Angus in Music:

Question for the Americans: in Sisqo's "Thong Song", there's a bit that goes:

She had dumps like a truck, truck, truck

Thighs like what? What? What?

Baby, move your butt, butt, butt

I think I'll sing it again (...etc.)

My question is, what are "dumps," and why is it desirable for them to be trucklike? Because the only association I can bring to mind is taking a dump, and that would be an...unusual choice of image, particularly for a song dedicated to an underwear fetish.

(The most sublime and uplifting song about women's underwear ever, btw. Well, can you think of a rival?)

Trudy: Could you grow a penis?

erikaj: Now, Trudy, I love my friends. Would do anything for them, but that's a little much. And I'm afraid you'd be disappointed anyway...I'm just thinking how long it took me to get my digital camera to work. A new body part's got to take at least that long to master, right?

ita, in Natter:

Mr. Rogers' voice creeped me out. I don't like to be soothed.

BHP, in Natter:

Lunch. Now. Started saying was going to lunch now half an hour ago!

Arrgh. Must buy helping verbs. Also personal pronouns. Perhaps in feminine hygiene section?

Betsy, I can set you up with some copula verbs, cheap!

natter: copula verbs sound like fun

John H, in Natter:

When I say I love Singapore, I mean I really love it, by the way. I have a crush on Singapore. I go all giggly and shy when Singapore is mentioned. I mean I know that Singapore could never love me back, but that's what a crush is, right?

What? I'm catching up!

Java, the wonderland quote was me too.

Yes, I am tooting my own horn (or, as a friend of mine used to say, my own chicken). What's your point? It was only the setup for billytea anyway.

Conversation about Ouija boards, in Bitches:

Jilli: One of my friends uses them as serving trays, which I thought was kinda cute.

Anne W.: I'm afraid it would only be cute until a toast point with caviar and crumbled egg started spelling out Y-O-U-A-R-E-A-L-L-G-O-I-N-G-T-O-D-I-E-H-A-H-A-H-A-H-A-H-A Goodbye!

Emily, in Natter:

I was taking notes during the midterm review today, and the professor said "bit operations are actually polynomial, while algebraic complexity is exponential. And how is this possible?" And I wrote down, "Because he is the Kwisatz Haderach!" Then I giggled quietly to myself for an unseemly amount of time.

billytea, in regards to Freak-Ass Churches and Top Gun (spoilery for Top Gun!)

A group of us are watching the movie over at someone's house (so obviously my FAC was a bit easier on the movie than yours), and the bit where their jet goes out of control and Goose breaks his neck ejecting comes up. And this guy says "He who lives by the sword will die by the sword". On the drive home I presented my position that accidental mechanical failure doesn't constitute a sword.