Cryogenics - Is it Science day on the FB?
 

I saw it on Futurama.

Cryogenics - Is it Science day on the FB?
 

Dammit. That was my answer.

The Cat Slippery Slope
 

You should go adopt some homeless kitties anyway. I think at least 4 (two per adult in household).

Futurama
 

A new phenomena has emerged from the American elite, namely terminally ill or injured individuals having themselves cryogenically frozen until such time as a cure is invented for their ailments. Naturally, where there is demand, supply will follow. The main company handling cryogenic freezing is a Californian outfit called the Alcor Foundation, who will freeze you in ‘cryostasis’ using liquid nitrogen for a paltry $US120,000. Unfortunately for those wishing to undergo the procedure, you have to move to California, currently the only place on the planet where cryogenic freezing is legal. Applicants are still required to go through a very complex legal process in order to gain entry to the program, and you must become a member of the Alcor Foundation before you can apply.

Q: Does Alcor preserve heads?

Not exactly. Alcor has an option called neuropreservation, which is preservation of the brain. Neuropreservation is based on the understanding that medicine will eventually be able to regenerate all tissues except the brain. Therefore the objective of neuropreservation is to preserve the brain-- the seat of human identity --as faithfully as possible. It is not possible to remove a brain from the head without injuring it. Neuropreservation therefore requires that the cephalon (head) remain intact to preserve the brain without injury. However the definition and objective of neuropreservation is not head preservation, it is brain preservation.

New Poll
 

Yes. Sort of. I was the passenger. Shot gun. We tried to evade them, which resulted in a 10 minute hi-speed chase around downtown Philly.

Sirens sounded, I was astounded,
before long the Audi5000 got surrounded.

My friend flashed a friend of the police type of I.D. card and instead of arresting us they gave us 30 minutes to get out of dodge.

True story.

How I Dearly Wish I Was Not Here
 

Actually I am more like the last of the Preternaturally Youthful Boyishly Good Looking Metrosexuals, which phrase interestingly enough reminds of of that song, Last of the Famous International Playboys, which is coincidental because we are talking about irony and song lyrics and and songwriters who write ironic lyrics and confused sexuality.

Oh, maybe I am the irony phreak. Of course, ymmv.

hattrick, is this it?
 

Ooops, I thought you guys were talking about Morrisey, not Morrisette, hence all the clever Morrisey references, which in reality were just misposted duds. Although, that's sort of ironic in and of itself. In a roundabout way. If you know what I mean. YMMV.

hattrick, that was it.
 

ps: PLF, for what its worth, fyi, let me be the first to tell you (although stop me if you think you've heard this one before), your last post was your 63rd worst post on this board. No offense. NTTAWWT.

Is it September 5 yet?
 

:drool:

Freak

Is it September 5 yet?
 

Good to see you.

Is it September 5 yet?
 

DC Chef!!!
About Damn Time.

:sportswav:

Is it September 5 yet?
 

It's not like he went anywhere. He's been busy printing and saving for posterity all of the Britney posts from the Stalin board.

(These things take time.)

Tuesday Reality TV
 

Cupid spoilers later in the post....

But first BB4. These people are so boring. The X Factor is a fizzle. There is no one I want to stick around to watch and no one I love to hate. Yawn.

Cupid is hands down my favorite reality TV love and marriage show. The biggest reason is because the guys get involved in setting up the dates and they do different things than on Bachelor, Love or Money, Joe Millionaire etc.

Speaking of Love or Money, my cousin called me to help her friend with a legal problem just when Cupid started and I accidentally taped over Love or Money. Can anyone fill me in on the Return of Rob and who got the boot?**

Cupid Spoilers below.....



















Poor Scott got the boot. Probably a good thing because it was clear Lisa wasn't into him but I can't believe Robert wasn't even in the lowest 3 vote getters. People must be voting for him just to keep watching him bumble through his dates. I still get the feeling he is putting on an act -- when he gets booted he'll probably reveal that he's from New Jersey and fooled everyone.

I think I figured out what bothers me about Ken's looks -- lantern jaw. His face is so long and thin, his chin is in a different area code than his eyes.

This week the guys had to buy clothes for Lisa to wear on their dates. They got $1,000 for both the outfit and the date. Sounds like a lot but they dropped then off at what looked like Rodeo Drive where I suspect that wouldn't go far. And the shopping and date were after going sleepless for 30+ hours. Too flipping funny. Ken bought a pink lace bra for a backless strappy dress and several of the other guys bought bras that didn't work with the outfit. I don't think the producers told them what size she wears because they seemed to be guessing on the size for both clothes and shoes.

Robert once again gets the award for creepiest date. He bought the ugliest yellow thing and shiny metallic flat slippers/skimmers. And in the store he sprayed perfume on the underwear he got and then smelled them. Eeeeuouw! The topper was that he started crying on the date. If he isn't putting on an act, he is one strange dude.

Hank. Mercy me. If I were Lisa, I'd just jump him and then beg my family and friends to vote early and often for him. He is so my type.

Joe is not especially good looking but he's such a nice guy, he'd be my second choice.

**The friend's ex-BF took her credit card and forged her signature on about $5,000 of stuff (she has a clearly feminine name -- don't clerks even notice when some guy is signing as "Pamela?"), she made about every wrong choice she could in dealing with it and is getting sued by the bank. I called a couple of the local credit counseling places but they can't do anything once suit is filed so I gave her the name and number of the bankruptcy lawyer to whom they send clients who they can't help.

Tuesday Reality TV
 

Well said.