My turn!

What is your favorite word?
algebra

What is your least favorite word?
impossible

What turns you on?
seeing someone do something astoundingly difficult, and making it look stupifyingly simple

What turns you off?
closed minds, predjudice

What sound do you love?
silence

What sound do you hate?
anguish in the voice of any loved one

What is your favorite curse word?
Dagnabbit!

What profession, other than yours, would you like to attempt?
game designer (computer or traditional)

What profession would you not like to participate in?
day trading

If Heaven exists, what would you like God to say, when you arrive at the pearly gates?
It wasn't a waste of time

Adjacent Headlines

The following headlines were adjacent in this afternoon's WTOPnews.com:

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Spam lawsuits begin

From WTOP:

Spam lawsuits

Mmmmm...grease....

Florida orange growers are producing new ads to combat the low-carb Atkins diet fad. Read the whole story on the WTOPnews site. Here's an excerpt.

One proposed ad, called "Grease," showed a man pouring fat from a skillet into a glass. He then poured orange juice into another glass. Holding up the glass of grease and then the glass of orange juice, he said, "Some people think this is healthy, while this is not."