I saw the oddest thing last night about he punjab on the Travel Channel. At a gate on the border between India and Pakistan there is a nightly ritual of flag lowering that draws crowds of thousands on either side. Every evening at dusk the soldiers on either side of the gate take part in a highly stylized show of contempt for the other side while the crowds yell "Pakistan" or "all hail mother India." The soldiers exaggeratedly rush at each other (just stopping at the border) goose-stepping and stomping. The ritual display culminates in the highest expression of contempt they muster: an extraordinarily proud thumbs-down.
What'd you all order a dead guy for?
Jayne ,'The Message'
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.
bon bon - Oct 18, 2005 7:52:31 am PDT #6978 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Theodosia - Oct 18, 2005 7:57:01 am PDT #6979 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"
Bollywood 24 -- I want to see the part where Jack takes a break midshow to burst into a musical interlude.
Allyson - Oct 18, 2005 7:57:46 am PDT #6980 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
The ritual display culminates in the highest expression of contempt they muster: an extraordinarily proud thumbs-down.
We should start doing this with Canada.
msbelle - Oct 18, 2005 7:59:08 am PDT #6981 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
bon, you were in my dream last night. you were buying a digital camera.
sarameg - Oct 18, 2005 7:59:35 am PDT #6982 of 10002
Man, if only they'd constrain all their conflict to that level.
Notes from today: peanut butter, good. people, annoying. people I work with, really damned annoying. IT department, idiots. me, busy.
§ ita § - Oct 18, 2005 7:59:37 am PDT #6983 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We should start doing this with Canada.
Good luck trying to get them to act extraordinarily proud (without hockey involved).
Good luck trying to get your side stopping at a thumbs down.
msbelle - Oct 18, 2005 7:59:45 am PDT #6984 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Allyson, I came very close to spitting banana all over my monitor.
Jesse - Oct 18, 2005 8:00:40 am PDT #6985 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm actually reclaiming "Jessie's Girl," Cindy, but thanks.
ION, I RULE. I just got an awesome pair of $8 jeans and a perfect orange sweater for $2.35. Also a delish cuban sandwich for lunch. I need to do more thrift store shopping, even though that's not where I got the sandwich.
Sue - Oct 18, 2005 8:00:59 am PDT #6986 of 10002
hip deep in pie
sarameg - Oct 18, 2005 8:01:10 am PDT #6987 of 10002
Oh and I need to stop having dream in which I quit because they make me move offices again.