Hec in Lit, unspoilery for William Gibson's Spook Country, but whitefonted for caution:
Which makes his book feel So Last Year.
Admittedly, it is set in 2006.
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Coffee On My Monitor
This thread is for Buffista quotage. Posts that are profound, witty, or otherwise deserving of immortality go here. This is also Shrift's source for the BRQG, so be aware that if your words end up here, they'll also end up there. Finally, please note which thread spawned the quotage and please white-out anything that might be spoilery to Un-Americans.
Liese S. - Aug 07, 2007 1:47:21 pm PDT #9260 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Megan E. - Aug 08, 2007 3:04:30 am PDT #9261 of 10000
Tom Scola in Natter:
Man Boards Plane with Monkey Under his Hat.
No word on whether or not the hat was yellow.
Glamcookie - Aug 08, 2007 7:23:46 am PDT #9262 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
In Bitches
Miracleman
She's whiny and crying and insolent. I'm seething with barely restrained impatience and annoyance. We fight crime!billytea
Pitch it to a TV network! Oh, wait, we already had Moonlighting.
Pix - Aug 09, 2007 9:44:54 am PDT #9263 of 10000
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
brenda in Bitches commenting on a 33rd birthday:
Jesus birthday? Because of your age? And the not crucified yet?
Basically an "IN YOUR FACE, Son of God!" kind of holiday, I guess. I can get behind that.
Vortex - Aug 09, 2007 10:05:25 am PDT #9264 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Refusing to cast aspersions or provide context
ita:
It is a euphemism for anal sex, and is also a fun thing to do while drinking.
Sean K - Aug 09, 2007 10:57:01 am PDT #9265 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I'm amazed this never made it on here:
shrift in Natter, on her bad day --
Dear Today:
SHRIFT SMASH
Smashing You Right Now, shrift
Jessica - Aug 09, 2007 11:37:23 am PDT #9266 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When euphemisms get out of hand in a thread, it sometimes helps to clarify:
tommyrot: Here are some pictures of a sled for children. [link] Note that this is not a sex toy.
Tom Scola - Aug 09, 2007 3:07:07 pm PDT #9267 of 10000
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
ita: oh, feel free to quote me without greater context--my purity will shine through
libkitty - Aug 09, 2007 3:56:00 pm PDT #9268 of 10000
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
In Bitches:
Sean K.: I also kept thinking that people who cannot pronounce the word "ask" correctly should not be setting public policy about language usage.
javachik: Axe her no questions, she'll tell you no lice?
smonster - Aug 10, 2007 10:47:56 am PDT #9269 of 10000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
In Supernatural:
tiggy: which came first? fandom or kerfluffle?
Cass: Pretty sure kerfluffle was just left hanging after fandom came first and thus the whole bitchiness ensues. Really, a friendly reacharound could have taken care of the whole thing before it got out of hand.