Thanks, Emily. I speak some Arabic - not very well, but it was one of my high school electives.
My god...he's gonna do the whole speech.
Buffy ,'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.
Shir - Apr 16, 2008 5:03:15 am PDT #2048 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
tommyrot - Apr 16, 2008 5:03:59 am PDT #2049 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.
It's weird - apparently there's been a stigma against mental illness for a long time. I once saw a list of the most stigmatized conditions and how they've changed over the years. For example, cancer was highly stigmatized in the late 1800s - people would keep their cancerous relatives up in the attic or something and never tell anyone what was going on. So the stigma associated with various diseases has come and gone over the years. But mental illness has always been one of the highest, if not highest stigmatized disease.
Sparky1 - Apr 16, 2008 5:05:37 am PDT #2050 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Emily, my DH and cousin both liked the RosettaStone to learn some basic Arabic. My DH hasn't really had a chance to use it, but my cousin has been able to speak enough when she visits her husband's family (who don't speak English) to make herself understood.
DavidS - Apr 16, 2008 5:06:05 am PDT #2051 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
3) Batman
Do you have a preferred incarnation?
Also, you're light on Marvel there. No Spidey love? Dr. Strange? Walt Simonson's Thor? (or Beta Ray Bill?)
shrift - Apr 16, 2008 5:07:03 am PDT #2052 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
shrift, were they filming YOU?
No. Well, they better not have, because I was in my pajamas and had bed hair. They're shooting a commercial on my street today, although I don't know why. I mean, it's not exactly the most picturesque street in Chicago, but whatever.
tommyrot - Apr 16, 2008 5:08:31 am PDT #2053 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.
Once they shot a commercial on my street (when I was in Wicker Park) but I never saw the commercial on TV. I was so disappointed....
sarameg - Apr 16, 2008 5:10:32 am PDT #2054 of 10001
They filmed at least part of an ep of The Wire in my apartment complex.
What?!
lisah - Apr 16, 2008 5:14:03 am PDT #2055 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
They filmed a whole John Waters movie in my neighborhood! Not on my current street though, it's a little too classy looking I guess to fit the theme.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 16, 2008 5:14:11 am PDT #2056 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, you're light on Marvel there. No Spidey love? Dr. Strange? Walt Simonson's Thor? (or Beta Ray Bill?)
Also, none of the Endless and no John Constantine.
Tom Scola - Apr 16, 2008 5:15:01 am PDT #2057 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
They shoot in my neighborhood all the time: [link]