The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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I don't see anything.
My pic is the Amazon link to the Calvin and Hobbes book, "There's Treasure Everywhere."
The picture in question never appeared in any strip, instead it was taken from the back cover of that book.
--Patrick
That picture appeared on a Sunday Strip. I kept it for several years.
I think it was the Houston Chronicle and other papers that ran Sunday Calvin and Hobbes as a half sheet, so what you see in the books is only 2/3's of what ran in those papers.
Well, now I know what inspired this.
It still reminds me of Captain Raptor. 
I think I phrased that wrong. I've been listening to Dark Side of the Moon for years; didn't know there was a remaster in 2011 until yesterday morning.
Verdict: I think George Lucas gave me a bad impression of the word "remaster," as in having to redo it. This is the original, but the sounds are crisper and clearer, easier to distinguish from each other. It's otherwise the same thing. Some little percussiony bits sounded slightly different, but when I went to check the original, I discovered my iTunes files had been corrupted, so ... good thing I bought this new one!
Here's the image as it appeared in the Sunday strip:
Here's the image from the back of the book:
Here's the source:
http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_rex
--Patrick
What makes better aliens, reptiloids or insectoids? Personally I like reptiloids, all Killer Crocish and what-not.
Insectoids are so creepy though. Giant mandibles clacking and dripping with poisonous drool and antennae and cocoons...bleh!
Personally, I prefer the Nivenesque aliens such as the puppeteer. They're alien(adj) enough to be aliens(n).
--Patrick
Yeah now that I think about it they are definitely scarier. I still stick with reptiloid since I'm a huge fan of the reptiloid conspiracy. That and their sharp teeth look cool as hell.
Creepy, I like it! How are those books?
They're "hard" Sci-Fi fare, which means Niven actually tries to adhere to known science (at the time of writing). You should read the series if only to learn of the Kzinti, Puppeteers, and Pak Protectors.
If you're just starting out, I recommend either "Neutron Star" or "Tales of Known Space" as your introduction.
--Patrick
I turned off the ringer on my phone before going to bed this afternoon. Still asleep at ~11pm when I hear a voice calling my name, and I see a bright light of a flashlight. "Westover police," the guy says.
I get out of bed and explain that it's 8am to me because of my work schedule, and he tells me my mom couldn't reach me and called them to check up. While I was in bed, she went to the mall and drugstore (first time driving herself since before surgery, yay!) and had issues getting back out of the car and into the house after. Then one of the cats ran out the door while she was coming in, and she was in no shape to chase after. And I was completely out of touch the whole time.
I apologize to officer, and her, and go to find cat. She was hiding under the shed outside and did not want to come out. Shaking a bag of treats outside the kitchen door got her that far, but no further. I finally had to grab her and literally toss her back into the house. She gave me a wide berth for a bit, but now she's snoozing on mom's luggage again like nothing ever happened.
I get out of bed and explain that it's 8am to me because of my work schedule, and he tells me my mom couldn't reach me and called them to check up. While I was in bed, she went to the mall and drugstore (first time driving herself since before surgery, yay!) and had issues getting back out of the car and into the house after. Then one of the cats ran out the door while she was coming in, and she was in no shape to chase after. And I was completely out of touch the whole time.
I apologize to officer, and her, and go to find cat. She was hiding under the shed outside and did not want to come out. Shaking a bag of treats outside the kitchen door got her that far, but no further. I finally had to grab her and literally toss her back into the house. She gave me a wide berth for a bit, but now she's snoozing on mom's luggage again like nothing ever happened.
So... what, the police broke into your house because your mom couldn't get a hold of you? That's kind of fucked up.
No, they didn't break in. they were let in.
You live in one of those towns where the police aren't too busy, huh? My wife used to live in one of those towns. She was speeding one morning because she was late to work. One police officer pulled her over. While he was giving her a ticket, another pulled over and was pretty much observing. Then another pulled over to threaten her if he ever caught her speeding. So there were three police officers (and each one's vehicle) on the side of the road because one woman was speeding.
The town only has four police officers.
The town only has four police officers.
Bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wifi.
It really is a nice thing to have and I amjoying reading my ebooks on it.
It really is a nice thing to have and I amjoying reading my ebooks on it.
We have a lot more than 4 officers, but this happens in Murrieta all the time. There's barely any crime here so if some kid gets pulled over there's always like 3 cop cars behind him.
Saw my favorite band last night, World Inferno Friendship Society. I've said it before and I'll say it again, who needs a gym membership when you got punk shows?
Welfare checks are a dicey proposition... sometimes, they turn out fine, like with DarkAudit... sometimes you get the one like I had last week, where a grandmother wasn't heard from for a day, and we found her on the floor, cold and unresponsive.
We are playing along...
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