I worked with a woman who sent her mother flowers every year on her own birthday--to thank her for a job well done. I thought it was a cute gesture.
Wesley: And how does your kind define love? Demon: Same as all bodies. Same as everywheres. Love is sacrifice.
'The Girl in Question'
Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial
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.
Cashmere - Nov 30, 2006 8:01:49 am PST #3778 of 10007
Now tagless for your comfort.
amych - Nov 30, 2006 8:03:37 am PST #3779 of 10007
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
(And because I'm a snob about such things, I'd recommend buying the individual books instead of the one-volume version, because the one-volume version has smaller pages and the art is better in the original size.)
This is true, and yet, after the colorizing fiasco, I about wept with joy to see the one-volume come back.
sarameg - Nov 30, 2006 8:03:49 am PST #3780 of 10007
Mostly because the other earnest anti-drug campaigns make me want to go on a bender, and I think alligators could only improve the situation.
A smoking scene on tv/film will not make me crave a cigarette. A lecture or ad on the devil tobacco? Being stuck in a non-smoking environment (like an airport?) Want. Now.
So contrary.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2006 8:06:54 am PST #3781 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
the colorizing fiasco
Oh gack, I'd forgotten about that -- shrunken black & white is definitely better than colorized!
megan walker - Nov 30, 2006 8:08:36 am PST #3782 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'd recommend buying the individual books instead of the one-volume version, because the one-volume version has smaller pages and the art is better in the original size.)
Thanks Jess, good advice. His Tintins were also bound in volumes and my nephew did prefer looking at mine (but mine are in French so that was a bit problematic).
Trudy Booth - Nov 30, 2006 8:08:54 am PST #3783 of 10007
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
Heh. There was an article in the Times the other day - apprarently that is precisely the effect of the anti-teen-smoking ad blitzes. Though they did not mention alligators.
I don't know about teenagers, but those The Truth ads make me want to START smoking because they are so sanctimonious.
megan walker - Nov 30, 2006 8:09:37 am PST #3784 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
And looking at the series at Amazon, I guess I now know where E's pseud comes from!
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 30, 2006 8:10:03 am PST #3785 of 10007
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
They make me want to inject the mouthy teens in the ads with tobacco so they'll start smoking and get lung cancer.
Tom Scola - Nov 30, 2006 8:10:18 am PST #3786 of 10007
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Scholastic is also putting out a full-color version of Bone. They've only put out the first few volumes so far, though.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2006 8:11:19 am PST #3787 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
See Amych's point above, Megan -- I'd forgotten that the current individual editions out now are colorized (the original series was done in black & white).