I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


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.


lisah - Jul 26, 2007 10:22:58 am PDT #380 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

Note: I don't know why I'm so obsessed with the save-ability of La Lohan.

ha! I was thinking about it during yoga this morning.


Jesse - Jul 26, 2007 10:23:50 am PDT #381 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I keep getting into long drawn-out discussions with people at work, too. You all are lucky I'm not going on and on here!


shrift - Jul 26, 2007 10:24:12 am PDT #382 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Why is there someone BREATHING into the phone so that we all hear it?

Someone who nodded off with their face next to the phone?


Vortex - Jul 26, 2007 10:29:48 am PDT #383 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

ugh. now it's intermittent.


bon bon - Jul 26, 2007 10:31:42 am PDT #384 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

You can't just say something? He might mean to have his mute on his cell or something. God, conference calls. Especially with cell phones. What nightmares.


sarameg - Jul 26, 2007 10:35:20 am PDT #385 of 10001

I remember a corporate training call where the instructions repeatedly said to mute your end until the q&a period. Mind you, there were over 100 dialed in.

OH MY GOD. It was insane. People were not muting, having full blown conversations, etc. I have no idea why they set it up that way (well, because they are dumb), nor why they didn't just hangup on those people (well, because they are dumb), instead of nagnagnagging (well, because they are dumb) someone who probably had the volume turned all the way down anyway.

So lame.


brenda m - Jul 26, 2007 10:37:25 am PDT #386 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

Vortex, that drives me batshit when people do that. WTF? Even if you don't think it's you, wouldn't you get paranoid and check? I sure do.


Jesse - Jul 26, 2007 10:37:49 am PDT #387 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I was on one recently where the trainer told everyone they could mute by hitting 6 or whatever, so half the call was the sound of people hitting 6. Argh!


bon bon - Jul 26, 2007 10:44:58 am PDT #388 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I was on one recently where the trainer told everyone they could mute by hitting 6 or whatever, so half the call was the sound of people hitting 6. Argh!

This makes me larf.


Vortex - Jul 26, 2007 10:45:01 am PDT #389 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

You can't just say something?

I don't really know how -- hey, whoever is breathing into the phone, please stop? If they knew that they were doing it, wouldn't they not?