See, Vera? Dress yourself up; you get taken out somewhere fun.

Jayne ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Natter 57 Varieties  

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.


Fred Pete - Mar 18, 2008 5:33:57 am PDT #5648 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.

ION, it's been five years since the invasion of Iraq. Why do people still call it a "war" instead of an "occupation"?

I'll take a guess, at least from my POV. I think of an "occupation" as relatively peaceful. The locals may or may not like it very much, but they live with it. I think of the post-WWII occupations of Germany and Japan.

If there's shootin', it's a "war." Or at the very least, not an "occupation."


Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 18, 2008 5:35:47 am PDT #5649 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

2 hours of sleep interrupted by a wake-up call from a highly sugared child sounds about right in that case, Stephanie. Break out the Fruity Pebbles.


msbelle - Mar 18, 2008 5:39:01 am PDT #5650 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I wouldn't hold anything back from my normal morning routine wrt noise. I'm not sure I would not have been banging on pots and pans at 6am letting them know that morning was upon them.


Stephanie - Mar 18, 2008 5:52:44 am PDT #5651 of 10001
Trust my rage

you all are making me feel good...I thought I was the crabby old person, but apparently, I'm just right.

time to pack...


sarameg - Mar 18, 2008 6:04:22 am PDT #5652 of 10001

I'd totally be making extra noise.

Aaack! [link] (there is a video embedded, so I'm guessing there is sound, but my speakers don't work.) Scary food.


Cashmere - Mar 18, 2008 6:06:17 am PDT #5653 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Stephanie, when I was 19 and drank heavily the night before my mother was supposed to take us shopping for some dorm room necessities, she dragged my hung over ass off the sofa at 7 a.m. and took me shopping regardless of how badly I felt. I barfed in every big box bulk store in Ft. Wayne, IN that day.


tommyrot - Mar 18, 2008 6:09:26 am PDT #5654 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 barfed in every big box bulk store in Ft. Wayne, IN that day.

Funnier out of context....


Strega - Mar 18, 2008 6:12:58 am PDT #5655 of 10001

This is pretty amazing: Early Science Fiction Fanzines: A Cover Gallery Mostly from the '70s. Trek, Dr. Who, Star Wars, Logan's Run, Dark Shadows, etc...

Yee. I didn't need see Leia & C3P0 in bed. On the other hand, "Carbonite Maneuver" made me laugh.

I'm thinking the Woody Allen part was just a minute of him doing a USO show -- not interacting with the cast. Is that right?


tommyrot - Mar 18, 2008 6:27:20 am PDT #5656 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.

Excellent editorial in the LA Times: Wiretapping's true danger

History says we should worry less about privacy and more about political spying.

...

But focusing on the privacy of the average Joe in this way obscures the deeper threat that warrantless wiretaps pose to a democratic society. Without meaningful oversight, presidents and intelligence agencies can -- and repeatedly have -- abused their surveillance authority to spy on political enemies and dissenters.

Answers the question, "But why would the average citizen need to worry about warrantless wiretapping?"


flea - Mar 18, 2008 7:00:21 am PDT #5657 of 10001
information libertarian

I read Barack Obama's speech on race. It made me cry. Damn, he's good.

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