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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.


tommyrot - Dec 15, 2006 9:53:39 am PST #6464 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I've had cows step on my feet, both when I was wearing steel-toed boots and not. It does make a difference.


Theodosia - Dec 15, 2006 9:57:24 am PST #6465 of 10007
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Mythbusters did a segment on whether steel-toed shoes would amputate that end of your foot if there was a sufficient shearing force. Their conclusion was that it would, but most likely the shearing force involved would be sufficient to amputate that part of your foot without a steel-toe protection. Conclusion: wear them in any situation where they might be a good idea....


Sean K - Dec 15, 2006 9:58:42 am PST #6466 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I finally got the CBS streaming play to show me all of last night's Survivor. Looks like Sunday finally sees Yul, Becky, Sundra and Ozzy having problems. But it's inevitable in the game. I think Jonathan has probably been the most pragmatic player they've had yet. Well, maybe not pragmatic -- he's made some pretty dubious decisions -- but he's one of the few players to really take the "I'm here to win this game, and I don't really take anything personally, and nobody else should take what I do personally" attitude. I think that attitude only works if more other players feel that way, but then CBS doesn't get the manufactured drama they want, or if you make smarter decisions.


§ ita § - Dec 15, 2006 10:02:32 am PST #6467 of 10007
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

ABC's streaming player took so long to get working for me...and then I realise there was no new GA. The internet sucks for me today.

Shearing with steel toed boots--was that a downward force on the toe that would take the reinforced toe and amputate the end of your foot?

I'd highly recommend them for any sort of kicking--especially if you're me and have markedly inflexible ankles and therefore have difficulty curling your toes back to present the ball of the foot as a striking surface.


Jesse - Dec 15, 2006 10:05:40 am PST #6468 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I saw some Survivor "process" spoiler info, if anyone wants it: Apparently it doesn't go down to a final two, but a final three. FYI.


Liese S. - Dec 15, 2006 10:05:58 am PST #6469 of 10007
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Is this the time when I mention that I have steel-toed moccasins? From the completely insane contradictory dress code policies for workers who went back and forth between the office and the warehouse. Because we had to be dressed up for the completely fictional customers who we never, ever saw, but in steel toes for the factory & warehouse work.

I can still climb racks in heels and a skirt.

Man, do I ever not miss that job.


brenda m - Dec 15, 2006 10:06:18 am PST #6470 of 10007
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Huh.


Sean K - Dec 15, 2006 10:07:54 am PST #6471 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I had a feeling, Jesse. Five seemed like too many going into the last episode, Sunday night. Maybe my memory from past seasons is just very fuzzy.


bon bon - Dec 15, 2006 10:12:59 am PST #6472 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I totes thought everyone knew that spoiler already! Notably you can read it from a comment Jeff made last night-- that only 3 TCs remain. And then CBS promo geniuses made it into the BIGGESTEST SURPRISE EVER EVER!


Ginger - Dec 15, 2006 10:14:09 am PST #6473 of 10007
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Power plants have grating floors. Heels get stuck in them. Guys on the floor below can look up your skirt. (This doesn't worry me unduly, but the distraction irritates their supervisors.) I had more the one supervisor who thought that I should go to plants to do research for articles while wearing a skirt, jacket and heels. That would be what I was wearing when I left the office. By the time I got to the plant, it was slacks and sensible shoes.