Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Nutty - Sep 21, 2006 6:21:22 am PDT #9439 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Don't you know? Justice IS Security. Cause it's not like Justice is that concerned about the spirit of the law.

I have a lot of tech knowledge in my life and regrettably no boobs.

So, if he did have boobs, he would sit at home all day and feel himself up? Do you think he would feel erquired to pay himself for this service?


Sean K - Sep 21, 2006 6:23:34 am PDT #9440 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

So, if he did have boobs, he would sit at home all day and feel himself up?

That's all John Crichton wanted to do when he finally got a pair of his own....


Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2006 6:26:32 am PDT #9441 of 10001
brillig

That African princess grew up in a town very near where I grew up, and being a black person on the rural West Virginia-Pennsylvania border would be an adventure I wouldn't wish on anyone. Kudos to her folks for being of a nobler sort.


tommyrot - Sep 21, 2006 6:28:03 am PDT #9442 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.

It was either Bevis or Butthead who said, "If I had boobs like that, I'd never leave the house."

(Or it's possible I'm conflating the quote with something else.)


tommyrot - Sep 21, 2006 6:35:40 am PDT #9443 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.

Remember the face on Mars? Turns out that from other angles it doesn't really look like a face....

Story: [link]

A strong myth developed, holding that the Face was an artificial structure built by some ancient civilization. Surrounding pyramids—also just interesting-looking massifs—fueled the myth. Last year, a study helped explain why: People see faces that aren't there—on Mars or in clouds—because we have "over-learned" to recognize the human face.


§ ita § - Sep 21, 2006 7:07:38 am PDT #9444 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Do you think he would feel erquired to pay himself for this service?

There's a good chance he's owed that--I'm betting he already fixes his own computer issues.

Humans? Over-recognising the human face? Now there's a shocker.


Frankenbuddha - Sep 21, 2006 7:10:21 am PDT #9445 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It was either Bevis or Butthead who said, "If I had boobs like that, I'd never leave the house."

(Or it's possible I'm conflating the quote with something else.)

It's possible, as I DEFINITELY remember them making a comment like that wrt a (Marilyn Manson?) vidoe where they showed a stop-motion arm going up and down at high-speed, and how "If I could do that, I'd never leave the house." However, I wouldn't put it past Mike Judge to re-use a joke that good though.


tommyrot - Sep 21, 2006 7:15:27 am PDT #9446 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.

Yeah. Maybe the boobs quote was "...I'd spend the whole day in front of the mirror."


Allyson - Sep 21, 2006 7:22:04 am PDT #9447 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

Sometimes I wish I could borrow ita's ability for cool reason sans my rage. I realized I can't make a rational argument about gender differences/scientific abilities/math/Larry Summers without going to a rage place. It's no good for debate.


shrift - Sep 21, 2006 7:23:28 am PDT #9448 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I'm becoming convinced that I never should have quit my soul-sucking job to move to Chicago, because apparently, no one wants to hire me here.