Yesterday, my life's like, 'Uh-oh, pop quiz!' Today it's like, 'rain of toads.'

Xander ,'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.


Susan W. - Aug 22, 2007 9:58:08 am PDT #6220 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

There's a Chicago family, big Cubs fans, who named their kids (all born in the late '80s/early '90s) Clark, Addison, and Grace (for two of the streets surrounding Wrigley Field and Mark Grace).

Hm. Can't see DH going for First or Royal Brougham, but maybe Edgar Martinez (which is now both street and person)...


juliana - Aug 22, 2007 9:59:59 am PDT #6221 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Somebody should draw that! Or, no -- animated! That way we could have a kickin' soundtrack!

Man. Our trunk would be filled with rock salt and eyeliner and comics and Buffy DVD sets.

I would watch that every day.


Jesse - Aug 22, 2007 10:09:00 am PDT #6222 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Seriously.

...why can't my boss look to see what's an all-staff email, and what just went to the management team? She's always forwarding all-staff messages to our department, but then I never hear about half the stuff that's she supposed to pass on!


Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 22, 2007 10:11:47 am PDT #6223 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Using anecdotal evidence, I see more NFL players misbehaving off the field than I see hockey players misbehaving off the ice.

Professional hockey is played largely by Canadian and European players, who come from cultures that involve a lot less criminal violence than American culture does. I think that has to factor in.


Daisy Jane - Aug 22, 2007 10:12:18 am PDT #6224 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

That happens to me a lot too, Jesse. One of the higher ups will email both my bosses and me something (usually a project to do) and they both forward it to me, even though I was on the cc. Also, should I undertake the project, I can look forward to the same round of repetative instructions because my bosses think the higher up is telling them to ask me instead of letting them know what she has me doing for her.


Jesse - Aug 22, 2007 10:20:31 am PDT #6225 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Also, should I undertake the project, I can look forward to the same round of repetative instructions because my bosses think the higher up is telling them to ask me instead of letting them know what she has me doing for her.

Oh, lordy.

In funner news, [link]


Dana - Aug 22, 2007 10:27:51 am PDT #6226 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Auuuuugh.

"I think it's tough," Marbury said, according to Albany TV station Capital News 9. "I think, you know, we don't say anything about people who shoot deer or shoot other animals. You know, from what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors."

"I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down," Marbury said. "I think he's one of the superb athletes, and he's a good human being. I just think that he fell into a bad situation."

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lisah - Aug 22, 2007 10:28:43 am PDT #6227 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

In funner news, [link]

bwah! My friends and I had a whole thing about who (locally) could get away with wearing white jeans. There were really only a couple of people.


Kathy A - Aug 22, 2007 10:30:34 am PDT #6228 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I just got the okay from my boss to take Friday afternoon off and go to the Gem and Jewelry show in Rosemont so I can look for some jewelry for my sister's wedding. It's a black lacy dress with a sweetheart neckline, and the accent color is red, so I'm thinking shiny silver pendant that's not too modern (doesn't go well with the more romantic lacy dress) and if it has a red stone in it, all the better.

Are there any Chicago-istas free on Friday around 1:00 pm who would like to join me?


Sue - Aug 22, 2007 10:32:06 am PDT #6229 of 10001
hip deep in pie

My friends and I had a whole thing about who (locally) could get away with wearing white jeans.

I always hated guys in white jeans and then I totally feel in love with boy whose favourite pair of pants was a pair of white jeans. He totally could wear them though (they were kind of baggy, not tight...yuech.)