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From a chapter on "Some Queer Japanese Superstitions" in The Nightless City: Geisha and Courtesan Life in Old Tokyo:
Sneezing denotes:—
Once,—Some person is secretly praising you;
Twice,—Some person is backbiting you;
Thrice,—Some person is in love with you;
Four times,—You have caught a cold.

2348 B.C.

Jun. 30th, 2009 02:32 pm
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There’s an article in the New York Times about a field trip to the Creation Museum by 70 attendees of the North American Paleontological Convention. The visiting scientists were much more polite than I would have been.

My favorite moment:
Dr. Sato* likened the museum to an amusement park. “I enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed Disneyland,” she said.

Did she enjoy Disneyland?

“Not very much,” she said.

* Sorry, Torchwood fans, her given name’s Tamaki, not Toshiko.

PS: Goofy new icon! I wish I could remember when the original picture came from...
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Cut for spoilers and Lysenkoism )

Bonus bonus thought: So, Jimmy is married. I wonder how many Dean/Castiel ’shippers are plotting Novak!divorce!fics right now?

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