Hey! What do you two think you're doing? Fightin' at a time like this. You'll use up all the air!

Jayne ,'Out Of Gas'


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.


DavidS - Jun 01, 2005 11:50:41 am PDT #8532 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm just not going to dignify them with a response.

Fucking mealymouthed asswipe. What a piece of shit-tissue.


juliana - Jun 01, 2005 11:51:20 am PDT #8533 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I think he's best when he's out of the "I am the good guy" strait-jacket.

Gods, yes. The perveted Scout Master he played on SNL? Effin' brilliant.

School of Rock

Okay, has anyone heard about Rock School? They showed a trailer for it at Brazil this weekend, and it just looked - odd. This guy is real, though.


Kat - Jun 01, 2005 11:59:23 am PDT #8534 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Kat gave me a skin that fits my 40GB. It's blue, and pretty.

That was for a G4 one though. Does it cover the buttons?

Also, love my shuffle!

So, I'm listening to Terry Gross interview the guy who's in charge of the PTC, the watchgroup that is workign to get sex, violence and something else out of TV.

What's interesting is he was just going on about offensive "filth" on basic cable. I agree that I wish cable would do a la carte options. But cable? OPTIONAL. No one makes you buy it, buddy. Sure, it feels that it's not optional because in X number of places, reception is poor or whatever. But it's still a service you subscribe to not one that is broadcast willynilly.

Also, the PURSUIT of happiness does not mean a guarentee of same.

Also, you aren't protected from being offended by the government. And you probably shouldn't be since offensiveness is mostly objective.

I want to bop him on the head.


Steph L. - Jun 01, 2005 11:59:34 am PDT #8535 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

I really am naive, because I still can't quite accept that there are people who really, truly believe that shit, who believe they are the handpicked to shape society.

You were in a FAC. This should be less news to you than it is to me.

My ex-FAC wasn't concerned with influencing politics, though -- they were strictly man-to-man defense when it came to saving souls. Their agenda was all about shoving the bible down people's throats getting people to accept Christ and become Christians. Their view was that politics would take care of itself.

Bah. Crazy people.


Gudanov - Jun 01, 2005 12:02:10 pm PDT #8536 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Also? Those people make my fucking skin crawl.

The far right wingnuts are scary, but in a way it's the normal people I know that say that really separation of chruch and state is a myth, and that this is a christian nation founded by christians that make me more nervous.

OTOH, I think the far right christians don't have deep support. I believe that the votes come from abortion and gay-rights opposition, not the agenda of the crazies.


tommyrot - Jun 01, 2005 12:03:44 pm PDT #8537 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What's interesting is he was just going on about offensive "filth" on basic cable. I agree that I wish cable would do a la carte options. But cable? OPTIONAL. No one makes you buy it, buddy. Sure, it feels that it's not optional because in X number of places, reception is poor or whatever. But it's still a service you subscribe to not one that is broadcast willynilly.

The head of the FCC is on record saying that he wants the FCC to regulate cable TV.


DebetEsse - Jun 01, 2005 12:04:45 pm PDT #8538 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Gud, I agree. The existence of crazies doesn't phase me. It's the less-crazy people who don't see the harm who scare me.


Kat - Jun 01, 2005 12:06:59 pm PDT #8539 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Ugh. It just makes my head hurt.

Also, I'm all for regulating cable TV. But regulation should happen in the home, by the parent.

You don't want your kid watching MTV? Okay. then don't get cable in your home. It's a simple solution. But saying you have to have cable because kid wants the Disney Channel and you're upset about MTV? ARGH. Mad-making.

Frankly, I'd rather they regulate GE produce or dumping standards more than TV.


Gudanov - Jun 01, 2005 12:09:14 pm PDT #8540 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

You don't want your kid watching MTV? Okay. then don't get cable in your home.

Or you can use your V-chip.


Jesse - Jun 01, 2005 12:10:12 pm PDT #8541 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Or don't let your kid watch tv alone.