Mal: Hell, this job I would pull for free. Zoe: Can I have your share? Mal: No. Zoe: If you die, can I have your share? Mal: Yes.

'The Train Job'


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.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 19, 2007 2:46:46 pm PDT #3522 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I used to read Omni a lot, mostly for the stories, which seemed racier than other scifi magazines.

Makes sense since it was a Bob Guccione publication (aka Mr. PENTHOUSE).


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 2:49:01 pm PDT #3523 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.

Makes sense since it was a Bob Guccione publication (aka Mr. PENTHOUSE).

Oh - that rings a bell too....

ION, some more highlights of Bush's speech in Ohio today:

"Politics comes and goes, but your principles don't. And everybody wants to be loved — not everybody. ... You never heard anybody say, `I want to be despised, I'm running for office.'"

"The best thing about my family is my wife. She is a great first lady. I know that sounds not very objective, but that's how I feel. And she's also patient. Putting up with me requires a lot of patience."

"There are jobs Americans aren't doing. ... If you've got a chicken factory, a chicken-plucking factory, or whatever you call them, you know what I'm talking about."

"There are some similarities, of course" between Iraq and Vietnam. "Death is terrible."

"I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times."

As he has before, Bush told the story about how his first presidential decision was to pick a rug for the Oval Office, a task he quickly cast to his wife. He told her to make sure the rug reflected optimism "because you can't make decisions unless you're optimistic that the decisions you make will lead to a better tomorrow."

Later, when he talked about his hope for succeeding in Iraq, Bush said, "Remember the rug?"

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askye - Apr 19, 2007 2:51:34 pm PDT #3524 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

Has he always been this incoherent or is he getting worse?


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 2:54:44 pm PDT #3525 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.

Well, compared to ten or 15 years ago, he's worse, but I don't know if he's gotten noticeably worse in the last few years....

Remember the rug?


askye - Apr 19, 2007 2:58:26 pm PDT #3526 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

I don't remember the rug.

He sounds like the Buffybot. An insane Buffybot.


Allyson - Apr 19, 2007 3:00:55 pm PDT #3527 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

You forgot Poland.


tommyrot - Apr 19, 2007 3:01:00 pm PDT #3528 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.

He sounds like the Buffybot. An insane Buffybot.

Time to bomb. Evildoers of the world, beware.


sarameg - Apr 19, 2007 3:24:59 pm PDT #3529 of 10001

Poland? I mean, I lose Canada from time to time, but...

I did not buy cheese doodles at Target. In fact, they now sound gross. Instead, I bought root beer, antacids and hairspray. That's gotta be the boringest target run ever.


Kathy A - Apr 19, 2007 3:28:30 pm PDT #3530 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Every time I read "Poland," the Bette Midler line about her husband always flashes in my head: "I married a German boy, a Kraut. Every night, I dress up like Poland, and he invades me."


Typo Boy - Apr 19, 2007 3:29:43 pm PDT #3531 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.

So, what happens now that Gonzales has been exposed as a lying incompetent? I mean, do what happens if he's exposed as a lying incompetent but he still doesn't resign and Bush doesn't fire him? Do we just go on with our lives and agree to never talk about it again? (At least until Bush's executive privilege claims wind through the courts?)

The alternative would be impeachment. (Impeachment can apply to any Federal officer.) The Democrats have made no pledges about impeachment being "off the table" when it comes to the office of the Attorney General. Maybe they could look upon it as a warmup.