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'The Message'


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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.


Calli - Oct 06, 2005 8:11:21 am PDT #3875 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

How long have you had the clothes you're wearing right now?

Shoes: 3 years
Skirt: 2 years (although it's a one size smaller version of one I dieted out of two years ago, that I'd had 7 years)
Shirt: 2 years
Jacket: 1 year
Undies: 6 mo.
Bra: 1 year
Slip: 3 years

For me this is a relatively new outfit. Yesterday I wore a skirt I've had since 1992.


tommyrot - Oct 06, 2005 8:16:38 am PDT #3876 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Photos of that plane that landed with its nose landing gear turned sideways.

[link]

Of course the tires were destroyed, but the wheels were worn down to the axel too.


DavidS - Oct 06, 2005 8:18:10 am PDT #3877 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

My wife seems to be making out with Teppy all morning.

Hec, your pal Phil the Unabomber is the main story in the Living/Arts section of the Boston Globe today

Go Phil! Also, check your Sidekick for my email.

The friend was Gary, right? I *love* Gary and Phil stories!

Yep, that was definitely Gary. Although as I recall it they first went to Vegas to become standup comedians, rather than dealers. It might've been a flexible plan, however.


tommyrot - Oct 06, 2005 8:19:35 am PDT #3878 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Tooth tattoos: [link]


sarameg - Oct 06, 2005 8:25:02 am PDT #3879 of 10002

It's been 4 hours since I asked what in the hell they did with my directories.

Not a peep.

I am so fucking spoiled by my own customer service. And I'm the entire helpdesk for this unit! They have a whole goddamned team, and a person dedicated to maintaining that server. They should just answer already, damnit.


§ ita § - Oct 06, 2005 8:26:48 am PDT #3880 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Don't get me started on "but it's your job to answer that question!" It's a thing.


Calli - Oct 06, 2005 8:27:51 am PDT #3881 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

They have a whole goddamned team, and a person dedicated to maintaining that server.

And they're all sitting there looking at the hosed server going, "You tell her." "No way, man, I've seen her spork collection--you tell her." "Let's make Eugene tell her--he used to run track."

Which doesn't make me any less sympathetic.


sarameg - Oct 06, 2005 8:28:59 am PDT #3882 of 10002

I have to admit, I turn into a raging bitch if I don't get reciprocal service. Then the minute I get it, I'm all sweetness and light.

It confuses people.


sarameg - Oct 06, 2005 8:30:41 am PDT #3883 of 10002

And they're all sitting there looking at the hosed server going, "You tell her."

No, it's probably more like "I didn't delete it!" "Neither did I?" "Weren't you supposed to inform them?" "About what?" "Dude, it was an ancient file structure." "Not it!"

OR

they are busy playing movie clips.


Kate P. - Oct 06, 2005 8:31:31 am PDT #3884 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

A lot of the clothes I wear to work on a regular basis are new, because this is my first Fancy Adult Job and I had to buy half a new wardrobe when I started here. I don't think I have much that's older than 4 or 5 years, at least not that I wear in public.

My bra is brand-new, though, and it was ridiculously expensive, but it's SO comfortable. It's like a straitjacket for your boobs, but it's really supportive. I go through bras like crazy. Anything I've had for more than a year is generally too worn out to be functional anymore.