Clumsy Awkward & Stiff

[Jeff]

[Jeff]

or, if you prefer, all at once:



What's awesome is that the guy with the boner is Christian activist Randall Terry, who was popping his wood while shouting gay slurs at an elderly gay man.

[Jeff]

I was looking at Lost on Wikipedia and somehow ended up reading about phantom islands, islands that were once on maps that are known now not to exist, either because they were never there in the first place (bad mapping, optical illusion, etc.) or because they have been destroyed by natural processes (volcanic activity, rising sea levels, etc.)

This article is particularly interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermeja

Bermeja is/was an island off the Yucatan peninsula that marked the further edges of Mexico's territorial holdings in the Gulf. It appeared on maps starting in the 16th century, consistently in the same shape, size, and location. (Fictional islands tend to be more fluid in their representations, since there is no real data to hold against.) As of 1998, it has been found not to exist.

The reasons why this is especially noteworthy are that: a) the island was reasonably well-documented before; and b) without this island, Mexico's oil rights in the Gulf move back dramatically, effectively ending their exclusive claims on the "Doughnut Holes" oil reserves region, which is believed to contain contain 22 billion barrels of oil, the moratorium on extracting which expired in 2000.

Popular conspiracy theories in Mexico hold that either a) the CIA blew up the island to thwart Mexico's claims on the oil or b) the island has been covered by water due to rising sea levels, brought on (ironically) chiefly by the industries of the US, who now stand to get the oil in the area as a result.

[bebopbalogna]

I added

1 can of cream corn

guarantees the moisture in the cornbread.  nice werk!  i may try this recipe in the very near future.

[Doctor Rock]

I was looking at Lost on Wikipedia and somehow ended up reading about phantom islands, islands that were once on maps that are known now not to exist, either because they were never there in the first place (bad mapping, optical illusion, etc.) or because they have been destroyed by natural processes (volcanic activity, rising sea levels, etc.)

This article is particularly interesting:
i/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermeja

Bermeja is/was an island off the Yucatan peninsula that marked the further edges of Mexico's territorial holdings in the Gulf. It appeared on maps starting in the 16th century, consistently in the same shape, size, and location. (Fictional islands tend to be more fluid in their representations, since there is no real data to hold against.) As of 1998, it has been found not to exist.

The reasons why this is especially noteworthy are that: a) the island was reasonably well-documented before; and b) without this island, Mexico's oil rights in the Gulf move back dramatically, effectively ending their exclusive claims on the "Doughnut Holes" oil reserves region, which is believed to contain contain 22 billion barrels of oil, the moratorium on extracting which expired in 2000.

Popular conspiracy theories in Mexico hold that either a) the CIA blew up the island to thwart Mexico's claims on the oil or b) the island has been covered by water due to rising sea levels, brought on (ironically) chiefly by the industries of the US, who now stand to get the oil in the area as a result.

One of the first chapters of "The European discovery of America", by Samuel Eliot Morison, talks about mythical islands in the Atlantic.  It's a fascinating read.  

It was common, in old encyclopaedias and maps, to include a fictional entry or a fictional landmark amongst the material, so that they could easily prove, if needed, that their work had been copied.  

[Jeff]

The reason this one is interesting is the date and the stakes. This isn't just some mythical thing from illustrated maps from 500 years ago. This was on standard maps as recently as the 90s. And its nonexistence is more than a correction; it costs Mexico hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars in oil.

[Doctor Rock]

The reason this one is interesting is the date and the stakes. This isn't just some mythical thing from illustrated maps from 500 years ago. This was on standard maps as recently as the 90s. And its nonexistence is more than a correction; it costs Mexico hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars in oil.

Yeah, I know, I was just babbling interesting trivia.  As far as I know, these kinds of small corrections to maps are very common (the Earth changes all the time, plus people do make mistakes), but they usually don't cost billions to governments.

Anyway, you can smell a conspiracy theory a-brewing! 

[bebopbalogna]

I heard an interview with Kelly where he said he kinda embraced all the 'notes from the studio' (about The Box).  Like, that's the bane of a director's existence but he tried to dive into the wave. probably to show that he could be a team player but he really tried to make it all work..  The Box might've been better if he'd been left to his own devices.

this is how you end up with insurance mandates WITHOUT a public option,  stronger limits on insurance coverage of (even medically necessary) abortion, and piss poor approval ratings.

[bebopbalogna]

the coreys are now just one.  RIP, mr. haim.

[Doctor Rock]

I heard an interview with Kelly where he said he kinda embraced all the 'notes from the studio' (about The Box).  Like, that's the bane of a director's existence but he tried to dive into the wave. probably to show that he could be a team player but he really tried to make it all work..  The Box might've been better if he'd been left to his own devices.

this is how you end up with insurance mandates WITHOUT a public option,  stronger limits on insurance coverage of (even medically necessary) abortion, and piss poor approval ratings.

 

[Poop Fresh-Herbed Pickles]

[Poop Fresh-Herbed Pickles]

I added

1 can of cream corn

guarantees the moisture in the cornbread.  nice werk!  i may try this recipe in the very near future.

I would definitely go 2/2 on the flour/cornmeal....or at least 3/2.  3/1 flour/cornmeal was just very cakey and uncornbready.

[bebopbalogna]

I heard an interview with Kelly where he said he kinda embraced all the 'notes from the studio' (about The Box).  Like, that's the bane of a director's existence but he tried to dive into the wave. probably to show that he could be a team player but he really tried to make it all work..  The Box might've been better if he'd been left to his own devices.

this is how you end up with insurance mandates WITHOUT a public option,  stronger limits on insurance coverage of (even medically necessary) abortion, and piss poor approval ratings.

 

it was metaphorical, dan.  trying too hard to satisfy republicans and conservative democrats, unsuccessfully i might add, is why the current HCR bill kind of pales in comparison to what we were promised, and had hoped for.

[Doctor Rock]

I heard an interview with Kelly where he said he kinda embraced all the 'notes from the studio' (about The Box).  Like, that's the bane of a director's existence but he tried to dive into the wave. probably to show that he could be a team player but he really tried to make it all work..  The Box might've been better if he'd been left to his own devices.

this is how you end up with insurance mandates WITHOUT a public option,  stronger limits on insurance coverage of (even medically necessary) abortion, and piss poor approval ratings.

 

it was metaphorical, dan.  trying too hard to satisfy republicans and conservative democrats, unsuccessfully i might add, is why the current HCR bill kind of pales in comparison to what we were promised, and had hoped for.

Ah ok... It's just that it sounded kind of non sequitur-ish to me. 

[Poop Fresh-Herbed Pickles]

The reason this one is interesting is the date and the stakes. This isn't just some mythical thing from illustrated maps from 500 years ago. This was on standard maps as recently as the 90s. And its nonexistence is more than a correction; it costs Mexico hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars in oil.

Who mapped the sun king?