Phaedrus

Which, of course, namechecks Iron Maiden. I saw them do this live, and they got Bruce Dickinson to join them on stage (along with about half the crowd) for this one. And returning to our nerdy theme, Iron Maiden have a habit of doing songs about somewhat nerdy topics themselves. Here's one about Dune. Iron Maiden - To Tame A Land

Yes. If you set the bar high last time I saw you, I'm going to expect you to be equally good next time :)

If we don't want to talk about someone being a spinner, we could always refer to her as an ectomorph. It has the advantage of being scientifically precise and neutral. It has the disadvantage of being scientifically... sterile, for want of a better way of putting it.

To Ottawa!!! Also, bad news from Toronto for Zombie fans...

Um... if you don't really want to know, why bother posting to this thread? Or asking? These are not rhetorical questions. I'm afraid I don't quite follow your reasoning here. This is absolutely an appropriate venue to mention something like this. I'm not well up on the details, but it sounds like someone has made a concerted effort to make life miserable - if not positively dangerous - for some of the ladies in Ottawa, and that repeated exposure of that person's lying and fraudulence has finally convinced them to quit. This should be a cause for celebration for all of us in this forum, and I'd have thought many people here, whether they be SPs/MAs or those who visit them, would be interested in knowing about it. Congratulations on the good work, guys, and thanks for letting us know about it. Ottawa's a better - and safer - place today.

Giant prehistoric krakens may have sculpted self-portraits using ichthyosaur bones I love this, never mind whether it's true or not. Who said palaeontology was boring?

Ooooh, a challenge! Can't think of any songs off the top of my head (although I'm sure something will arise), but in the meantime, how about a band named after a D&D deity? Kyuss - Green Machine

Not on SPs, alas. I was all ready to be quite impressed by such a heroic effort, but now I feel sadly let down :)

So, I almost posted this in the pin-ups group, but I thought it'd probably get me killed :) Something entertaining about a photographer who's taken a set of pics of stereotypically manly men in pin-up poses. His website is here. The results are... interesting. Ladies, he's doing a 2012 calender :)

And here's a song about getting hurt, by a band with Roy Orbison in it (with some other famous people :) ) The Traveling Wilburys - Congratulations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKShNYsclLU

Kasabian - Empire

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And riffing off that, and you, and thinking of riffing... Black Sabbath - A National Acrobat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHeI_4MfzsI

AC/DC - Hell's Bells http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk

Rodrigo y Gabriela - Hanuman

Wow. If that's standard, then I suspect getting paid (or not) for donations is almost irrelevant compared to the amount of hassle required to actually donate. It might be OK for someone who lives fairly near to their clinic, but it's a lot of appointments for someone from out of town.

Stevie Wonder - Pastime Paradise

That's... a Double Rainbow!!! It's so beautiful!!!! What does it mean???? ( - for those who have no clue what I'm on about)

More dancing! David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street