OH SNAP!

I love that image of CP. WHEEEEEE!

I think the most frustrating ads were the audio ones.

Fly = Insect
I think PETA should apologize for overstepping their boundries and should have let PETI step in and issue a statement.

After seeing that - Am I the only one that thought of this classic > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67khDZ0P7Xo

"Simpson's did it."

There needs to be cheese, for it to be official.

"building clubhouses, exploring the small patch of woods down the street or spending every day at the pool." - Wes
Parents wont let kids build clubhouses for fear their child may get hurt. The small patch of woods are now a development named after the trees that used to grow there. And the pool is empty because of the drought.

@ Sharon, Jake, Lisa L - In the Albuquerque Public Schools.

I am a school bus driver. "We" sit in the parking lot and watch the kids who get out early. We are not allowed to let them on before a certain time, because they are in the care of the school up until that time.

We do have snow days, which are made up on the last days of the year, by adding five to ten minutes to the end of the school day. But the teachers send them out sometimes as many as 20 minutes early on those last days of school. And sometimes during the school year, because they were "good" that day. It usually happens on Friday afternoons.

During the rest of the school year, we take them on field trips.
When kids leave their "field trip assignment" for the zoo, on the bus, you get an idea that they are not really there to learn. But to just look at the animals and enjoy ice cream.
They are not learning anything about environment or where the animal comes from.

We take them on field trips to the pizza parlor. Where you would think that maybe they are learning about commerce, money, or how does math and measurement relate to how does the pizza get made. No. They only learn that pizza is made with cheese.

Field trip to a stocked fishing pond? Learning about the lifecycle of fish? Maybe even how fish reproduce or why do fish scales glimmer? Nope.

They do get their "fun" field trip to the pool at the end of the year. But it appears that their other field trips are also fun.

You would be appalled to know that some of the third graders I used to transport could not tell you the time of day, unless it was a digital watch.
Some fifth graders could not tell you their own home address or where they live.
Some middle schoolers have no clue how to write a check.
Elementary kids have half day wednesdays.

I could go on for hours about all of the things wrong with the school system. And it is not just myself. There are drivers whose children go to these schools, who give their kids more schooling when they get home.

Maybe I am being finicky because I went to a department of defence school, which is almost like private school. And maybe the problem with the schools here is a money problem - or whatever. But,

I agree with Melissa.
"Our nation’s children could definitely benefit from some extra instructional time. It seems silly to have a couple of months being wasted instead of used for learning."

"Haven’t truckers discovered the magic of a tire pressure gauge yet? One that gives you an actual number of proper inflation?" - Joe

I bet it is fantastic living in the future.

A tire gauge takes time to go around to all eighteen tires. Accessing the inside dual is not easy.
With a thumper you can easily do pre/post trip in about five minutes.
And if you happen to be hauling a turnpike double, then you have more than eighteen tires to check.

You are also required to check your tire pressure every so often. Depending on your load, company rules, state rules, DOT rules, sometimes it can be every one hundred miles.

Multiply that with however far your trip is - a tire thumper is just an easier quicker way to check your tires.

"We" do however check the tire pressure with a gauge weekly.

"and who is he to tell someone he doesn’t think they should get a certain tattoo?" - mysickfix

A good artist is picky about the work they do. If they feel that their artwork will not look right or is not complimentary to where you want it, they will not do it. A good artist will go over your decision over the course of a few visits. They get a feel for your personal style and what exactly you want.

Having said that - that tattoo was probably a "spur of the moment" kind that had not much thought put into it.

Good. Having been witness to the way schools run - those 34 days should make up for all the field trips to the waterpark, pizza parlors,pools and all of the days the kids got out a few minutes early because they were good.

Finally one I know as well :) - because it is exactly the same as what I use. A tire thumper.

Mazinger Z and Aphrodite A.

Thanks to whoever, for the severe editing. I could not find a good link with an ok image to post for it. And the original link had no images, and was in Japanese.

It is complete and Pink Tentacle has some really pretty night images of it.

When I heard this on Coast to Coast last night, my mind immediately went to this http://www.neatorama.com/2009/01/28/the-thing-gi-joes-disco-dance-music/

someone has buyers remorse. And yes Zo, they do what is called a flash sheet first.

There is no way she fell asleep. Face and bony parts are the most sensitve areas for tattoos.

Like MissCellania, My husband has a lot of work as well, and he has never fallen asleep.

And if you cannot communicate with the artist - then you should not get it done.

I happened to like them.

"These works place Fairy Tale characters in modern day scenarios. In all of the images the Princess is placed in an environment that articulates her conflict. The '...happily ever after' is replaced with a realistic outcome and addresses current issues."

I do not see them as "twisted fairy tales".

For me the strongest image was Rapunzel. Hair is something of an identity. Who is Rapunzel without her hair? She is no one.

I have seen Black Tassel Eared squirrels in my area, just outside of Albuquerque NM.
They really stand out compared to the regular ol' brown squirrel.

If it is someone elses property - then it is vandalism.

All that is missing, is that orange barrell monster to be standing over http://www.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/zombiesahead.jpg