....and I don't need to address all the different kinds of wrong, because Zenkitty just did it for me. Beautifully, I might add.
Big stop just to renew your license to companion. Can I use companion as a verb?
Wash ,'Ariel'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
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.
Steph L. - Sep 24, 2007 11:01:14 am PDT #2565 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
lisah - Sep 24, 2007 11:01:15 am PDT #2566 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Like with soda and a splash of rose's lime juice.
that would be yummy!
Cashmere - Sep 24, 2007 11:03:11 am PDT #2567 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
My MIL got a scale as a present from her husband when she was pregnant, because he thought she was letting herself go (she was not). She has not been right about her weight since.
Oh, man, WTF? I would have beaten him to death with it.
Zenkitty is me. That hubby'd have gotten the scale upside the head.
meara - Sep 24, 2007 11:03:57 am PDT #2568 of 10001
Yeah, there used to be egg white in all kinds of drinks, but I've never actually seen on in the wild. Or been tempted to go looking, really
I've had them, because one friend's family has a tradition of gin fizzes for holidays. Except they make them as vodka fizzes. Egg whites and vodka and powdered sugar and lime juice, I think? Something like that. Then froth them up in a blender with some ice? DELICIOUS.
My MIL got a scale as a present from her husband when she was pregnant, because he thought she was letting herself go
Ooh. Even if she weren't pregnant, that'd suck.
brenda m - Sep 24, 2007 11:07:10 am PDT #2569 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
Why don't we consider Saudi Arabia evil if Iran is?
Um, because they're the kind of go-getters who don't say Death to America, they actually go out there and do it?
Actually, did anyone actually see that interview with whatshisname? I've been goggling over the transcripts this morning, tipped off by a couple of blogs. It's the most inept, idiotic thing - Ahmadinejad comes off postively statesmanlike by comparison.
A taste, via Ezra Klein:
From Pelley's interview with Ahmadinejad:
PELLEY: I asked President Bush what he would say to you if he were sitting in this chair. And he told me, quote, speaking to you, that you've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people and made your country the pariah of the world. These are President Bush's words to you. What's your reply to the president?
Okay, that's really more Bush being a fucking idiot. But 60 Minutes doesn't get off that lightly:
PELLEY: What trait do you admire in President Bush?
AHMADINEJAD: Again, I have a very frank tone. I think that President Bush needs to correct his ways.
PELLEY: What do you admire about him?
AHMADEINEJAD: He should respect the American people.
PELLEY: Is there anything? Any trait?
AHMADINEJAD: As an American citizen, tell me what trait do you admire?
PELLEY: Well, Mr. Bush is, without question, a very religious man, for example, as you are. I wonder if there's anything that you've seen in President Bush that you admire.
AHMADEINEJAD: Well, is Mr. Bush a religious man?
PELLEY: Very much so. As you are.
AHMADEINEJAD: What religion, please tell me, tells you as a follower of that religion to occupy another country and kill its people? Please tell me. Does Christianity tell its followers to do that? Judaism, for that matter? Islam, for that matter? What prophet tells you to send 160,000 troops to another country, kill men, women, and children? You just can't wear your religion on your sleeve or just go to church. You should be truthfully religious. Religion tells us all that you should respect the property, the life of different people. Respect human rights. Love your fellow man. And once you hear that a person has been killed, you should be saddened. You shouldn't sit in a room, a dark room, and hatch plots. And because of your plots, many thousands of people are killed. Having said that, we respect the American people. And because of our respect for the American people, we respectfully talk with President Bush. We have a respectful tone. But having said that, I don't think that that is a good definition of religion. Religion is love for your fellow man, brotherhood, telling the truth.
PELLEY: I take it you can't think of anything you like about President Bush.
AHMADEINEJAD: Well, I'm not familiar with the gentleman's private life. Maybe in his private life he is very kind or a determined man. I'm not aware of that. I base my judgment on what I see in his public life. Having said that, I think that President Bush can behave much better. There were golden opportunities for President Bush. He should have used them better.
megan walker - Sep 24, 2007 11:07:19 am PDT #2570 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm assuming the author is English, not American, and therefore less likely to be in danger of losing some of her reproductive rights, but still....
This confuses me. What reproductive rights are you referring to?
Fred Pete - Sep 24, 2007 11:08:20 am PDT #2571 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
My MIL got a scale as a present from her husband when she was pregnant, because he thought she was letting herself go
A scale? By itself, not exactly a bad idea. I understand that doctors do pay attention to how much weight a woman gains during pregnancy. So having an accurate scale makes sense.
But "letting herself go"? I can see several possible reactions, none of them likely to increase anyone's happiness. Which range from husband getting hit on the head with said scale to wife developing eating disorders to keep hubby happy.
Daisy Jane - Sep 24, 2007 11:12:42 am PDT #2572 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
cucumber infused vodka
This reminds me, y'all must try Absolut New Orleans. It's mango pepper and is excellent just chilled by itself.
This confuses me. What reproductive rights are you referring to?
Not the person you asked, but I think she meant the reproductive health of American women.
erikaj - Sep 24, 2007 11:13:30 am PDT #2573 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
President A. is smart. He might be a lot of other things, but I can't argue with his bush-assessment.
shrift - Sep 24, 2007 11:17:03 am PDT #2574 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
And he told me, quote, speaking to you, that you've made terrible choices for your people. You've isolated your nation. You've taken a nation of proud and honorable people and made your country the pariah of the world.
Oh hai, don't think you're talking about IRAN there, President Sparky.