But the parentheses are in the wrong place, Hec.
You like ships. You don't seem to be looking at the destinations. What you care about is the ships, and mine's the nicest.
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Cindy - Jan 03, 2003 9:59:01 am PST #2451 of 10001
Nobody
Typo Boy - Jan 03, 2003 10:00:01 am PST #2452 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I think newbies may genuinely be confused when we talk about Buffista courtesy and then snark on Julia Roberts. We do have different rules about courtesy to people on the board and people off. I think Allyson's quote of the old chesnut "Don't shit where you eat" summarizes it nicely.
And the thing is, I don't think we are going to stop snarking at Julia Roberts or George Bush or Carrot Top; and it will include things we would never say about someone registered on the board.
DXMachina - Jan 03, 2003 10:00:34 am PST #2453 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Okay, fixed the quote in the title, because if we're going to quote, we might as well be accurate.
DavidS - Jan 03, 2003 10:00:47 am PST #2454 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
But the parentheses are in the wrong place, Hec.
DXM or Jon can fix it when they see your request.
edit: See?
Jessica - Jan 03, 2003 10:01:12 am PST #2455 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So, no interest in a 2003 Foamy Awards, then?
Dana - Jan 03, 2003 10:01:37 am PST #2456 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm interested. I'm just moving very slowly today.
Susan W. - Jan 03, 2003 10:02:35 am PST #2457 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I hate to see endless thread proliferation, but I'm starting to wonder if we really do need a Politics/Current Events thread. Given how vociferous some of our political discussions have been the past few months, I can understand why some folk immediately say "Can we please not talk about this?" whenever it comes up in Natter. OTOH, I really, really want to talk politics, and it's hard to find political discussion anywhere else online that isn't completely overrun by trolls, so it's kinda frustrating to feel like it's a forbidden topic.
billytea - Jan 03, 2003 10:02:57 am PST #2458 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
billytea, yes I think there was more interest in the name as it got used.
Last I can find on the issue was this:
DXMachina: Do we need to vote? It seems most people liked Something to Sing About.
John H: I think there's a body of people who prefer "Swells".
I was a bit startled to find that the next action was actually naming the thread "Swells".
DavidS - Jan 03, 2003 10:04:51 am PST #2459 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I was a bit startled to find that the next action was actually naming the thread "Swells".
Sorry if we jumped the gun, billytea. I pitched one possibility and DXM slapped it up there. The way the thread is moving, I don't think it will be too long before we use "Give Me Something To Sing About."
billytea - Jan 03, 2003 10:07:26 am PST #2460 of 10001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Sorry if we jumped the gun, billytea. I pitched one possibility and DXM slapped it up there. The way the thread is moving, I don't think it will be too long before we use "Give Me Something To Sing About."
My personal opinion probably isn't that important anyway, as I'm not likely to be the most prolific user of the thread. But I didn't much like "Swells". It sounds clunky to me, a bit disconnected.
Anyway, it's pretty much a fait accompli now.