Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being the guy who eats insects and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment, it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt monkey!

Xander ,'Lessons'


Natter 33 1/3  

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.


Betsy HP - Feb 28, 2005 11:09:04 am PST #2614 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

A prostate specific antigen blood test and a two second look at your tailpipe can save your life,” said Atkins.

Your tailpipe?


Noumenon - Feb 28, 2005 11:14:15 am PST #2615 of 10002
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

They distract you with invented car trouble, then when you bend over to look, they strike!


Kathy A - Feb 28, 2005 11:15:24 am PST #2616 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Update on the ratings for last night's Oscar telecast--down five percent over last year, as opposed to the early figures that said it was up a few percentage points.


Katie M - Feb 28, 2005 11:19:53 am PST #2617 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

This is so funny -- on Robot Chicken, Optimus Prime died of prostate cancer, which did not go unnoticed by the National Prostate Cancer Coalition.

Hee! Okay, I'm almost tempted to throw them a few bucks just for the sense of humor.


Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 11:29:09 am PST #2618 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Right. So, the database I need to do my work is being updated, and my boss just left early because of the snow. This means I can take a nap now, right?


tommyrot - Feb 28, 2005 11:30:08 am PST #2619 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.

This means I can take a nap now, right?

Database updates tend to go better if there's napping being done in the vicinity.


Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 11:31:48 am PST #2620 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Database updates tend to go better if there's napping being done in the vicinity.

Oh yes, I'm sure I've read that somewhere.


§ ita § - Feb 28, 2005 11:34:51 am PST #2621 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh yes, I'm sure I've read that somewhere.

That way, the processers can multitask using your unused cycles. What are you still doing her? Sleep! The company needs you to sleep!


Jessica - Feb 28, 2005 11:36:12 am PST #2622 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....


sarameg - Feb 28, 2005 11:37:18 am PST #2623 of 10002

Database updates tend to go better if there's napping being done in the vicinity.

Hey, I do database updates in my sleep ALL THE TIME! Every night! On the hour!

Um, yeah, gotta love cronjobs.