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Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!

Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'

The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress

[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.

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ellemarie - Jun 15, 2004 7:21:45 pm PDT #500 of 10001

My tagline and life are a work in progress.

Also, I'm not sure if I ever posted with you before, so a very belated welcome.

Aww... thanks (belatedly)! I think you're right that we've never been around a thread at the same time. Dang time zones! I'm always very impressed that you can remember each person you've posted with before so that you can welcome all the newbies. Actually, that shouldn't surprise me at all given how obviously superior your memory is to my crappy one. But it's still very classy and part of what makes you loved immediately, even by those who haven't been around the wonder of Nilly for years. Okay, that sounds rather gushy, and yet somehow I'm thinking it's okay because you're Nilly and gushing seems to be forgiven in such circumstances.

Aw, man! Do you have the CD? Isn't it great? "Wish I" is like the happiest song ever.

I actually don't, but it's now on my list. I think I may use some of my birthday money for it. Yes, I still get birthday money. Shut up. Broadening my music library is one of the things I can credit to Wonderfalls. Speaking of which, if one, hypothetically, didn't own any XTC albums, which album, hypothetically, would you all recommend one buy first? I kind of got overwhelmed by the options. I mean, one could kind of get overwhelmed.

Polter-Cow - Jun 15, 2004 7:28:39 pm PDT #501 of 10001

What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Okay, that sounds rather gushy, and yet somehow I'm thinking it's okay because you're Nilly and gushing seems to be forgiven in such circumstances.

It's like my eyes see the word "Nilly" and send a message to my brain to squee. Where does she get her power? There have to be goat sacrifices involved.

Broadening my music library is one of the things I can credit to Wonderfalls.

If you're buying Wonderfalls-related CDs, I suggest the Frou Frou over the Jem. It's amazinger.

ellemarie - Jun 15, 2004 7:35:28 pm PDT #502 of 10001

My tagline and life are a work in progress.

It's amazinger.

Hee! It might not need to be an "or" thing so much as an "and" thing. But thank you muchly for the advice! If it does come down to picking and choosing, it will come in handy.

Tamara - Jun 15, 2004 7:52:20 pm PDT #503 of 10001

You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

If anyone cares, NF just posted in the Firefly OB. Link is in the Firefly thread. This has been a public service announcement.

Allyson - Jun 15, 2004 8:09:58 pm PDT #504 of 10001

Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

He's a very kind man.

Tamara - Jun 15, 2004 8:21:55 pm PDT #505 of 10001

You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

Yep! No matter how much we torture his image.

Nilly - Jun 15, 2004 10:13:07 pm PDT #506 of 10001

Swouncing

ellemarie ::blush::

And just when I think I can't blush more, there comes P-C. You guys! That's too much, really.

I like having a second language in the show

The nice thing about it, to me, is that people here actually do swear more in languages that aren't Hebrew. Lots of swear words come from Arabic, and lots of them from English, too. It's much more likely to hear a random person say "shit" than the equivalent Hebrew word, for example (not everywhere or by everybody, but it's definitely widespread enough).

Tamara, thanks for posting that - I don't keep up with the "Firefly" thread (because I still haven't finished watching all the episodes), so I would have missed that lovely post from him without your heads-up.

arby - Jun 16, 2004 8:43:06 am PDT #507 of 10001

Guy #1: Man, there are so many hipsters around. I hate hipsters! Guy #2: You're at the wrong place. That's like going to Vegas only to say "I hate titties!" --The Warsaw, Williamsburg (OINY)

Speaking of which, if one, hypothetically, didn't own any XTC albums, which album, hypothetically, would you all recommend one buy first? I kind of got overwhelmed by the options. I mean, one could kind of get overwhelmed.

Well, Tim's favorite album (and mine) is English Settlement. The most recent (and I guess, most like the WF theme song), is Wasp Star. Either of those would work nicely as an introductory album. They've had so many stages in their development that it's hard to say - even among the fans, there are many of us that can't stand certain albums/phases (for example early "punk-pop" XTC circa White Music [first album] is not my favorite phase).

Obligatory XTC website plug: Chalkhills is your one-stop source for all things XTC.

ETA - heh. From the FAQ on Chalkhills, which I haven't read in forever since I've been on the mailing list since 1996 [/brag]:

12. What recordings should a new XTC-er buy?

All of them.

Gris - Jun 16, 2004 8:54:32 am PDT #508 of 10001

Hey. New board.

t briefly appears

"Witch" reference

It's Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

I have decided that all literary references are either the Bible or Shakespeare, and all pop culture references are either Holy Grail or The Princess Bride.

It seems like a safe assumption.

t back to being Not Here

DavidS - Jun 16, 2004 9:08:36 am PDT #509 of 10001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have decided that all literary references are either the Bible or Shakespeare, and all pop culture references are either Holy Grail or The Princess Bride.

Pretty close, though The Simpsons probably has a lock on pop cultural ubiquity as well.

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