Sorry, Captain. I'm real sorry. I shoulda kept better care of her. Usually she lets me know when something's wrong. Maybe she did, I just wasn't paying attention...

Kaylee ,'Out Of Gas'


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.


§ 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).


-t - Jul 14, 2005 7:05:52 am PDT #9844 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

We were over at a friends yesterday and spent a little time watching out wedding video (which the friends shot and had just gotten a copy of from another friend who has been editing it forever - we don't randomly force people to watch our wedding video, honest) and they're not quite 2 year old daughter spent about 5 minutes asking "Watch Elmo? Watch Elmo? Watch Elmo?" without pause. It was cute because I could, you know, leave and not hear that all day long.


tommyrot - Jul 14, 2005 7:07:29 am PDT #9845 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.

When the current generation of toddlers grows up, they will be the first to elect a muppet for president.


-t - Jul 14, 2005 7:08:21 am PDT #9846 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Coffee! I haven't had coffee yet! And there's some not 5 feet away - score!

I heard the Mt. McKinley story on the Daily Show. I vaguely remember hearing stories about someone organizing climbing expeditions just to clean up Everest - not even try to summit, just go around picking up litter, etc. It's so weird that that's necessary.


Cashmere - Jul 14, 2005 7:08:32 am PDT #9847 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

If Owen's watching Elmo, if I put my hand in front of his face, he will push it out of the way. Repeatedly. It'd be funny if it wasn't kind of scary.


Scrappy - Jul 14, 2005 7:09:31 am PDT #9848 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Speaking of TDS, Jon was en fuego last night with Bernard "Fathead" Goldberg. Really on his game and not letting Goldberg gettng away with platitudes.


Nora Deirdre - Jul 14, 2005 7:11:36 am PDT #9849 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

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..."

I don't even see my niece and nephew that often and I occasionally have that in my head. It is quite pervasive.


amych - Jul 14, 2005 7:11:40 am PDT #9850 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

they're not quite 2 year old daughter spent about 5 minutes asking "Watch Elmo? Watch Elmo? Watch Elmo?" without pause.

Whoever decided that the voices in the head are male obviously didn't ask about this one.