Thanks all. I first heard it months ago on the radio (a station that doesn't play things to death.)
Still...way to kill good stuff.
I'm mostly immune to that. Mostly. Unless I don't like it the first time I hear it.
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 39 and Holding
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.
sarameg - Sep 30, 2005 5:27:42 am PDT #2251 of 10002
shrift - Sep 30, 2005 5:28:44 am PDT #2252 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm also about to get into a full-on flame-war with that bitch who posted the stuff I quoted here yesterday, about New Orleans being an embarassment to the state.
I still think we should get her on fandom_wank.
Steph L. - Sep 30, 2005 5:30:09 am PDT #2253 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Oh! Susan Orlean audio essay about "Sweet Caroline!" She interviewed David Wells, the ZZ Top pitcher, who was like, Who doesn't like Neil Diamond?
You mean the piece on NPR this morning? It couldn't have been more condescending and insulting if she used an electric insult machine on National Condescend to Fans Day.
Theodosia - Sep 30, 2005 5:31:25 am PDT #2254 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Flame her but good for me, Dana. May it be cleansing and liberating for you....
Jesse - Sep 30, 2005 5:40:17 am PDT #2255 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That does seem like a legitimate flame war to have, Dana.
Err... my boss is listening to her voice mail messages on speaker phone. I can hear everything.
I have a friend who loved to do that in her cube (!!), so our other friend always started her messages out dirty, to make her pick up.
I need to start cutting down the number of shows I'm trying to watch right quick. Half the time, it's like I'm just trying to get through it, even shows I like. So lame.
msbelle - Sep 30, 2005 5:43:25 am PDT #2256 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
any thoughts on WAT last night? Poor HDT is not so H when all distressified and spazzy.
sarameg - Sep 30, 2005 5:46:02 am PDT #2257 of 10002
I just forwarded someone a stupid question, that had I even though about what the person was asking, I would have realized it was stupid. But I didn't. So now I look stupid.
Hate when that happens.
Jesse - Sep 30, 2005 5:48:20 am PDT #2258 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I totally did that with a professor the other day. Way to make sure he identifies my name with total lack of reading comprehension.
Poor post-traumatic HDT, is all I can say.
erikaj - Sep 30, 2005 5:58:27 am PDT #2259 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Dana? Kick her ass.
dw - Sep 30, 2005 6:01:01 am PDT #2260 of 10002
Silence means security silence means approval
This is not what was explained on the radio -- public radio! Must be September, if they're covering obscure baseball rules! -- this morning. In the event of a three-way tie, there would be two one-game playoffs. Cleveland shouldn't get in by default, playing one less game than either of its competitors.
Heh. The rule is so obscure that MLB changed it two years ago and didn't bother to tell anyone. The scenario listed is correct:
BOS @ NYY Mon.
If BOS wins: NYY @ CLE Tue.
If NYY wins: CLE @ BOS Tue.
Interesting thing is that because of the rule that says the wild card can't play the best team in the division, the AL playoffs can't start until all the tie-breakers are completed, since CLE winning the WC would mean they wouldn't go to Chicago but BOS/NYY winning the WC would mean the playoffs start in Chicago.
How up-in-the-air is everything with the AL playoffs? The Indians could lose all their remaining games and still get a tie-breaker with BOS. The Yankees could be swept and still have the Wild Card. In fact, the only thing we can say for sure is that there will be at least one playoff game in Anaheim and Chicago.