Man, just ascend already.

Willow ,'Chosen'


Natter 56: ...we need the writers.  

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.


Laura - Jan 11, 2008 9:22:13 am PST #2558 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

{{Scrappy}} What they said. It sucks that she has put you in this position, but she is still so very lucky to have such a wise and loving aunt.

Hell no. I can't imagine them being that damned naive.

I know 2 Olympic athletes and they are not even remotely naive. They are fanatical about knowing every single thing that goes into their bodies because they can't risk blowing all their hard work. In theory I can see some trainer giving an athlete some banned substance without their knowledge, but they sure as hell should know better.


Pix - Jan 11, 2008 9:22:28 am PST #2559 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie

Scrappy, I know you know this, but I just want to remind you that your niece's recovery is not your responsibility and there is no one right way to handle her. Al-Anon or similar could be a good resource for you, if only to give you a place to vent to an audience that has been through similar situations. Whatever you choose to do right now will, I'm sure, be in line with the grace and kindness you demonstrate on b.org every day and no one can ask for better than that.

So much this, Scrappy. So very much this.


shrift - Jan 11, 2008 9:24:18 am PST #2560 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Did someone unleash the monkeys and chimps in your bathroom too?

Yes. I do not understand what is so difficult about flushing. Really. I am not asking for much, here.


-t - Jan 11, 2008 9:24:42 am PST #2561 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

narrow minds often come with wide stances, all the better for kicking them in the groin

I just wanted to see that again because it is awesome.

There's a "raptor walk" this weekend that I might go on. I see them often but I can't really identify anything beyond "turkey vulture" and "not a turkey vulture", so getting some pointers in the field might educate me a bit.

Every day should be Penguin Appreciation Day.


Tom Scola - Jan 11, 2008 9:24:46 am PST #2562 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

All you 365ers need more action shots.


Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2008 9:29:02 am PST #2563 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

The Olympic athletes have very clear rules, clearly banned substances.

I feel for the baseball players though. The line between therapudic and abuse (particularly if you are ageing) really can be gray and unless a particular substance was outright banned at a particular time I think its unfair to act like they were flat-out cheating.


Glamcookie - Jan 11, 2008 9:30:42 am PST #2564 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

More proof that Katie Holmes is under some mind control.

They sure do grow up fast in Hollywood! Little Suri Cruise is not even 2 yet, but already mom Katie Holmes says, "She's a very strong woman."

"I'm very proud of her," the 29-year-old actress added to PEOPLE at Thursday's Glamour magazine kickoff event for V-Day's 10th Anniversary. "She's actually teaching me a lot – probably more than I'm teaching her."

The Mad Money star said she attended the event to support friends Eve Ensler (the author of The Vagina Monologues) and Paula Wagner (husband Tom Cruise's production partner) – but she couldn't help singing the praises of her talented toddler.

"She's very smart and strong," Holmes concluded. "And really magical."

A strong woman? Magical? WTF?


Sophia Brooks - Jan 11, 2008 9:33:26 am PST #2565 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I am so annoyed that this TomKat thing has ruined my enjoyment of Dawson's Creek!


Stephanie - Jan 11, 2008 9:38:37 am PST #2566 of 10001
Trust my rage

Okay - fast car question for those who know...

Could someone see a Chevy Lumina on a daily basis and reasonably think it's a Plymouth? (I know nothing about cars)


Nutty - Jan 11, 2008 9:38:41 am PST #2567 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

Weeeell -- with baseball players, it's pretty hard to give them the benefit of the doubt. They've all known for years that steroids were not legit, or else they wouldn't have lied about it. And they do lie about it; Palmeiro swore before Congress he'd never done steroids and then six months later tested positive for Stanozolol.

The real gray area lies in the number of US baseball players for whom English isn't a first language, who don't necessarily know what all the additives and GNC-type supplements are. (Also, not all make their homes in the US, and laws about drugs differ so much, so "I have to go to a shady ex-podiatrist to get a scrip for it" isn't even a good rule of thumb.) MLB has been pretty strongly criticized for not publishing, e.g., a detailed list of banned substances, including commercial names.