Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.

'Serenity'


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.


§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 12:19:03 pm PST #6021 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

something like Michael Douglas can look 70 years old and marry Catherine Zeta-Jones and nobody bats a fucking eyelid. Which is true. Naveen is 36 and living with Barbara Hershey (57). I < heart > him muchly.

I batted! And he has been mocked by many comedians.

What's the opposite of craderobber? I feel it's disrespectful to Ms Hershey to call Naveen a graverobber -- but he does have a pattern.


Cashmere - Mar 10, 2005 12:20:21 pm PST #6022 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

but he does have a pattern.

Heh. He does like mature women.

My eyes never batted--they just rolled.


Nutty - Mar 10, 2005 12:30:13 pm PST #6023 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Michael Douglas can look 70 years old and marry Catherine Zeta-Jones and nobody bats a fucking eyelid.

I was more like, Good I hate her too, so now I can hate them both together. Also, his plastic surgeon would disagree strenuously with the idea that he looks 70. (I think he looks like a frightening robot.)

The real question I have is, what do an 18 y.o. and a 50 y.o. have to say to each other? I can imagine certain rare cases when two people of these ages turn out to be alike, but I am only 11 years older than 18, and usually after 20 minutes talking with an 18 y.o. I have rolled my eyes so hard they've fallen out of my head.

I mean, I know I am pickier than most, but sheesh.


Allyson - Mar 10, 2005 12:31:46 pm PST #6024 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

and usually after 20 minutes talking with an 18 y.o. I have rolled my eyes so hard they've fallen out of my head.

See, that's your problem. It's not about talking.


Dana - Mar 10, 2005 12:32:31 pm PST #6025 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Homework is finished with time to spare. Clearly, I must reward myself with ice cream. Right? Insanely over-priced Ben-and-Jerry's store down the road? Or possibly Marble Slab sundae?


Nutty - Mar 10, 2005 12:34:02 pm PST #6026 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

But, like, they have to talk eventually, right?

Also, if I am any example, your average adult does not learn to do the dishes until at least age 30. Possibly later; I'll let you know when it happens.

It's only in the past year that I have reconciled myself to a semi-regular schedule of vacuuming up cat litter.


Sophia Brooks - Mar 10, 2005 12:34:57 pm PST #6027 of 10002
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Who is BW again? I must have skipped and skimmed, but the only BW I know is Bradley Witford, and I am fairly sure that he is not dating Linsay Lohan (I think this is the LL)


§ ita § - Mar 10, 2005 12:35:34 pm PST #6028 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I am only 11 years older than 18, and usually after 20 minutes talking with an 18 y.o. I have rolled my eyes so hard they've fallen out of my head.

At only 11 years older than 18, I found myself more than capable of having hours-long conversations with people as dramatically young as sixteen years old. Without compromising my ability to have lengthy conversations with people as old as 50. It's a gift I have.

Allyson's plan of not talking worked with both age groups too.


Topic!Cindy - Mar 10, 2005 12:36:43 pm PST #6029 of 10002
What is even happening?

The LL and BW thing doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would. Naveen Andrews just said something in EW the other day--something like Michael Douglas can look 70 years old and marry Catherine Zeta-Jones and nobody bats a fucking eyelid. Which is true. Naveen is 36 and living with Barbara Hershey (57). I < heart > him muchly.
I think for me, it's because she's 18. Naveen and Barbara don't bother me. I don't think Ashton and Demi bother me, despite the fact that I made a crack about them earlier. I assume he's well in his 20s. In 7 years, I probably wouldn't care about LL and BW, either. In my head, 21 and under, with people too much over thirty makes me sad.


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 10, 2005 12:38:53 pm PST #6030 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

As for the non-talking, in my experience 19 year olds don't know any more about what they're doing than they would know about what they were saying. Best to look at them from afar.

MBNA is SATAN

I've got to speak up for them - since I transferred my television purchase debt to them from President's Club VISA all but about $3 of my payments have gone toward principal rather than being eaten by high interest rates and excessive fees.

President's Club now shows that I've overpayed them by $40... I'm waiting til next month's statement to see if that credit mysteriously evaporates due to some hidden fee (as I expect), and if it's still there I'll buy a nice meal for exactly that and then cancel the account.