I love Cindy.
I don't natter, so I don't care what the thread gets named, but I love Cindy.
And remember, if you hurt her, I will beat you to death with a shovel.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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
justkim - Mar 30, 2003 7:15:05 am PST #8965 of 10001
Another social casualty...
Lyra Jane - Mar 30, 2003 7:16:16 am PST #8966 of 10001
Up with the sun
Don't care about hobbits, like Elevenses.
Deena - Mar 30, 2003 7:29:18 am PST #8967 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
I think Cindy is the model Buffista. She is the buffista we all wish to be, our guiding light, our shining hope. Damned Cindy. Why couldn't she be me?
Lyra Jane - Mar 30, 2003 7:34:35 am PST #8968 of 10001
Up with the sun
Serial:
Oh, and because I'm likely to be out of town during the entire discussion & voting period on the next issue...
I really oppose it. An idea that was proposed but not acted on wasn't necessarily a bad one or an idea most people opposed: it might be a victim of bad timing, of being dropped in the middle of another discussion, or of being worded poorly. Also, factors on some issues mnay have changed significantly -- for instance, we may want an Alias, Miracles, Gilmore Girls, or general TV thread more if we're faced with a Fall '03 TV schedule that is ME-free. Finally, I don't think silence on a particular proposal should be read as a "no" when it most likely wasn't intended that way.
Also, if there genuinely is significant support or opposition to an issue, all we will have done by sending it to a vote is wasted a week. I don't consider that too high a price to pay.
kat perez - Mar 30, 2003 8:59:56 am PST #8969 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I like elevenses. And for the record, in Chile we still have "onces" which is actually like afternoon tea, but it is called "elevenses". Doesn't have anything to do with time, though. The legend has it that the proper society ladies used to drink aguardiente, a very strong alcoholic drink, in their tea with their afternoon cakes. These veddy proper society ladies couldn't just say "Hey, let's get ripped and eat sweets now." Instead, someone would politely suggest that it was time for "onces" since aguardiente has eleven letters in it. Then they'd all get ripped and eat sweets. Also, as far as I know, no Chileans are Hobbits. So the anti-Hobbit faction could just imagine that "It's time for elevenses" really means "It's time to get ripped and eat sweets." and that's just fun for everyone.
Jessica - Mar 30, 2003 9:04:20 am PST #8970 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Question: Do we actually have an elevenses-based thread title yet?
[edit: Thread title suggestion, I mean. Because I'm fully pro-elevenses, but I think our campaign would be stronger with an actual title to suggest.]
Anne W. - Mar 30, 2003 9:10:28 am PST #8971 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
So the anti-Hobbit faction could just imagine that "It's time for elevenses" really means "It's time to get ripped and eat sweets." and that's just fun for everyone.
I think that even the pro-Hobbit faction could get behind this idea. Champagne truffle, anyone?
Wolfram - Mar 30, 2003 9:11:39 am PST #8972 of 10001
Visilurking
Elevenses.
Is there an absentee ballot option for Lyra Jane?
kat perez - Mar 30, 2003 9:30:56 am PST #8973 of 10001
"We have trust issues." Mylar
Jess, I think the suggestion was:
Natter -- It's time for elevenses.
Or something like that.
Nilly - Mar 30, 2003 9:33:57 am PST #8974 of 10001
Swouncing
Or something like that.
This was exactly the suggestion in scrappy "Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier" Mar 29, 2003 3:58:42 pm EST:
Natter--it's time for elevenses
And (surprise) I'm all for it.