In Natter:
Consuela:
So I'm beginning to think about getting another dog. I know that I could get a rescue greyhound pretty easily, and they seem like the perfect dog for me (world's fastest couch potato!), but one of the reasons I want a dog is because being seen to have a dog in the house is safer in my neighborhood.
So, question for the Buffistas: is anyone afraid of a greyhound?
amych:
Just the mechanical rabbit, pretty much. Are mechanical rabbits prone to property crimes in your neighborhood?
In Bitches,
Deena: We have one degree F this morning. It's not a nice temperature at all.
Brenda: You have a degree? I wish I had a root and a degree.
(-5 here.)
In Natter--
Steph L:
Okay, talking about show dogs reminded me of a bumper sticker-related grammar riff my brother and I went on, which caused everyone else in the room to edge away slowly.
See, we were driving somewhere, and we were behind a car with a bumper sticker that read (without any punctuation marks whatsoever):
SHOW DOGS DO NOT TAILGATE.
So, we pondered this, and the many meanings the bumper sticker could have, given punctuation.
Show dogs; do not tailgate.
This could have 2 meanings, depending on context. The first is the (I assume) intended meaning, which is "Hey, there are show dogs in this car, so do not tailgate us, because if there is an accident and you rear-end us you could hurt the dogs and then I would have to beat you to a pulp."
But the second could be a command (or suggestion) to someone who tailgates a lot, offering them an alternate activity that they might like to do instead of tailgating. "Hey Jimmy, you should show dogs, instead of tailgating so much."
Show dogs do not tailgate.
This could just be a statement about the driving habits of the show dogs -- they don't tailgate. Which I for one applaud.
Show dogs, do not tailgate!
This could be a command to the show dogs, who are lousy drivers (what with the lack of opposable thumbs), and tailgate all the damn time.
Show, dogs; do not tailgate.
This could be a cryptic command to the dogs, as an alternate activity to tailgating. "Hey, dogs -- you really shouldn't tailgate, so why don't you show, instead?" But we may never know *what* they're supposed to show.
Show dogs: do not tailgate.
Yes, it's a clunky construction, but since the original bumper sticker had no punctuation, that means dorks like me run wild with the possibilities. This one could be a command to someone that they need to demonstrate to the dogs that they (the dogs) should not tailgate.
As you can see, the possibilities are endless.
Well, not *endless.* But numerous.
Can you EVEN believe someone is willing to date me? (Yeah, *I* frequently can't believe it, either.)
In Natter:
-t
: I don't make the decisions, I just validate.
Shrifty goodness in Natter:
Stab not lest ye be stabinated. If I started stabbing people in the face, everyone would start stabbing people in the face, and it'd be stabanarchy.
I poked my head in Natter in just the right moment:
JZ: And I'm one of those theists who goes around thinking, "Just wait until those atheists die and Jesus and Buddha show up with a six-pack of beer and say 'Hey, you didn't even believe and you were a pretty decent person anyway! Go you!' Ha ha! Won't those atheists be surprised, with the heaven and the beer! I will laugh!"
Hee, I was just coming over to post that. LOVE!
Phun with Physics in
Natter:
ita:
However, the fucking tree made fucking noise when it fucking fell. What sort of nonsense question is that.
Sean:
But do wave-like vibrations in air count as sound if they do not interact with a living creature's auditory receptors?
ita:
First off, this is as likely as the stupid spherical cow. What sort of ecosystem is that? Accepting as posited, I'm okay with light existing where no one can see it, and the same goes for smells unsmelt and tastes untasted. What makes sound so special? It's just vibrations in a medium. Exists whether it's perceived or not.
Sean:
I think you're now officially the least existential person ever.
geek humour! (okay, that pretty much defines the whole thread, but still.)
sumi: Star Trek Fans: A digitally remastered and enhanced version of the original Star Trek series episode "The Doomsday Machine" will debut in syndication on Feb. 10, marking a milestone: It features more than 100 all-new digital visual effects shots, the most of any episode in the original series, CBS Paramount Television announced.
DXMachina: Did they restore the scene where Kirk talks to Jabba the Hut?
Jon B.: Yeah, but now Jabba shoots Kirk first.
