F Odysseus, C Achilles, M Hector

Okay, NH primary question....

Did anyone else worry that Clinton's surprising resurgence is a result of the Republicans panicking over losing her as a target if Obama got the nomination? Could her win be partially attributed to an open primary and Republicans wanting her to beat up in the general election instead of Obama who might be more electable? Or am I completely cynical?

Especially if we're doing Troy the movie casting.

Hey, now, that's a totally different issue.

Oh, I'd so F Odysseus over Achilles.

We are clearly on opposite sides of the Odysseus - Achilles spectrum. At least Achilles didn't lark around for ten years after the war was over, having sex with Circe and occasionally going, "Oh, I miss Penelope."

Could her win be partially attributed to an open primary and Republicans wanting her to beat up in the general election instead of Obama who might be more electable?

It's only a semi-open primary -- independents could vote for her because they want to beat up on her, but registered repubs couldn't. That said, it's possible... but then again, I've also seen her win attributed to (mostly Obama-supporting) independents voting the repub card because they wanted to make sure Romney went down in big flamey flames.

I think any level of cynical is at least partly justified, but I'm also not sure it's possible to get a simple explanation.

Did anyone else worry that Clinton's surprising resurgence is a result of the Republicans panicking over losing her as a target if Obama got the nomination?

I was thinking that it was a reaction against the right piling on Clinton when it looked like she might be done.

At least Achilles didn't lark around for ten years after the war was over, having sex with Circe and occasionally going, "Oh, I miss Penelope."

Point, but we're talking *F* Odysseus, not *M* him. He's been honing his, um, skills! Achilles, on the other hand, is clearly more obsessed with himself (and his cousin) than with his women (except as possessions).

Obviously it's M Hector. At least reasonable minds can agree on something.

I think we should talk about lunch.

>Oh, I'd so F Odysseus over Achilles

That's what she said...

People are really aggravating me at work today. Why are people so annoying. And why does our student worker (who I found and everyone loves) think he can just stay here full-time after graduation? I am sure someone told him this, but as a slightly older, more savvy worker, I find it hard to believe they will create a position for him. They have also just hired his sister and they plan to live together. WTF????

In re Tommy's Christian dating link, the funniest part about it is the ad at the very bottom: a woman wearing no clothing, in a bed, with bedhead and a come-hither expression. Something like dateswithmillonaires.com. Whoops!

Also, why is it that so many socially restrictive subcultures on the internet are riddled with nonsense characters? Does a distaste for social freedoms cause excessive reliance on evil Word shortcuts and Smartquotes?

Point, but we're talking *F* Odysseus, not *M* him. He's been honing his, um, skills! Achilles, on the other hand, is clearly more obsessed with himself (and his cousin) than with his women (except as possessions).

Hmm. Are we talking Odysseus pre-war, during war, or post-war? Because post-war, he'd probably just tell you all about his adventures. And Penelope. And how much he totally want to get back to Penelope.

I think you could appeal to Achilles' vanity to get a decent performance out of him.