I think I first learned about Tunguska during the period in my teens when I became obsessed with Charles Fort.
Saffron: You just had a better hand of cards this time. Mal: It ain't a hand of cards. It's called a life.
'Trash'
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.
Ginger - Jan 24, 2007 12:13:07 pm PST #5570 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2007 12:15:06 pm PST #5571 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.
I think I first learned about Tunguska during the period in my teens when I became obsessed with Charles Fort.
You know, the last time we talked about Tunguska someone brought up Charles Fort.
DavidS - Jan 24, 2007 12:15:09 pm PST #5572 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
with Charles Fort
See, I didn't even know he was the etymological root of Fortrean.
You know, the last time we talked about Tunguska someone brought up Charles Fort.
Clearly I was skimming that day. Maybe it was interlarded with cute cat pictures.
Sweet! There's a convenient wikipedia entry on Anomalous Phenomena.
Gudanov - Jan 24, 2007 12:15:25 pm PST #5573 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
I know about Tunguska, but I have no clue about Golden Globe events.
§ ita § - Jan 24, 2007 12:16:25 pm PST #5574 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I made my calls. Neither of them answered. All that sucking up of my will for nothing!
Okay, ten or so minutes later, I'm going to call both of them again, and even maybe leave messages.
Where is the Job Fairy when you need her?
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2007 12:16:41 pm PST #5575 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.
It must be so cool to be the etymological root of something.
Assuming you're still alive when it happens.
I suppose we could ask Nilly how she feels about it....
Jesse - Jan 24, 2007 12:17:06 pm PST #5576 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I've never heard of Tunguska either.
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2007 12:17:27 pm PST #5577 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.
Where is the Job Fairy when you need her?
Smoking crack in some back alley.
Aims - Jan 24, 2007 12:17:41 pm PST #5578 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Where is the Job Fairy when you need her?
points to Isaiah Washington
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2007 12:18:26 pm PST #5579 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.
I've never heard of Tunguska either.
I think it was very obscure until the X-Files mention. And then with the internet....