New pick-up line: "Hey, want to go somewhere and stop the jihad?"
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.
erikaj - May 15, 2006 9:26:16 am PDT #7393 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
le nubian - May 15, 2006 9:45:07 am PDT #7394 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
From cnn.com: (this gets the "no duh" award - at least the first sentence)...
Presidential adviser Karl Rove blamed the war in Iraq on Monday for dragging down President Bush's job approval ratings in public opinion polls. "People like this president," Rove said. "They're just sour right now on the war."
Burrell - May 15, 2006 9:50:31 am PDT #7395 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yes. My wee liberal army is nearly ready.
Hey, you bring all our wee ones together and it might work.
But seriously? I'm thinking the time has come for the new liberal militia. My theory is that conservatives won't take liberal concerns seriously until liberals have as much firepower as they have. And I know lots of lefties who own guns and are able to use them responsibly. (Okay, so I'm not one of them, but I'd be willing to go to a shooting range and learn how to handle one.)
Theodosia - May 15, 2006 9:52:26 am PDT #7396 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"
Dry ground has reappeared in the basement, and I feel like Noah seeing a dove carrying a twig in its beak. Still a long way to go, but hopeful-ish.
le nubian - May 15, 2006 9:57:36 am PDT #7397 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
My basement flooded a couple of years ago...I got a space heater and a dehumidifier to dry out the basement after I sucked all the water out. It took me hours to get all the water up, btw.
Jessica - May 15, 2006 9:59:30 am PDT #7398 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Presidential adviser Karl Rove blamed the war in Iraq on Monday for dragging down President Bush's job approval ratings in public opinion polls.
Stoopid war, making our Dear Leader look bad...
Steph L. - May 15, 2006 10:01:57 am PDT #7399 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Stoopid war, making our Dear Leader look bad...
Britain prevails, Leader.
Theodosia - May 15, 2006 10:05:03 am PDT #7400 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"
I've probably spent at least three hours of doing nothing but sucking up the water as full as the vac will take, dumping it into the sink, and repeat. But at least I can listen to NPR shows on my iPod, and contemplate how much I want to spend on an automated sump pump.
le nubian - May 15, 2006 10:08:07 am PDT #7401 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I got a new sump pump (mine failed - thus the basement problem) and while it is working diligently, apparently there is no way of knowing when the damn thing will fail again. I will probably replace it as a matter of course later this year (they only have 1 year warranties) but if the electricity goes out for a long period of time, I will still be screwed. So I am investigating a power backup for it.
sarameg - May 15, 2006 10:09:31 am PDT #7402 of 10002
as full as the vac will take, dumping it into the sink, and repeat.
Some w/d vacs can be set up to expel the water through a garden hose. At this point even if yours can, probably of little comfort, but you might check.