How come the site is all in italics now?

Sorry to go OT right away, but this is just hilarious: You're the Diet Coke of evil.

Ace of Spades - all italics, all the time.

And that's just the f'ing way it is.

I didn't know you could rope out of hazel.

also, I don't quite follow this:
Old Croghan man was also young - probably in his early to mid 20s -

Given that the life expectency was probably late 20s to early 30s, that strikes me as a reporter's assumption that Old Croghan man had a universal healthcare plan.

Yes, I have Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth for XBox. It's good so far, but I haven't gone far very far in it yet, having just gotten it recently.

Dark Corners of the Earth is very good but very buggy. I ran into one glitch about halfway through that stopped me from going forward completely, and as I haven't X-Box Live I can't patch it. Speaking as someone who used to be an Alpha Tester, Bethesda's QA either wasn't given enough time by the suits (most likely explanation) or they need to be lined up against the wall and shot. It's worth playing, but expect bugs galore.

Oh, and play the game in Boy Scout mode. It's hard enough that way; any other difficulty and you end up reloading dozens of times with the thrice-cursed console save system.

I wonder if the gel-boys were the first Irish broke-back mountaineers that got bogged down.

The bodies, which are both male and have been dated to more than 2,000 years old, probably belong to the victims of a ritual sacrifice.

He had been horrifically tortured before death. His nipples had been cut and he had been stabbed in the ribs. A cut on his arm suggested he had tried to defend himself during the attack that ended his life.

The young man was later beheaded and dismembered.

Ireslam: the predecessor of, well, you know.

The bodies, which are both male and have been dated to more than 2,000 years old, probably belong to the victims of a ritual sacrifice.

He had been horrifically tortured before death. His nipples had been cut and he had been stabbed in the ribs. A cut on his arm suggested he had tried to defend himself during the attack that ended his life.

The young man was later beheaded and dismembered.

Ireslam: the predecessor of, well, you know.

As far as time to develop this...

this sonofabitchin' game has been in development for 3 or 4 years.

Sorry about the double-tap, ace.

Lots of screenshots of the Cthulhu game here. The graphics look great, but I probably won't get it.

Right now, my Xbox time is pretty much spent playing Halo 2 online. Actually, to be completely honest, most of my time on Xbox live is spent getting mocked by what sounds like 10 year olds who manage to sneak up and assassinate me with a melee attack.

Good times...

"In common with other bog bodies, they show signs of having been tortured before their deaths."

Wait, they were tortured, and they wore hair-gel?

Does Andrew Sullivan know about this yet?

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

P.S. Haven't played the CoC game yet, but I'm guessing it's a rental regardless (no multiplayer, right? No multiplayer = rental).

Since when is 2,000 years ago considered pre-historic?

I wonder if the gel-boys were the first Irish broke-back mountaineers that got bogged down.This guy thinks maybe so.

Hey, that's not what the preview looked like. try again:

I wonder if the gel-boys were the first Irish broke-back mountaineers that got bogged down.

This perfectly linked guy thinks so.

Ace,

Have you seen this? A NYT.com mention! Me too!

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/11/politics/politicsspecial1/11blogs-alito.html

Ok, here is the link.

They have found two mummies in irish bog and the were the victims of human sacrifice the same thing that radical animal rights fanatic and envirlentalists want us to do

This has to be the same poster. Is that true SP?

ace of spades - spurwing plover
right wing news - birdzilla
blackfive - night heron

This perfectly linked guy thinks so.

Posted by Sarah W at January 11, 2006 03:00 PM

OMG...it's Cmdr Riker!

I knew that danged Betazoid was his beard!
 

Something about Cheney:

This one time, Dick Cheney was bound hand and foot and thrown into an Irish peat bog, face down. After a few days they cut him down, and that's the Dick Cheney we know today. The rest binds the Library of Congress and three 15th century copies of "Der Totentanz."

A 6 ft 6 inch bog mummy found with a 5 foot 2 inch gelled-hair bog mummy? I sense butch and bitch here in the 'ol bog.

This has to be the same poster. Is that true SP?
ace of spades - spurwing plover
right wing news - birdzilla
Posted by at January 11, 2006 03:21 PM

I've been wondering about spurwing and birdzilla, but birdzilla uses LOTS of CAPS, especially when listing names, like TED KENNEDY. I haven't noticed spurwing doing that.

adolfo, they have the same email address. Spurwing has also posted under a different bird species here on AOSHQ. (I've spotted his comments when I was reading older posts.) I have seen him put names and other words in all caps, but maybe he hasn't done it recently.

Spurwing Plover does not do interviews, dammit!

Yes, it is him. Not exactly advanced sleuthing. As you can see our friend Spurwing has an affinity for all things avian, except for, of course, CHIKWINS.

Is Spurwing an ornithologist?

Why all the bird names and bird references?

A mere mention of the name KENNEDY, also ruffles his feathers.

When I first read the title of this post, I thought it said Giant Freakin' Blog-Mummy. But yeah, a Bog-Mummy is probably quite a bit better.

By the way, Spurwing Plover is a prolific poster all over the internet, not just here.

I like SP. Stream of consciousness-like. Different. (Makes more sense than some other posters.)

I always thought SP was a woman, though. My bad.

I always thought SP was a woman, though. My bad.

Oh. You were having *those* kind of thoughts. lol!

And along with the BANSHEES and LEPERCUANS and now you know why ST PATRICK went there

Come on, Spurwing Plover. Throw me a friggin' bone, here. Tell us about yourself. Anything at all.

It could be something trivial. For example, do you like pizza?

Also, can I call you Spurwing? Or how about Plover? Or maybe just SP? Whatever works. But maybe the full Spurwing Plover is best. Let me know if you have a preference.

Cthulhu -- I avoid this word because I don't know how to pronounce it.

P.S. Here's a hint for Sandy: Spur likes bread crumbs. Drop a few and wait patiently.

Bart -- I avoid this word because I don't know how to pronounce it.

In a letter, Lovecraft said that Cthulhu was supposed to be unpronouncable by humans, but that a reasonable approximation would be "TLUH-luh."

OK, I just buried the geek needle. Does that earn us a repeat shot of BBeck's curvaceousness?

Well, I'll tell you why St. Patrick really went to Ireland. He wasn't Irish; he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave. I don't remember the details, but he eventually freed himself, educated himself, and returned to Ireland in order to preach Christianity and end slavery. Instead of hating the people who had mistreated him so much, he forgave and saved them. It is said that St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland, but it's not literally true, obviously; it's a metaphor.

Come on, Spurwing Plover. Throw me a friggin' bone, here. Tell us about yourself. Anything at all.

Spurwing does not give guys boners.

Here's something I've learned about Spurwing, you may find fascinating: He likes Roger Miller songs. In fact, he led a little sing a long on another website.

Sing and maybe he will join you?