Bendy fire-stick!
I saw those! I. Was. In. Awe.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
amych - Aug 10, 2006 6:01:24 pm PDT #1960 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Liese S. - Aug 10, 2006 6:03:24 pm PDT #1961 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Bendy fire-stick!
Hey! That's a good idea! We almost bought this insanely expensive lighter with this giant long bendable bit from a plumber's supply store, because our water heater is ridiculously difficult to light. But we didn't. Because we're lazy.
Ginger - Aug 10, 2006 6:10:39 pm PDT #1962 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's a monster boiler for 40+ units with locks I don't have keys to.
That does sound like it has too much potential for BOOM.
DebetEsse - Aug 10, 2006 6:29:09 pm PDT #1963 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Stephen's on the Daily Show! This is the best episode ever! (see also: tag line) And! he put Jon ON NOTICE!
msbelle - Aug 10, 2006 6:43:13 pm PDT #1964 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
any parents about? trying to guage average heights for 5-6 year olds.
4 ft?
Rick - Aug 10, 2006 6:47:26 pm PDT #1965 of 10001
any parents about? trying to guage average heights for 5-6 year olds.
Not a parent, but you can get the CDC data lots of places. I think here:
§ ita § - Aug 10, 2006 6:48:48 pm PDT #1966 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm here now, Allyson. What was the question, precisely?
msbelle - Aug 10, 2006 6:54:58 pm PDT #1967 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
thanks Rick.
ita, I think the question was: "why are you a cheeky monkey?"
Allyson - Aug 10, 2006 6:59:04 pm PDT #1968 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
I was arguing with Fury. He was pro-caveman, his reasoning that brute animal force/strength coming at an astronaut at full caveman speed is always gonna win, that there's no time for ingenuity/weapon building and such.
But I'm thinking most astronauts are ex-military, and therefore trained in hand-to-hand combat. Which leads me to this question: In a fight, does skill beat strength? I mean, I'm a 4'10 woman, if I'm, say, a black belt in Krav Maga, and I'm attacked by a 6'2 man in good shape who has no fight skills, what are my chances?
§ ita § - Aug 10, 2006 7:06:31 pm PDT #1969 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Skill can definitely beat strength. Skill and speed? Wonderful combination. The strong man can only hurt what he hits.
Now, strength often means you can take hits better, but skill means you can give hits out of proportion to your size, by dint of sheer technique. Plus, you know precisely where to hit.
Marcus is one of the smallest instructors at the centre. He's 5'5, 140lbs. He can beat just about everyone there. He's fast, he has good eyes, and he's got skill up the wazoo. Junior's one of the smallest guys there too--5'7, 135. He can't beat Marcus, but he's a force to be reckoned with--he's fast, learns quick, and is bugfuck crazy. Sure, we have our 200lb+ behemoths to be reckoned with--but they have skill too, which is what makes them super scary.