Whose cows these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
As I shake in bovine fear.
And Kaylee, what the hell's goin' on in the engine room? Were there monkeys? Some terrifying space monkeys maybe got loose?
Mal ,'The Train Job'
The Buffista Book Club: the Harry Potter iteration
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***SPOILER ALERT***
tommyrot - Jul 27, 2007 5:48:40 am PDT #1905 of 3301
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Trudy Booth - Jul 27, 2007 5:50:17 am PDT #1906 of 3301
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The EW this week is a special Harry Potter edition. So, aside from the bit about paperdol's book in it, it's well worth picking up. It's a total Harry Potter Universe Love Letter.
That is going to be SWEET for Paperdol. What incredible luck!
Connie Neil - Jul 27, 2007 5:52:06 am PDT #1907 of 3301
brillig
Farm animals were definitely not bred for their vivacity and charm. I've got no problem staring a bovine in the eye and saying, "I like hamburgers."
Tasty, yes, sparkling conversationalists, no.
Theodosia - Jul 27, 2007 6:04:50 am PDT #1908 of 3301
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
OTOH, if you hand-raise cattle from an early age, they can be quite sweet and obedient -- I've milked demonstration cows, and driven an ox who was very alert to voice commands, like a sled dog only a lot bigger and less excitable. (Really, you want a placid disposition in something that weighs nearly a ton.)
Polter-Cow - Jul 27, 2007 6:07:32 am PDT #1909 of 3301
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You know what's awesome? Seeing the large number of adults hauling book 7 with them on the bus all week.
Yep. I saw one woman walking down the sidewalk reading, another carrying it, a man bringing it onto BART, and an elderly woman reading it on BART. It was pretty cool.
Maysa - Jul 27, 2007 6:08:13 am PDT #1910 of 3301
Also, the St. Mungo's scene is the one that he really hated to lose. And Snape's worst memory was much longer and more fully developed originally.
I wish they had kept that in, because I loved how in this book we learn it's not Snape's worst memory because of his humiliation, but because he called Lily 'mudblood' and lost her friendship forever.
Aims - Jul 27, 2007 6:08:57 am PDT #1911 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
it's not Snape's worst memory because of his humiliation, but because he called Lily 'mudblood' and lost her friendship forever.
I KNOW! So very sad.
Maysa - Jul 27, 2007 6:15:39 am PDT #1912 of 3301
I KNOW! So very sad.
It's weird because I know intellectually that Snape is a very immature person, who basically just cared for one other human being during his entire life, but I love him so very much. I can't wait to see Alan Rickman playing all of this in the last film.
Aims - Jul 27, 2007 6:17:17 am PDT #1913 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I can't wait to see Alan Rickman playing all of this in the last film.
Siiiiiighhh...
I was so sad at the end of the book I had to go watch Snape's "Too Sexy" to make myself feel better.
Aims - Jul 27, 2007 6:23:56 am PDT #1914 of 3301
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I finished my re-read last night and I've chosen a new favorite Dumbledore moment. It's from Snape's memory.
"Keep an eye on Quirell, won't you?"
Cracks me up.