Hobbes was not cooler than Calvin. Weirdo.
We use the latest in scientific technology and state-of-the-art weaponry and you, if I understand correctly, poke them with a sharp stick.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2007 8:26:58 am PDT #7016 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2007 8:40:23 am PDT #7017 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Hobbes was not cooler than Calvin. Weirdo.
True dat.
Dana - Mar 14, 2007 8:42:03 am PDT #7018 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana, my sistah in itch! I've taken the hairdryer to spots, too. But benedryl helps me, so I'm lucky there.
I honestly feel a little guilty complaining when I know you have it worse. I raise my hair dryer in itchy solidarity with you.
tommyrot - Mar 14, 2007 8:42:05 am PDT #7019 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Funny air traffic control quotes: [link]
A DC-10 had come in a little hot and thus had an exceedingly long roll out after touching down. San Jose Tower noted: "American 751, make a hard right turn at the end of the runway, if you are able. If you are not able, take the Guadalupe exit off Highway 101, make a right at the lights and return to the airport."
Allegedly, a Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war."
Nutty - Mar 14, 2007 8:44:55 am PDT #7020 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I know why he has to speak in English! Because screaming AIEEEE may be the only universal part of a given language, and we prefer to avoid that part.
(Yes, hello, watched a docu on the Tenerife air disaster a couple weeks ago, and hello to the phenomenally stupid.)
Cashmere - Mar 14, 2007 8:46:26 am PDT #7021 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I honestly feel a little guilty complaining when I know you have it worse. I raise my hair dryer in itchy solidarity with you.
Don't feel guilty. I have a prescription for narcotic painkillers! I'm not hurting.
Jetblue sent me an email. Bad news: the jet I'm scheduled to fly out in on Friday is going in for maintenance. Good news: Flight not cancelled, I'm booked on another airline. And I get a $25 voucher for future flights.
Buffistas, get thee to Target. Bunny ears are on sale for $1.
Atropa - Mar 14, 2007 8:49:09 am PDT #7022 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
This is a fairly dark Calvin and Hobbs comic: [link]
That sent me immediately to a "That is WRONG and NOT TRUE AT ALL" sort of headspace. Not so much with the sad, and more with the horrified anger.
tommyrot - Mar 14, 2007 8:49:58 am PDT #7023 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Airliner of the future: [link]
You might be flying in one of these by 2030!
That's the promise of the blended-wing, a radically new kind of aircraft set to take to the skies for the first time this month. Originally conceived by McDonnell Douglas and developed by NASA, the blended-wing merges fuselage and wings and eliminates the tail, reducing drag. That makes it vastly more fuel-efficient than regular "tube-and-wing" jets, according to Boeing (Charts) engineer Norm Princen.
§ ita § - Mar 14, 2007 8:52:57 am PDT #7024 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
25 seats away from the window? That sounds weird. Like there are 25 seats nearer the window, just empty.
As long as they give me something to lean my head against to the side, I'm easy. The BA flights I took to Kenya did so nicely.
juliana - Mar 14, 2007 9:29:34 am PDT #7025 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Allegedly, a Pan Am 727 flight waiting for start clearance in Munich overheard the following:
Lufthansa (in German): "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Ground (in English): "If you want an answer you must speak in English."
Lufthansa (in English): "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany. Why must I speak English?"
Unknown voice from another plane (in a beautiful British accent): "Because you lost the bloody war."
BWAHAHA! I love that one. That's been making the rounds for a while, but it's still funny (to me). Ze Germans are also why 9 is pronounced "niner" in aviation-speak.