I'm hearing some word that Plaquemines Parish might be flooded from levee to levee.
Being that they took a full-on hit from the storm, that's not surprising.
I'm seeing some pictures from the MS and AL coasts, and it looks awful there.
Now you can luxuriate in a nice jail cell, but if your hand touches metal, I swear by my pretty flowered bonnet, I will end you.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
dw - Aug 29, 2005 1:55:59 pm PDT #2203 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2005 1:56:37 pm PDT #2204 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hey -- what does "batting cleanup" mean?
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 1:59:21 pm PDT #2205 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hey -- what does "batting cleanup" mean?
You're fourth in the batting order. Presumably with men on base, so you "clean up" the bases by knocking them. Usually your most powerful hitter (most home runs) hits there.
Unless we're talking about sex. Then I don't know.
dw - Aug 29, 2005 1:59:28 pm PDT #2206 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Hey -- what does "batting cleanup" mean?
It's the #4 spot in the order. It's usually a hitter with power + average who can drive the runners in (the 1-2-3 batters) and thus "clean off" the bases.
The leadoff hitter should have a high on-base percentage. The #2 hitter should be able to move the leadoff guy over and avoid the double play. The #3 hitter is usually your slugger, though sometimes they hit him fourth.
shrift - Aug 29, 2005 1:59:30 pm PDT #2207 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Are you pinker and prouder than previous?
Pinker, yes. Prouder, probably not.
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 2:00:15 pm PDT #2208 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Prouder, probably not.
Not even in the Shakespearean sense?
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2005 2:00:42 pm PDT #2209 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Unless we're talking about sex. Then I don't know.
I'm shocked and disappointed.
Also grateful -- thanks, guys.
Consuela - Aug 29, 2005 2:00:47 pm PDT #2210 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Way to go, Tom!
t shakes virtual pompoms in celebration
DavidS - Aug 29, 2005 2:06:20 pm PDT #2211 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
It ain't good:
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Treme and the city's 8th and 9th Wards were severely flooded. Eastern New Orleans was inaccessible by car due to the high water on Interstate 10 East. The farther one drove east on Interstates 10 and 610, the deeper the water and the danger. Hurricane Katrina caused the highway to end at the first exit for Louisa Street.
For miles in the 9th Ward, there were only rooftops, with floodwaters lapping at the eves, visible from I-10. Rows of homes were swallowed by water. Standing outside on the concrete interstate, in the whipping winds, signs could be spotted that so many of the city's residents did not evacuate.
§ ita § - Aug 29, 2005 2:07:13 pm PDT #2212 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
signs could be spotted that so many of the city's residents did not evacuate
That's a horribly empty phrase.