Cindy in Natter:
The Island of Misfit Toys is the last place for someone suffering from clinical depression. Hell, it depressed an elf.
Xander: Hey, Red. What you got in the basket, little girl? Buffy: Weapons.
Xander/Buffy ,'Help'
Coffee On My Monitor
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Katie M - Dec 20, 2004 8:55:33 am PST #7069 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Fred Pete - Dec 20, 2004 10:11:56 am PST #7070 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
TomW continues the Misfit Toys theme:
Who can forget Joself McCarthy on the floor of the Santate:
"I have here a list of exactly five toys in little Billy's stocking that are totally lame! Three toys in little Sally's stocking that are weak, AT BEST! And no less than twelve toys in spoiled little Nathaniel's stocking that blow chunks."
Betsy HP - Dec 20, 2004 2:36:30 pm PST #7071 of 10000
If I only had a brain...
Rick:
We sometimes play a drinking game at banquets on the final day of scientific conferences. Based on the anticipated topics of the featured speaker, each person at the table chooses a word that the speaker is likely to say frequently. Every time the distinguished visitor says your word you have to drink.
At one of these dinners where the speaker was a well-known statistician one of my friends choose the word "variance." The speaker never said variance, but she kept saying 'standard deviation.' We held a quick conference and decided that our friend had to drink every time we heard 'standard deviation,' but she only had to drink the square root of the amount the rest of us were drinking.
Fred Pete - Dec 21, 2004 3:43:42 am PST #7072 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Can we get through the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere without immortalizing Tom Scola's tagline?
Stupid Earth! Start tilting towards the Sun! [Kicks Earth]
(ETA: Obviously not....)
Megan E. - Dec 21, 2004 5:26:48 am PST #7073 of 10000
TomW:
There's an American Pie Council? Promoting pie must be the easiest job in the world! I want that job!
Me: "For our next campaign, I'm thinking... a picture of a pie, with the slogan: PIE!"
Representative of 'Big Pie': "I love it! Here's a large sack of money and the first of many complimentary pies!"
Me: "Mmm, blueberry caramel..."
Nora Deirdre - Dec 21, 2004 5:50:06 am PST #7074 of 10000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Big Pie, hee!
Cashmere - Dec 21, 2004 7:00:53 am PST #7075 of 10000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Ah, Christmas carols in Natter:
Betsy HP
I like the really old English songs, the ones about getting blotto on cider and holly trees and suchlike.
TomW
We are a simple folk. We sing, we dance, we drink, we puke in a holly bush.
DCJensen - Dec 21, 2004 8:13:02 am PST #7076 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
UTTAD, in Natter:
Two of my mates had a kid last year, so this was my first time I've watched a baby grow up close at hand. The first time he said "apple" I couldn't've been more surprised if my cat said it.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 22, 2004 12:35:55 am PST #7077 of 10000
What is even happening?
Rio: Um, I've already mentioned this in Music and Natter, so I may as well make a big fucking thing about it. I'm getting married.
In bigger news: still cute.
...
(new COMM)
Nora: I was under the impression that if you 3 (+dogs) weren't going she'd be all by herself, alone in a dark room, listening to Leonard Coen, bourbon bottle in one hand, whisky bottle in the other.
brenda: Now that's Christmas.
DXMachina - Dec 22, 2004 5:45:03 am PST #7078 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Deena, in Goodbye and Good Riddance: My secret santa gift is going to be delayed going out because Kara stole part of it yesterday and I have yet to find it.