Can I mop your brow? I am at the ready with the fearsome brow-mop.

Wash ,'Objects In Space'


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 08, 2007 11:36:52 am PDT #3433 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.

Commercial for 1970s game: "Ball Buster"

Announcer (who sounds like he's polished off a couple of hi-balls): "The name of the game is Ball Buster. It's a family game. Fun for children." And for adults it's exciting. You make strategic offensive and defensive movements. Then try to bust your opponents balls."

From the WFMU blog post:

One of the strange things about getting older is that you can't tell if some of those childhood memories you had were real, or just excited kids fever dreams. I had this problem a few days ago when I was trying to describe to an old friend about a TV ad I used to see for a board game where the dad yells out "You're a ball buster!" Did I make that up? Well, I can't actually prove the real things that happened to me (did I actually see the boy next door dressed in women's clothes and pretending to hump a telephone pole when I was ten?), but thanks to the interweb, I can now prove my sanity vis a vie those tee vee memories. And so...here is "Ball Buster".

Haven't actually watched the clip, as I'm at work....


bon bon - Aug 08, 2007 11:38:07 am PDT #3434 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Are we just shouting fun french words? Shampooing!

It's from the FotC link I posted! Ou est la bibliotheque?


Dana - Aug 08, 2007 11:42:18 am PDT #3435 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Je suis le president de Burundi.


tommyrot - Aug 08, 2007 11:43:28 am PDT #3436 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.

Mon nom est Thomas.


Jesse - Aug 08, 2007 11:44:03 am PDT #3437 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I didn't watch that clip, but have seen other FotC stuff, and here's what's weird: Someone I had just met suggested I would like them, and she was totally right! I mean, just weird that she knew me in a semi-work context for about three hours, and had me totally pegged.


Tom Scola - Aug 08, 2007 12:04:54 pm PDT #3438 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

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A new study from the National School Boards Association suggests strongly that the overwhelming majority of kids have never had an unknown adult ask them for personal information.


tommyrot - Aug 08, 2007 12:14:45 pm PDT #3439 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.

A bunch of pictures of bizarre/nasty accidents involving large trucks: [link]


Sheryl - Aug 08, 2007 12:18:18 pm PDT #3440 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Katarina Bee and Ms Havisham!

Why, yes, Code Orange air quality days =are= the perfect time for there to be problems with the airflow/air conditioning at work! Ugh, no wonder I've been sleepy and easily distracted the last few days...


brenda m - Aug 08, 2007 12:20:33 pm PDT #3441 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

I think it's funny that they use "four static PowerPoint slides" and "express your creativity" in the same notion.

Hey, if you can pull that off, you're clearly destined for greatness.


Typo Boy - Aug 08, 2007 12:21:33 pm PDT #3442 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Time waster:

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