Yipe!

From Straight Dope -

Do some people remain alert -- but paralyzed -- under anesthesia?

The short answer, yes. *shivers* That's a freakin' Nightmare to the fifth power. (kudos to mtothe5th for spotting this!)

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Does anyone own :).com?

is it usable?

overheard, and I thought I'd pass it on.

How do animals know to look us in the eye? Shouldn't they be looking at our moving parts, like, for example, our mouths when we're talking to them?

When I point my finger at something, Newt will stare diligently at it. (My finger, not the object I'm trying to direct him to.) he's such a babyhead.