SusanW in Natter ...

DH first commented what a large team it was relative to NZ's population (something like 150 athletes and a country of 4 million), and speculated, WRT all the shout-outs at the Oscars this year, that they were the only 150 who hadn't been involved in filming LotR. I said, "Are you kidding? I bet the fencers and archers at least were extras." Which led to speculation about the coverage: "And here's Bob Smith from New Zealand competing in archery--he was the fourth elf from the left at the Battle of Helm's Deep."

Ginger in Natter, commenting on the opening ceremonies:

I can only take a certain number of sentences that contain the phrase "that symbolizes the ..." After that much symbolism, I just want to lie down.

Kalshane and other Browncoats fight the good fight at Wizard World: (From Firefly thread)

I think the best, though, was the guy who had never heard of the show and was surprised to hear it was a)cancelled and b)they're making a major motion picture out of it.

Guy:"A TV movie?" Us: "No, a full theatrical release." Guy: "So it's an independant film?" Us: "No, it's being released by Universal and filmed on their lot." Guy: "Really?" Us: "Yes." Guy: "But the show was cancelled?" Us: "Yes. Because Fox is stupid." Guy: "Oh."

snerk

Trudy in Bitches, summing it all up about the Olympics, really:

Yesterday I was watching the coxless mens four. My inner twelve year old was outer.

Daniel, bringing the funny in Bitches:

Having the diabetes thing is annoying me with the change in perception. Now it's making me reinterpret classic songs.

For instance, I was listening to the oldies station and "Love The One You're With" came on.

If you're down...

and confused,

And you don't remember...

who you're talking to,

Concentration slips away...

At which point my brain goes.... "Sounds hyperglycemic. He might want to take his insulin..."

Allyson: It's harder for me to feed vegans than Nillys.

In F2F, people are worried about kosher bathtubs:

Trudy:

So I can use my Scrubbing Bubbles O'Pork? Because it really is my favorite cleanser.

lexine:

Trudy - that is in prep for your milk bath, right?

Trudy:

But of course!

Then I play with my pet lobster treyfy while knitting linen and wool together.

Ginger: These children are forcing me to abuse the superlative.

Steph on Catholic theology:

Betsy HP: I thought Limbo was no longer doctrine?

Steph: They've switched to Cha-Cha-Cha.

Natter:

Nutty: Is it a dumb idea to take a pair of scissors to my own head and make the excessively curly parts of my hair not do what they are doing? Because they are making me crazy and must stop immediately.

Gudanov: Nutty, two words, duct. tape.