If the smoke is black, a Pope we lack.
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
Xander ,'Help'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
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.
Gudanov - Apr 18, 2005 9:54:17 am PDT #6611 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
DavidS - Apr 18, 2005 9:56:16 am PDT #6612 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's so awful and scary, Ouise. Wishing your sister health and hope.
Ouise - Apr 18, 2005 9:56:45 am PDT #6613 of 10001
Socks are a running theme throughout the series. They are used as symbols of freedom, redemption and love.
Thanks. I'm going to head to the hospital now so my mother can get a break.
I talked to my mother again, and I guess it's a bit early to be sure that there are no permanent effects - her hands keep going numb and she's having cognitive problems, like forgetting what she's talking about and using the wrong words.
Gudanov - Apr 18, 2005 9:57:09 am PDT #6614 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Best wishes Ouise
DavidS - Apr 18, 2005 9:57:10 am PDT #6615 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
here's Oz!
Oy. That's a cute puppy. I don't know if I can show those to Emmett for fear of incessant badgering.
Jesse - Apr 18, 2005 10:01:57 am PDT #6616 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, man. All the best to your family, Ouise.
...at least there are still cute puppies in the world!
Question that just came up at work: How do they make the smoke black or white?
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2005 10:03:16 am PDT #6617 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Jesse, they don't have to do anything to make it black; that's its default. To make it white, they add extra holiness.
....No, really, the put a chemical on the paper that they burn, which makes the smoke white.
Sue - Apr 18, 2005 10:03:17 am PDT #6618 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Jesse, they add chemicals.
amych - Apr 18, 2005 10:03:33 am PDT #6619 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
How do they make the smoke black or white?
They add "special chemicals" (I haven't found any mention of which ones, but in my car, coolant = white and oil = black) to the paper ballots when they burn them.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2005 10:04:53 am PDT #6620 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Ouise, I'm sorry to hear about your sister. Any side effects have a *good* chance of only being short-term, and will subside once her body gets all the drug metabolized out and her body recovers from the sudden trauma.