The problem with giving away the gift bag to charity is that a lot of those Gift Certificates in the Oscar Gift Bags are non-transferrable. There was some chichi hotel in BC interviewed because there regularly have a package trip in the Oscar gift bag, and they were saying that even if George Clooney's mother called with George's gift certificate, they would not honour it. They also said that they've had very few people use them.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
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.
Sue - Mar 17, 2006 1:18:10 pm PST #4712 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 1:21:29 pm PST #4713 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Sean, when you say "out on a run," you mean that thing you do to increase health and cardiovascular capacity, right?
Um, no. Out on a run for work. Production assistant are also called runners, because much of your job is running out to get supplies, to drop off paperwork at accounting or legal, pick up paychecks and other completed paperwork, that sort of thing. I was in my car at the time, so not only was I not getting nice cardio-vascular exercise, I was really just sitting on my scrawny, flat butt.
What's that sound? Is it ... personal growth?
(And no, I don't mean undiscovered mould)
Thpppppppbbbbtt
Trudy Booth - Mar 17, 2006 1:23:08 pm PST #4714 of 10001
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
so not only was I not getting nice cardio-vascular exercise, I was really just sitting on my scrawny, flat butt.
Oh thank GOD.
Some things just shouldn't be messed with.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2006 1:23:13 pm PST #4715 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think that anyone who wins that auction couldn't have bought that stuff themselves. Except for the coolness factor, which is above rubies.
For those as likes that stuff.
Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 1:23:14 pm PST #4716 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
they were saying that even if George Clooney's mother called with George's gift certificate, they would not honour it.
The people who put certificates in gift bags that they will only honor if you're famous really kind of suck. It serves them right that few people use them.
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2006 1:24:36 pm PST #4717 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It serves them right that few people use them.
Except for the part where they get free eye space and don't have to provide much for it.
Big Star got a coupon for XYZ? It must be hella cool!
Emily - Mar 17, 2006 1:25:04 pm PST #4718 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
It serves them right that few people use them.
Dude, right?
Trudy Booth - Mar 17, 2006 1:27:09 pm PST #4719 of 10001
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
Alright, now I'm hungry and can't decide what to eat.
Colds are stoopid.
Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 1:27:42 pm PST #4720 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Except for the part where they get free eye space and don't have to provide much for it.
Yep, that's what it boils down to, free advertizing with little overhead to people who already mostly know about their place anyway.
My bitterness affects them not at all, but it gives me a small happy.
Sean K - Mar 17, 2006 1:28:36 pm PST #4721 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Alright, now I'm hungry and can't decide what to eat.
Have a shamrock shake. If you can't taste anything because of the cold, this is the perfect time to have one.