Zoe: First rule of battle, little one. Don't ever let 'em know where you are. Mal: Whoo-hoo! I'm right here! I'm right here! You want some of me? Yeah, you do! Come on! Come on! Aaah! Whoo-hoo! Zoe: Of course, there are other schools of thought...

'The Message'


Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...

To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])


Jon B. - Aug 31, 2009 4:36:01 pm PDT #2993 of 11998
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

And speaking of Pete, he and Trudy have a hobby, apparently

I'm not convinced it's a lasting hobby. I think they wanted to impress people at the party so they practiced a routine with that goal in mind. Now that it's over, I wouldn't be surprised if they give it up.


Jesse - Aug 31, 2009 4:45:18 pm PDT #2994 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, brilliant. Totally. I was thinking of their wedding, but you're totally right.


quester - Aug 31, 2009 4:47:01 pm PDT #2995 of 11998
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

I thought the Kennedy baby was born alive but died within a few days.


Barb - Aug 31, 2009 4:50:19 pm PDT #2996 of 11998
“Not dead yet!”

I thought the Kennedy baby was born alive but died within a few days.

He was. His name was Patrick, IIRC. He was born 5 1/2 weeks early and died from Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Jacqueline also miscarried and gave birth to a stillborn baby girl in 1956 before Caroline was born.


Jesse - Aug 31, 2009 5:28:25 pm PDT #2997 of 11998
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

That's the pregnancy with the picture of Jackie on the boat with the cigarette, right?

I don't mean to be flip, it's just such a creepy image, knowing what's to come.


Barb - Aug 31, 2009 5:38:11 pm PDT #2998 of 11998
“Not dead yet!”

That's the pregnancy with the picture of Jackie on the boat with the cigarette, right?

Yeah, it's one of the rare photos taken of her smoking-- she was so conscious of public image and to her, a lady just wasn't seen publicly smoking.


DavidS - Aug 31, 2009 5:40:43 pm PDT #2999 of 11998
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I was just browsing through the Secret Lives of First Ladies and was a little surprised (though I shouldn't have been) at how many smoked.

When Laura met the Bush family, Barbara asked her what she did. Laura replied: "I read. I drink. I smoke."

(This made me think of certain Buffistas, actually.)


megan walker - Aug 31, 2009 8:55:31 pm PDT #3000 of 11998
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I thought Don and Pete both looked horrified at the blackface routine, but for different reasons. I think Don appears to have a burgeoning social conscience of sorts, which is sorta uncomfortable because he's not exactly hero material. But I do think he understands the desire to be treated as an equal. Pete, on the other hand, probably thought that the whole display was the gauche sensibility of the nouveau riche.

This was my interpretation as well. So many delightful details in this one.

My favorite moment had to be Roger talking about people being jealous of his happiness. He sounded exactly like the obnoxious "pretty girls" on Survivor and it was nice to see Don correct his misinterpretation.


Aims - Sep 01, 2009 6:08:17 am PDT #3001 of 11998
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I don't think I've ever seen that picture of Jackie. Huh.


Laura - Sep 01, 2009 6:41:28 am PDT #3002 of 11998
Our wings are not tired.

Jackie smoking, and reading. [link]

eta: My memory was that she was pretty much a chain smoker 2-3 packs a day. Not in public of course.