Howling In Your Face!

Bourne to be Mild... Salsa Flavor

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:57:54 -0700

It’s a little-known fact that the Assassin’s Guild of Just Down the Street is the entity responsible for creating the deadliest snack known to Men and Critters: Pringles. Let’s examine it according to the Rules of Snackfood Etiquette, as establi...

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First rule of Squid Club: DON'T TALK ABOUT SQUID CLUB

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:47:47 -0700

This post is about my least favorite critter in the world: the Squid, Giant or Otherwise. Okay. Okay. *deep, calming breaths* Seriously. Who needs all those legs? I can just barely handle the octopus with its 8 legs, but squid have 10! That's li...

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A Big Blue Frog

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:18:21 -0700

Tamara made me do this.

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Back to the Foodture

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:25:39 -0700

What's triangular, white, yellow, and orange, and belongs in my mouth? Depending on your snarkiness level today, you may choose from between two answers: 1. My teeth 2. Candy Corn Yes! It's that time of year, when stores across the nation once ...

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The A to Z of Akela

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:30:03 -0700

I got this from Iris Ophelia's blog, and thought it was Neat-O. So for those of you who were a-hankerin' to know more about your Favorite Silly Wolfie (I'm looking at you, Mom), here it is: [A is for age] ∞ [B is for booze of choice] The squeez...

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That Darned Elephant

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:38:35 -0700

[Editor’s Note: Today’s audiocast is an interesting artifact. The file arrived damaged, requiring a crack team of sonic restructuralists to restore its integrity. Listening to the file required some intensive piecing together, and we present it t...

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The Elephant in the Room

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:29:24 -0700

You know, I had to really think the other day about why I loved Babar as a pup. I had the opportunity to re-read it recently, and it was fairly disturbing. Let's go over it, shall we? 1) Babar's mother gets shot. Okay, it's not unusual to have...

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Oreos: Better Living Through Alchemy

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:47:12 -0700

I'll tell you what I like about Oreos (since you asked): The textures. When you open the bag (and by the way, can we, as a civilization, please invent a louder type of plastic? 'Cause when I want to eat something in secret so I don't get chewed o...

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Madeleine L'Engle Has Passed

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:16:30 -0700

It's been bandied about that a person never truly dies as long as their memory is kept alive. It's true to a certain extent, but leaves a bit to be desired. It's well and right to speak of someone's past deeds, words, and thoughts, in an effort t...

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Burning Questions 3: The Slashening

nobody@vox.com(Akela Talamasca) — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:43:22 -0700

Yes, yes, line up your questions. They will be shot. Dani asks: "If Who's on first, and What's on second, then Who's on third?" Well, given that the Doctor is a time traveler, Who's both on first and on third at the same time. Thus, your 'questio...

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