Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?

Willow ,'Empty Places'


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.


lisah - Jan 04, 2008 9:59:51 am PST #926 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

How does someone get driven away with a toy lightsaber?

Just the fact that the kid was willing to raise a ruckus and fight back was probably enough to scare off an attacker.


Emily - Jan 04, 2008 10:00:09 am PST #927 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

She is now, but in, for example, Dead Calm I remember her as being decidedly redheaded. I think.


lisah - Jan 04, 2008 10:00:18 am PST #928 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I also never understood why people alway called Nicole Kidman a redhead, she seems more blond to me.

But she looks so much better with red hair! I think.


Gudanov - Jan 04, 2008 10:03:09 am PST #929 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

Actually, it happened outdoors in a public area, so the whole thing was probably attracting too much attention for the attacker.

That makes more sense, but then it really isn't being driven off with the lightsaber. OTOH, it doesn't make much of a story without the lightsaber.


brenda m - Jan 04, 2008 10:04:32 am PST #930 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

I just did a double take thinking Anne had sent you orgasmic! gummi bears!

Well, they're good, but I'm not sure I'd go there.


tommyrot - Jan 04, 2008 10:05:10 am PST #931 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.

Still more Britney....

According to People.com, a court-appointed monitor called the police.

“This was a hostage situation,” People Deputy Managing Editor Peter Castro told Access Hollywood.

“When it was time for Jayden to go visit, get back in the car and go to his dad, Britney did not allow that. She locked herself in a room with Jayden, and that’s when the cops were called,” Castro told Access Hollywood. “They come in, they get through the door, and they strap Britney down on a gurney.”

Jan. 4: Msnbc.com’s Courtney Hazlett says the latest drama at Britney’s home is a huge escalation in pop star’s already dramatic life.

The police had a difficult time removing Britney from the locked room, according to Castro. “It’s unclear whether they broke down the door or Britney let them in, but it took a long time for them to get through that door and when they finally got through they saw a disoriented Britney, who hadn’t slept for days, apparently hadn’t eaten for days, and that’s when they decided, ‘Let’s put her in a gurney, she’s under no condition to walk out of here on her own.‘”

...

According to Access Hollywood, Spears is on an involuntary psychiatric hold, also known as a section 5150 hold.

According to the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, a 5150 is defined as, “a means by which someone who is in serious need of mental health treatment can be transported to a designated psychiatric inpatient facility for evaluation and treatment for up to 72 hours against their will. If the facility feels that further treatment is indicated, the person can be held involuntarily for additional lengths of time providing he or she meets the legal criteria and is unwilling or unable to remain voluntarily.”

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Miracleman - Jan 04, 2008 10:05:38 am PST #932 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Actually, it happened outdoors in a public area, so the whole thing was probably attracting too much attention for the attacker.

That makes more sense, but then it really isn't being driven off with the lightsaber. OTOH, it doesn't make much of a story without the lightsaber.

True. Without the lightsaber it's "Kid Screams, Embarrasses Attacker". And if that were newsworthy "Kid Screams in Grocery Store, Mortifies Mother to Death" would be top of the news cycle with a bullet.


beth b - Jan 04, 2008 10:06:15 am PST #933 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Happy birthday , ita.

Susan, a plan is the best place to start - and you have a very good and sensible plan there. Keep the battle stratagy moving forward.

I was listen to NPR this am. As i suspected a number of republicans called in and said they'd vote for Obama over Hucklebee ( all spellings of politicians names subject to whim )


Jesse - Jan 04, 2008 10:08:54 am PST #934 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Kidman definitely used to be a curly redhead.


Kristen - Jan 04, 2008 10:10:10 am PST #935 of 10001

But she looks so much better with red hair! I think.

I think she went strawberry blonde after her marriage broke up. Then her hair just got less and less red as her face got more and more tight.