Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.

Xander ,'First Date'


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.


Susan W. - Sep 12, 2005 2:02:40 pm PDT #6872 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

"Describe and discuss the demographics of the community(s) served by the health department"

Should it be community(ies) instead? My brain is so fried from the editing that I can't remember.

I think either one is fine, but I'm only an amateur editor.


Cass - Sep 12, 2005 2:02:56 pm PDT #6873 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.

Went camping and climbing in Joshua Tree this past weekend. The weather broke just in time and we had awesome not furnace-like weather, and I was amazed to see that there are still a ton of wildflowers blooming. So cool.
It is very sad that you get out to my mom's house more than I do. Next time toss a rock into her yard with a note rubberbanded on telling her that I'm still alive. Or trapped in the internet.


Vortex - Sep 12, 2005 2:03:09 pm PDT #6874 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I mean, Los Angeles is sort of one of those common knowledge places, right? We all know it's as far away to the left of New York on the map before you hit the ocean, right?

Maybe she thinks it’s some new subdivision in Brooklyn? :)

One customer, George Orellana, a 35-year-old paralegal, said, "We walked down seven flights. It felt like the 9/11. We didn't know what was going on

SEVEN flights and you’re bitching and saying it’s like 9/11? WTF? People walked down FIFTY or a HUNDRED flights, if they were lucky enough to survive. Stupid bint.


sarameg - Sep 12, 2005 2:03:30 pm PDT #6875 of 10002

A couple of people most likely to have a really hard time finding a new job in their last field: Brown and the DPW guy who cut the cable....


bon bon - Sep 12, 2005 2:04:58 pm PDT #6876 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

How do you live in LA and be paranoid about loss of power? That's so weird. What happens when the fire alarm goes off? You're reminded of the WWII bombing of London?

Kudos to reporters and editors that publish people's crazy ass comments under their full names. Jackasses.


lori - Sep 12, 2005 2:05:14 pm PDT #6877 of 10002

It is very sad that you get out to my mom's house more than I do. Next time toss a rock into her yard with a note rubberbanded on telling her that I'm still alive. Or trapped in the internet.

I hope to be back out there the second weekend of October, or at least in November. Send me a pdf of what you want tossed.


lori - Sep 12, 2005 2:05:49 pm PDT #6878 of 10002

Kudos to reporters and editors that publish people's crazy ass comments under their full names.

Clearly. This is SO the best part of that story.


Kristen - Sep 12, 2005 2:07:14 pm PDT #6879 of 10002

How do you live in LA and be paranoid about loss of power?

I think a lot of people in LA are paranoid about everything.

As I said to mother today, "If we ever had a real blackout here? People are totally hitting the gun shops and barricading themselves in their houses."


Allyson - Sep 12, 2005 2:09:59 pm PDT #6880 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

From the LA Times site:

52. The power went out and I had to stop working. I ate lunch. The power came back on and I didn't tell my boss. Then I wrote this.

Submitted by: Matt Patterson
2:49 PM PDT, September 12, 2005


sarameg - Sep 12, 2005 2:12:08 pm PDT #6881 of 10002

As I said to mother today, "If we ever had a real blackout here? People are totally hitting the gun shops and barricading themselves in their houses."

We'd just make a run on the stores and buy up all the milk, toilet paper and bread. It's our response to everything.