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    LBB: + Watch video more »
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    Crabby Cakes: I haz no petz :( But I DO have an ornery stuffed Hermit Crab named Herman T. Krab: (I have no idea if this will work) more »
    Khrushchev: Wait, I don't know how to change my picture. Am I just stupid? more »
    Khrushchev: I LOVE YOU MY SWEET SISTERMARYMARTHA! That was nearly my avatar for a while, but then I didn't want people to get worried and think I was actually Khr... more »
    PinkSoxHat: I'm going to dinner tonight, but the New Year will be rung in on my couch, sans kiss, because the fiancee is quite ill. I hope you kids are here so I... more »
    SisterMaryMartha: FOR KHRUSHCHEV. I HAZ A SHOE. more »
    SisterMaryMartha: WHY WASN'T I INVITED TO THIS PARTY! more »
    Steve_Holt: My twin and I are sharing our 27th birthday today! I hope that we share our 101st together as well! more »
    tscheese: My grandma just turned 80 and she looks 60. She runs around the farm, chases the dog, gardens, paints, grouts, tiles, drives very fast and defensively... more »
    Khrushchev: I don't have a kitten, which is why I'm writing about hole-punching. more »
    Khrushchev: I think I just pulled a muscle while hole-punching. 2009 FTW!!! more »
    PilgrimSoul: eez mah kitteh: more »
    formergr: This is my kitty, the second picture being after she got into the crawl-space under my house during renovations. Her name is Clicquot (like the champa... more »
    million.dollar.mouth.: Also, congrats you ladies! more »
  • #twins

    2 101s In 2009

    A pair of twin sisters in England will celebrate their 101st birthday on January 1. They say the key to living a long life is to "not sit still for too long." [Telegraph]
  • #announcements

    Programming Notes

    A note to readers: We'll be posting on a shortened schedule today, and tomorrow we'll be off completely. Best wishes for a Happy New Year to everyone here and abroad — we'll see you on Friday.
  • #yearinreview

    What Did You Learn In 2008?

    2008 is finally coming to an end, and just like every year, we will watch it go with a strange mix of bewilderment, sadness, elation, and relief, wondering what 2009 has in store for us.