Apparently the problem with having birdshot in your throat and chest is that over time it can migrate into the circulatory system and thence to the heart.
Which in this case has already happened, which is why he had a heart attack this morning.
I always thought the name Serenity had a vaguely funereal sound to it.
Simon ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Jessica - Feb 14, 2006 11:41:08 am PST #7173 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Trudy Booth - Feb 14, 2006 11:42:50 am PST #7174 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
It isn't that he was shot in the heart, it's that the birdshot is on the move.
Well, we're off the Bon Jovi hook at least -- though this leads us perilously close to Willie Nelson territory.
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2006 11:51:09 am PST #7175 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.
though this leads us perilously close to Willie Nelson territory
The best that he can hope for is to die in his sleep?
Wait, that's Kenny Rogers. Nevermind.
Sheryl - Feb 14, 2006 12:09:59 pm PST #7176 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
(and that's all I've got. Sad, no?)
brenda m - Feb 14, 2006 12:23:53 pm PST #7177 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
So, anyone else hearing reports that Katie Holmes might just have grabbed her soul back?
Hayden - Feb 14, 2006 12:26:59 pm PST #7178 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
It’s also true that Texas has an appalling and disgraceful tradition of canned hunts on game farms.
Man, ain't that the truth. The first time I went down through the southwestern part of the Hill Country, I was completely appalled to realize that those sad-looking tiny animals on the ranches we were passing were elk and antelope. My friends I was traveling with were both avid hunters and were even more disgusted than I was.
And yeah, it's one thing to have some shot rain down on you from the sky on the other end of its arc, but it doesn't usually break the skin. Cheney shot that guy. Which is terrible, but I don't think a hunting accident would be an impeachable offense if Cheney had handled it correctly. The obfuscation and blame-the-victim bullshit is further evidence of how much contempt Cheney has for the American people.
P.M. Marc - Feb 14, 2006 12:30:08 pm PST #7179 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Brenda, link?
Gudanov - Feb 14, 2006 12:31:25 pm PST #7180 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
Which is terrible, but I don't think a hunting accident would be an impeachable offense if Cheney had handled it correctly. The obfuscation and blame-the-victim bullshit is further evidence of how much contempt Cheney has for the American people.
Has Cheney commented on it? I didn't think he had said much of anything.
brenda m - Feb 14, 2006 12:32:46 pm PST #7181 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
tommyrot - Feb 14, 2006 12:33:56 pm PST #7182 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.
The Green Bay Packers have some private game reserve thing 20 miles from my parents' farm. They import some sort of elk/anelope-ish animals from Africa for the Packers to hunt. But the animals run wild in this huge (I think it's thousands of acres) game reserve.
I was completely appalled to realize that those sad-looking tiny animals on the ranches we were passing were elk and antelope.
How are these animals hunted? Do they have lots of space to hide, or is it, like, shooting elk in a barrel?
I like driving past the Packers' game reserve, as the road is perfectly straight for about 10-15 miles, and there's almost no traffic, so I can drive 110 mph if I want to. Hypothetically.