Ironically, the Puritan theocracy had... really high rates of out-of-wedlock childbirth, flogging, and people constantly moving away in a snit to found Providence, RI. Also, for most of the time that it was straight-up theocratic, those people were po'. Like, cornmeal for supper kind of po'. I don't think anybody who's actually thought it through really wants the Puritan theocracy back, unless they have a kooky fetish for short pants and cornmeal.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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.
Nutty - Mar 18, 2008 9:00:14 am PDT #5714 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Allyson - Mar 18, 2008 9:01:52 am PDT #5715 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I had a friend who frequently wished that things would go back to "the way it was 100 years ago."
And I'd say, "you know you'd probably be dead, right?"
Jessica - Mar 18, 2008 9:02:29 am PDT #5716 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
unless they have a kooky fetish for short pants and cornmeal.
Have we checked the fetish map for this?
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2008 9:02:44 am PDT #5717 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In Massachusetts, most of them would be in the stocks.
How much am I loving watching the JOHN ADAMS series just for all the mentions of Massachusetts in a founding of the UDS context. A whole lot.
I'm waiting for accusations of Democratic propaganda from the wingnuts and ditto-heads. Of course, if Mitt had gotten the nom I suspect we'd hear a different tune (and he wouldn't be slagging off the state quite so prominently as he had been).
msbelle - Mar 18, 2008 9:03:17 am PDT #5718 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
really high rates of ... people constantly moving away in a snit to found Providence, RI.
really more than once this happened?
a kooky fetish for short pants and cornmeal.
and now the countdown until someone here finds that website. THANKS.
Kathy A - Mar 18, 2008 9:03:35 am PDT #5719 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I wish I had HBO, just so I could watch the John Adams miniseries. Rufus Sewell is going to be playing Alexander Hamilton, too, damnit!
For some fun things to look at during lunchtime, I give you Peep Dioramas! I've only gotten up to #125, but my faves so far are #10 (Buffy the Peepire Slayer), #18 (Nighthawks tribute), and #61 (an Edward Gorey-inspired one).
(Edited to fix the link.)
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2008 9:03:53 am PDT #5720 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Dear Colleagues,
I am sick of you all.
This? Is brilliant.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2008 9:04:52 am PDT #5721 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
a kooky fetish for short pants and cornmeal.
It makes it's own cornbread!
Vortex - Mar 18, 2008 9:04:57 am PDT #5722 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
and in many cases, totally accurate.
lisah - Mar 18, 2008 9:05:07 am PDT #5723 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
. I'm going to slip and say that at a VERY inopportune moment, I can already tell.
From this day forward you must never speak aloud of our founding fathers. Clearly.