so, a building collapsed on 100 & Bway? anyone know of this?
That's three blocks from me and I heard neither sirens nor booms. Dallas and I shall take a stroll over and investigate.
On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
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 - Jul 14, 2005 6:51:49 am PDT #9834 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
lori - Jul 14, 2005 6:53:26 am PDT #9835 of 10001
Ha! The fact that it's frowning makes my day. Electricity is grouchy!
I love that!
There are some weird heavy construction trucks around here that are tall enough to expose big spinny grindy axle (power take-off) bits underneath, and those have the best warning signs. Poor little silhouette guy getting twisted and chewed up by the axle.
Sue - Jul 14, 2005 6:59:11 am PDT #9836 of 10001
hip deep in pie
There's now a picture of the collapsed building on the front page of the NY Times website: [link]
Susan W. - Jul 14, 2005 6:59:28 am PDT #9837 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
In other news, one of the BIG disasvantages of my adorable chamring daughter is the fact that I have had "Elmo's song" in my head for DAYS. I shelve books singing, "La la la, La la la, Elmo's song..."
One of the little-known hazards of parenting. I limit Annabel's PBS to Sesame Street and Between the Lions just because the earworms are a tad less obnoxious than with Teletubbies, Barney, etc.
sarameg - Jul 14, 2005 7:00:56 am PDT #9838 of 10001
Poor little silhouette guy getting twisted and chewed up by the axle.
That's awesome. My dad got falling-rock signs that involved a car with a smushed roof for the road up to the observatory. They kept getting stolen, though.
Sue - Jul 14, 2005 7:01:33 am PDT #9839 of 10001
hip deep in pie
There's a warning sticker on our overhead cabinets in our cubicles warning about the door on it. The stick figure guy is supposed to look like he's being hit int he head by a falling door, but looks like he's being impaled with a pole.
Connie Neil - Jul 14, 2005 7:02:11 am PDT #9840 of 10001
brillig
Damn cats! Why do we bring wild animals into the house, anyway?!??!
Because they have cute snores when they're curled up next to you, holding your wrist between their front paws.
§ ita § - Jul 14, 2005 7:02:19 am PDT #9841 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am earwormed with "Oooh Child." I think my friendslist is somehow at fault, but I'm scared to go back.
I am in total fog this morning. I may need to go back to my car and lie down. And come back with coffee.
Topic!Cindy - Jul 14, 2005 7:03:00 am PDT #9842 of 10001
What is even happening?
I love Ooh Child, and it's a much better earworm than Cat Scratch Fever. Thanks, ita.
Cashmere - Jul 14, 2005 7:03:44 am PDT #9843 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
From reading the Columbus Dispatch this morning (I'd link, but the damn thing isn't free online), the guy who was arrested wasn't the owner of the alligator, he was a friend of the owner.
And the kitten in question had escaped from the gator's cage when animal control officers got there. As did the ALLIGATOR. When the officers got there, the two men were kicking the alligator, too--so it appears they are equal opportunity animal abusers.
The asshole then threw the kitten about 15 feet where it fell onto a concrete sidewalk and got a concussion. It's been treated and will be adopted.
So this isn't a simple case of feeding live prey to a pet but obviously observed examples of abusing animals (and people).