She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.

Wash ,'War Stories'


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.


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 03, 2005 8:01:37 pm PST #9084 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

The only sporting event I can fathom being worth $800 to attend would involve Ben Cohen celebrating victory by jumping into the stands... and my arms.

The chipped tooth freakout wasn't enough to do it the other week, but Jake Gyllenhaal has just pissed away any respect I had for him in a current Details interview by claiming that the Jack Twist character is straight.

Yeah, just like lots of straight guys who fall in love with another man, conduct a two-decade illicit affair, and while away the time in between meetings with male prostitutes in Mexico.


Trudy Booth - Dec 03, 2005 8:11:39 pm PST #9085 of 10006
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Yeah, just like lots of straight guys who fall in love with another man, conduct a two-decade illicit affair, and while away the time in between meetings with male prostitutes in Mexico.

snort


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 03, 2005 8:20:23 pm PST #9086 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'm left wondering exactly what Jake's litmus test for being gay is, and if any fictional characters outside Gordon Merrick novels have ever met it.


DebetEsse - Dec 03, 2005 8:27:08 pm PST #9087 of 10006
Woe to the fucking wicked.

I'm guessing "Not played by me" is a big criteria.


tommyrot - Dec 03, 2005 8:29:01 pm PST #9088 of 10006
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§ ita § - Dec 03, 2005 8:29:25 pm PST #9089 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I'm guessing "Not played by me" is a big criteria.

But he was just playing the bi card...strange man.


bon bon - Dec 03, 2005 8:39:25 pm PST #9090 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Do I look like Beyonce? I uploaded four pictures into this face recognition software (stolen from Victor), and Beyonce was #1 once, and in the top 4 the other three times. Also appearing often was Janet Jackson and Charlize Theron. It's pretty cool -- it obviously knows I'm black...inasmuch as "know" applies, and blonde. Most of my matches were one or the other.

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Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 03, 2005 8:43:29 pm PST #9091 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

The software couldn't recognize a face on two of the pictures I uploaded—not a good sign. James Horner (who?) was my closest match at 64%, and one picture gave me a very flattering 62% matchup with Russel Crowe. But the frequent appearance of Andie McDowell was troubling, though I'd imagine it would be more so for her than for me.


bon bon - Dec 03, 2005 8:50:26 pm PST #9092 of 10006
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Yeah, that software is cool-sounding, but 1, couldn't identify faces very easily-- even in pictures that were cropped to show only a face, and 2, seemed really pose and nose dependent, i.e., all the matches had in common was either the facial expression or the nose.

Bob's first match was Meryl Streep. We both got Fred Hoyle. I don't know who that is, but it's been awhile since he's seen the good side of 60.

ETA: for anyone out there who hasn't met me or Bob yet, just think of this guy: [link]


§ ita § - Dec 03, 2005 8:50:28 pm PST #9093 of 10006
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

On the worst of the pictures I uploaded, it suggested Michael Jackson. I mean, really. It was the worst of the set, but that bad??? Yikes. Funnily, that was the only time it suggested any men for me. I mean, given my history of being mistaken for the rougher sex.

eta: That's funny that it didn't pick up faces in yours. In fact, in one of mine it also picked up the face of the guy sitting at the table behind me, and suggested matches for him too. It was very consistent for me. Although I don't look like Kate Winslet.