I believe it's because they kept looking at it and thinking "No, this can't be it."
Or the car was so far back that it was ridiculously difficult to move everything else around to get your car out.
I am not having sex with Spike! But I'm starting to think that you might be.
Buffy ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Kat - Feb 23, 2005 7:09:48 am PST #446 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Topic!Cindy - Feb 23, 2005 7:10:26 am PST #447 of 10002
What is even happening?
So Salem and Quincy are both in 781, despite being on opposite sides of Boston; and Quincy and Dorchester, which are contiguous, are different codes.I thought Salem was 978. I think it was 508 for a while, and some of the more easterly 508s (which had been 617s) got converted to 978. Gah. Makes me dizzy. Still the point remains. Medford? 781. Somerville, right nextdoor? 617? Boston 617? Quincy, on the other side of Boston, and further from Medford than from either Boston, or Somerville? 781. Goofy.
§ ita § - Feb 23, 2005 7:11:55 am PST #448 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Or the car was so far back that it was ridiculously difficult to move everything else around to get your car out.
Much less fun to entertain, so I'll stick with my version.
Hil R. - Feb 23, 2005 7:12:05 am PST #449 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've lived in 718 (I think), 201, 504, and 202. (The "I think" on the 718 is because, while I'm pretty sure that's what Riverdale is now, I'm not positive that's what it was in the early eighties.)
Nilly - Feb 23, 2005 7:12:41 am PST #450 of 10002
Swouncing
[Edit: skipping lots and lots, of course. I'm not even a skipper anymore. I'm not even a skip. A ski, maybe]
So, the network seems to be alive now. It was only mostly dead (though it took less than a miracle to revive it, but according to the expression on the system administrator's face, not by much). Not everything is working, yet, and I still need to check how much data I've lost. If I can have two posts in the same day, however, I think it means things are on the right track.
So, um, nice new thread, hi, everybody, how are you, and now it's possible that I may get to actually read the answer.
Vortex - Feb 23, 2005 7:13:28 am PST #451 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yes! It was so funny -- on my initial visit the membership director said to valet my car and they'd comp it -- I didn't think twice until I was waiting to get it back. Every. Single. Car that came back before mine cost twice what mine cost. New. And undinged. It took them forever to get my car -- I believe it's because they kept looking at it and thinking "No, this can't be it."
this is so true. I used to valet park my Geo Prizm occasionnally when I was in a hard to park area, used to take forever to get back. Now, with the shiny new Saab, it takes seconds. It's often parked on the street!
tommyrot - Feb 23, 2005 7:14:26 am PST #452 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.
So, um, nice new thread, hi, everybody, how are you, and now it's possible that I may get to actually read the answer.
Hi Nilly! Things are fine h*****-------UNIDENTIFIED NETWORK FAILURE!!!--------
Dana - Feb 23, 2005 7:17:49 am PST #453 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Gack. The train that was supposed to take me to Ventura this weekend seems like it's not going to happen. Last minute travel plan changes! Whee!
tommyrot - Feb 23, 2005 7:19:12 am PST #454 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.
Gorilla Foundation rocked by breast display lawsuit
Former employees say they were told to expose chests
Two former employees of the Gorilla Foundation, home to Koko the "talking" ape, have filed a lawsuit contending that they were ordered to bond with the 33-year-old female simian by displaying their breasts.
Susan W. - Feb 23, 2005 7:20:52 am PST #455 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I've lived in 205, 215, and 206. Old-school area codes all the way.
What bugs me around here is that some calls to the same suburban area codes require you to dial a 1 first and others don't. Eventually you learn that the 425 for the hotel in Bellevue where your writers conference will be is local, while the 425 for the conference chair's house is long distance, but it's still annoying.