The difference is whether "cool" is used as a verb or an adjective.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Dana - Nov 30, 2007 8:50:07 am PST #8572 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jon B. - Nov 30, 2007 8:50:29 am PST #8573 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
What JZ said. "Cool to" means it left them cold.
t edit or what Dana said.
Topic!Cindy - Nov 30, 2007 9:05:09 am PST #8574 of 10001
What is even happening?
Polter-Cow, you're not hep to being cool to things. That's bad (original meaning).
Sophia Brooks - Nov 30, 2007 9:31:37 am PST #8575 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Joss Whedon, creator of shows like Firefly and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has taken the writers' side in this dispute.
Doesn't this sentance make it sound like he is not a writer?
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2007 9:33:10 am PST #8576 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Ha, that's a weird sentence. Like he's just some pundit observing the situation, not actually affected by it.
tommyrot - Nov 30, 2007 9:37:49 am PST #8577 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or like he's Schrodinger's Joss - someone looked at him, and he was on the writer's side, but he was in an indeterminate state up till then....
Kristen - Nov 30, 2007 9:44:47 am PST #8578 of 10001
Creators are in an odd position because, yes, they're writers but they're also usually management.
Howard Rodman, who is on the WGA Board of Directors, posted his take on the latest offer, complete with the obligatory Godfather reference.
Allyson - Nov 30, 2007 9:54:01 am PST #8579 of 10001
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
OMG. This threat I just read at one of the wga blogs sounds SO MUCH like shrift: Nick Counter needs to be shot. In the face. With a hammer.
Allyson - Nov 30, 2007 9:55:09 am PST #8580 of 10001
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
duh. wrong thread.
shrift - Nov 30, 2007 10:01:39 am PST #8581 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I'm glad someone is picking up my cranky slack. Today I'm mostly all about cupcakes and razzle dazzle.