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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.


JZ - Feb 16, 2005 11:10:01 am PST #8250 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

Maria, after you get past the icky faux-Faire dresses on page 2, there truly are lots of very pretty ones. Some totally impractical Art Girl dresses and a handful of meringuey monstrosities, but also quite a few just plain lovely ones.

And if I can come up with any reason or budget to go to the East Coast before your wedding date, I would happily make a DC stop and go dress-shopping. As a former successfully-bought-a-dress-online bride (bride emeritus?) whose wedding party included a dressmaker/former model and a dressmaker/former model and stripper (who totally should call herself a stripper emeritus), I feel as if I have some bizarre wisdom to impart.


bon bon - Feb 16, 2005 11:11:37 am PST #8251 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

IIRC there were people here who liked J. Michael Straczynski? You might be interested in this: [link]

Thanks to you guys for the auto-linky thing. It is so nice.


JZ - Feb 16, 2005 11:11:38 am PST #8252 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

And now I feel terribly rude for frivoling all over shrift's thwumpage. For which I'm very sorry, as the universe owes shrift a thwump-free day or fifty.


DXMachina - Feb 16, 2005 11:12:26 am PST #8253 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

t Puts soft, comfy pillow on shrift's desk, along with a large bottle of scotch.


§ ita § - Feb 16, 2005 11:14:30 am PST #8254 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

That's a weird pitch, bon. He's asking other people to get him a job, in effect. Saving an existing show, I get. This is ... odd.

::FedExes shrift men to objectify::


Topic!Cindy - Feb 16, 2005 11:21:40 am PST #8255 of 10002
What is even happening?

Hands shrift a beer.

I think the general US term for these folks is ultra-orthodox. And, yes, on a sweltering July day in New York, I always feel sorry for the men wearing furry hats. I think it would be only fair if they were allowed to swap to nice cotton hats during the summer, to avoid heatstroke.

I think Nilly had it right. I think it's usually Hasidic (or Hassidim, or Chassidim).


Allyson - Feb 16, 2005 11:22:18 am PST #8256 of 10002
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

I see your weird and raise you tacky.

He wants the fans to pitch his show idea to the studio? I don't get it.


shrift - Feb 16, 2005 11:24:44 am PST #8257 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

And now I feel terribly rude for frivoling all over shrift's thwumpage.

Oh, well, it's all right, because y'all have been discussing wedding dresses and the like, and this has recently become relevant in my life. Last weekend, as the smallest bridesmaid in attendance, I was called upon to model because the sample dresses in the store were mostly a size 8.

Let me just say that I have boobular containment issues with a bridal store size 8. In that I don't get to breathe.

Scotch, I could use. I spent all morning working on servers, and just when I thought I was good to go on the gigantic pile of work that built up whilst I was off making sure everyone else on site could do their work as usual, another server needs my attention.

I think they're conspiring.


Maria - Feb 16, 2005 11:27:51 am PST #8258 of 10002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

Oh, shrift. Modelling BM dresses is a trial no one should have to endure.

How about a Black and Tan? I'm all out of scotch right now.


Topic!Cindy - Feb 16, 2005 11:30:09 am PST #8259 of 10002
What is even happening?

I don't have scotch, shrift. I have beer, Kahlua, and Merlot.

Oh, and I think some Bailey's.