We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.

Mal ,'Serenity'


Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?  

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.


sarameg - Jun 13, 2007 12:38:12 pm PDT #2973 of 10001

Now even Randallstown is being added to the warning. TOO CLOSE. It's now a "severe thunderstorm with strong rotation near Reisterstown... moving southwest at 30 mph."

Guess who get in the car in 10 minutes and drives that way? Fun. That'll also probably be the time the center of the city actually gets whomped, because it hasn't yet.


sumi - Jun 13, 2007 12:38:22 pm PDT #2974 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!

We used to see them at the National Zoo and they were always better than the Giant Pandas because they were active and outside and sometimes grumbling/hissing at the visitors.


Toddson - Jun 13, 2007 12:55:18 pm PDT #2975 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

The red pandas ARE that cute - possibly cuter. They tend to curl up in the trees, sometimes they kind of drape themselves over the branches.


§ ita § - Jun 13, 2007 12:56:39 pm PDT #2976 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I bet their babycams are just so-so, though.


tommyrot - Jun 13, 2007 12:58:04 pm PDT #2977 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 bet their babycams are just so-so, though

Probably. Or maybe the red pandas just haven't marketed themselves properly. Or maybe they're not as technologically adept as the black and white pandas.


Theodosia - Jun 13, 2007 1:02:24 pm PDT #2978 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Weren't they supposed to be distantly related to raccoons?


§ ita § - Jun 13, 2007 1:03:16 pm PDT #2979 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Wikipedia ahoy!


Gudanov - Jun 13, 2007 1:03:22 pm PDT #2980 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Also, I'm having a hard time thinking of a post-1979 collectible car that I might want.

Buick Grand National? Not sure about the gas mileage though. Is the Subaru SVX a collectible?


§ ita § - Jun 13, 2007 1:04:45 pm PDT #2981 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The most recent molecular-systematic DNA research places the Red Panda into its own independent family Ailuridae. Ailuridae are part of a trichotomy within the broad superfamily Musteloidea (Flynn et al., 2001) that includes the Mephitidae (skunks), Procyonidae (raccoons), and Mustelidae (weasel, mink, wolverine, badger); but it is not a bear (Ursidae) as is the Giant Panda.[7]


tommyrot - Jun 13, 2007 1:10:26 pm PDT #2982 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.

Buick Grand National? Not sure about the gas mileage though

Those are turbocharged, right? If a turbo, they should get OK mileage if you don't have a lead foot. They've been sorta' collectible for a while. A bit harder to find a non-abused one, though.

Actually, another car I'd consider is the '84-'85 LTD LX. These were midsize cars with Mustang GT drivetrains. Essentially civilian versions of the midsize LTD police car (I recently sold my LTD cop car, as it was pretty spartan and I didn't think it was worth doing the work to fix what was wrong with it. But it was fun as hell to drive, and got about 19mpg).