastes pretty good.
posted by Stanley at 00:09
4 Comments:
i had a crotchwine doubleturtle yesterday.
ummmm....i thought that the reason for the may elections is because blair was 'requested'...to resign. several p members resigned in protest and afterward he was told he had to go. he was beating around the bush (no pun there. really) no giving a deadline and finally he said may. supposedly he wanted time to work on israel/palestine; didnt want to leave office without having settled the conflict....oh well. anyhow. this is what i read in september or something....things may well have changed.
I remember there being some kerfuffle over his resignation date, in part because his successor Gordon Brown is chomping at the bit to take over and publicly suggesting Blair step down. This Guardian piece suggests it will be around the time of the May elections, but his resignation isn't tied to them. So yeah, you're pretty much right.
Hambone's point was that the real reason for the delay was to enable the US to attack Iran, which weather-wise would likely occur in February or March, with full UK support. That is, get the UK in before Blair is out. Then Brown is stuck there. I believe it was just speculation, but certainly an interesting hypothesis and plausible.
BOMB IRAN!!!!!!!
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