I had an attack of the stupids and accidentally locked myself out of the house.

Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.

In modern Dutch law the prohibition of interversion is still used to prevent a prescription period from running against an unsuspecting owner.

We chatted away in Farsi.