still in need of pretty pictures here. am grumpy. hate work.
Angel: Will you just shut up for once?! Illyria: What? Angel: My God, the speechifying. Has it ever occurred to you that now might not be the best time for when-we-were-muck stories?
'Time Bomb'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Feb 07, 2005 6:05:50 am PST #4504 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
§ ita § - Feb 07, 2005 6:08:35 am PST #4505 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 07, 2005 6:08:40 am PST #4506 of 10002
What is even happening?
Oh, Rick, yes that's hysterical and disturbing.
For weeks afterward there were people writing into the local newspaper claiming that their children had been permanently traumatized by the scene, and that the city council should pass a law prohibiting rabbit desecration at Easter time.Oh, as usual, dear, although perhaps it's a bit premature to proclaim the trauma permanent.
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I can so see Christopher doing this, it isn't even funny.
Kalshane - Feb 07, 2005 6:13:02 am PST #4507 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Timelies,
Skipped over 1000 posts.
Gronk.
Could not sleep last night. Came in to find out I was the only tech here (one had requested the day off, the other called in sick) and the contractor for our data cable pulls was here to do some work. Spent the first hour trying to figure out exactly where they were supposed to be doing the cabling, since the other techs handle the cabling (guy off is primary, sick guy is his backup.)
Completely forgot the Superbowl was on last night until about 1am. Oh, well. More disappointed about missing the commercials than anything.
Well, that really doesn't address how half the bunny got there. I saw no sign of the other half.
t random Were there any axe-wielding dwarves seemingly wracked with bunny-killing guilt in the vicinity? (Curse you, P-C!) t /random
msbelle - Feb 07, 2005 6:13:07 am PST #4508 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
thank you.
Topic!Cindy - Feb 07, 2005 6:17:20 am PST #4509 of 10002
What is even happening?
ita, that Grace Jones shot is incredible.
aurelia - Feb 07, 2005 6:20:13 am PST #4510 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Kalshane, are you still Wonderfalls-less? The Highland Park Target had three copies as of Saturday evening.
tommyrot - Feb 07, 2005 6:21:00 am PST #4511 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ita, that Grace Jones shot is incredible.
Yes, that's a very famous picture. To me it's always looked more like a sculpture than a real person.
Susan W. - Feb 07, 2005 6:22:21 am PST #4512 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
It was a very common belief, Susan. You can get quite a bit of information by Googling "intact hymen virginity."
See, I would've totally expected any Google remotely related to sex or virginity to bring up nothing but porn. Because IME that's what happens. I need to go to Google school. It's a sad affliction, being unable to put together a useful set of search terms.
God knows I read enough novels with this as a device. I think it is often (although I'm not sure accurately) described as resulting from a lot of horse riding.
And now I'm worried that it's an overused device, even though I've somehow only encountered it the once. But it makes a part of my plot where I was all t hand wave "just believe me, Gentle Reader--the marriage went sour in a hurry and never recovered" make total sense, with no one acting in the least out of character.
And I got to watch Calli's reaction on learning about Sharpe's Rifles, starring Sean Bean and featuring AD in "tight, Napoleanic-era uniforms."
Though I have to say, AD does nothing for me in the Sharpe series, except make me reflect in stunned amazement that this is the guy destined to become HotScruffy!Wesley. But that's OK. SB brings more than enough sexy to the party.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 07, 2005 6:23:14 am PST #4513 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The scenario I've heard, and this may be the urban legend talking, is a quick disabling swipe at the achilles. At which point speed becomes less of an issue.
Oddly enough, I was thinking about this urban legend the other day. Since my natural stance is facing my car door while unlocking and I really doubt anyone would be agile enough to curl their arm around and slash both my ankles from a prone position, I can't really come up with a scenario that wouldn't end with me cracking the assailant's skull against the car as he tried to crawl out from under it, or (if he crawled out the other side) me limping into the driver's seat and turning him into roadkill.
What are the odds of a deranged circus contortionist picking this MO for attacks?