I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.

Fred ,'A Hole in the World'


Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?  

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.


§ ita § - Apr 11, 2006 8:06:41 am PDT #190 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I hate liver with quite a passion, except when it comes in foie gras form. That's nummy, and I'm craving some now.

I'm anti-muffin top because I'm anti-cinching-to-excess. If you can hide the cinch overflow under your clothing, fine. Or if it's a corset which takes care of the whole deal. Otherwise it looks uncomfortable and messy.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 8:08:27 am PDT #191 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Ya gotta stop thinking of it as "liver-ish" and more "the richest most decadent food that goes on toast points."

See also salty fish eggs aka caviar. "Rich" and "decadent" don't hold a lot of water with me if it still tastes like liver and/or salty fish eggs. Even if I wasn't footing the bill.


Betsy HP - Apr 11, 2006 8:10:10 am PDT #192 of 10002
If I only had a brain...

How much do you have to spend on your food before it has a presentation?

I'm saying the spun-sugar PowerPoint slides definitely qualify.


§ ita § - Apr 11, 2006 8:10:27 am PDT #193 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't think that foie gras tastes like liver, though. Salty fish eggs are right out, although I like the roe that's often used in sushi--that's tasty and un-over-salted.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 8:14:17 am PDT #194 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I don't think that foie gras tastes like liver, though.

To me it still has that tell-tale vaguely metallic taste in there that makes me gag. I don't like seafood at all, but I can deal with the flavor a lot better than with any of the innard type foods.

The only food that pings me worse, no matter how minute a quantity, is broccoli. I can taste broc in just about ANYTHING it's in.


Dana - Apr 11, 2006 8:16:14 am PDT #195 of 10002
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Aw, Frank, we were doing so well on similar food preferences, but if you don't like any seafood and you don't like broccoli, I'm afraid it would never work.


tommyrot - Apr 11, 2006 8:17:08 am PDT #196 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.

OK, if you saw this headline (front page of MSNBC), what would you think?

Iran to 'join the club of counties' with nukes, leader says

Would you think that Iran's leader said that they're gonna get nuclear weapons? But that's not what he said.

If you click on the link, you get a more accurate headline: Iran says will soon join nuke technology 'club'

See, what he meant was that Iran has started processing uranium, supposedly for nuclear power (they'd really have to ramp production way up to get nuclear bomb material anytime soon).

So was that first headline a mistake, or intentionally misleading?


Gudanov - Apr 11, 2006 8:18:48 am PDT #197 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

I'm sure it is intentionally misleading to make the story sound more dramatic.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 11, 2006 8:21:13 am PDT #198 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Iran to 'join the club of counties' with nukes, leader says

Those must be some mighty powerful sheriff's departments is all I have to say.


Allyson - Apr 11, 2006 8:21:38 am PDT #199 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

This all reminds me that I need to pick up some chopped liver and matzo at Canter's for Passover tomorrow.