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August 26, 2013
August 24, 2013
Drunk as Cooter Brown
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Cooter Brown, sometimes given as Cootie Brown, is a name used in metaphors and similes for drunkenness, mostly in the southern United States. Cooter Brown supposedly lived on the line which divided the North and South during the American Civil War, making him eligible for military draft by either side. He had family on both sides of the line, so he did not want to fight in the war. He decided to get drunk and stay drunk for the duration of the war so that he would be seen as useless for military purposes and would not be drafted.
Ever since, colloquial and proverbial ratings of drunkenness have been benchmarked against the legendary drinker: "as drunk as Cooter Brown" or "drunker than Cooter Brown."

There are also other versions of the origin of the phrase.
Cooter Brown, sometimes given as Cootie Brown, is a name used in metaphors and similes for drunkenness, mostly in the southern United States. Cooter Brown supposedly lived on the line which divided the North and South during the American Civil War, making him eligible for military draft by either side. He had family on both sides of the line, so he did not want to fight in the war. He decided to get drunk and stay drunk for the duration of the war so that he would be seen as useless for military purposes and would not be drafted.
Ever since, colloquial and proverbial ratings of drunkenness have been benchmarked against the legendary drinker: "as drunk as Cooter Brown" or "drunker than Cooter Brown."

There are also other versions of the origin of the phrase.
Labels: animations, booze, trivia, Wiki
August 23, 2013
August 21, 2013
Cat Bounce!
Cat Bounce! is another (Earlier: Bring in The Cats) cat-themed time waster (although IMHO, anything to do with cats isn't a time waster!)
As it says, it's cats bouncing. If they're not bouncing fast or high enough for you, left-click on a cat and drag it upwards and then let go. Click the flashing "make it rain" link at the top right-hand corner of the screen to unleash a short but furious deluge of cats. Sorry, no dogs.
Cat Bounce!
As it says, it's cats bouncing. If they're not bouncing fast or high enough for you, left-click on a cat and drag it upwards and then let go. Click the flashing "make it rain" link at the top right-hand corner of the screen to unleash a short but furious deluge of cats. Sorry, no dogs.
Labels: cats, time wasters
The Ocean Deep
Under the right conditions, light may be detected as far as 1000 meters (3,280 ft.) into the ocean, but there is rarely any significant light beyond 200 meters. (656 ft.)
Source: NOAA
Source: NOAA
Labels: interesting, trivia
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