Euphemisms and porn photos

[Kogarashi]

My husband, a PhD student in Molecular Biology, laughs when he hears about all the wonderful, magical, crime-solving things a mass spectrometer does in shows like CSI. All it does in real life is tell you the mass of things. He says you might be able to use it to identify molecules if you have a really pure sample. We also know a law student here who can't watch law shows anymore.

[crazylegs]

I always love it when they batch process miniscule amounts of DNA in about 2 hours!

[Golden Phoenix]

Mass spectrometer....*twitch* I have begun to loathe the sound of those two words coming from my TV set, not to mention i once spent a week of 12-hour lab sessions preparing mass spec samples, i nearly went loopy.

[Wenchie]

I went about 4 hours once before and started experiencing the first symptoms of heat stroke. One time at a Renaissance Faire it was only 94 degrees out and nearly passed out afterwards in the bathroom at a nearby gas station. That was not fun. I do have a pic from that day too. I'll post it later.

Rule at the ren faire is that if you don't have to pee, you're dehydrated.

But yeah... some of the costumes (especially body puppets) are really really hot.

Furry cons... never been to one, though I know a number of people who go to Anthrocon.

[Geek King]

They do that in a good percentage of the episodes. And in 100% of them he does something that would at the very least get him and the hospital sued, and he'd have lost his medical license a hundred times over by now.

It's TV. You should be watching for fun, not training purposes, people! The sad thing is, there are people out there who do think that CSI, Boston Legal, and House are factual. Then again, in college, Wargames and The Net were watched as comedies among the Comp. Sci. students, so I understand the frustration.

[Jackofalltrades]

I was at Arisia in Cambridge, Ma last weekend. It's a sci-fi/fantasy con. My gf and I are coming down the escalator and she leans over to me and says "Look its someone dressed as 'Puss in Boots'," I just laugh and say "No that's a furry with an expensive costume. The guy was just standing there chatting with a few non-costumed con-goers about the events of the day, nothing furry-esque. Aside from him and the usual people running around with ears and tails, that was about it.

Also, one of my friends who is a furry just paid off his suit, which ran him well over $1100.

[Ben_Who]

On behalf of the entire furry fandom, or as we call them around this apartment, "Ben's Meal Ticket," I would like to apologize thoroughly and wholeheartedly for the...you know, the first time I heard of this particular, ah, thing, my first thought was, "Erm...wouldn't he need a pretty good dry cleaner? Those outfits aren't something you can just run down to the laundromat."

On the other paw, what do you usually charge? I was thinking of having one made. (PM me if this is yawing too wildly off topic.)

Love, Who?
(Maybe some Shout...)

[Cat]

From what little I've seen of Furries (most pix of conventions, nothing nsfw ) some of those costumes are amazing. Pretty cool. Hmm....I think I might have to play around on google.....


Oh, and one of my friends is a nurse and can't watch House because of how wrong it is...which is great, as her hubby loves the show (as do I). My fellow meteorology friends and I can't watch Twister or any such movie, bad bad meteorology (though I think we all secretly own copies.)

[I_Hate_SCs]

I find it ironic the SC was so quick to show 'his goods', but he couldn't even type what he wanted to be done! That is like witnessing a customer in person, instead of asking where the douches and anal creams are in embarrassment, whip off her pants and formally present her dirty and nasty 'situation' up close and personal! (keep the bleach-worthy things coming!)

[spark]

Well, most of my posts will probably be less racy. My usual issues are people who are idiots who can't communcate what they actually want and expect me to miraculously read their minds, or would-be scammers who never pay me, or drama queens who pitch a fit when I won't bend over for them, etc.

[Geek King]

My fellow meteorology friends and I can't watch Twister or any such movie, bad bad meteorology (though I think we all secretly own copies.)

"That tornado could pull a ten-penny nail out of a two by four, but it couldn't pull a tank-top offa Helen Hunt. Nothing I hate worse than a gay tornado." -Tim Wilson

[Toujin]

Even though I'm not a furry/anthro, I have nothing against the fandom. In fact, I have an online friend (who I haven't seen online in a dog's age) who's into it, and has a zombie cat fursuit. If anyone wants to see it, I can give you the link.

The idea of the public perception of fandoms being ruined by a few jerks/fantards applies to just about all fandoms, not just furry. Believe me, I know.