Speaking as an atheist, I think evangelical atheism is the weirdest thing ever.
Well, okay, possibly Scientology is weirder.
Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.
Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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.
Katie M - Dec 02, 2005 7:59:57 am PST #8637 of 10006
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
erikaj - Dec 02, 2005 8:01:58 am PST #8638 of 10006
Always Anti-fascist!
I've always gotten patted down in the airport...chair and metal detectors, you know. ALWAYS a giant deal. Thinking about now, ack. Although maybe all y'all just play Gimp for A Day and it gets spread around.
§ ita § - Dec 02, 2005 8:02:12 am PST #8639 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister insisted on carrying her nail clippers in her carryon bags when we flew in Kenya, despite getting busted with them and having to move them to checked luggage (they screen before you check in). I have no idea why she bothered--I don't think it was a faulty memory.
My underwire hasn't set a machine off in ages, and for that I'm glad. I preemptively take off as much as possible (shoes, belt, whatever) and would hate to lose the skivvies. I do have to remember to think before dressing for security checks, which is annoying.
Sara, how did you get to see? I'm always curious.
Pre-TSA, a co-worker of mine managed to fly with two laptops in one bag, and they only checked one, and a bone saw on edge next to both of them. That wasn't spotted either. I hope they work more angles now, or something else to catch those.
amych - Dec 02, 2005 8:02:22 am PST #8640 of 10006
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
possibly Scientology is weirder.
Oh, by far.
tommyrot - Dec 02, 2005 8:03:04 am PST #8641 of 10006
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Speaking as an atheist, I think evangelical atheism is the weirdest thing ever.
Well, when I was in my angry atheist stage in college, I was part of an atheist group that did stuff you could call "evangelising." Nothing as wacky as this, though.
§ ita § - Dec 02, 2005 8:03:13 am PST #8642 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've always gotten patted down in the airport...chair and metal detectors, you know. ALWAYS a giant deal.
The couple times when I was using a wheelchair when travelling, they really didn't pat me down much at all. It was weird.
Scrappy - Dec 02, 2005 8:06:57 am PST #8643 of 10006
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I don't think it's the chair--I think Erika has a "Danger to Authority" glint in her eye.
§ ita § - Dec 02, 2005 8:09:10 am PST #8644 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I, on the other hand, completely fail to.
Which I'm okay with.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 02, 2005 8:10:22 am PST #8645 of 10006
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I had a newly-bought box of Kodak film set off the bomb detectors once. No idea what chemical Wal Mart was spraying its racks with to give that kind of a false positive reading.
Sue - Dec 02, 2005 8:12:22 am PST #8646 of 10006
hip deep in pie
The last time I flew they swabbed mt digital camera and iPod at the Halifax airport. It always has the tightest security. Things get checked there that never get checked elsewhere.