Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.

'War Stories'


Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here  

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 § - Apr 19, 2007 11:27:02 am PDT #3497 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The angels sang when I clicked on that link, Cindy.

I am home because I forgot my wallet. I am home for as long as it takes to a) heat and eat a patty b) find my damned money clip.


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 11:31:15 am PDT #3498 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.

I just purchases the Stephen King book "Firestarter," which I read once back in the early '80s.

Anyone remember Omni magazine? Anyone remember how they excerpted parts of "Firestarter" in one issue? (I think when the book came out, in 1980.)


§ ita § - Apr 19, 2007 11:34:31 am PDT #3499 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I used to buy Omni regularly. Then I switched to one of the small format SF anthologies. Don't recall the name.

Found the money clip. It was in my bad the whole time.

Subconscious definitely wanted patties.


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 11:43:45 am PDT #3500 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.

Heh.

Gonzales reviews are in: ‘Like clubbing a baby seal.’

CNN’s Dana Bash:

Loyal Republican after loyal Republican in this hearing room, and more specifically, in private to CNN today have made it clear that they are frankly flabbergasted by how poorly they think the attorney general has done in this hearing. … During the lunch break, in private, several very loyal Republicans made it clear to CNN that they were really dripping with disappointment.

CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux:

[White House officials] believe Gonzales is in trouble. … Two senior White House aides here describing the situation, Gonzales’ testimony, as “going down in flames.” That he was “not doing himself any favors.” One prominent Republican describing watching his testimony as “clubbing a baby seal.”


lisah - Apr 19, 2007 11:43:47 am PDT #3501 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

The angels sang when I clicked on that link, Cindy.

That was definitely the highlight of my afternoon.


Topic!Cindy - Apr 19, 2007 11:43:49 am PDT #3502 of 10001
What is even happening?

oh, MY, Cindy.

Seriously.

The angels sang when I clicked on that link, Cindy.

Excellent. Vonnie brought the link to the Heroes thread. I just shared. It's too pretty a picture to just leave it to chance that you'd find it for your site.

That was definitely the highlight of my afternoon.

I want to be able to take pictures like that.


brenda m - Apr 19, 2007 11:44:32 am PDT #3503 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Cats and dogs living together! And apparently it's not going so smoothly


Toddson - Apr 19, 2007 11:48:08 am PDT #3504 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I oveslept and took a cab in this morning. The driver had a call-in show on and the subject was Gonzales. Most people - at least the coherent ones - wanted him to resign or be fired. One man, amid his mixed metaphors, referred to this whole scandal as a "dog eat pony show".

It was the high point of the longest cab ride to work I've had - I got the only driver in town who (a) stops for every red light and stop sign and (b) never exceeded 25 mph.

And Tommy, I used to read Omni most of the time - it had some good things in it, and good graphics.


Gudanov - Apr 19, 2007 11:49:42 am PDT #3505 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

"dog eat pony show"

Genius. A definite improvement on the original expression.


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 11:54:40 am PDT #3506 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.

It's weird - I read Omni all the time, but I barely remember what was in it. I can recall a few sci-fi stories, plus the King excerpt. But very little else.

It had mostly science (fact) articles, right? Plus one or two scifi stories per issue? When Wired came out, I thought of it as sorta' like Omni, but with content limited to computer stuff....