You learn something every morning.

Courtesy of metafilter:

I already knew about "Airplane!",   the parody of the 70s "Airport" series.  What I didn't know, is that "Airplane!" is also a very close remake of the 1950's film "Zero Hour!".  In fact the serious dialog in "Airplane!" is practically word-for-word from Zero Hour.  It says a lot about 1950's drama that it needs very little twisting around to make an excellent comedy.

And courtesy of Youtube, we get a comparison of the "dramatic" scenes from "Zero Hour!" and "Airplane!".  Scary, isn't it?

Links you Can Use: Peanut Butter, Earthquakes, Chinese Mothers

As a public service, here's a couple of links that I want to share, for the reader's benefit.


FDA Recall: Peanut Butter Products Contaminated with Salmonella. This is a nasty one, because the factory new the products were contaminated. So, it's a long list.


USGS: San Jose Area Earthquake LIquidation Hazard Maps. It's worth having a look at these if you're in the area, to check out what the danger of ground liquidation in an earthquake may be, and takeprecautions accordingly. There's also maps for alameda county and the general bay area.


Aardvarchaeology: How to be polite to your Chinese stepmother. Especially important if you happen to be Swedish archeology blogger, because you'll definitely need the goodwill.