“Mathematically thrilling!” should be the show’s (parenthetical?) tagline–it will attract listeners in droves. (By that, I mean it will drive them away.)

1.5 oz Vodka
4.5 oz Tomato juice
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
1 Dash Worcestershireshestercirerceshire sauce
1 Dash Tabasco sauce
1 celery stick, diced
1 kosher dill pickle, diced
3 baby carrots, diced
3 olives with pimentos

Serve in a bowl, eat with a spoon

Serious: Greg Lake – “I Believe In Father Christmas”, available damn near anywhere

Silly: Red Peters – “You Ain’t Gettin’ Shit For Christmas”, from the album Ol’ Blue Balls Is Back!.

http://xkcd.com/659/

At least it makes me sound nerdier.

Same as Bloody Mary, but reduce the tomato juice to 1/4 cup and add 1/4 cup Irish Cream. Shake vigorously and be sure to scrape out the rest of the chunky bits that will stick to the inside of the shaker.

1.5 oz Vodka
4.5 oz Tomato juice
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice
1 Dash Worcestershireshestercirerceshire sauce
1 Dash Tabasco sauce
1 celery stick, diced
1 kosher dill pickle, diced
3 baby carrots, diced
3 olives with pimentos

Serve in a bowl, eat with a spoon

2 jiggers vodka (you’ll need it)
1/2 Prego Chunky Spaghetti Sauce
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (for that Chelada kick)
Worcestershireshestercirerceshire sauce to taste
Tabasco to taste
1 celery stick, diced fine
1 wedge of lemon, diced fine (rind removed)

Combine all in a clear ziplock bag.
Seal bag and shake vigorously.
Stare with mounting concern at the contents of the bag.
Pour into a chilled tall glass with no ice.
Garnish with trepidation and pending regret.
Drink until you can no longer pronounce “Worcestershire” correctly.
Rue the day.

The worst part of it is that I’ll also have to drag Hegel into the discussion, kicking and screaming.

Oh, Georg Hegel. Is there any discussion you can’t worm your way into?

Edit: Also, I find The Second Sex to be a book of bold assertions and an abuse of the Hegelian master-slave conflict. While certain forms of feminism might benefit from understanding “existence precedes essence,” de Beauvoir uses the idea to construct an interpretive history of the relationship between men and women that does without any understanding of biology, evolution or anthropology. She speaks as if humanity should have seen through the falsehoods of gender identity when it first walked upright, and that is a view I constantly see from postmodern feminists (who, I think, learned it from de Beauvoir). Then she uses that as a platform from which to preach.

But I read The Second Sex years ago and in English, which I’m told is a very, very bad translation. Sorry, Simone!

Anyway, if you want to read good feminist literature, junk de Beauvoir and Cixous (maybe junk the French altogether). First, skim The Feminine Mystique (you really just want an idea of what it says). Then, read something that is considered “Third Wave.” The third wave literature should disturb you and confuse you. Finally, read something considered “post-feminist” (not post-modern feminist!). Mostly, this is achieved through articles, for me, because I haven’t read any good books that I could recommend.

Then, you might have a sensible idea of where feminism is now, what it should be, and what it should not be. (Hint: Reverse the sex roles of The Second Sex, and you should realize what feminism should not be.)

For my money, I suspect he is. He’s already got to be pretty willing to go non-optimal in his build if he’s spending his time patrolling Chuck’s subconscious.

y’know, so you can keep it historically accurate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto-Judaism

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