The Dean

Excellent stuff, doggy. How did I miss this thread? It's a real beaut, I'll give you that.

I would have guessed she doesn't want to punch Rachel Nichols. As for the pot thing, she isn't really on "my side" as I believe in legalization, regulation and taxation. But I will give her credit for paying some attention to the polls and at least admitting it is a relatively minor issue, right now, in the country.

This is all terrific stuff, Mr Bay. I really enjoy your open mind and convivial conversational manner. My issue with your wonderful explanation is you refer to gunshots to the HEAD. It has already been established that firing squads don't shoot the head. They shoot the chest...so there is NO impact on the cranium. Now, simply shooting from my gut (so to speak) I have to believe the brain would lose more blood, more quickly, if it were severed from the body, than from gunshots to the chest. This really is some gruesome stuff, I give you that.

But the blade IS heavy I think, and coming down with a good bit of force. I find it hard to believe the brain can survive the brutal beheading force, but can't take a few bullets to the chest. After all, we are only taking about 15 seconds or so, according to some claims. But what the hell do I know.

No. As disgusting as she is, she isn't worth hitting. I'd say the same thing about the reprehensible Sarah Palin.

I understand that, and I believe you are correct. But if the guillotine is cruel because the head stays alive (an issue which I think is far more complicated than observing activity in the head), why wouldn't the head also stay active after a shot to the heart? Doc offers the "blunt force trauma" explanation. But wouldn't the enormously heavy blade also cause plenty of trauma? For the record, I am not arguing one way or the other, just trying to understand, really. But I'm not sure some nerve reactions from a head are any proof of consciousness. Hell people who are dead can have perceptible movement.

No, a shot to the heart. Firing squads shoot at the chest, not the head. Why would the brain be active after a beheading but not after gunshots to the heart? Nice choice of tunes, BTW.

Sure, just like that. Let's examine this: You agreed with LA that it is like a bruschetta. A bruschetta is typically made from tomatoes (not eggplant) marinated in olive oil and traditionally served on toasted/grilled bread/. A caponata (typically made with eggplant as the central ingredient) is marinated in olive oil, vinegar or lemon juice, salt, etc and is typically used as an appetizer. In fact, many Sicilians use caponata as a type of bruschetta. So, while you agree it is like a bruschetta, it is NOTHING like a caponata (which is in fact used as a bruschetta snd contains eggplant). OK. After all, you are "The Chef"

Tons of anecdotal stuff, but little in the way of scientific confirmation. I'm not dismising the idea, just not totally convinced. And as has already been mentioned. Why would it be different with a shot to the heart?

Nor do I, actually. But obviously some do.

Well, you called her a "hoochie" and that is very offensive to some. I realize you were probably referring to her "ghetto fabulous" look, but the term is also associated with a whore by many.

Quite a bit of the same ingredients as a classic caponata, it seems.

Find that out the hard way?

I had a Macbook Pro (pre-Intel chip, though) for work, and thought it sucked. But I was in the minority, that's for sure. Mine froze all the time. The spinning beach ball or death was a regular event when I was watching video or listening to music. It was real pretty, though. EDIT: Oops. My mistake. I had a PowerBook G4, not a Macbook Pro.

I believe some women get a sexual boost from Viagra, or so I have heard.

That makes it cooler! BTW, as far as I know, there is little real proof the head stays conscious after decapitation. Here's a nice little summary discussing the possibility: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1...er-decapitation

Bingo! He is also one of the best players the Bills have ever had.

I'm not sure it's any cheaper than lethal injection, but I'm with you. If you have a death penalty, there is no reason this shouldn't be an option, IMO. The Electric Chair seems the cruelest to me, but I'm not sure why. Gas chamber also seems like it would cause a lot of suffering before death. (I know some here would applaud that.) What's wrong with the good old guillotine? That seems to be pretty efficient. I'm not a death penalty supporter, but this seems like a good option if you are going to have the state kill people.

Yes, like a caponata.

Semi-serious, anyway. These Blaxploitation films had their fair share of tongue-in-cheek humor. You've got to get a chuckle from the theme song.

They should recall them for a more basic reason.

I take these, twice a day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000S95PSA They help, but they aren't a cure-all.

You're killing me.

Another who doesn't like mango. It seems we are in the minority.