Could just be a hoax, though. I fake some headaches, everyone gets used to poor helpless Spike. Then one day, no warning, I snap a spine, bend a head back, drain 'em dry. Brilliant.

Spike ,'Potential'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

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.


Laura - Jul 15, 2005 5:22:27 am PDT #211 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.

My kids think I am the meanest meany mom evah for not allowing GTA. Oh well. I tell them when they are 35 or married, whichever comes first. It's my standard answer.

I never seem to have cash so I pay with debit card most of the time. If I happen to have cash on me I tip in cash. When I was vacationing in NY I got some great cash discounts. When I paid in green folding a few merchants deducted the sales tax. That was a large and sweet discount. This tax avoidance is not causing me any guilt.


sumi - Jul 15, 2005 5:24:51 am PDT #212 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

Where are you getting the Tour de France updates?


Jessica - Jul 15, 2005 5:27:51 am PDT #213 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

The electricians and landlord are gone. They will apparently be coming back with a better electrician at 2:30. Since I'm also waiting for a UPS package to arrive, this means I can't leave the apartment all day.

Joy.


Theodosia - Jul 15, 2005 5:30:02 am PDT #214 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I could also interpret Sue's sign as "If you look on top of the cabinet, you will be so dreadfully surprised that blood will spurt out of your head." (Or maybe I've been watching too many horror movies.)


amych - Jul 15, 2005 5:30:44 am PDT #215 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Where are you getting the Tour de France updates?

Today, it's at [link] -- stupidly enough, the URL changes for each stage, but if you go to letour.fr and pick "English version" on the front page, you'll get what's happening that day.

OLNtv.com runs the same updates, but they're 5-10 minutes behind, and they have much, much less other info (riders, teams, rules, blah blah) than the official site (and they're as Lance-o-riffic and generally lame as their tv broadcasts).


Theodosia - Jul 15, 2005 5:30:45 am PDT #216 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Jessica, now would be a good time to listen to "Waiting for the Electrician Or Someone Like Him"!


Sue - Jul 15, 2005 5:31:04 am PDT #217 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Canada still leads in debit card transactions:

[link]

US is not that far behind. Italians spend more per transaction..


msbelle - Jul 15, 2005 5:31:15 am PDT #218 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

recon...hahaha...cile...hahaha...whoa...excuse me....HAHAHAHA.

Yeah, much to my mother's horror, I haven't sat down and balanced my checking account for close to 10 years.

I use my debit card for most purchases, except now I am using a miles card instead and then paying one big bill to them each month.


tommyrot - Jul 15, 2005 5:31:33 am PDT #219 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I could also interpret Sue's sign as "If you look on top of the cabinet, you will be so dreadfully surprised that blood will spurt out of your head." (Or maybe I've been watching too many horror movies.)

IOW, "Beware the top-of-the-cabinet monster!"


Steph L. - Jul 15, 2005 5:33:35 am PDT #220 of 10002
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated

Totally pole through the head.

I showed it to chatty!co-worker, and he said it looks like Pinocchio looking up at a box.