I'm really glad I was no longer living at home when they named the dog Goober.
Question: Will hiding in a cavern with stockpiled chocolate goods be any part of this plan?
Xander ,'Get It Done'
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.
sarameg - Jan 03, 2007 5:47:40 am PST #9564 of 10007
Theodosia - Jan 03, 2007 5:49:05 am PST #9565 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"
My mother regularly runs through the names of all the female relatives for the past 60 years, and occasionally adds in the names of pets. At least they're female cats.
Connie Neil - Jan 03, 2007 5:52:02 am PST #9566 of 10007
brillig
I can't look at any more of the pictures of the bees
Wrod. I was hoping the guy would set himself on fire--or have that trailer hitch fall on his head.
"OMG they're neer the chilrdern!" Please, tell the kids that the bees have better things to do than both them and that they'll be gone as soon as they're done.
Hubby and I once cured a girl of Mom-injected bee-terror by the simple explanation of "the bee is looking for food, you are not bee food. As soon is it realizes you are not bee food, it will be off somewhere else." The girl sat still for five minutes instead of flailing around, the bee went about its business, and she was so proud of herself. She immediately went to tell her mom that she wasn't scared of bees anymore, and Mom immediately began flipping out "Bees! OMG Bees!" Idiot.
brenda m - Jan 03, 2007 5:52:14 am PST #9567 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
Reasons to love the Metro section: reports like this one about an ordinary man in the city who jumped off the platform in front of an ongoing train to rescue a guy he didn't know. Yay people!
I saw that this morning. Did you see what he actually did? He realized he couldn't drag the guy up to the platform in time so he lay on top of him and pinned him down while the train went over them. By like inches.
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2007 5:53:43 am PST #9568 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.
Did you see what he actually did? He realized he couldn't drag the guy up to the platform in time so he lay on top of him and pinned him down while the train went over them. By like inches.
Yikes!
Well, at least there were no bees nearby.
Dana - Jan 03, 2007 5:55:34 am PST #9569 of 10007
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Hey, tommy, can I ask you a car question? You're all knowledgeable and stuff, right?
megan walker - Jan 03, 2007 5:56:26 am PST #9570 of 10007
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I saw that this morning. Did you see what he actually did? He realized he couldn't drag the guy up to the platform in time so he lay on top of him and pinned him down while the train went over them. By like inches.That's why I'm glad I read the link, because I would never have thought of that. Amazing.
tommyrot - Jan 03, 2007 5:57:17 am PST #9571 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.
Hey, tommy, can I ask you a car question?
Sure.
You're all knowledgeable and stuff, right?
Pretty much. Or else I can ask my boss, who knows a ton of stuff....
ChiKat - Jan 03, 2007 5:58:53 am PST #9572 of 10007
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Happy Birthday, shrift!!
And, congrats to Kat and Lori!!! That is so exciting!
Dana - Jan 03, 2007 6:00:50 am PST #9573 of 10007
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
My car has started displaying the following symptoms:
1) A high-pitched whine coming from the area of the dashboard (which is really fricking annoying)
2) Last night, while running a fairly high load on the electrical system (headlights, interior lights, heater, and tape player), I noticed the whole thing flickering. The lights would dim a little, the engine sounded like it dipped a little, and the whine lessened for a second. This happened several times.
I have a warranty on it, and I'm going to take it to the dealership. My regular mechanic says it sounds like something's going on with the alternator. That makes sense, right? Could a problem with the alternator be causing that really annoying whine? (The one coming from the car, not the one from me.)