So that's my dream. That and some stuff about cigars and a tunnel.

Faith ,'Get It Done'


Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!  

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.


Kristen - Apr 13, 2008 7:49:13 pm PDT #1518 of 10001

I wonder if their cutoff is $20 or something. Because I got one from BofA. My interest was only around $26.


brenda m - Apr 13, 2008 7:55:45 pm PDT #1519 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

Why aren't you people doing your taxes online? I changed jobs, bought a house, and cashed out a 401k this year and my taxes still didn't take 20 mintues.


meara - Apr 13, 2008 7:56:05 pm PDT #1520 of 10001

Because I got one from BofA. My interest was only around $26.

Seriously? They must just hate me. Or it got lost in the mail. Ah well, too late to get one now...


Polter-Cow - Apr 13, 2008 8:07:02 pm PDT #1521 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Why aren't you people doing your taxes online?

I used TaxCut. It's what I used last year, too; it's always given me the best results.


aurelia - Apr 13, 2008 8:16:47 pm PDT #1522 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The last time I tried TurboTax it took much longer than with paper and pen. I also have more than a dozen employers.

I will be paying my IL taxes with check number 666. This amuses me.


Susan W. - Apr 13, 2008 8:31:15 pm PDT #1523 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Random research question of the night:

Suppose you wanted to render someone unconscious for an hour or two, but would prefer not to kill him or permanently damage his brain. What part of his head do you club him over--top, side, back of head, forehead?


§ ita § - Apr 13, 2008 8:59:26 pm PDT #1524 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Can you get the relevant info from the website, even if the actual form isn't there?

I'll probably end up doing the math. But not today. Head hurts. Am pouty.

No Austen tonight--a Room With A View adaptation instead. I have to admit that I've completely forgotten the 1985 movie (I was having HBC issues at the time), but this does not end the same way. I checked with IMDB just to make sure. In fact, this adaptation had so little fire I wasn't sure who she was supposed to really even like.

Susan, I have no idea. In all of the head thwacking that happens at krav, no one goes out for more than a few minutes. I'm not sure if it's a calculable science.


Susan W. - Apr 13, 2008 9:03:15 pm PDT #1525 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Well, I'm mainly looking to avoid, "What, they hit him THERE? How is he not dead or a vegetable?"


Sean K - Apr 13, 2008 9:05:35 pm PDT #1526 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Random research question of the night:

Suppose you wanted to render someone unconscious for an hour or two, but would prefer not to kill him or permanently damage his brain. What part of his head do you club him over--top, side, back of head, forehead?

That kind of unconsciousness from physical violence to the cranium really only ever happens in the movies (or in books). It's a common enough trope, I suppose you could get away with it, but I would strongly recommend finding some other solution to your character's dilemma.


Susan W. - Apr 13, 2008 9:14:13 pm PDT #1527 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Well, I mainly just wanted to render him quiet and passive so the people who've just captured him can take him to where they're going to hold him captive without him kicking up a ruckus or trying to get away. Though, you know, I guess one of them could just hold a pistol to his head or something.