Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.

'Jaynestown'


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.


Topic!Cindy - Sep 21, 2005 7:28:53 am PDT #9580 of 10002
What is even happening?

What is the right dosage of bacon to combat hurricane hysteria?

Shrift is right. This calls for pie.

I mean, when the idiots in the booth behind you at IHOP are talking about storm surge, I feel like the hurricane has already won.
Ugh. There ought to be a rule. They clearly didn't have enough bacon to lull them into complacency.
Also, I can't get in touch with my husband.
I'm sorry. You don't need this stress. When you do get in touch with him, you have full permission to beat him. Soundly.


Vortex - Sep 21, 2005 7:33:06 am PDT #9581 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Bacon has made my stomach happy, but it has not soothed my soul.

Dana, I will attempt to soothe your soul by having a BLT for lunch. It might not work, but I'll try.


shrift - Sep 21, 2005 7:36:07 am PDT #9582 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

When you do get in touch with him, you have full permission to beat him.

I'd totally call his office and leave a voicemail, except I just got tasked to do something urgent for a bigwig.


Katie M - Sep 21, 2005 7:41:50 am PDT #9583 of 10002
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

It's like, hellooo, little monkey, are you only capable of dialing one phone number?

This is what happens when you're helpful. And now I had to spend twenty minutes on the phone with someone who was actually calling me for a reason, but that reason included about five minutes of content. I kept having to cut him off, like, what do you want to get out of this? Okay, so you don't actually know and I need to talk to this other guy to find out what he wants? Excellent!

I feel bad for the guy, though. This is the second time in a week he's called me and I've snapped at him. But I'm having a bad month!


DavidS - Sep 21, 2005 8:29:21 am PDT #9584 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Shallow graves are rarely a good idea, especially if they can be linked to you through legal paperwork.

Perception altering epiphany I gleaned while doing construction work:

Me: Well, guys we've got to dig a six foot hole here. Since it's solid coral it'll probably take us most of the day.
Day Laborer: Shit, it only takes two hours to bury a man.


bon bon - Sep 21, 2005 8:33:30 am PDT #9585 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

My favorite Overheards In New York are the PA announcements, especially on the subway. [link]

Pilot: Okay, so they've delayed us for about an hour, people. But it's not my fault. I don't want to be here either. But listen guys...I've got this trick. They tell me to stay put but I don't care. We'll inch up right by the runway because sometimes there's a little window of time where we can go. Yeah I've got it all worked out...be glad I'm sneaky.
--LaGuardia

Cracks my shit up!


sarameg - Sep 21, 2005 8:37:03 am PDT #9586 of 10002

I rather like

Conductor: To the young lady who was screaming on the platform: It's not the four-legged creatures you need to worry about. The creatures you gotta watch out for are the two-legged ones. Thank you and have a nice day.

...and it is less likely to make me envision dying in a traffic accident on a plane!


Cashmere - Sep 21, 2005 8:45:11 am PDT #9587 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

It looks like the FDA is reconsidering the appointment of a male veternarian as head of the Women's Health Office

Even though they back peddled on this, my rage knows no bounds. WTF? Have they learned NOTHING about agency appointments????


Gudanov - Sep 21, 2005 8:48:40 am PDT #9588 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

No they have not.

The Bush administration is seeking to appoint a lawyer with little immigration or customs experience to head the troubled law enforcement agency that handles those issues, prompting sharp criticism from some employee groups, immigration advocates and homeland security experts.

[link]


Cashmere - Sep 21, 2005 8:52:24 am PDT #9589 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

Gud, you're going to make my head explode.