Congratulations Stephanie!!!
Harrow: You didn't have to wound that man. Mal: Yeah, I know, it was just funny.
'Shindig'
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.
Wolfram - Aug 30, 2005 1:03:56 pm PDT #2714 of 10002
Visilurking
Allyson - Aug 30, 2005 1:05:27 pm PDT #2715 of 10002
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
Denise Bollinger, a tourist from Philadelphia, stood outside and snapped pictures in amazement.
"It's downtown Baghdad," the housewife said. "It's insane. I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not."
Fuck you, Denise Bollinger. Fuck you.
§ ita § - Aug 30, 2005 1:08:10 pm PDT #2716 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not only is she callous, but SHE'S TAKING PICTURES.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 1:08:55 pm PDT #2717 of 10002
What is even happening?
She thought this was a sophisticated city? What in the world is that supposed to mean? Backwater hicks can't even fight a little FREAKING FORCE OF NATURE.
Yes, Denise Bollinger. Allyson speaks for me.
Link please, Allyson. I want to write an outraged letter, because I'm not yet on blood pressure medication.
bon bon - Aug 30, 2005 1:09:00 pm PDT #2718 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Fuck you, Denise Bollinger. Fuck you.
Yes, exactly! What, she tourists into a disaster area to gawk and take pictures of people who just lost everything and then has the balls to talk about class?
ChiKat - Aug 30, 2005 1:09:32 pm PDT #2719 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not.
That doesn't even make sense.
bon bon - Aug 30, 2005 1:10:58 pm PDT #2720 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Kudos to the wire reporter for catching that, though. He's thinking the same thing we are.
eta: the article is here: [link]
Allyson - Aug 30, 2005 1:13:21 pm PDT #2721 of 10002
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
Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2005 1:15:51 pm PDT #2722 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I keep thinking about looting.
I can understand the impulse I think, the stuff is RIGHT THERE. It is likely to be garbage if you don't pick it up. I'm confident I'd fight that urge, however.
But if I were broke, and my house was destroyed, and all my clothes and the like were gone, and God alone knew when and if I'd have a job again, and I had kids... it makes sense to grab what you can in order to survive hell.
As freaked as we are we at least have information, the poor souls there know even less. Last night on the news they mentioned there was no PA in the Superdome -- the rain starts coming in and there's no efficient way to tell people that the structure is still sound. There was no good way to tell them what neighborhoods are underwater. That's just one example and those are people in a SHELTER.
Trudy Booth - Aug 30, 2005 1:18:36 pm PDT #2723 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Yes, exactly! What, she tourists into a disaster area to gawk and take pictures of people who just lost everything and then has the balls to talk about class?
It reminds me of the complaints about the vendors selling swag at the WTC. The VENDORS? What about the people buying the crap? The vendors are largely poor folks who, at least initially, had just lost their already shitty jobs. The purchasers are TOURISTS buying SOUVENIERS. Ugh.