Waterboarding

From all over my friends list:

Is waterboarding torture?

A dude on the Internet (in very good shape and politcally conservative, I should note) tries it to find out.

His answer?

Yes.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=448717

This is one of those not to be missed strange political moments on the Internet.

basket achieved

So, as I've written about I am brinign a basket to Patty's for New Year's Eve. This isn't the host gift for her parents (that's a good panetone), but something for us because it's narratively hillarious.

Contents under the cut tag. She may restrain herself form knowledge or not as she wishes.

( basket contents )