Nutty summing up Melian the Maia, and why Thingol remained a grey elf:

there was Elwe/Thingol, who said, "Look! A hot sexy Maiar mama! Shiny!" And he sort of spaced out on leading his people west.

Lori: I used to date a guy whose last name was Man, and his dad was a professor. Calling the dad "Dr. Man" was a lot less cringeworthy than calling him "Mr. Man".

Billytea: You dated the son of Man?

Lori: Yep. He wasn't all that.

meara: Well, and no wonder she's a dyke now--if the son of Man doesn't cut it, who will?

Angus, on skipping posts, in Natter: I skip and skim like an undergraduate with an essay to write on War and Peace tomorrow morning, and have never considered myself other than a true Buffista. It's funny cause it's true, Angus.The War and Peace part, anyway.

billytea in Bitches. Context? I laugh at context.

Yeah, I've always had a trouble with the adventurous cuisine. I'm really more likely to go for your common or garden variety cannibalism.

Schmoker:

Now I really am the insane bobblehead nitpicker. I should never have left lurkerdom.

Two unrelated bits from Firefly, non-spoilery:

Madrigal:

I got the impression that one was supposed to think that space ships were being designed similarly to boats so that the crews, long used to boats, would be more comfortable on them. It was also why design varied so much between races - Borgs liked minimalist cubes, Klingons liked dark dank holes and the Federation was into replicating the look of a dermatologist's waiting room.

EpicTangent:

I see your points (most of them), but they don't glare with me. But then I am the Queen of Suspending Disbelief (Let all lesser Disbelief- Suspenders bow down before me!).

excerpts from little bam bam's maiden voyage in Firefly, after news broke that UPN has passed on the show...

and i'll watch anything that tim minear wants to write, 'cause he can write an ep that's like a tight nasty slider leaving you standing at the plate with the bat in your hands going "what the fuck was that?"

and from later on, in the same post...

oh, and, gina torres? i watched cleopatra 2525. that shameful admission should point the way to where my loyalties are.

it feels like U-Day.

i'll probably find a bar. which is not totally different than what i would've been doing otherwise.

Madrigal: But when they switched the setting of Barney to the school playground and offed the adults, they removed anything that wasn't so mind-numbing it'd turn a toddler on to crack.

Dana: I'd kinda like to see that episode. "Barney's Bloodbath."

Deena, loving the Bitches (and will you believe me if I disclaim that I'm not just COMMing this because... oh, never mind. It's funny.):

Okay, now I want to be Jilli, with a side of fay, a dash of trudy, a soupcon of am, a pinch of lizard...

oh heck, let's just whip up a bitch batch and slather it on me!

Am-Chau, in bitches:

Imported Bitches: '100% Bitch, Made in England. Tiara extra.'

And the manual that comes with them, badly translated: "You are proud owner of Bitch, model 567493. Please treat with care, do not insult gender to face. Two hours with Spike needed every day- do not disturb during this time. We are not responsible if you are rude and they kill you. Thank you for your purchase."