Inspired by the spam topic. Why is it that when I open one of these babies:



There are 2 possible results:

1. The entire concentrated tomato blob slides out in one neat can-shaped semi-solid accompanied by a satisfying slurp sound, leaving a spotless can behind.
2. The damn thing won't move and breaks apart as soon as I start to jiggle it out, with no gratifying sound, and leaving a mess of a can that I'll have to scrape out.

All cans are in the same case, all at room temp, there is apparently no relation to the angle of pour, etc. Post your theories on how to achieve a consistently perfect blob release and I will test in my controlled environment.

I have a similar problem with boiled eggs. Sometimes that membrane under the shell will peel beautifully, other times it will take chunks of egg with it. I have a feeling this one will be easier to solve though.

In the spirit of weird animal day, Cecil and I had a cow pun battle... even though cows aren't all that weird.

or ARE they?!
Cecil: i know i know, it's not all about me
Courtney: haha
Courtney: yeah for a minute there I thought you were a taurus
Courtney: ;)
Cecil: whoa, that's BULL
Courtney: oh, moo
Cecil: COW can you say that???
Courtney: that's UDDER nonsense
Cecil: you got some kinda BEEF with me?
Courtney: I ain't LOIN
Cecil: i think you're trying to STEER me in the wrong direction
Courtney: I'm just trying to MILK it
Courtney: (shit that was bad)
Cecil: hahaha
Courtney: just trying to HOLSTEIN you over till I come up with something more witty
Cecil: I no longer have a STEAK in this contest
Courtney: yeah I better stop keeping your attention or the CATTLE get pissed
Cecil: lets keep this BRISKET shall we?
Cecil: that didn't even make sense
Courtney: hahahah yeah I got it
Cecil: much
Courtney: why don't we just CHUCK this one
Cecil: we've run it into the GROUND
Courtney: FLANKly, I think it's dead
Courtney: I think we BESSIE leave it alone

Courtney: this IM needs more cowbell
Cecil: hahaha
Courtney: *clang*
Cecil: TONK
Cecil: you clearly won, your cow knowledge is superior
Cecil: COW-FU
Courtney: my cow-fu is not so weak
Courtney: is that like tofu?
Courtney: like, fake cow?
Cecil: hahha, steak is cowfu!
Courtney: ground beef
Cecil: true
Courtney: gross

Did anyone else hear that Octavia Butler has died? Well, if you didn't, she did last month on the 24th.