I can already tuck a wallet into the wrinkles around my eyes, yo.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Allyson - Feb 14, 2006 3:04:47 pm PST #8257 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Invisible Green - Feb 14, 2006 3:16:10 pm PST #8258 of 10001
A skein?
I actually like the word "skein." But "competish?" No!
Largo - Feb 14, 2006 3:49:51 pm PST #8259 of 10001
I'd like to force the showrunners up to Scott McClellan's podium and make them explain exactly how all the numbers-related coincidences could be happening without something supernatural at work.
Say it with me now: it's all in Tommy Westphall's head.
Got Life - Feb 14, 2006 4:59:03 pm PST #8260 of 10001
Life is eternal, Love is immortal, and death is only an illusion.
You have pom poms.... I don't think they work without the outfit.
DebetEsse - Feb 15, 2006 5:38:25 am PST #8261 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
At least "skein" is an actual word.
§ ita § - Feb 15, 2006 5:42:04 am PST #8262 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
So is "ankle." They're weirdos.
DavidS - Feb 15, 2006 5:57:27 am PST #8263 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Varietyspeak is fun. I'm for it and all the little insider languages. It's no different than doctor slang (my favorite being, "bad in a sandstorm") or techspeak.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 15, 2006 5:58:45 am PST #8264 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's no different than doctor slang (my favorite being, "bad in a sandstorm") or techspeak.
Heh, see that just makes me think of "Hercules vs. the Moon Men" on MST3K.
bon bon - Feb 15, 2006 6:05:06 am PST #8265 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
They definitely admit it's to mark the insider group: [link]
It's also less startling when you realize they've been using that language for a century-- they just never stopped sounding like Walter Winchell.
§ ita § - Feb 15, 2006 6:46:43 am PST #8266 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In part it was a device to fit long words into small headlines, but it was also to create a clubby feel among the paper's entertainment industry readers
That's cheesy as hell. I don't mind it when it evolves, but when it's designed for that purpose it makes me @@.