Odds and Ends

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A recent episode of the BBC's From Our Own Correspondent informs me that the Samoan word for cowardice translates as "uncompleted tattoo". Of course, in Samoa, they throw you into the ocean after each tattooing session, because having ink hammered into your flesh with sharpened pig tusks isn't painful enough.

I think it was reading this New York Times article about the supposed "controversy" about a gay romance in Dragon Age: Origins that finally tipped us over into buying the game. I haven't had a chance to play yet, but I've done my bit to support gay elves.

Had a grand old time this afternoon watching How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Nightmare Before Christmas. (Hey, just because I'm Jewish doesn't mean I can't enjoy a good Christmas movie.) Thanks, swan_tower!

And, look, BBC 7 is broadcasting a radio version of Red Dwarf! (Looks like it's probably an abridged adaptation of the novels, read by Chris Barrie.) I'll definitely check it out.

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[rimrunner.livejournal.com]

Having gotten a tattoo, the bit about being thrown in the ocean is making me wince like whoa. Going to bed with ointment, saran wrap, and that stuff they put in meat trays to soak up the excess blood was bad enough.