And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American

Discussion of episodes currently airing in Un-American locations (anything that's aired in Australia is fair game), as well as anything else the Un-Americans feel like talking about or we feel like asking them. Please use the show discussion threads for any current-season discussion.

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amych - Apr 14, 2003 9:02:35 am PDT #3504 of 9843
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

evil jimi, I just edited your post to close the t font tags. You may want to use the "s" quickedit for whitefont (details in the link above the posting box) since it makes it impossible to leave the tag unclosed.


evil jimi - Apr 14, 2003 9:05:57 am PDT #3505 of 9843
Lurching from one disaster to the next.

amych ... I went and edited myself. Technically, I didn't actually leave the tag open. I just closed it with the wrong close-tag. ;)


Zoe Ann - Apr 14, 2003 9:07:17 am PDT #3506 of 9843
Mathair & Athair beo.

Evil jimi, you know Piper can blow up evil people without even trying so why bother?


Madrigal Costello - Apr 14, 2003 9:08:13 am PDT #3507 of 9843
It's a remora, dimwit.

Piper Laurie can do that? I just thought she excelled in being a generally evil redhead.


meara - Apr 14, 2003 9:08:49 am PDT #3508 of 9843

Although I understand the Underground itself is shite these days

Really? Howso?

In DC, they keep talking about a theoretical "purple line" (all our lines are by color), that would connect the outer edges of the other lines together. But I think it'll never get built.


Jim - Apr 14, 2003 9:09:19 am PDT #3509 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Ah - that's why my post was whited-out.

And Zoe, do you live in Edinburgh? I like the town, even if it does smell of weetabix.


Angus G - Apr 14, 2003 9:10:20 am PDT #3510 of 9843
Roguish Laird

I hate to dump on Sydney (NB that's obviously not true), but: is it just me, or does Sydney have the most weird-looking and confusing rail map in the world? Whenever I'm there it takes me endless trial and error to figure out which line I'm actually supposed to be catching. It also doesn't help that what's called, say, the "Inner West line" on the map will be called something totally different on platform signs!


Jim - Apr 14, 2003 9:11:03 am PDT #3511 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Really? Howso?

Meara - it's underfunded, and has significant capacity issues. Bear in mind, it's a Victorian system that's been hacked for over a century to keep up with demand, and it's getting harder and harder.


Julie - Apr 14, 2003 9:12:09 am PDT #3512 of 9843

Thanks for the shinola, Nutty!

I hate the PO. But the only other option is to weigh stuff yourself.

In Australia we don't even have this option anymore. Well, not for packages. Everything that leaves the country goes with a great big "ID provided" stamp and your driver's licence number (or similar). Frustrationpalooza.

Oz (Australia, not the prison or the Werewolf or the magical Land) is even behind the UK, in Buffy as in most other aspects of civilisation.

Well yes, and no. As I understand it, it's only showing on paytelevision in the UK at the moment, right? And it won't be on free-to-air for a while? So at least Australia has that going for them.

or possibly just "what Angus said"

Also, because this has just occurred to me, I never say, nor write, Oz. Yet foreigners appear to do this all the time. I wonder why this is?

erm.. also, also, don't mind me. I'll be over in the "working, really" corner with Fay.


Jim - Apr 14, 2003 9:13:49 am PDT #3513 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Because Australia is too sodding long to type!

And yes - free-to-air UK TV is half-way through s6, IIRC.