Which was the law-enforcement agencies position, but the Congresscritters apparently thought they were exaggerating....
I'd rather stay home and watch television. It's often funnier than killing stuff.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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.
CaBil - Apr 22, 2008 4:54:04 am PDT #2950 of 10001
Remember, remember/the fifth of November/the Gunpowder Treason and Plot/I see no reason/Why Gunpowder Treason/Should ever be forgot.
§ ita § - Apr 22, 2008 4:54:16 am PDT #2951 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
From what I've read it's way way down the list of ways people actually make the illegal drug, though. It just happens to be something one can be seen to be doing about it. Who cares about the actual impact?
Jessica - Apr 22, 2008 4:59:47 am PDT #2952 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
One of my local grocery stores locks up the baby formula and one doesn't. So I just don't shop at the one that does because it's a PITA to stand in line at the contraband counter. (And it doesn't hurt that the non-locking-up one has a better selection anyway.)
Happy Earth Day, btw!
meara - Apr 22, 2008 5:15:03 am PDT #2953 of 10001
There was a big hoohah in DC recently about how in all the not-gentrified areas of the city, the drugstores were locking up the condoms. Which, even if you weren't planning to steal them is a PITA, sicne the people who WORK at those drugstores tend to be ASS at customer service...
(hi! Training is boring, but we're on a short break....)
Gudanov - Apr 22, 2008 5:26:54 am PDT #2954 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Happy Earth Day Earth! Thanks for the gravity, atmosphere, and magnetic field!
So last night I mentioned Buzkashi and it turned out that my daughter already knew all about it. It wasn't because she plays it at recess, it's something she read about in a horse book.
Seriously, I'm ready for the whole steampunk retelling of Star Wars at this point. Let's just do it already.
It might even be better than the prequels. Actually, since Star Wars Episode IV (the original one) showed up on the TV schedule I went ahead and recorded and watched it. So much better.
beth b - Apr 22, 2008 5:29:33 am PDT #2955 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
You know - I have no problem giving someone my list and having them go fetch things. It is the half-assed somethings you have to ask some thing you don't.
Pix - Apr 22, 2008 5:35:40 am PDT #2956 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
My local CVS locks up condoms, pregnancy tests, and razors. I haven't noticed about the baby formula for obvious reasons. The CVS is on the fringe of a gentrified area, but it definitely isn't gentrified itself..
Gudanov - Apr 22, 2008 5:38:18 am PDT #2957 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Pregnancy tests? I can't think of a good reason they would be locked up.
Emily - Apr 22, 2008 5:51:28 am PDT #2958 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I figure if you need to steal a pregnancy test, then please! Of course, I != CVS.
lisah - Apr 22, 2008 5:52:17 am PDT #2959 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Pregnancy tests? I can't think of a good reason they would be locked up.
Because people would steal rather than face the embarrassment of taking them to the counter.