I'm an English teacher, Tim.

Yes, I know they don't still dress like that.

Oops, sorry. I didn't notice. It's only 400 pixels wide on my blog and I thought that was the one I put up.

Thanks for pointing that out Anthony. I checked the NOAA article and found that the information about charge was not included, so I have removed it.

Jeff should charge for services rendered as a diet facilitator.

I guess the mystery is all wrapped up.

Well be a little more careful with it next dynasty. It took AGES to find.

And look at the bonnacon's expression. Priceless.

Smart idea, James. I get sick if I cross my eyes.

I can't cross my eyes long enough to get the effect.

Jaiainc, They're hair extensions from ancient Egypt. They are thousands of years old.

I don't know how it works -- if it's cool outside, I guess the fan could be sucking air in from the outside and blowing it on the server, and if it's hot outside the fan could be sucking the hot air away from the server and blowing it outside.

I think it went the other way around. Bloch got the idea from the legend. The reason we call them "earwigs" is that our ancient Anglo-Saxon ancestors thought they would get into your ear and wiggle around. (The etymological info comes from the Oxford English Dictionary, so it's reliable.)

"They're quite harmless. Just a nusiance really."
Jack Rabbit is onlly saying that because they've ALREADY TAKEN OVER HIS BRAIN!

It goes across cultures too. The French call it a "perce-oreille" and the Germans call it an "ohr-wurm," both based on the belief that the insect burrows into people's ears.