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My cat just jumped off the side of the chair and did a flip, landing on its feet. I was wondering if this is normal behavior or if i have a trick performing cat that i can make money out of, because ive never seen a cat do a flip for no reason (she wasnt jumping to catch anything, or falling...

When your parents were younger and listened to more music, what sort of stuff did they like? and do you listen to simular styles of music? My dad used to like rock music in the 70's. led zepplin, black sabbath and practically every other heavy metal band around at the time. Now i listen to...

Well? what will you be using to get out of work the day after you get civ4?

http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/08/17/wbeer17.xml Well, Extreme beer, great taste, and 5 times as strong as your average pint of lager. I personally think its a nice idea, you could switch someones beer over so they get drunk of a single pint, or for those depressed...

Where abouts on the compass do you fall onto? I just took the test at politicalcompass.org and heres my result: The scores are between -10 (extreme left/libertarian) to +10 (extreme right/authoritiarian). Just wondering where others fell on this test? Also some interesting graphs showing where...

A new technique used by stem cell researchers might cool down the very heated debate over the use of embryos between the scientists and the stupid pro life people. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4174400.stm Well what do people think? good, bad, or indifferent?

What would you consider to be the greatest sporting moment of all time? Can be from any (reasonable) sport, any time in any place, you dont have to of been there, or known much about the day, but what would you consider to be the greatest? I got the idea from watching a program on BBC today...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4153008.stm So its a likely candidate for the real atlantis (if there ever was such a island), although its not exactly as plato descibed it. So, to make this thread more lively, some questions for you all. 1. Do you think that Atlantis was a real place...

Well as you might or might not know, im from the worlds greatest country. So great, its even got the word 'Great' In its name. Britian has had a monachy for practically a 1000 years (except when cromwell took over for a while), but now, more than ever, people are starting to say we dont need...

Helsinki 2005 looks like it could be a pretty good event. As a brit i'm looking forward to Radcliffe in the womans marathon and 10k, and the relay should be good with our olympic winning team. Although some top athletes are out, and with it being a post-olympic year, standards often arent as...

After reading the family guy thread, i was thinking, which of the big cartoon comedies do you like the best? Vote now!

Well the title says it all. Which is more of a concern to you? Your nations economy (more likely short term) or slowing down global warming (long term)? Inspired by the Kyoto-light agreement mentioned here. EDIT: Oh, and think about the consequecnes of whatever you choose. Would you be happy...

Well just watching the german GP now, Raikkonen is out, alonso looks to be heading for 1st place. That will give him 36 points advantage over Kimi, with a possible 70 points remaining this season. Alonso could finsih 3rd in all races and easily left the title, regardless of what Raikkonen does...

FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else's cows. You have to take care of all the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need. BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM...

Whats the most times youve had a city change hands in your game? My record is 7. A aztec city originally, culture flipped to me in a regent game (1), then in a war it was taken back by the aztecs (2), who then lost it to the inca's (3), who then lost it to me (4). I then lost it back to the...

Just looking through the darwin awards, And i just lvoe this honourable mention. i knew the Tsunami was devestating, but to very nearly kill a man from this distance is impressive. However, the mans ability to spread the knowledge of his idiotness by suing the TV company is also something to...

So near, yet so far.. v1.0 Ive designed a quick little game for you to have a go at. Ive had a go myself and its quite fun indeed. :goodjob: The Aim: Achieve conquest victory The rule changes: You cannot build settlers. You start with 1 settler who cannot move from his start tile...

A spin off to the "whats wrong with the movie industry?" thread, where some people said the movies are boring and predictable. So, what basic storyline would you like to see made into a film? I want to see a big hollywood movie where the bad guy wins. No last minute impossible victory from near...