Aren't we the hangers-on? After all, it was the Good Doctor who started the whole shebang here on the Agora.

To an arsonist, would burning things up and burning things down be sinonymous (sic)?

Better a disquisition than an inquisition. (Presumably, less racks and burnings at the stake.) Perry, were you tired when writing this one? I've always been taught that count nouns, like racks and burnings at the stake, take the comparative "fewer." Or have grocery store express lanes cha...

In the words of the great Pat Paulson: Picky, Picky, Picky.

So, when is a door not a door?

When it's ajar!

Har, Har!

In re: ???

The Dr. often uses names that sound like words in the mailings. This is just a suggestion for a new one, along the lines of "Maud Lynne Dresser."

Basically, I'd agree w/gailr. I'm going to vote for there being no distinction, except in the minds of the lawyers. Let's track down them what wrote this drivel, and get them to define the difference, if they can.

BTW, love the fading font size. It gives a nice visualization to the legalese.

Can it, Slava...

Careful, or I'll pop my top. Or are you just pulling my tab?

So, can you go up to your hair stylist and ask, "How's thrix?"

And if she's got the right name, "How's thrix, Tilly?"

I don't recall seeing her so far, so, in case she should come in handy:

Gladys Heck

In a local advertising newspaper, there was a column on how to lose weight and keep it off. One item suggested avoiding things in aluminum cans, because: "Aluminum can be absorbed by your colon and many nervous system disorders...are linked to excessive aluminum in delicate brain tissue." ...

When I first saw "Bender" I had a completely different connotation in mind:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostap_Bender

He's extremely popular, and I actually don't think I've ever seen the other reference.

There is also the "wee bit of the creature" that pops up now and then.

"...my mind as quiescent as a coat rack under a forgotten hat...." (Jerzy Kosinski, Steps)