Oof, this gmail IM thing is dangerous. I had to restrain myself from chatting up Nutty when I saw she was in gmail. I didn't even have anything in particular to say, but it seemed like an Opportunity for Nutty Talk. It seemed wasteful not to take advantage of it.
She's terse. I can be terse. Once in flight school, I was laconic.
Wash ,'War Stories'
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.
DavidS - Feb 14, 2006 9:06:31 am PST #7119 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
flea - Feb 14, 2006 9:09:13 am PST #7120 of 10002
information libertarian
New York Times reported this AM that the White House (McClellan) and Jeb Bush were joking about the Cheney thing. Both jokes involved people wearing orange and "watch out for Cheney." Which seems pretty distasteful, and what if the fellow dies now, eh?
askye - Feb 14, 2006 9:10:55 am PST #7121 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
Really distasteful.
I read earlier someone describing the type of "hunting" that Cheney was doing as "Skeet shooting with live birds".
flea - Feb 14, 2006 9:12:16 am PST #7122 of 10002
information libertarian
I mean, I think it's great that WE joke about it, and Jon Stewart and all. But the White House should not be joking; their jokiness is just another variety of spin.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2006 9:12:57 am PST #7123 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I read earlier someone describing the type of "hunting" that Cheney was doing as "Skeet shooting with live birds".
Yeah. The birds are raised in captivity, then released as hunters stand by....
Not quite as bad as shooting a teathered deer... but not hunting, either.
eta: From a blog:
Those pen raised birds can hardly fly. Sometimes the birds won't fly at all. They think you've come to feed them. That explains why Dick was aiming so low.
beth b - Feb 14, 2006 9:16:09 am PST #7124 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I talked to a friend of mine, who is a hunter. He is not impressed by Cheney's hunting skills. in fact , there was lip curling. He did give me some idea how it could happen, but he didn't seem to think just because it could happen - it should have happened.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2006 9:17:08 am PST #7125 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, I think it's great that WE joke about it, and Jon Stewart and all. But the White House should not be joking; their jokiness is just another variety of spin.
Seriously.
Theodosia - Feb 14, 2006 9:17:25 am PST #7126 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"
Scars and extensive plastic surgery and heart attacks aren't joking matters if you caused them.
ChiKat - Feb 14, 2006 9:18:03 am PST #7127 of 10002
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Yeah. The birds are raised in captivity, then released as hunters stand by....
Oh dear. My dad's a bird hunter, but he hunts wild birds (pheasant, quail, goose, duck).
bon bon - Feb 14, 2006 9:19:14 am PST #7128 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
It looks like this guy has had some serious complications from the accident, but having some buckshot rain down on you, especially while quail hunting, is pretty common. Which is why I am not surprised that someone would treat it lightly.