Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.

Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


tommyrot - May 11, 2006 6:48:15 am PDT #6752 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, where are my thunderstorms? The radio promised me thunderstorms.

They're stalled over Chicago and the Midwest, where they're suppose to remain for the next four days.

Last night, the radar was kinda cool - the storms are just spinning in circles above us....


sarameg - May 11, 2006 6:50:57 am PDT #6753 of 10002

I don't know if these are bands off that or not. Apparently, my thunderstorms are currently still in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

edit: huh, they are bands from that thing..


§ ita § - May 11, 2006 7:01:00 am PDT #6754 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Consuela, we did exercises like:

I'm currently at the mercy of one of the instructors that took the kettlebell instruction course and is practicing his schtick.

It's for my own good, I keep repeating.


Jessica - May 11, 2006 7:12:53 am PDT #6755 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Emergency backup coffee in a tube:

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Typo Boy - May 11, 2006 7:56:37 am PDT #6756 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

OK - I think this is slightly amusing - worth at least one "heh".

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beth b - May 11, 2006 8:02:08 am PDT #6757 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

watched Bones and now I am watching 'Amends' . DB has improved his tortured look.


sarameg - May 11, 2006 8:10:06 am PDT #6758 of 10002

I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance. I am not directory assistance.

Now if my stupid employer would just publish the front desk's number, maybe I wouldn't have to bitch about this so much!


Tom Scola - May 11, 2006 8:15:32 am PDT #6759 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Grizzly/Polar bear hybrid found in the wild: [link]


brenda m - May 11, 2006 8:17:11 am PDT #6760 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

Oh, Colbert was all over that, don't you worry.


DavidS - May 11, 2006 8:21:03 am PDT #6761 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Oh, Colbert was all over that, don't you worry.

He called it a Pizzly.