Does the world need a combination lipstick dispenser/mp3 player?
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
Natter .38 Special
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.
tommyrot - Aug 26, 2005 9:08:14 am PDT #1429 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.
Dana - Aug 26, 2005 9:11:03 am PDT #1430 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Does it ever! Imagine the possibilities for espionage.
Wolfram - Aug 26, 2005 9:11:12 am PDT #1431 of 10002
Visilurking
I don't think it's a real lipstick dispenser. Which begs the question. (If I used that phrase right.)
Atropa - Aug 26, 2005 9:14:37 am PDT #1432 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Does the world need a combination lipstick dispenser/mp3 player?
If Apple and Chanel teamed up to make a compact that has my face powder, lipstick, and an iPod, I would camp out overnight to buy it. I'm not kidding.
Gudanov - Aug 26, 2005 9:19:20 am PDT #1433 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
What the world needs is a subdermal mp3 player with a direct link the auditory nerves. This would be the perfect technology for meetings. OTOH, it could lead to confusing the voices in your head with an audio book.
Wolfram - Aug 26, 2005 9:36:50 am PDT #1434 of 10002
Visilurking
Gud, take your nefarious gadgets to Sang Sacre.
Seriously, I miss those stories.
Tom Scola - Aug 26, 2005 9:44:47 am PDT #1435 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
There's a good article in The Boston Globe on what makes people gay, using identical twins as an example.
Dana - Aug 26, 2005 9:48:41 am PDT #1436 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
When the twins were 5, Thomas announced he was going to be a monster for Halloween. Patrick said he was going to be a princess. Thomas said he couldn't do that, because other kids would laugh at him. Patrick seemed puzzled. "Then I'll be Batman," he said.
amych - Aug 26, 2005 9:49:09 am PDT #1437 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
From Scola's link:
When the twins were 5, Thomas announced he was going to be a monster for Halloween. Patrick said he was going to be a princess. Thomas said he couldn't do that, because other kids would laugh at him. Patrick seemed puzzled. "Then I'll be Batman," he said.
Curse your sudden, yet inevitable, x-post!
sarameg - Aug 26, 2005 9:50:33 am PDT #1438 of 10002
Maintaining my reputation: [link]