Senator James Inhofe, 2003:

But the Democrats, who cannot muster a majority to oppose him, are seeking, in effect, to change the Constitutional majority-vote requirement. By sustaining this filibuster, they are asserting that 60 votes, not 50, will be required to approve Mr. Estrada. If successful, their effort will amount to a de facto amendment to the Constitution. This outrageous grab for power by the Senate minority is wrong and contrary to our oath to support and defend the Constitution.

Senator James Inhofe, 2009:

I understand that Judge Hamilton’s nomination is still pending before the Judiciary Committee, but I had to come to the floor to speak so that the American people, who are very concerned about this nomination, will know that I and my Republican colleagues on the Judiciary Committee are taking interest and are not just going to let this nomination sail through. In fact I will filibuster David Hamilton.

It’s always good to follow up on your Twitter posts. :-)

robinbloor:

Pneumono ultra micro scopic silico volcano­coniosis is a lung disease – and a long disease. The longest English word that’s not a chemical.

sarekofvulcan:

@robinbloor Actually, it’s a made-up lung disease. :-) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

robinbloor:

@SarekOfVulcan It’s factitious but not fictitious. Like dihydrogen monoxide.

sarekofvulcan:

@robinbloor /DHMO/ Did you know that’s a major component of acid raidn?

robinbloor:

@SarekOfVulcan I’m told that chemical companies in California have been dumping it into local rivers.

scottsigler:

@robinbloor what’s your source on Cali chemical companies dumping into watershed?

robinbloor:

@scottsigler ur joking, right?

scottsigler:

@robinbloor Um, no. I live here. What’s your source for that story? A link? Journalism or word-of-mouth.

robinbloor

@scottsigler DHMO (Dihydrogen Monoxide) is water. It’s a long running joke (since 1997) to accuse companies of polluting areas with DHMO.

scottsigler

@robinbloor wow. Hysterical.

My wife was just lying in bed with her mum’s cat firmly ensconced on her stomach.

Me: “Looks like you’re in a predicament.”

Donna: “What makes you say that?”

Me: “Oh, just something I had a feline about…”

No contest.

Methinks Netflix needs to work on their recommendation algorithms a bit more.

You can no longer press 7 to hear a duck quack: National Discount Brokers was bought by Ameritrade in 2001, whose voice mail has a much-reduced sense of humor.

…why my wife made me print her a copy of this for our bedroom door.

I don’t get it.

Evan Shaner does, apparently. :-) (h/t Wil)

When there were technical difficulties at the TED conference with a planned webcast, a heckler in the audience started giving them a hard time about it. When they realized it was Robin Williams, they invited him up on stage, where he kept everyone entertained until the problems were fixed.

Virgin Atlantic and Google have teamed up to announce Project Virgle: the first permanent human settlement on Mars. They are now taking applications.