Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!

Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


Spike's Bitches 23: We've mastered the power of positive giving up.  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


-t - May 17, 2005 11:48:43 am PDT #9536 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That Willy Wonka incident is most bizarre.

Susan, if you make it functional, keep the ammo somewhere else, like in a safety deposit box. That way, you could fire it at a range (or wherever you fire reproduction antique guns), but it would be essentially not a weapon in the house.


Gudanov - May 17, 2005 11:51:58 am PDT #9537 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

The idea of a small child near a gun worries me, but I believe they can safely co-exist in the same house if care is taken.

I'd worry about it too much, it would only take one mistake.


Susan W. - May 17, 2005 11:52:27 am PDT #9538 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Susan, if you make it functional, keep the ammo somewhere else, like in a safety deposit box. That way, you could fire it at a range (or wherever you fire reproduction antique guns), but it would be essentially not a weapon in the house.

My thinking all along--well, not necessarily a safe deposit box, but somewhere not in the house and not easily accessible.


Atropa - May 17, 2005 11:53:59 am PDT #9539 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

ION, Jilli, is there a hotel nearish you or Plei that you would recommend?

Argh, did my server eat my mail to you? Hmmph. Anyway, I don't know a *thing* about any of the hotels in the area. I'll ask a couple friends for some opinions.


Connie Neil - May 17, 2005 11:54:29 am PDT #9540 of 10001
brillig

not necessarily a safe deposit box, but somewhere not in the house and not easily accessible.

considering the type of ammo old-style guns typically require (ball and powder as opposed to convenient cartridges), everything that makes the loading/firing process complicated and inconvenient is a plus.

Black powder rifles can knock you on your butt, though. Just saying.


Aims - May 17, 2005 11:55:15 am PDT #9541 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

Posted here so that Jilli will see it: An Open Letter to Tim Burton

WHAT, THE EVER LOVING HELL??

I can't believe that they are based in HOLLYWOOD and that still happened. So completely want to call a news station or summat.


Atropa - May 17, 2005 11:56:52 am PDT #9542 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I can't believe that they are based in HOLLYWOOD and that still happened. So completely want to call a news station or summat.

My immediate, knee-jerk response after I read the letter was "I hope that PR firm employee is FIRED." Because it read as someone letting their personal biases show.


-t - May 17, 2005 11:58:22 am PDT #9543 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

My immediate, knee-jerk response after I read the letter was "I hope that PR firm employee is FIRED." Because it read as someone letting their personal biases show.

I cannot fit it into my brain as something that makes sense. I keep trying to say to myself "He must have been thinking that..." and then I have no way to finish the sentence. It's absurd.


EpicTangent - May 17, 2005 11:59:43 am PDT #9544 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

Sonuvabitch! I tried to put it on speakerphone and accidentally hung up.

**Weeps**Gnashes Teeth**


Susan W. - May 17, 2005 12:00:47 pm PDT #9545 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

considering the type of ammo old-style guns typically require (ball and powder as opposed to convenient cartridges), everything that makes the loading/firing process complicated and inconvenient is a plus.

Also part of my thinking.

Black powder rifles can knock you on your butt, though. Just saying.

So I've heard. And yet another part of my reasoning is that if I'm going to keep writing about these things, I should find out what they sound/feel/smell like.