Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns  

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 - Aug 01, 2007 9:54:10 am PDT #1589 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.

Spider-Cat. Does whatever a spider can!

Video. Now I'm curious what the surface of that wall is like....


Megan E. - Aug 01, 2007 10:03:13 am PDT #1590 of 10001

That's a great video. Must be stucco?


Jesse - Aug 01, 2007 10:03:16 am PDT #1591 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

More from Gawker on Bob Butler, FYI: [link]


Daisy Jane - Aug 01, 2007 10:04:02 am PDT #1592 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

That's comming up on my NPR in just a few.

ETA: I was just coming in here to post it.


tommyrot - Aug 01, 2007 10:04:25 am PDT #1593 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.

That's a great video. Must be stucco?

That's my guess. Note that the kitty climbs on a corner, allowing it to exert some pressure on the wall surfaces.


sarameg - Aug 01, 2007 10:08:31 am PDT #1594 of 10001

I can't see the clip, but my family has a cat who climbed walls for the longest time. Pretty smooth plaster surface over sheetrock, too. She just has really needle sharp claws, is lightweight and very, very strong.


Kathy A - Aug 01, 2007 10:10:58 am PDT #1595 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

My cat likes to climb up the screen door leading out to the balcony, and when she gets near the top she just hangs there for a few minutes, then remembers how to get back down.


Kat - Aug 01, 2007 10:17:19 am PDT #1596 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

My favorite Butler comment is

"Is this going to be on the final?"


lisah - Aug 01, 2007 10:29:19 am PDT #1597 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

"Is this going to be on the final?"

BWAH!

I wish I was still in touch with my favorite professor from writer school so I could talk to him about this. I'd love to hear his unfiltered take on it.


Kat - Aug 01, 2007 10:34:57 am PDT #1598 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

The NPR story was as expected. I was not surprised to hear that Dewberry did not approve of the text of the email in advance.