Wow. A Times reporter was in the private jet that was hit by a 747 (which crashed) over Brazil: [link]
It was a 737, actually. (Nit-picky, but the 737 is much smaller.)
Come on. You drop by for a cup of coffee, and the world's not ending? Please.
Connor ,'Not Fade Away'
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.
tommyrot - Oct 03, 2006 8:31:08 am PDT #1829 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.
Trudy Booth - Oct 03, 2006 8:31:52 am PDT #1830 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Mom wants "Will the Circle be Unbroken" and she wants Arlo Guthrie singing it.
Since I don't know Arlo we'll probably have to go with a recording.
Sean K - Oct 03, 2006 8:33:28 am PDT #1831 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
BLEARGH! No viewing. Viewing gross. Ew ew ew.
Some of us might want one last chance to see you.....!
Aims - Oct 03, 2006 8:36:08 am PDT #1832 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Some of us might want one last chance to see you.....!
Then you'd better get your ass to where ever I happen to be before I die.
Besides, I don't want people to remember me all pasty faced and bad make-up.
This is why no one gets to sleep over at my house.
Jesse - Oct 03, 2006 8:39:12 am PDT #1833 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Wow. A Times reporter was in the private jet that was hit by a 747 (which crashed) over Brazil:
Yikes!
My one grandfather was cremated, and we still had a funeral -- no viewing. I guess technically it was a memorial Mass. For my other grandfather, we did have a wake with his body there, and I was surprised at how much I appreciated it.
Gudanov - Oct 03, 2006 8:39:26 am PDT #1834 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
This is why no one gets to sleep over at my house.
Because you return to the grave every night? Or is it the make-up thing?
msbelle - Oct 03, 2006 8:41:46 am PDT #1835 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
ugh, I hate an open casket. disturbing for me.
ION - I AM SO FAR BEHIND AT WORK I DO NOT EVEN KNOW!
brenda m - Oct 03, 2006 8:55:04 am PDT #1836 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My sister played Ashokan Farewell at my mom's funeral and even thinking of it just wrecks me. (This: [link] if you're not familiar with it.)
I like the open casket. I mean, not like like. But it's grounding for me in a way that I think is similar to what Nilly was saying about the shroud.
Amy - Oct 03, 2006 8:57:34 am PDT #1837 of 10001
Because books.
I think the shroud would be hard to look at, but definitely grounding, too. Open caskets I find kind of disturbing because although I feel like I *need* that proof, the body is always so strange-looking. The makeup and the falsely relaxed pose always freak me out.
bon bon - Oct 03, 2006 9:00:16 am PDT #1838 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Wow. A Times reporter was in the private jet that was hit by a 747 (which crashed) over Brazil:
What freaks me out is he's their business travel columnist (mostly flying)-- I think with an experience like that I would be loath to keep writing about plane travel.