Wash: Little River just gets more colorful by the moment. What'll she do next? Zoe: Either blow us all up or rub soup in our hair. It's a toss-up. Wash: I hope she does the soup thing. It's always a hoot, and we don't all die from it.

'Objects In Space'


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.


Sean K - Dec 27, 2006 9:28:39 am PST #8239 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

And why is it that most scofflaws are of the parking ticket variety?

Well, especially in San Francisco, parking just sucks far beyond the telling of it, and it's almost impossible to live there without getting a parking ticket.

In SF, parking scofflaws are usually just refered to as "residents."

Been spending the long weekend in front of the Discovery Channel, Sean?

Yes. There has been jack else on the last few days.


tommyrot - Dec 27, 2006 9:28:43 am PST #8240 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.

Been spending the long weekend in front of the Discovery Channel, Sean?

He's going through Shark Week withdrawl....


Daisy Jane - Dec 27, 2006 9:28:59 am PST #8241 of 10007
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Kergistan, is how it's pronounced, I think.

Dear client,

I do not know what to tell you when you call and say, "Someone told me to call this number." I do not know with whom you wish to speak or what service you need. Also, this number rings to everyone's office. Please, in the future, listen to the message someone so thoughtfully left for you (and no, I don't believe you that they didn't leave one) and then call when you know who and why you are calling.

Thank you, Admin.

PS That's Admin NOT A FUCKING RECEPTIONIST!


Jesse - Dec 27, 2006 9:31:17 am PST #8242 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I do not know what to tell you when you call and say, "Someone told me to call this number."

Ah, this reminds me of when I was a receptionist back in the heyday of pagers. "Someone paged me." Um, do you have any idea who? "No. They called from this number." Yeah, sorry, this is the number for a hundred people. No clue? "Who paged me?"


Jesse - Dec 27, 2006 9:46:56 am PST #8243 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Question: what do you call a long opiniony piece from the NYTimes magazine? Not an article, right? Because it's not news? "Piece" is the other thing I can think of, but that sounds weird to me.


erikaj - Dec 27, 2006 9:51:19 am PST #8244 of 10007
Always Anti-fascist!

op-ed

commentary


Sean K - Dec 27, 2006 9:51:46 am PST #8245 of 10007
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

A feature article, maybe?


Sue - Dec 27, 2006 9:53:08 am PST #8246 of 10007
hip deep in pie

Essay? Critical Essay? Personal Essay?


Jesse - Dec 27, 2006 9:55:20 am PST #8247 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Thanks, y'all.


Theodosia - Dec 27, 2006 9:56:23 am PST #8248 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"

Jesse, how about "column"?