Huh, really? My Tivo cut off the promo (and I never watch commercials anyway). Sounds like marketing and post weren't speaking to each other that day.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
Jessica - May 12, 2006 6:06:52 am PDT #6924 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
tommyrot - May 12, 2006 6:09:57 am PDT #6925 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.
Re: NSA phone tapping:
Gingrich: I'm not going to to defend the indefensible...
Scarborough: Be afraid, be very afraid...
Yay.
sarameg - May 12, 2006 6:16:16 am PDT #6926 of 10002
I can't remember if I closed my bedroom sliding glass door. And there are supposed to be thunderstorms this afternoon.
Oops.
I don't think there is anything over there that would be damaged....
tommyrot - May 12, 2006 6:24:51 am PDT #6927 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.
ION, Friday Cephalopod: Chordates beware!
Poor chordate. But then again, a cephalopod's gotta eat....
sarameg - May 12, 2006 6:25:54 am PDT #6928 of 10002
There was a quote from a dumbass college student in this morning's paper ("I just don't believe in the right to privacy in this country," in context meaning he doesn't consider it a defensible right.) I wish I was evil enough to call him up and scream Ben Franklinisms at him.
Theodosia - May 12, 2006 6:36:15 am PDT #6929 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jon Stewart had one of the more prominent neo-con thinktankers last night who was very down on Bush and what he's done.
Theodosia - May 12, 2006 6:39:27 am PDT #6930 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
sarameg -- what would be really evil is to break into his house and leave a note for him.
I was surprised to find out that investigations of possible terrorists can involve "sneak and peek" warrants, where they search your house while you're out and never tell you about it -- until, possibly, you're arrested.
I mean, seriously -- they don't even leave a note. So if they don't find anything to charge you with, you might think you've been burglarized by a particularly stupid burglar who just moved your stuff around a little and went through your drawers and files.
Trudy Booth - May 12, 2006 6:48:43 am PDT #6931 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
I'm kinda surprised that most Americans approve of the government examining their phone records.
Americans by nearly a 2-1 ratio call the surveillance of telephone records an acceptable way for the federal government to investigate possible terrorist threats, expressing broad unconcern even if their own calling patterns are scrutinized.
Sure... but they mostly called people they knew would like it.
§ ita § - May 12, 2006 6:50:14 am PDT #6932 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
you might think you've been burglarized by a particularly stupid burglar who just moved your stuff around a little and went through your drawers and files.
What happens when you report it to the police? Do they know to not investigate?
Strega - May 12, 2006 7:17:51 am PDT #6933 of 10002
I forgot all about Survivor until 8:57, so yay for the recaps here. I don't think Terry's necessarily dumb at the social aspects of the game. I thought it was fascinating that he voted for Aras last week at TC -- there was no hint that he expected Aras to get booted. So was he just making sure that his vote wouldn't matter? Or is he thinking that, if he's one of the final 2, he's going to be able to say that he didn't vote out a single member of the jury? If we have the usual level of pettiness, that might make a big difference.
I love that the finale is always on Mother's Day, since my mom watches the show, too. Especially since my brother & his family don't watch it, and they keep hosting dinner on Mother's Day. They're slow learners. But I consider it payback for the time he forced me to sit through the extended edition of The Two Towers.