I see your uhhhhhhhhhhh and raise you a gnyeh.

Buffy ,'Potential'


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.


tommyrot - Jun 24, 2007 12:18:05 pm PDT #4570 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.

The thing is, I just don't know - it's been a week since I charged it. I could just not charge it to test the accuracy of my dream, but why take the chance of it not working when I need it to?


§ ita § - Jun 24, 2007 12:18:36 pm PDT #4571 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Blueberry scone and English Breakfast tea:

Pop culture blindspots. Not all belonging to one person. I must admit, I share more than one...and I wouldn't call not having seen Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas that big a deal. Not like not having seen any Star Wars movie.

eta:

I could just not charge it to test the accuracy of my dream, but why take the chance of it not working when I need it to?

Need for truth, that's why!


Fred Pete - Jun 24, 2007 12:31:29 pm PDT #4572 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

Belated Happy Birthday, Steph!


tommyrot - Jun 24, 2007 12:35:54 pm PDT #4573 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.

How to avoid a speeding ticket.

AOL Auto has these tips:

* Drive within 5-10 mph of surrounding traffic. Police officers are usually looking for drivers that are going noticeably faster than the other cars on the road.

* Try to stay in the middle of the pack. If you're the lead car, logic says you'll be the first car to run past any radar trap up ahead.

* Do not change lanes frequently, tailgate or otherwise drive aggressively.

What it really comes down to is: Don't call attention to yourself. Often a cop has some reason to think you're speeding before s/he ever decides to use the radar gun on you. So to the above list, I'd add: Don't cruise continuously in the left lane. Use it to pass, but move to the middle/right when you can. If you're going fast, slow down to pass other cars - a car that's blowing past the cars around it is more obviously speeding than a car that's going fast but with no nearby cars to compare it to.


Cass - Jun 24, 2007 12:45:16 pm PDT #4574 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I am pretty that, even on TNT, you are not supposed to broadcast someone saying, "What the fuck was th..."

Even when showing Nascar. Especially when showing Nascar as they like to be oh so very family friendly.

I mean, what do you expect when you broadcast team radios immediately after a driver just got hit from behind and wrecked? Imagining some director flailing for the Big Red Button of Oh Noes We Has Just Broadcasted the Word Fuck Loud and Clear is kinda funny.


Jesse - Jun 24, 2007 12:56:53 pm PDT #4575 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Wasn't there just a ruling that the networks don't get fined for stuff like that?

Today is a sad day-- Bob is leaving tomorrow to teach in A2 for the summer, and he'll be in Notre Dame for a post-doc after that. So y'all will be seeing more of me!

Aw, that is a sad day for you. But not for us!


msbelle - Jun 24, 2007 1:05:48 pm PDT #4576 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Jesse hates Bob!


Cass - Jun 24, 2007 1:06:29 pm PDT #4577 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Wasn't there just a ruling that the networks don't get fined for stuff like that?
I don't know. I'll know Tuesday because Tuesday is traditionally the day punishment is doled out in Nascar. Now I am curious and might even pay attention to this whole thing.

I pretty much just had it on as background noise up until I heard the Big Bad Word.


askye - Jun 24, 2007 1:09:12 pm PDT #4578 of 10001
Thrive to spite them

There was a ruling that networks can't get fined by the FCC for spontaneous utterances like that. I'm not sure about cable channels, but I assume that it would be the same.


Topic!Cindy - Jun 24, 2007 1:11:51 pm PDT #4579 of 10001
What is even happening?

Aw, that is a sad day for you. But not for us!

What about the 'shippers, Jesse? We're thinking of taking up a petition and taking out an ad.