This solved my boredom for about three minutes.
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.
Allyson - Oct 04, 2006 10:03:17 am PDT #2037 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
Kathy A - Oct 04, 2006 10:05:26 am PDT #2038 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
This is scary. A teacher is fired because she took her students on an approved field trip to an art museum, where they happened to see a nude art sculpture.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2006 10:06:09 am PDT #2039 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.
A teacher is fired because she took her students on an approved field trip to an art museum, where they happened to see a nude art sculpture.
Yeah. And the parents all signed permission slips.
§ ita § - Oct 04, 2006 10:06:16 am PDT #2040 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I just AIMfought myself. And won, so it's okay.
I think I have to nap now.
Daisy Jane - Oct 04, 2006 10:06:43 am PDT #2041 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ah yes, Frisco. And L wonders why I never visit her up there.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2006 10:12:37 am PDT #2042 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.
More on the Ike deployment:
The Eisenhower had been in port at the Naval Station Norfolk for several years for refurbishing and refueling of its nuclear reactor; it had not been scheduled to depart for a new duty station until at least a month later, and possibly not till next spring. Family members, before the orders, had moved into the area and had until then expected to be with their sailor-spouses and parents in Virginia for some time yet. First word of the early dispatch of the "Ike Strike" group to the Persian Gulf region came from several angry officers on the ships involved, who contacted antiwar critics like retired Air Force Col. Sam Gardiner and complained that they were being sent to attack Iran without any order from the Congress.
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Of course, Gardiner agrees, recent ship movements and other signs of military preparedness could be simply a bluff designed to show toughness in the bargaining with Iran over its nuclear program. But with the Iranian coast reportedly armed to the teeth with Chinese Silkworm antiship missiles, and possibly even more sophisticated Russian antiship weapons, against which the Navy has little reliable defenses, it seems unlikely the Navy would risk high-value assets like aircraft carriers or cruisers with such a tactic. Nor has bluffing been a Bush MO to date.
tommyrot - Oct 04, 2006 10:26:43 am PDT #2043 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.
Gudanov - Oct 04, 2006 10:46:22 am PDT #2044 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
More Fox efforts to tar Dems with Foley
At a certain point, it becomes hard to dismiss it as a mistake.
Also, Royals, not the worst team in baseball. Next year I'm hoping for less than 100 losses.
Jesse - Oct 04, 2006 10:55:38 am PDT #2045 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I've gotten some stuff done today, and I'm not sure what to do next, so I think I'm done with working. Maybe I can do some organizing or something, but my brain is done.
Lee - Oct 04, 2006 10:59:08 am PDT #2046 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Poor Jesse's brain.