It's very Mr. Magoo!
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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.
Sue - Oct 06, 2005 4:34:44 am PDT #3782 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Gudanov - Oct 06, 2005 4:36:19 am PDT #3783 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
It would be like driving in a cartoon.
§ ita § - Oct 06, 2005 4:39:30 am PDT #3784 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hmmph. After I asked about the cool Santa Ana winds, the temperature just kept rising. Santa Monica's predicted to get to 92, which is hotter than its summer.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 06, 2005 4:41:12 am PDT #3785 of 10002
You have to remember that being a 5-time Olympic medalist means Hilary Knight has been playing hockey at an elite level at least 16 years. It's impossible for her to be a teenage girl less than 16 years old, thus the President's complete lack of interest.
It would be like driving in a cartoon.
Yeah, you feel like you'd be taking your test drive with Huckleberry Hound or Snagglepuss.
Calli - Oct 06, 2005 4:48:32 am PDT #3786 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Bye bye bad baby-brewin' bill: [link]
brenda m - Oct 06, 2005 4:51:32 am PDT #3787 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Well, that's good news.
Also on the news this morning, it appears that Merck has developed a cervical cancer vaccine - 97% effective in trials. Should be available next year, they say.
sarameg - Oct 06, 2005 4:54:49 am PDT #3788 of 10002
Fuckinghell.
Someone blew away a directory on the main webserver with 8 YEARS worth of reports and files. Stuff we still use. Like yesterday. I have NO IDEA WHY.
Maybe they wanted us to transition to another location.
Would have been nice to have some warning, though.
And I can't work on other stuff because our main system is down for maintenance.
Going to be a long day.
Steph L. - Oct 06, 2005 5:07:10 am PDT #3789 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hec, your pal Phil the Unabomber is the main story in the Living/Arts section of the Boston Globe today
Man, that is so cool. Also, from the article --
Laak was traveling in Europe with a friend when they decided they wanted jobs that were fun and profitable.
The friend was Gary, right? I *love* Gary and Phil stories!
sarameg - Oct 06, 2005 5:07:53 am PDT #3790 of 10002
I need to spork someone in the eye.
Bets on there being no backup?
Calli - Oct 06, 2005 5:14:21 am PDT #3791 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I need to spork someone in the eye.
Well, yeah.
Bets on there being no backup?
I'll bet three kittens and a Norwegian Forest cat that there is a backup that is a) 2 months out of date, and b) has a small, but terribly vital section that was totally corrupted in a recent power surge.