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At the college I attended in the UK, there were a couple of peacocks that hung out by one of the academic buildings. It was beautifully unsettling.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:40 (seventeen years ago) link

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― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:41 (seventeen years ago) link

i was at an art gallery/farm in new zealand & peacocks ran around inside & out. that was kind of beautifully unsettling as well.

― sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

One thing I find odd is that the joint in the middle of those bird legs is not the knee but the ankle. I think horses are the same way, actually.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Cats, too! The weirdest thing about birds is that their knees bend "backward" to ours.

― Laurel (Laurel), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

I love the dancing kitty! I also love birds. Cuddling in bed is great, but I can't sleep that way, mostly because I can't sleep on my side.

This dvd intrigues me.

― Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

that's an egret, right?

Yeah.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:46 (seventeen years ago) link

want to see a blue heron. where must one live for such a thing to happen.

i saw a few when i was canoeing on the huron river in ann arbor two summers ago.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Bird legs freak me out, actually. Too then, bend the wrong way, looking all reptilian, etc.

― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:47 (seventeen years ago) link

then = thin

― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:48 (seventeen years ago) link

a friend of mine has a story about when she was little: she was always getting into arguments with her brother about whether birds have knees. at one point the argument turned into a physical fight and she broke his arm.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

"Too then" sounds like it could be a synonym for "so five minutes ago."

"Too then -- not enough now!"

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Birds actually do have knees, but they are closer to their bodies and often hidden by their plumage.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Ha.

Sarah, the next time I break up with someone, I'm giving her that dvd.

― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:51 (seventeen years ago) link

how are things with Emm4?

― sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link

The birds' 'knees', like cats' 'knees', correlate to our ankles, not our knees.

― Michael White (Miguelito), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:52 (seventeen years ago) link

What about the bees' knees?

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Pretty good, Kelsey. Taking things slow.

― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:59 (seventeen years ago) link

two lumps please, you're the bees knees but so am i

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:01 (seventeen years ago) link

Would $30 buy you anything at a Michael Anthony salon? A mani? A pedi? I need to get my secret santa gift. I know she loves that particular salon, but I don't know if it's tacky to give someone a gift card that isn't big enough to cover ANY of the services...

― Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:17 (seventeen years ago) link

there are a couple of manicures under $30, Sarah (and a whole bunch of waxing, if she's into that.) also, $30 sounds really generous to me.

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link

heh

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:37 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok, good. I don't know if you were here for it, but I was complaining a while ago about our office Secret Santa minimum gift amount being $35. Thankfully, I got someone I like well enough, so I figure I'll get her a gift card and then some dark chocolate from a chocolate boutique.

― Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

YOU SHOULD BE SPENDING AT LEAST $35! MINIMUM! GOD WHAT IS WITH YOU, ARE YOU JUST CHEAP OR SOMETHING?

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

UM... xpost

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:38 (seventeen years ago) link

minimum $35??? who do you work with, oil tycoons? god, being a grad student is so sad.

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:39 (seventeen years ago) link

who do you work with, oil tycoons?

Worse. Shrill, pushy bitches.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:41 (seventeen years ago) link

back when I worked at a real job, our secret santa MAX was $20. that is the civilized way to accomodate your lower-paid staff, of which I was one.

― horseshoe (horseshoe), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

Just got the e-mail about the annual office Glögg party two weeks from today. Expect drunken posting.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:43 (seventeen years ago) link

i don't know for sure, but i might be able to set you up with a discount on gourmet chocolate, sarah.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:45 (seventeen years ago) link

secret santa's are all but against the law here since it would be a federal violation for me to buy a gift for a supervisor. technically i'm not even supposed to pay for his coffee which i've done numerous times as a result of football wagering. which is also illegal now that i think about it.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:46 (seventeen years ago) link

Yup, Kenan.

Oooh! Could you find out for me pretty please, Julia?

― Calico (calico), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:49 (seventeen years ago) link

i'll see what i can do, and let you know.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 17:58 (seventeen years ago) link

Jambalaya from the cafeteria today... hmmm. I hope this sits well.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:24 (seventeen years ago) link

Good luck to you. I had canned corn chowder which was pretty much just over-processed, sweetened goop. Never again.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Status: Tasted okay, resting comfortably. Still wary of that hot sauce.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:02 (seventeen years ago) link

i ate a chik'n patty. spicy, no less!

― sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:08 (seventeen years ago) link

This African menthol gum is pretty good, though. I have brushed my breath.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Kiss me, I'm mentholated.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Actually, I was wrong yesterday. I don't have the Morningstar chik patties in my freezer, I have the Boca ones.

― jaymc (jaymc), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I had a hot dog again. Luckily it was the last in the package so I can go back to real food.

― JordanC (JordanC), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link

i am picking at leftover aloo ghobi. i just can't convince myself to eat much of it though--the daal was much better (i LOVE daal). star of india is a good place, but i'm not really in the mood for caulifloweriness.

― JuliaA (JuliaA), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 20:11 (seventeen years ago) link

I have a really hard time with cauliflower. It's one of my least favorite vegetables.

― sweet tater (sweet tater), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

The CTA can seriously kiss my ass.

― crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:14 (seventeen years ago) link

The CTA can give me a Christmas Blumpkin.

― crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:14 (seventeen years ago) link

What'd they do now?

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Yeah, it's been slow for me before, but it's never been this bad. What happened today?

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:20 (seventeen years ago) link

I waited 21 minutes for a fucking northbound train this morning. As I waited, 5 southbound trains (I have "Southbound Pachyderm" in my head now) went by, and 1 "express" northbound.

Also, I renewed my ChicagoCard Plus last Thursday and it worked 1 time and then stopped. I re-renewed it on Saturday and see that I was charged $75, but it still was inactive! I called customer service where I held for 10 minutes. The CSR said "You were supposed to wait 3 days after renewing before using your card. Because you didn't, your card deactivated. I'll reactivate it, but don't use it for three days." WHAT???? Has anyone else ever heard of this??????

― crunkleJ (crunkleJ), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:21 (seventeen years ago) link

Never. Sounds like bullshit.

― whoop de doodle (kenan), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:22 (seventeen years ago) link

I only have the standard Chicago card. Once the machine ate my $20, though, and I had to spend a long and arduous time on the phone getting it back.

― danno martinez (danno martinez), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:24 (seventeen years ago) link

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