Apparently the Bush Administration is all, "We're gonna show people we can actually respond competently to a disaster, unlike that Katrina thing." So apparently it's a comparison they're encouraging. Dunno how much that's behind all the comparisons in the media though.
We killed a homeless man on this bench. Me and Dru. Those were good times. You know, he begged for mercy, and you know, that only made her bite harder.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
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.
tommyrot - Oct 24, 2007 4:12:31 am PDT #8280 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.
Ginger - Oct 24, 2007 4:20:46 am PDT #8281 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
These posts one after another made me laugh:
I baked a dozen blueberry muffins last night, but there is only 1.5 left now. How did that happen?
Baby sloths!
Also (because the transition from baby sloths to puking dog is not funny)
Number of days it took the dog to puke all over the new carpet: 3. Number of times she's puked in the last year up to this point: 0.
Could it be an allergic reaction, Brenda? I get pretty sick from the offgassing of new carpet, probably mainly from the formaldehyde.
brenda m - Oct 24, 2007 4:37:31 am PDT #8282 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
Huh, I wonder. She has been spending a lot of time on it. How quickly does that pass, do you think?
sumi - Oct 24, 2007 4:58:41 am PDT #8283 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, a column about Brits doing bad American accents!
sumi - Oct 24, 2007 5:07:23 am PDT #8284 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Steph L. - Oct 24, 2007 5:10:29 am PDT #8285 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Check out these cool tiles!
I like the microbus one! (Well, I say that only b/c The Boy is a microbus fan, having owned 3 consecutive microbuses back in the day, and his birthday is in 3-ish weeks and I had no idea what to get him, but this is a cool idea!)
§ ita § - Oct 24, 2007 5:15:00 am PDT #8286 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, I have to say The Unit is much less fun than it used to be, and I see it dropping off my season pass list pretty soon.
My TiVo hates F/X. Second week in a row it's failed to grab Damages.
Ginger - Oct 24, 2007 5:22:09 am PDT #8287 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
How quickly does that pass, do you think?
For me, about two weeks. You could try increasing the air circulation.
Of course, it could just be that she's trying to tell you that she hates the carpet.
Trudy Booth - Oct 24, 2007 5:22:50 am PDT #8288 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I am going to consider losing my shit if the comparisons to Hurricane Katrina don't stop. I know the media has to talk about something, but how does it possibly do anyone any good to compare the situations?
I think idiot statements are part and parcel with the "we must cover breaking events twenty four seven even if we have nothing new to say." Honestly, how many times can Charlie Gibson (or whatever talking head is handy) stand not-too-close to all hell breaking loose and say "all hell is breaking loose"?
DavidS - Oct 24, 2007 5:36:32 am PDT #8289 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Happy birthday, Kate! Do something self indulgent today, okay?
Who wants to help me with Emmett's math homework?
Using any combination of mathematical operations make the number 42 from four 6's.