You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Trudy Booth - Oct 17, 2006 11:37:21 am PDT #4053 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

I always figured it was along the lines of "It feels like rubbing asprin directly on the ouchy-- if that actually worked."

But Grape Nuts are beyond me.


P.M. Marc - Oct 17, 2006 11:41:19 am PDT #4054 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

I always figured it was along the lines of "It feels like rubbing asprin directly on the ouchy-- if that actually worked."

Well, it's a salicylate, so it's in the same sort of general *family* as aspirin.


Jesse - Oct 17, 2006 11:46:23 am PDT #4055 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

And actually, when I typed that, I was really thinking about AsperGUM, which my grandmother used to give me when I had a headache.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 17, 2006 11:51:36 am PDT #4056 of 10001
What is even happening?

Aspergum has aspirin in it, I think. It had that twang.

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Jesse - Oct 17, 2006 11:53:50 am PDT #4057 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

A-HA! Man, my childhood memories are very confused.


Topic!Cindy - Oct 17, 2006 11:54:20 am PDT #4058 of 10001
What is even happening?

That's because they had you so drugged up.


Jesse - Oct 17, 2006 11:55:04 am PDT #4059 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Apparently.


tommyrot - Oct 17, 2006 12:02:45 pm PDT #4060 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.

Happy Dictionary Day!


shrift - Oct 17, 2006 12:06:36 pm PDT #4061 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Part of my job is to do data entry in legacy software developed in 1987. I keep waiting for the screen that tells me:

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.


Vortex - Oct 17, 2006 12:20:09 pm PDT #4062 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.

awww! sniff. You know, there was a site where you could play the old school games online. I spent a lot of time playing Hitchhiker.