we can change that.
Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People
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.
msbelle - Oct 02, 2006 9:06:21 am PDT #1617 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Lee - Oct 02, 2006 9:07:24 am PDT #1618 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Seems like we should.
§ ita § - Oct 02, 2006 9:07:44 am PDT #1619 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Mallowmars sound scary.
Jesse - Oct 02, 2006 9:13:54 am PDT #1620 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm surprised to see in Wikipedia that 70% of Mallomars are sold in the NY metro area, since they were such a big thing in my New England childhood. My grandmother is a huge fan, and she's definitely not from New York.
In other cookie news, I just ordered four boxes of Girl Scout cookies. What is wrong with me??
Jessica - Oct 02, 2006 9:20:15 am PDT #1621 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm surprised to see in Wikipedia that 70% of Mallomars are sold in the NY metro area
I was skeptical, but the cite is from this NYTimes article (linked at the bottom of the Wikipedia page). Of course, the Times doesn't say where the stat comes from either.
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2006 9:21:49 am PDT #1622 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.
Rather gross-looking. So maybe NSFW or NSToLookAtWhileEating (although I am).
This year I decided to go the whole hog and make an entire thoracic cavity cake. The plan was for each organ to be made out of a different kind of cake and to secrete a different color of fluid when it was cut into. Previous heart cakes have bled fresh, homemade raspberry sauce. This year I made raspberry, strawberry, kiwi, mango, and blueberry sauces. Sadly, the organs didn't bleed as well as I had hoped when I cut the cake, as each organ was relatively small and couldn't hold much sauce. Also all the moving around after filling the organs made it hard to keep the sauce contained in the little cavities I hollowed out. The heart bled pretty well, but the other organ fluids weren't very dramatic. On the bright side, there were lots of leftover sauces, which were all quite delicious.
Lee - Oct 02, 2006 9:22:59 am PDT #1623 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Mallowmars sound scary.
That's okay. I'll have wee fists of fury and a cowgirl to protect me.
Jesse - Oct 02, 2006 9:25:34 am PDT #1624 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I do now remember that Times article.
This year I decided to go the whole hog and make an entire thoracic cavity cake.
HMOG.
Oh thank goodness, I just came up with a good project for my bored staff person. I hate being this kind of boss! I'm just not good enough at figuring out what work she can do.
Theodosia - Oct 02, 2006 9:28:28 am PDT #1625 of 10001
'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"
Speaking of cake bakers with entirely too much time on their hands:
Discworld Cake, which is just spectacular -- and fully edible!
tommyrot - Oct 02, 2006 9:36:58 am PDT #1626 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.
If there is to be an October Surprise, some think it might happen this Friday: [link]
Do you like October suprises? Is there a big bang coming to hit the markets? If you believe that those in the know use insider information before major events then you might be interested on the HUGE number of October 6th put options for the big indexes. Check out the concentrated puts on the Diamonds DOW Trust (DIA).
Ditto for the S&P Depository Receipts (SPY).
And the NASDAQ (QQQQ).
Even the Market Vectors Gold Miners has significant puts for October 6th.
Make no mistake - something wicked this way comes, and the smart money has already taken preventative steps.
(The above quote has lots of links, but they all require a fidelity.com login. Anyone?)
And, [link]
A put option, as explained to us many years ago by Distinguished Professor of Economics John Steed, gives a stockholder the right to unload his shares at a specified price within a specified time; it is, in cruder terms, a bet that the value of the stock is about to plummet.