Jayne: Yeah, that was some pretty risky sittin' you did there. Wash: That's right, of course, 'cause they wouldn't arrest me if we got boarded, I'm just the pilot. I can always say I was flying the ship by accident.

'Serenity'


Natter 40: The Nice One  

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.


ChiKat - Nov 29, 2005 9:08:39 am PST #7736 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I am earwormed with Vagina Bojangler to the tune of Mr. Bojangles.

Oh thank god it's not just me.

Oh, it's not just you. I've been humming it for the past couple of hours.

They said that Mastercard and Diners Club merged so we had to reprogram our credit card machine TODAY, has to be TODAY, in order to avoid fees or something.

Diners Club is owned by Citigroup and they haven't sold it. I'd call your provider to verify.


ChiKat - Nov 29, 2005 9:10:37 am PST #7737 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

They said that Mastercard and Diners Club merged

That part is true, at least.

They have an alliance agreement, but that went into effect a year ago. They are still 2 separate companies.


Dana - Nov 29, 2005 9:11:59 am PST #7738 of 10006
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Ah, the fine details of finance. You should probably listen to ChiKat.

I should probably go home and take a nap. Or eat something.


ChiKat - Nov 29, 2005 9:13:35 am PST #7739 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

I get paid to pay attention to mergers and acquisitions. Can't help myself.


§ ita § - Nov 29, 2005 9:15:26 am PST #7740 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Like getting paid was ever an excuse for doing anything!


Laura - Nov 29, 2005 9:17:56 am PST #7741 of 10006
Our wings are not tired.

Wishes for prompt honest contractors and the return of utilities for your family Dana. What a mess. We still get quite a bit of New Orleans news here. Probably because of the shared hurricane interest. Cleanup is very slow going.

Count me with the feeling ucky people. Not sick enough to keep me from functioning, but foggy headed and a little dizzy. Blah.

Good luck on the review Aims. May they recognize your brilliance.

It's raining here. We had to give up and close the windows and put the A/C back on because of the dampness. Yuck.


Nora Deirdre - Nov 29, 2005 9:18:58 am PST #7742 of 10006
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

huh. I just called our help line and indeed it is a legitimate exercise in machine reprogramming. Would still like some backup though.


Jesse - Nov 29, 2005 9:20:50 am PST #7743 of 10006
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

So, if I've been interpreting assignment page limits to be single-spaced so far this semester, because of the amount of stuff I had to cover in previous assignments, can I switch to double-spaced because I don't have anything to say in this paper?


ChiKat - Nov 29, 2005 9:25:54 am PST #7744 of 10006
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Nora, my guess is that because of the alliance they formed last year, your machine will need to be reprogrammed to accept Diners Club numbers. Basically, with the alliance, DC cards now have MC logos on them so that more merchants will take them.

This is just a guess, tho. I could be talking out of my butt. Again.


Lee - Nov 29, 2005 9:34:26 am PST #7745 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I need a new reason for not being curled up in bed and wallowing in my plague state. Being at work isn't cutting it anymore.