Have a good time, Hecubus.
Sometimes I miss having powers... Oh. Oh! I know what this is! This is peer pressure! Any second now you're gonna make me smoke tobacco and--and have drugs!
Anya ,'Showtime'
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.
erikaj - Feb 17, 2006 10:22:23 am PST #7898 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Liese S. - Feb 17, 2006 10:30:18 am PST #7899 of 10002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yay, Lake Tahoe. Have fun, Hec.
It is threatening madly to snow here. In fact, I can see the snow coming down over there, but it still hasn't made it actually here. However, I have a fire going and a fresh load of wood both on the porch and in the house, so I say, bring it, sucker!
Oh, except that our buddy is traveling in today. Hmm. Oh, well.
Also, I have discovered that reading COMM before reading Natter is a healthy practice, thus allowing me not to have the disconcerting conversational segue from ice dancers to, erm, graphite reinforcements.
In related news, today we discovered one of our pencils was missing its lead altogether. While normally that would make me go, huh, today it is making me feel altogether queasy, what with the channel for distribution of fluids aspect of the conversation above.
Hm.
Also? Snowy.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 17, 2006 10:44:58 am PST #7900 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
I just ran across someone griping about Fox being so quick to cancel quality programming like Tru Calling, Fastlane, and Reunion. Hilarious that I can find common cause for discontent with someone whose tastes are so opposed to mine.
Kalshane - Feb 17, 2006 10:49:23 am PST #7901 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Okay, I never saw Reunion, but how could anyone call Fastlane "quality programming"? I can understand people enjoying it for the mindless women and fast cars angle, but even those folks would realize it's lacking in any real substance. Right? Uh, right?
ETA: I see Yahoo news has chosen to change one of their headlines. It originally said "Man Shot By Cheney Leaving Hospital" which gave me images of him lying in wait outside a hospital in his hunting gear. It's now "Hospital Discharges Man Shot by Cheney". I guess I wasn't the only one misinterpreting.
Allyson - Feb 17, 2006 10:51:41 am PST #7902 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My event planning fu is strong.
Alibelle - Feb 17, 2006 10:58:51 am PST #7903 of 10002
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
I liked Fastlane. And I wasn't watching for the mindless women and fast cars. It was fun, and tightly paced, and funny. Enjoyable TV.
Fred Pete - Feb 17, 2006 11:01:03 am PST #7904 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
I gave Reunion a try. Gave up after 10 minutes when I realized that I already knew how that ep's story was going to unfold -- and that doesn't happen often.
Kalshane - Feb 17, 2006 11:03:12 am PST #7905 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I liked Fastlane. And I wasn't watching for the mindless women and fast cars. It was fun, and tightly paced, and funny. Enjoyable TV.
Would you call it "quality television" though?
DavidS - Feb 17, 2006 11:04:12 am PST #7906 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
They get a lot more expensive as you get into the mountains, so you might want to consider a more local place. A LOT.
Good advice. I think JZ thinks we're going to be able to get there without chains, but all anybody is talking about in the office today is how much snow there's going to be in the mountains.
tommyrot - Feb 17, 2006 11:04:21 am PST #7907 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.
They could have had:
- "Man Discharged by Hospital Shot by Cheney"
- "Man Leaving Hospital Shot by Cheney."
- "Hospital Left by Man Shot by Cheney."
- "Hospital Discharges Man Who Cheney Discharged Gun At."
- "Cheney Discharges Gun; Hospital Discharges Man"
- "Man Dischargee of Cheney Gun, Hospital."