"Secret Bitch Cabal" is a dismissive term generally bandied about by people who don't want to discuss/acknowledge/alter behavior that has been upsetting enough to drive numerous good folks from the board.
It's sad.
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
What Happens in Natter 35 Stays in Natter 35
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.
Trudy Booth - May 13, 2005 7:20:27 pm PDT #4096 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Jesse - May 13, 2005 7:23:33 pm PDT #4097 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I did, thanks!! But the ring was somehow not in there? (I didn't email you? Must have been a dream.)
Jessica - May 13, 2005 7:23:34 pm PDT #4098 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
"fnord!"
Shouldn't that be fnord! ?
Kat - May 13, 2005 7:26:52 pm PDT #4099 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
YAY! Glad it arrived!
Jessica, Yes, it should. Though the whitefont aspect of it confuses me. I should go google it.
Kat - May 13, 2005 7:30:49 pm PDT #4100 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I suddenly have the urge to change my tag to:
"I have seen the fnords"
Okay, writing this FAQ for school is not so much fun right now.
Eddie - May 13, 2005 7:32:01 pm PDT #4101 of 10001
Your tag here.
I skimmed through a couple of pages of posts starting from Kat's link and I get the general gist of the discussion back then.
I think this board would make an interesting sociology study. Up until recently, it's been unheard of for people's personal interactions to be recorded verbatim and to be kept for all time. As opposed to "normal" interactions when "he said she said" may fade, now one can point to what was said EXACTLY 4 years 7 months ago (and it's STILL all!your!fault!). I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. It certainly makes for interesting social dynamics.
Just an observation. Debate optional.
::waves to the future people reading this post on "how it all got started"::
Jessica - May 13, 2005 7:37:15 pm PDT #4102 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What do the University of Oregon's history department in Eugene, Ore.; the Happy Ending bar in Manhattan; and the Abstinence Clearinghouse in Sioux Falls, S.D. have in common?
According to Google Maps, the for-free location and driving instructions service that the San Francisco-based search giant operates, all are identified as houses of ill repute.
American users who enter their Zip codes in the search field at Google Maps, then type in "brothel" (without the quotation marks) are shown a map with various business and organizations identified as, yes, bordellos.
Kat - May 13, 2005 7:39:10 pm PDT #4103 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I wonder how many words there are in English for a brothel. (brodello, whorehouse, and?)
Jessica - May 13, 2005 7:42:25 pm PDT #4104 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
bawdy house, bordello, call house, cathouse, chicken ranch, crib, disorderly house, hook shop, massage parlor, red-light district, stew, whorehouse
Chicken ranch?
Kat - May 13, 2005 7:44:31 pm PDT #4105 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
chicken ranch? That puts a whole nother spin on Frank Purdue's business, doesn't it?