Perkins, I totally would, except I'm just sitting here watching the clock.
Shame on you, Jesse. Cowgirl on the outside, slicker on the inside.
You know what's funny? I'm not a cowgirl on the outside, either!!
Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
'Shindig'
Natter 41: Why Do I Click on ita's Links?!
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.
Jesse - Dec 15, 2005 8:50:10 am PST #2315 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
TomW - Dec 15, 2005 8:54:50 am PST #2316 of 10002
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
So, do you think that the typical British smile vs. the American one is because they're not forced to smile ALL the time?
Nope, it's because we're a bunch of bleedin' miserable gits.
Actually, it's due to the beer. If you're drinking warmer beer from a large pint glass, you can't be smiling like a craxy, or you'll spill the precious elixir. A colder beer, possibly from a bottle, gives you a lot more leeway.
It's all explained in my unpublished monograph "Smiles of the drinking classes".
Lee - Dec 15, 2005 8:57:38 am PST #2317 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Perkins, I totally would, except I'm just sitting here watching the clock.
Hey, me too! What time does yours say?
Sue - Dec 15, 2005 8:58:44 am PST #2318 of 10002
hip deep in pie
Zip it Canadian!
If the Bossypants fit...
Jesse - Dec 15, 2005 8:59:02 am PST #2319 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
1:58! Edit: 1:59!!!!
Actually, I think my boss went out to a meeting, so it's Filing Time!!!
§ ita § - Dec 15, 2005 9:01:52 am PST #2320 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why are you hiding your filing from your boss, Cowgirl Jesse?
amych - Dec 15, 2005 9:04:55 am PST #2321 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I love how all of TomW's cultural explanations come down to beer. It's like the Grand Unified Theory for lushes.
I picked up "cowboy up" from a Texan roomie years ago, and have always loved it. On the other hand, she had awful taste in beer.
Trudy Booth - Dec 15, 2005 9:17:51 am PST #2322 of 10002
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
Jessica - Dec 15, 2005 9:21:16 am PST #2323 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Guinea pig in a Santa hat. SO. CUTE.
Jesse - Dec 15, 2005 9:25:27 am PST #2324 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The files live in his office, so it's awkward to file when he's in there.