Perkins, could you e me your mailing address again? Thanks.
Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
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.
msbelle - Dec 04, 2005 9:29:19 am PST #9210 of 10006
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Lee - Dec 04, 2005 9:30:04 am PST #9211 of 10006
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Sure. Insent in a minute.
Emily - Dec 04, 2005 9:34:23 am PST #9212 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
For some reason, probably because I was searching for the infinity symbol in Word, I now have part of "My Hero, Zero" stuck in my head:
That's why with only ten digits including zero,
You can count as high as you could ever go...
Forever, towards infinity,
No one ever gets there, but you could tryyyyy.
DavidS - Dec 04, 2005 9:35:17 am PST #9213 of 10006
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
For some reason, probably because I was searching for the infinity symbol in Word, I now have part of "My Hero, Zero" stuck in my head:
Oh, do I need to post that on Buffistarawk too? Probably works best with the equally abstruse "Hey Little Twelvetoes."
Nilly - Dec 04, 2005 9:35:43 am PST #9214 of 10006
Swouncing
Forever, towards infinity,
No one ever gets there, but you could tryyyyy.
Emily, you've read "The Phantom Tollbooth", right?
Emily - Dec 04, 2005 9:42:44 am PST #9215 of 10006
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Yes, but quite some time ago. I remember the Doldrums... did they get to infinity as well? Ooh! Have you read The House with a Clock in its Walls?
My one reservation with "My Hero, Zero" is that it seems to imply that until zero was invented it was impossible to count to ten.
From the cavemen till the heroes,
Who invented you,
They counted on their fingers and toes
But I suppose it's allowable license for the sake of the song. It lacks the elegant falling melody of "and three times three is nine and three times two is six and three times one of course, is three!" but it's still a landmark, in my opinion, of Songs About Numbers.
Nilly - Dec 04, 2005 9:43:57 am PST #9216 of 10006
Swouncing
I remember the Doldrums... did they get to infinity as well?
No, they didn't, but Milo (the hero) tried. He didn't go all the way, of course.
Ooh! Have you read The House with a Clock in its Walls?
Nope, and am now curious.
tommyrot - Dec 04, 2005 9:45:05 am PST #9217 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.
"Naughty Number Nine" is my favorite song about numbers. I once saw a band (I forget their name - they opened for Robyn Hitchcock) perform a smoking blues version of "Naughty Number Nine" that was amazing....
P.M. Marc - Dec 04, 2005 10:15:22 am PST #9218 of 10006
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
My family made m share my birthday with my cousin once. After the godawful fit I threw over having to share - even if it was just a cake and a song - they never made that mistake again.
Paul's family does that combo birthday thing a lot. Which I kind of dislike, although I think I don't normally have to share mine.
Though this year, my freaking birthday fell on Father's Day, and was pushed aside for said "holiday."
My parents were out of the country, and didn't call. My sister called, but as I was out the door for the Father's Day thing, and after the Father's Day thing, we wound up spending the rest of the day doing tech support for my not-a-sister-in-law (brother's baby mama), who spaced on the fact that it was my birthday until a few days later.
All this would have been fine and eye-rolling, except that PAUL forgot my birthday, too.
I was cranky. It was a Buffy-class birthday.
That face rec thing told me Christina Ricci and Gwyneth Paltrow for pics with makeup. My one picture without got a lot of fairly bland looking men as matches.
Cashmere - Dec 04, 2005 10:21:14 am PST #9219 of 10006
Now tagless for your comfort.
My family made m share my birthday with my cousin once. After the godawful fit I threw over having to share - even if it was just a cake and a song - they never made that mistake again.
Try NEVER having a birthday to yourself. Ever. And the shared gift thing that some people do with twins. SUCKS ASS. Contrary to popular belief, twins are not the same person and often do not share interests.