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Probably everyone here heard Ms. Fisher's appearance on "Wait Wait... ", but here's a <a href="http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php\?storyId=100094832" target="_blank">link</a> just in case. I almost fell in love with her at "he could see all the way to Florida". Not quite, because my heart belongs to Helen Mirren.

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Is there a Rule? There should be a Rule.

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I did wonder what they did with the sink plungers.

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i keep re-reading this post doc (not post-doc, but you know...). it just makes me laugh and laugh.

thx.

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That <i>was</i> a baggy outfit ... until she put it on.

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Makes our Brazilian Invasion look like a gay slap-fest.

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Exterminate... poor people! EXTERMINATE... POOR PEOPLE!

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*AHEM* Klingons are not members of the Federation, but close allies united by the Khitomer Accords which involves a mutual defense pact between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. /nerrrrrrrrrrrd

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*ahemememememem* NERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDS!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Could you put warnings on your links? Now my bartender probably thinks I'm a *maudlin* drunk.

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That sounds remarkably like Jerry and Kramer explaining the whole thing to Elaine.

And she couldn't give a shit.

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"Obama is both the Kwisatz Haderach and the second coming of Bruno Latour. " Did nerddom take a unified position on the Sokal - Latour foofaraw? Or were there schisms? Schisms are fun.

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Says a bunch of people who have nothing better to do on Saturday night than read political blogs.

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Mixed metaphors aside, I cant wait until until he defends his drone program by calling it his version of photon torpedoes.

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I vote for the flute one. Or any one with Q. And for DS9, without a doubt the tribbles episode.

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More fun at parties, too.

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