"Did you move out of the state? No."
"What is the end date of your residency?"
Er... WHAT?
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
Spike ,'Chosen'
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.
Emily - Apr 14, 2008 6:03:48 am PDT #1561 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Shir - Apr 14, 2008 6:04:46 am PDT #1562 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I've been remembering it as Nilly.
I'll ask her.
If you read Kermit's lips, I'm sure he's actually speaking in English.
I actually thought so, as a child. I also remember I knew the puppets aren't real and can't talk, and now I'm envy at child-Shir, for being able to live with both ideas at her head at the same time.
Shir - Apr 14, 2008 6:09:58 am PDT #1563 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
On other news:
I DON'T WANNA CLEAN!
off to clean stuff.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2008 6:22:30 am PDT #1564 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
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.
Sleeper hold!
Gives you seconds rather than minutes.
Miracleman - Apr 14, 2008 6:24:56 am PDT #1565 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Sleeper hold!
Gives you seconds rather than minutes.
Nuh-uh! Not according to the Absolutely Infallible TV!
(nobody's taking me seriously, right? I mean...it's me. Right?)
Emily - Apr 14, 2008 6:33:09 am PDT #1566 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I think I've filled out my California return three times now, first to prove to myself that yes, tax software be damned, I DO owe them money; and then because it turns out actually to be easier to fill out the damned form than use the software; and finally just because it's so much easier than the other state's that I found it reassuring. Well done, California!
Susan W. - Apr 14, 2008 6:36:00 am PDT #1567 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Give the guy a crack to the head to knock him out for a few minutes, then have him hog-tied for transport. Or even just have the character be conscious but docile for the trip -- a blow to the head can take the fight out of you for a while, even if you were only down for a minute or two.
That works--I think I'll knock him out temporarily (which if nothing else gives me a perfect point to break from his POV), and then have him wake up a bit later in mid-transport.
Shir - Apr 14, 2008 6:36:28 am PDT #1568 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh, there's something I wanted to ask, and not theoretically speaking:
On which body part would you, given the option, prefer to get a shot (injection shot, not bullet shot): ass or thigh?
Jessica - Apr 14, 2008 6:39:45 am PDT #1569 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thigh, on the side, so I don't have to sit on a sore lump all day.
Lee - Apr 14, 2008 6:51:19 am PDT #1570 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thigh
Thus far, being awake has failed to be at all worthwhile.