Was that supposed to be in Natter, Betsy? If not, it's another funny buffista coincidence.
Nice acronym, Mom!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
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.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 04, 2006 10:55:10 am PDT #9239 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Kristen - Apr 04, 2006 11:03:04 am PDT #9240 of 10001
Our in-house nutritionist, who is a sweet if optimistic girl, put up displays outside all the company cafeterias on the Evils of Caffeine
See, they keep changing their mind on this. For a while, it was all Caffeine = EVIL. But I've seen things recently where scientists are saying that 1 or 2 cups of coffee a day aren't really harmful and, in fact, might have some health benefits.
Okay, I just went and looked it up and this is my favorite part:
Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says DePaulis.
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 11:07:09 am PDT #9241 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Frankenbuddha, that was a follow-up to my last crazy nutritionist story.
amych - Apr 04, 2006 11:09:21 am PDT #9242 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Betsy, was there a checkbox for "I find the in-house nutritionist creepy and intrusive"?
Topic!Cindy - Apr 04, 2006 11:40:46 am PDT #9243 of 10001
What is even happening?
Coffee even offsets some of the damage caused by other vices, some research indicates. "People who smoke and are heavy drinkers have less heart disease and liver damage when they regularly consume large amounts of coffee compared to those who don't," says DePaulis.What if you smoke, but only occasionally have a couple of glasses of wine?
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 12:13:40 pm PDT #9244 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
No. Nor was there a checkbox for "There are certain activities I prefer to pretend that my co-workers never need to perform."
Jessica - Apr 04, 2006 12:14:43 pm PDT #9245 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
What if you smoke, but only occasionally have a couple of glasses of wine?
You should probably still drink coffee. Just in case.
Allyson - Apr 04, 2006 12:15:51 pm PDT #9246 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
hmph. None of you support my non-coffee lifestyle choice.
§ ita § - Apr 04, 2006 12:18:00 pm PDT #9247 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Allyson, I totally support you and validate your choice.
Of course I'm now drinking more coffee than ever before¹, so what do I know?
¹ This translates to three or four cups a week. I'm a wild woman.
Betsy HP - Apr 04, 2006 12:18:03 pm PDT #9248 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I do. Because (A) I am nice and (B) you have an excellent reason and (C) you could mock me to death.