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You know, I'm actually rather uncomfortable with the current popular usage among the Daily Show-watching set of using "[has] balls" and "[is a] pussy" as slang for possessing admirable bravado and contemptible cowardliness or passivity, respectively.

Since the people employing the phrase are the furthest thing from ripsnorting redstaters, I suppose that there's a sense of ironic fun to be had by stepping briefly into George Liquor's shoes for a moment, passing an indictment as one who believes that men primarily validate themselves by going in there and changing the world, and women do it by quietly submitting to authority.

It's a little shocking to hear it coming from you, and so we all laugh. But when I hear you say it over and over again, I do start to wonder.

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This image, spotted on The Oil Drum, reminded me of cortezopossum's occasional musings on bicycling, and why it may be a good time to learn bike-foo now.

http://www.austincycling.org/art/after_the_peak.jpg

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I'm going to hold my breath until jtroutman calls me to discuss important business matters.

I tried to email you and your mailbox is full because you're using conferencing software from 1991, you big sillyhead.

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Need an idea for your first Inform 7 game? OK, maybe just for the titles. And Italian shlock-horror pen names.