Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


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.


tommyrot - Feb 04, 2008 8:24:43 am PST #7279 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.

I don't get this. Don't all people have traditional food cultures?

Yeah. Traditional German food isn't all that good for you, right?


flea - Feb 04, 2008 8:25:14 am PST #7280 of 10001
information libertarian

I suppose Twinkies and Diet Coke may be traditional foods for some people, but I think he means historical traditional...


Jesse - Feb 04, 2008 8:25:36 am PST #7281 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think he means "Don't eat like an American."

Bah! I'm going to start eating more rotten meat and drinking beer at every meal, in recognition of the American tradition.


brenda m - Feb 04, 2008 8:26:32 am PST #7282 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

My great grandmother having been so familiar with sushi and dal?


Jessica - Feb 04, 2008 8:26:51 am PST #7283 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

In other food news, I have a new favorite knife block.


lisah - Feb 04, 2008 8:30:39 am PST #7284 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I love food discussions!

Hey, here's a recipe that one of my great-grandmothers submitted to her church's cookbook:

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Canned spaghetti!


amych - Feb 04, 2008 8:30:59 am PST #7285 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

In other food news, I have a new favorite knife block.

I did not think it possible to top the other favorite knife block.

(See? I'm just assuming that your favorite knife block is exactly the same as my favorite knife block, just as your great-grandmother is the same as my great-grandmother!)


Jesse - Feb 04, 2008 8:32:07 am PST #7286 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I love that recipe, because it turns American Chop Suey on its head! By adding the chili powder.

And I like that knife block, too, because it's less violent than the other!


Jessica - Feb 04, 2008 8:33:40 am PST #7287 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I did not think it possible to top the other favorite knife block.

How small our dreams were!


lisah - Feb 04, 2008 8:34:48 am PST #7288 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I love that recipe, because it turns American Chop Suey on its head! By adding the chili powder.

My people are INNOVATORS!