I think Americans are getting entirely too timid, is what I think. ::waves cane fiercely::
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Feb 11, 2006 3:10:44 am PST #6475 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
DXMachina - Feb 11, 2006 3:33:56 am PST #6476 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I don't remember the weather folk on the news doing this when I was younger.
Yeah, they did a lot of the same fear mongering, at least here in New England. One of the reasons so many people died in the Blizzard of '78 is that the TV weatherpeople had been predicting massive snowstorms that turned out to be nothing every other week leading up to the storm, so that when the big storm finally hit, no one was listening to the warnings anymore.
flea - Feb 11, 2006 3:45:41 am PST #6477 of 10002
information libertarian
It's raining and gloomy in NC, and I think we're going to cook beef stew and homemade macacroni and cheese (great idea!) and watch luge. Nesting day!
DXMachina - Feb 11, 2006 3:58:03 am PST #6478 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Luge is good, although I do miss the days when the tracks weren't quite so good, when you'd occasionally get a luger getting launched off into space. That was always fun.
Theodosia - Feb 11, 2006 4:02:25 am PST #6479 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Not so much for the luger, though.
DXMachina - Feb 11, 2006 4:03:34 am PST #6480 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I have to say, the opening ceremony was really an interesting combination of beauty, the bizarre, and all around goofiness. I mean, who hasn't wanted to do donuts in a Ferrari in front of a bazillion people.
DXMachina - Feb 11, 2006 4:04:23 am PST #6481 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Not so much for the luger, though.
Today's lugers are a bunch of pansies.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 11, 2006 5:01:49 am PST #6482 of 10002
"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
Well, there is the two man luge...
In THE TIME FOR PANIC IS NOW! DEATH SNOW FROM ABOVE!!!1! news, my only skid driving home in the snow last night was when I had to brake suddenly for the moron who ran across the highway in front of me on I-55. Unless he was fleeing from a snow-inspired massacre in the Stuckey's that wasn't apparent from the highway, dude was just too stupid to live.
msbelle - Feb 11, 2006 5:08:15 am PST #6483 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
am waiting for tv repair man, wearing fun new sweater from my mom (orange and pink).
I tossed 4 bags of trash last night and have a shelf and bag of recycling to toss today. I swear, it is amazing the amount of stuff we generate and accumulate.
brenda m - Feb 11, 2006 5:21:39 am PST #6484 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Good news, Hil. I'm glad they finally worked it out - sounds like it'll be very interesting.