I am now trying to see if I can wait out my boss. Just when I haven't heard from her in a few minutes, and I think it's safe to leave, I get a phone call and/or email. See, I don't think she thinks I'm a hard worker (she'd be right, of course), so I'm trying to work later. God knows I'm not going to get in any earlier....
Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
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.
Jesse - Dec 12, 2006 12:44:44 pm PST #5825 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Strega - Dec 12, 2006 12:48:01 pm PST #5826 of 10007
Sheryl -- It's Snow White! 'Cause I just had to look it up myself, heh. It's definitely memorable.
Sparky1 - Dec 12, 2006 12:48:40 pm PST #5827 of 10007
Librarian Warlord
Now I'm trying remember which fairy tale it was that had the wicked stepmother being forced to dance at the heroine's wedding in red-hot shoes. Cheery stuff, indeed.
The original Cinderella story made the stepsisters dance in iron shoes until they were dead. The French court edited out all the good details of those evil German tales.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 12, 2006 12:48:48 pm PST #5828 of 10007
What is even happening?
Does anyone of a certain age know if Jabberwocky was shown nationally. I remember it from when I was very young, but it might have been a local show. I'm pretty sure that's where I first heard the Solomon Grundy rhyme. Oh, never mind. Wiki knows all; it was a Boston show. [link] Perhaps some of you caught the reruns, though.
When I was about five, sad songs about death were my favorites. I mean, they made me really sad to listen to, but they were still my faves. Like "My Grandfather's Clock." My favorite line was ,"And it stopped short, never to go again, when the old man died." I had a windup toy clock that played that song - loved that thing.
Oh, and "Hang Down Your Head, Tom Dooley."
I learned all those when I took guitar lessons as a little kid. I also loved them.
Aims - Dec 12, 2006 12:51:03 pm PST #5829 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.
My favorite fairy tales is Tatterhood. [link]
I refer to her as Goat Girl. I love that she carries a wooden spoon.
Aims - Dec 12, 2006 1:03:56 pm PST #5830 of 10007
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Damn.
Spirit Airlines is having sale for Jan 9 - some other date later than that that goes from LA to Kingston or MoBay for $159 each way. By my reckoning, that's cheap.
Narrator - Dec 12, 2006 1:05:27 pm PST #5831 of 10007
The evil is this way?
This is the strangest place.
I was reading about letters to Santa today. My favorite letter to Santa came from a lawyer's website:
Dear Santa: Define "good."
§ ita § - Dec 12, 2006 1:15:14 pm PST #5832 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Donkeyskin is cool if you're into noncon incest threats and stuff. Some versions I guess it's not just a threat.
Dude. It's like Dewey for fairy tales.
bon bon - Dec 12, 2006 1:22:29 pm PST #5833 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
What is it called, the thing one uses to keep books propped upright on a bookshelf? It's a totally anodyne thing but I'm writing my christmas list.
Connie Neil - Dec 12, 2006 1:25:09 pm PST #5834 of 10007
brillig
It's a bookend, on the end of the shelf.