The information on the looting by police was on the Times-Picayune page, but it seems to have scrolled off (or been deleted) by now.
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
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.
Betsy HP - Aug 30, 2005 2:31:04 pm PDT #2799 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
§ ita § - Aug 30, 2005 2:32:00 pm PDT #2800 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Stab them or cut them, Cindy? As far as I've been told, it's hard to kill someone with a stab to the belly -- it's why hari kiri-ers cut in three directions.
If you have no reach, then don't you want a weapon that gives you reach? Knife is good for no aim, but so is a bat.
Atropa - Aug 30, 2005 2:32:51 pm PDT #2801 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Allyson already outlined what my survival plan is. In fact, I now want her to live near me so we can combine forces.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2005 2:33:43 pm PDT #2802 of 10002
What is even happening?
If you have no reach, then don't you want a weapon that gives you reach? Knife is good for no aim, but so is a bat.
I have a bat. I don't have to loot that.
dw - Aug 30, 2005 2:34:22 pm PDT #2803 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Of course, as our culture effectively went plop and died in the mid-90s, it's kind of a pointless response, but old habits die hard when you can still see the ghosts in your mind.
I keep thinking of the WTO riots ("That was because of out-of-towners!") and the girl who jumped off the Ship Canal Bridge ("Seattleites don't yell at people to jump -- that's what New Yorkers do!").
(I'm a touch defensive about this, can you tell?)
Well, you are a native. You were born defensive. Heck, Annabel was born with a defensive look on her face.
Consuela - Aug 30, 2005 2:35:58 pm PDT #2804 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Congratulations, Stephanie!
Susan W. - Aug 30, 2005 2:37:07 pm PDT #2805 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Stop poking the natives, dear.
We'll do fine when the disaster comes, anyway. You're married to a Scotch-Irish Southerner who came of age in Philly. Once my back is to the wall, ain't much passive in my aggressive.
(Might as well stereotype myself if we're stereotyping others.)
dw - Aug 30, 2005 2:37:24 pm PDT #2806 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
Crap. The attempts to plug the hole in the 17th St Canal levee has backfired; now the hole is larger and the nearby pump is about to shut down.
The mayor has warned the city to expect even more flooding tonight.
Cashmere - Aug 30, 2005 2:37:55 pm PDT #2807 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
Although I probably float better than the less than 1% body fat LA supermodels I see in the Coffee Bean, so if it all floods, I'll be the beauty standard.
I'm so buoyant, it's ridiculous. My boobs are bigger with this kid than with Owen.
billytea - Aug 30, 2005 2:38:45 pm PDT #2808 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.
Unrelated note: Please don't say "Like Girls Gone Wild?" in a hushed tone on your work phone. It's creepy.
Was it hushed and awed? Like he was mentioning El Diablo Robotico?
Meanwhile. Falcon outside my window. This is good for taking the mind off stuff. Unfortunately, that includes work. Bad tea.