Jayne: We was just about to spring into action, Captain. Complicated escape and rescue op. Wash: I was going to watch. It was very exciting.

'Shindig'


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.


Connie Neil - Jun 21, 2007 12:28:03 pm PDT #4237 of 10001
brillig

The problem with talking to people is that sometimes they talk back.

Darned people.

The problem I have with "agita" is that it lives in my brain halfway between "sounds like something existential that pretentious philosophy students talk about" and House yelling "Attica! Attica! Attica!"

Why, yes, I do need more sleep, thank you so much for noticing.


Vortex - Jun 21, 2007 1:32:19 pm PDT #4238 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Courtesy wars with the right to personal space, and too many times girls are told they're rude when they just want to be left alone.

Yes, it’s horrid how many girls put up with unwanted attention because they don’t want to be called a bitch or a dyke.

Except for Vortex who will spork you if you try to take her armrest.

don’t need a spork

Yeah, on public transportation I see a lot of men take up space from the seat next to theirs in addition to their own.

I walk up to these guys and say “excuse me” very loudly, and when they move grudgingly, sit down, taking my full allotment of space. Tip: swing your bag wide as you sit down so that they have to move to avoid it, thus allowing you to get the maximum amount of space.


DavidS - Jun 21, 2007 1:42:51 pm PDT #4239 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

don’t need a spork

She's so badass she can spork you without a spork. It's a like a zen koan.

How does one spork without spork?
Vortex.

Yeah, on public transportation I see a lot of men take up space from the seat next to theirs in addition to their own.

I gotta say, in San Francisco, while there are plenty of space-taking men, women are far more likely to spread out with their gym bag and other gear taking up two seats.


Jesse - Jun 21, 2007 1:42:57 pm PDT #4240 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I just plop my ass down. Plenty of space!

ION, WTF is wrong with me? My boss just called me, and I knew it was her, and I picked up anyway! It turned out OK, though -- and I have had random feelings that maybe I ought to be one of the people she calls at all hours. She was calling to scream about the insane comment a senior manager made in an all-staff meeting along the lines of "this is why I'm not hiring any more people with kids!" Obviously, she was kidding, but STILL. (Formerly full-time at-home mother started working for her on Monday, didn't come back on Tuesday.)


Jesse - Jun 21, 2007 1:43:44 pm PDT #4241 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Ooh, you know who else I HATE? The enormous backpack people! Take off your fucking backpacks, people!!


ChiKat - Jun 21, 2007 1:47:39 pm PDT #4242 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Why is it that a righteously indignant Jesse = comedy gold for me? I usually agree with her, but she amuses me.


bon bon - Jun 21, 2007 1:47:41 pm PDT #4243 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

The other day I was on the 5 going uptown at 5:30-- rush hour city. The guy next to me? NOT ONLY were his legs spread way open, and he was leaning at angle, but he he had a chain wallet-- and the chain was spread out next to him, taking up EVEN MORE SPACE! He and his damn wallet chain had two spots!

This is why I prefer the trains with delineated seats. Sometime you have to sit on the rise, but for the most part people can't take up two spots.


DavidS - Jun 21, 2007 2:11:29 pm PDT #4244 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ooh, you know who else I HATE? The enormous backpack people! Take off your fucking backpacks, people!!

That's one of my big pet peeves.

He and his damn wallet chain had two spots!

If you'd brought a nail gun you could've stapled his chain to the seat and left him there to ride the trains in perpetuity.


megan walker - Jun 21, 2007 2:14:38 pm PDT #4245 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Why is it that a righteously indignant Jesse = comedy gold for me?

Because pissed-off cowgirls = funny?


aurelia - Jun 21, 2007 2:14:57 pm PDT #4246 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The guys with their legs spread wide are really leaving themselves vulnerable to a move that'd make them involuntarily pull their knees together. IJS