Echidna actually lived on the flesh of the young men whom he would kill after coaxing them to his camp on some pretext.
Won't my students be surprised!I'm going to go with yes...
I'll be in my bunk.
Jayne ,'War Stories'
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.
Cass - Jul 31, 2005 9:56:30 pm PDT #4540 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
billytea - Jul 31, 2005 10:03:06 pm PDT #4541 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I'm going to go with yes...
I restrained myself last lecture from bringing up the Ontological Argument, due to time constraints. They may not be so lucky this time. Incidentally, there was also a monster in Greek mythology called Echidna. She seems to have spent most of her time spawning other monsters, including Cerberus, Chimera, Nemean Lion, Hydra, Sphinx, and of course Medusa.
Cass - Jul 31, 2005 10:19:04 pm PDT #4542 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Fertile little monster.
Which reminds me, panda's preg again.
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It's my bedtime. Two hours ago. Night all.
Volans - Jul 31, 2005 10:20:40 pm PDT #4543 of 10002
move out and draw fire
there was also a monster in Greek mythology called Echidna
Did they name the little Oz creature after this monster?
Cass - Jul 31, 2005 11:11:08 pm PDT #4544 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Awake.
Do we even have a night shift anymore?
I took half an Ambien a while ago and instead of putting me to sleep like it does 19 out of 20 times, it made me just not care. I am quite relaxed and reading badfic instead. And I don't care. Perhaps I will eventually fall asleep from the ennui.
tommyrot - Jul 31, 2005 11:17:24 pm PDT #4545 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 woke up with an upset tummy.
How much of a geek am I that I have my iBook lying on my bed, and that when I'm awake at 3:00 a.m. I think, "Well, since I'm awake I might as well see what's going on in Buffistaland"?
billytea - Jul 31, 2005 11:17:49 pm PDT #4546 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Did they name the little Oz creature after this monster?
Not exactly, echidna comes from the Greek for hedgehog, being echinos. (Also the root for echinacea.) The Echidna of Greek mythology was a venomous serpent. It's possible that the people that named the echidna got their translation wrong.
P.M. Marc - Jul 31, 2005 11:19:47 pm PDT #4547 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
How much of a geek am I that I have my iBook lying on my bed, and that when I'm awake at 3:00 a.m. I think, "Well, since I'm awake I might as well see what's going on in Buffistaland"?
My Powerbook gets stashed next to the bed. When I'm awake, I just grab it like I'd grab a book and check on in...
Cass - Jul 31, 2005 11:28:38 pm PDT #4548 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
The laptop lives on the bed here too. It makes posting while you should be sleeping feel like you are multitasking instead of just giving up on the sleep.
There is badfic to be read... Someone should refill the cat's gin dish, the baby Jesus is just parched.
tommyrot - Jul 31, 2005 11:41:36 pm PDT #4549 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.
Glad I'm not the only one.
OK, I've played with the cat. Now I shall attempt more sleep.