I am also up at ass o'clock. Certainly far too early for a non-work morning.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
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.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 3:34:19 am PST #2821 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Theodosia - Nov 17, 2007 4:01:19 am PST #2822 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I know WHY I'm up (and now in class, slacking), but I don't know what your excuse could possibly be. Go back to bed for me, K?
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 4:27:06 am PST #2823 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm watching QI. And I'll have a nap later.
According to Stephen Fry, the first Native American that the Pilgrims met when they landed in 1620-whatever spoke fluent English, having crossed the Atlantic six times. He asked them for beer.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 4:44:12 am PST #2824 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The first words actually spoken from the surface of the moon were not uttered by Neil Armstrong, but by Buzz Aldrin, who was piloting the landing craft.
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2007 5:17:18 am PST #2825 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.
The first words actually spoken from the surface of the moon were not uttered by Neil Armstrong, but by Buzz Aldrin, who was piloting the landing craft.
I think those words were, "Contact light. OK, engine stop." ("Contact light" meant the long probes that stuck out below the landing gear had touched the surface of the moon.)
Buzz Aldrin was also the first to relieve himself on the moon.
eta: Actually. Armstrong was piloting the Lunar Lander. Aldrin was assisting by reading out data from the computer and instruments.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 5:21:17 am PST #2826 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I think those words were, "Contact light. OK, engine stop."
Stephen Fry awards you some points!
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 5:27:23 am PST #2827 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
"Deutchland, Deutchland uber alles" are no longer the first words of the German national anthem.
Jesse - Nov 17, 2007 5:52:10 am PST #2828 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
What are they now? "We're really sorry"?
tommyrot - Nov 17, 2007 5:54:00 am PST #2829 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.
What are they now? "We're really sorry"?
Heh. That crossed my mind.
Sorry about that
Won't happen again....
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 5:57:37 am PST #2830 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, sort of. They adopted the third verse of the anthem, which was the least militaristic and bombastic.
Unity and justice and freedom
For the German fatherland;
For these let us all strive,
Brotherly with heart and hand.
Unity and justice and freedom
Are the pledge of happiness.