Twitterings of the Day

[nullalux]

• 09:38 Last night, Ethiopian food on Haight w/ @shoutingboy and @tutordennis, followed by a couple of chapters of Watership Down and snugs. *glee* #
• 10:20 Elephants, like humans, apes and dolphins, recognize self in mirror: tinyurl.com/mirrorelephant (thanks, @baerana!) #
• 10:26 Hair and Balanced TV Filter detects talking head pundits or newscasters, then draws moustaches on their faces: tinyurl.com/mustachetv #
• 11:16 Top 5 Mad Scientists of All Time Diagnosed on a Sci-Fi Couch (Muwahahahaha!): www.popularmechanics.com/science/research/4278842.html #
• 12:48 @baerana: BTW, I agree that PETA is an organization that does more harm for animals than good, and makes other animal welfare orgs look bad. #
• 15:53 Today is full of farewells. #
• 18:37 The same-sex union question just came up in the VP debate: www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/09/18/politics/2008debates/main4457570.shtml #
• 19:03 @katealaurel: Oimoi! I've seen some pretty sizable tmeses in my time. Are you reading Homer? #
• 19:38 Thank goodness we've got a "team of mavericks" (um?) attending soccer games on "Main St" and giving us "Joe Six-pack" folks "straight talk." #
• 20:14 Did Palin seriously use the "some of my best friends" are pro-gay marriage line with a straight face? Heh. #

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Comments

[conrad-zaar.livejournal.com]

Did Palin seriously use the "some of my best friends" are pro-gay marriage line with a straight face? Heh.

Not even, "some of my best friends are gay," but "some of my best friends are pro-gay marriage"? Odd.

[polymathwannabe.livejournal.com]

I thought it was more like "some of my closest friends will disagree with me on this issue" but I'm paraphrasing from memory, so I may be wrong.

[kest]

Elephants, like humans, apes and dolphins, recognize self in mirror:

And magpies! http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14552-mirror-test-shows-magpies-arent-so-birdbrained.html