it's not a Big Moment thing that requires the 'big' score/sound
Good thought, but they do often use music in place of a swoosh, roar, or whatever.
Raise your hand if 'ew.'
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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Jon B. - Dec 05, 2002 9:44:29 am PST #718 of 9843
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Hayden - Dec 05, 2002 2:19:49 pm PST #719 of 9843
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Hayden! We're good. B. is going through a very cute phase again. The only problem is that his sleep patterns are a bit random at the moment. Mostly he's waking up early (way too early, if you ask me - between 5 and 6am). Then yesterday he slept through until 8:30. Go figure. Anyway, I'm a wee bit tired these days.
Glad to hear Benno's good! Hope his sleep patterns regularize themselves out soon.
Trudy Booth - Dec 05, 2002 3:16:46 pm PST #720 of 9843
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Nilly, it's nice to see a science-head with a really poetic soul.
John H - Dec 05, 2002 4:03:43 pm PST #721 of 9843
I think the No Sound In Space thing was at its worst in Independence Day when not only did the spaceships make lots of noise going past the moon, but the noise and vibration is so loud that it vibrates the dust on the moon.
Three minutes into the movie and I'm already yelling at the screen.
Jim - Dec 06, 2002 2:55:30 am PST #722 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Yes, but it was a fantastic sight gag.
Noumenon - Dec 06, 2002 8:36:34 pm PST #723 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti
Dave Barry's gift guide this year reviews a Nature's Platform Toilet Squatting Device that lets you convert a Western-style sit-down toilet seat to allow a more-natural squatting position. I've been wondering about this ever since I learned about it. I know men's urinary systems weaken and allow backups if they use bedpans too long instead of standing up, so sit-down toilets could well cause problems too. Have any unamericans had experience with the squatting style they want to share? John H, do they use that kind in Vietnam, or are they going porcelain?
DavidS - Dec 07, 2002 12:39:01 am PST #724 of 9843
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Holy FUCK was that a good episode of Firefly. This show is flying so high and hard now - it'll be a damn shame if they can't keep it going.
John H - Dec 07, 2002 1:45:40 am PST #725 of 9843
John H, do they use that kind in Vietnam, or are they going porcelain?
This is not the kind of thing we reserved british people like to go into detail over, but my vietnamese family have a squatting type toilet, yes. The other type were only found in "western-style" establishments like a Troung Nguyen or "vietnamese starbucks" outlet.
You get used to it.
Jim - Dec 07, 2002 7:48:27 am PST #726 of 9843
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
I don't mind squat toilets as long as they're cleanish. I remember when I first went to SE Asia I hated the idea for about the first 2 weeks until I learned to read while squatting with a torch in my mouth - a basic travelling life skill.
Burrell - Dec 07, 2002 11:39:12 am PST #727 of 9843
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I didn't find the squat toilets a big adjustment. In fact, given the lowered sanitary levels I was happy to have as much space as possible between the toilet & my precious bits. Then again, not male. (Er, not that men feel differently about sanitation, but rather that I wasn't likely to worry about undue effects on my prostate!)