elroy en la casa

OK, we have another new word introduction, and this one is muy dorky. And it doesn't quite work. And if you use it, you most certainly will not get admiring looks from your co-workers. But here goes:

As a replacement for "word" as in, "I concur," how about trying "ibid"? I know it doesn't really translate quite right, but we'd all appreciate it if you give it a try. Especially if you are at a Star Trek convention.

You know, so many people have been making fun of Chuck Norris lately (and doing a pretty damn good job of it, too) that we thought it only right to post a serious message that Chuck wanted to get out to you, his fans. Have a look.

Does this happen to you? When I'm walking down the street, and a couple is approaching me from the other direction, the girl always looks me in the eye and then, right as they walk past me, she squeezes her man's arm extra tight. Now you could speculate that I've creeped her out, and she's squeezing that arm for reassurance of her own safety, or that she's squeezing it to let me know she's taken, so stop staring and back off, mister.

But you'd be wrong. She's squeezing it because she just saw something beautiful that she knows she can never have, and she wants a reminder that she does have something, even if it's not that thing she really wants. To face the truth at that moment is too much for the poor things.

And it makes me sad for them.

But what can you do?

Hans has empowered me to award fifteen genius points to the person who can tell us what item was introduced to the American public by the Spanish at the 1964 World's Fair? No damn googlin', please.

And we are now accepting votes for the best football game-accompanying beers.