Spike: Ladies. Come on in. Plenty of blood in the fridge, don't be shy. Dawn: You mean like, real blood? Spike: What do you think? Dawn: Mostly I think, 'Eew!'

'Potential'


The Crying of Natter 49  

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.


Beverly - Jan 19, 2007 8:02:29 am PST #4308 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Corn, or maize to be specific, like most things, is not itself evil. Evil things like to hide in it, though. And the corn lobby is evil, because they've managed to get USFD approval to add corn products to just about everything known to man that can be purchased in a store. Plus the evil chemical tweaking of ordinary, healthful corn syrup to make it a nasty, addictive and nutritionally detrimental component of prepared foods from baby foods to power bars.


megan walker - Jan 19, 2007 8:04:17 am PST #4309 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I honestly have that/which confusion issues.

If you can't put a comma in front of which, it should probably be that.


shrift - Jan 19, 2007 8:07:16 am PST #4310 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Better evil corn than evil clowns.


Hil R. - Jan 19, 2007 8:07:34 am PST #4311 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

"That" is used for identifying information. "Which" is for giving additional information. So, "The dog that I got from Mike is playing in the yard," makes it clear that you're talking about the dog from Mike, rather than any other dog. "The dog, which I got from Mike, is playing in the yard," says that there's a dog playing in they yard, and adds the additional bit of information that this dog happened to be given to you by Mike.


Consuela - Jan 19, 2007 8:08:12 am PST #4312 of 10001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Really? Because I haven't found much.

Well, not a lot. But some. Mostly Dean/OMC, with the occasional hit of Sam/OMC from the Stanford days. Stele3's 1300 Days has a bunch of Dean slash. I disagree with her John characterization, but that's a great story sequence anyway.

I've also seen a bit of Dean-as-rentboy around the internets. And Hossgal's got a link to a Dean/Gordon thing on her recs list, which almost works.


tommyrot - Jan 19, 2007 8:08:21 am PST #4313 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

If you get pasteurized milk that is grass instead of grain fed, the levels of CLA and beneficial fats are higher.

Oh. Well our cows ate mostly grass. With some corn and oats.

(plus the occasional model rocket that got lost in the hayfield and chopped up with the rest of the hay...)


DavidS - Jan 19, 2007 8:08:30 am PST #4314 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Dr. Grammar on "That or Which" (I'm certain this will cause argument)

That or Which?
According to The Grammar Bible,
"That refers to people, animals, or things.
The woman that witnessed the shooting will testify tomorrow.
The camel that carried us through the desert has died.
The explorers found the cave that hid the treasure for so many years.
Which refers to animals and things, never to people.
The dog which tipped over my garbage can needs a shorter leash.
The crowd cheered as the plane which had flown around the world landed (Strumpf 198).
Common Errors in English argues that "there is little evidence that this distinction is or has ever been regularly made in past centuries by careful writers of English. However, a small but impassioned group of authorities has urged the distinction; so here is the information you will need to pacify them.
If you are defining something by distinguishing it from a larger class of which it is a member, use 'that': 'I chose the lettuce that had the fewest wilted leaves.' When the general class is not being limited or defined in some way, then 'which' is appropriate: 'He made an iceberg lettuce Caesar salad, which didn't taste right'" (Brian 61-62).

Further debate on That versus Which (supporting Megan and Hil)

I will note that it seems to be an issue of high level quibbling.

"According to the more quibbling self-styled grammar experts, that is restrictive, while which is not."


Polter-Cow - Jan 19, 2007 8:09:51 am PST #4315 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

No, it truly doesn't. It's awesome. Have you had it?

Okay, maybe I've only had raw buffalo milk, which tastes gross.

If you can't put a comma in front of which, it should probably be that.

Just leave out the "probably." This has become one of my pet peeves ever since I was taught the difference.

"That" is used for identifying information. "Which" is for giving additional information. So, "The dog that I got from Mike is playing in the yard," makes it clear that you're talking about the dog from Mike, rather than any other dog. "The dog, which I got from Mike, is playing in the yard," says that there's a dog playing in they yard, and adds the additional bit of information that this dog happened to be given to you by Mike.

And notice the comma.

Dr. Grammar on "That or Which" (I'm certain this will cause argument)

Dr. Grammar should lose his license.


Hil R. - Jan 19, 2007 8:10:50 am PST #4316 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Which refers to animals and things, never to people.

Right. Because in the case where you'd use "which" to refer to an animal or thing, you'd use "who" to refer to a person. That's not a which/that distiction.


Jessica - Jan 19, 2007 8:12:00 am PST #4317 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

(I'm certain this will cause argument)

We had this exact argument on WX. It was long and unpleasant. Blood may have been spilled. Let us never speak of it again.