That's a pretty cool pic, Pete, but the idea of whiny Tobey Maguire now playing a whiny Symbiote-Spider-Man doesn't exactly have me excited to see the film.

Lucky Loonie Planted in Curling Ice:

Brad Gushue's rink didn't seem to need much luck in winning gold at the Olympics on Friday, but it seemed someone wasn't taking any chances.

A Canadian icemaker apparently buried a pair of loonies in the championship ice sheet. A similar tactic worked in 2002 in Salt Lake City when Canada won men's and women's hockey gold.

Not a black and white photo:

that, and we all know it's your one true secret passion.

well, Paras, as anyone in the liberal arts/literary studies will tell you, it's only once you understand the conventions of writing and communication that you can effectively dispose of them.

The "emoticon-ing" I can deal with. Verbing nouns, though? I dunno, Mary.

ahhh...crap...tuna's bad for me? bah. obviously there's some crab/lobster lead corporate anti-tuna conspiracy. those bastards.

and yes, alison, you did send me your mailing address :)

and yes, i emoticon-ed. deal with it.

tee hee, fueling further debate on the subject of reactions to cartoons:
scientists riot

Meet my cubicle neighbour today. Everything seemed too normal.

okay, on a completely random note, who the fuck is Betrayer, and why am I on their e-mailing list??