Fred: It's the pictures in my mind that are getting me. It's like being stuck in a really bad movie with those Clockwork Orange clampy things on my eyeballs. Wesley: Why imagine? Reality's disturbing enough.

'Shells'


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.


Daisy Jane - Nov 08, 2006 7:56:29 am PST #8608 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

I think Corwood and brenda have covered everything I was going to say.

Except...

This is a world war and not a tea party for the Yale/Harvard clique...

Uh, random LGFer? Guess the two bits of that sentance that make me bug my eyes and throw my hand up.

ETA: Dude. I expect to have missed some other huge piece of news while typing this edit. Like, I'll hit post and discover we're getting a new supreme court justice.


Jessica - Nov 08, 2006 7:56:59 am PST #8609 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld is STEPPING DOWN.

It's like we woke up in America and it's CHRISTMAS!


Aims - Nov 08, 2006 7:57:02 am PST #8610 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I just called Joe to tell him the Rummy news and his comment was:

The dark empire is slowly crumbling. Frodo made it to the Cracks of Doom after all.


shrift - Nov 08, 2006 7:57:47 am PST #8611 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I have feasted upon Pra Ram Loung Song. Coworkers and their snacks are now safe from me.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 08, 2006 7:58:17 am PST #8612 of 10001
What is even happening?

There's no web news, yet. I keep refreshing Google news.


tommyrot - Nov 08, 2006 7:58:33 am PST #8613 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.

Fox news has called Montana for the Democrats.


Vortex - Nov 08, 2006 7:58:57 am PST #8614 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I feel chills right now. seriously.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 08, 2006 8:00:24 am PST #8615 of 10001
What is even happening?

Rumsfeld snippet at top of Boston Globe site [link]

ELECTION UPDATE: Embattled Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, one of the architects of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war, has announced he will resign today. In addition, Democrat Jon Tester has defeated Republican Senator Conrad Burns in Montana, edging the Democrats closer to control of the Senate with Virginia remaining as the last undetermined election. --Developing

AP [link]


Frankenbuddha - Nov 08, 2006 8:00:48 am PST #8616 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Secretary of Defesnse Rumsfeld is STEPPING DOWN.

Somewhere Karl Rove is screaming "It was supposed to be OCTOBER 8th you IDIOT!!!!!"

So like...our batshit insane are creative self-starters.

More like motivated go-getters.


shrift - Nov 08, 2006 8:00:48 am PST #8617 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

There's no web news, yet. I keep refreshing Google news.

I just saw a post on lj, and ran back to Natter to look for sources.