I remember the 1973 beef boycott, protesting high beef prices. I have read that the price hike was due to a shortage of corn, from corn blight.

What a sweet guy! His girlfriend will hold on tight, if she knows what she has there.

“One of the parties made a comment which was taken the wrong way . . . "
I imagine the comment was taken in exactly the way it was intended.

The chair bases need to have Roomba-style cleaning equipment built in, so they can sweep the floor during after-hours, and then park themselves.

It's fun to try and pick out the dogs in these videos

Gaah! I love the little ear wiggles when she runs!!

It may insulate better than a nylon tent.
Nicer looking than the Glad Tent
http://www.gizmag.com/glad-garbage-bag-tent/27451/

I had read that cactus spines were used to make phonograph needles during WWII (because steel was a strategic material?).
Why does the turntable have that odd precession as it spins?

Yeah, right. An AUSTRALIAN tries to tell us, after seeing this picture, that this spider's bite is 'not particularly potent'. I will submit that, being an Aussie, his sense of proportion is ALL WRONG!

I thought the auto pilot worked like this:

Better still, passengers can board the compartment long before the aircraft shows up, so they will have plenty of time to find a nice seat and stow their carry-ons.

I've wanted to see Stephen Colbert release 'Dogs Do the GOP Debate', kind of like his 'Supreme Court with Dogs' videos.

The anime "Tamako Market" has a shopping district with the shop owners living in apartments above their stores. The love interest is between the children of two rival mochi sellers, who communicate secretly at night by means of two cups and a length of string, stretched between their two rooms. It's very cute.