Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


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.


Miracleman - May 06, 2008 11:36:07 am PDT #5190 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

( continues...) funny?

39. Know when to split his cards in blackjack.

Can I use a cleaver?

40. Speak to an eight-year-old so he will hear.

"DROP IT OR I SHOOT!"

41. Speak to a waiter so he will hear.

"BRING ME A DRINK OR I SHOOT!"

42. Talk to a dog so it will hear.

"PEE OUTSIDE OR I SHOOT!"

43. Install: a disposal, an electronic thermostat, or a lighting fixture without asking for help.

I have done all three of these things. Surprisingly, they all worked.

44. Ask for help.

But...but...Aims always laughs...

45. Break another man's grip on his wrist.

Can I use a cleaver?

46. Tell a woman's dress size.

Oh, hell no. That's a trap and I ain't falling for it.

47. Recite one poem from memory.

"There once was a man from Nantucket..."

48. Remove a stain.

You use bleach, right? Right?

49. Say no.

No.

50. Fry an egg sunny-side up.

Got it.

51. Build a campfire.

Does it count if it becomes a forest fire?

52. Step into a job no one wants to do.

Got it.

53. Sometimes, kick some ass.

Can I use a cleaver?

54. Break up a fight.

"STOP IT OR I SHOOT!"

55. Point to the north at any time.

Got it.

56. Create a play-list in which ten seemingly random songs provide a secret message to one person.

Is this a skill any man should have, or that James Bond should have?

57. Explain what a light-year is.

*sigh*

58. Avoid boredom.

I read this stupid article, didn't I?

59. Write a thank-you note.

"Thanks. Signed, Joe."

60. Be brand loyal to at least one product.

Why? What the hell?

61. Cook bacon.

Got it. There's a lot of smoke, but the bacon? Cooked.

62. Hold a baby.

Got it.

63. Deliver a eulogy.

Can I use that Nantucket poem?

64. Know that Christopher Columbus was a son of a bitch.

Got it.

65-67. Throw a baseball over-hand with some snap. Throw a football with a tight spiral. Shoot a 12-foot jump shot reliably.

All but 67. I tend to hurl them into the neighbor's yard.

68. Find his way out of the woods if lost.

How about this? Don't get lost.

69. Tie a knot.

Ooh, bondage. A manly skill indeed...

70. Shake hands.

...and stinkpalm the son of a bitch.

71. Iron a shirt.

I use a super-heated steamroller.

72. Stock an emergency bag for the car.

Don't forget the Funyuns.

73. Caress a woman's neck.

Does it count if they say "Ew. Stop it."?

74. Know some birds.

Turkey. You eat it at Thanksgiving.

75. Negotiate a better price.

I like "free".


Kat - May 06, 2008 11:39:38 am PDT #5191 of 10001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Also, I find this necklace fascinating. I'm contemplating getting one for my mom.... But it might be too tubular for her.


tommyrot - May 06, 2008 11:39:53 am PDT #5192 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.

I think Miracleman is the most manly here. After all, he's got a "man" in his name....


Steph L. - May 06, 2008 11:40:21 am PDT #5193 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

10. Buy a suit.

Not without help. I am sartorially challenged.

Got money? (Or a credit card?) Then you, too, can buy a suit.


Miracleman - May 06, 2008 11:41:17 am PDT #5194 of 10001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020

Got money? (Or a credit card?) Then you, too, can buy a suit.

Point.

"Here, my good man. Make me look good.

Or I shoot."


lisah - May 06, 2008 11:43:48 am PDT #5195 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

46. Tell a woman's dress size.

Man, I can't even do this with myself. I'd like to see the man who can...I'd hire him to shop for me!


Tom Scola - May 06, 2008 11:46:24 am PDT #5196 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

46. Tell a woman's dress size.

7¾, right?


msbelle - May 06, 2008 11:47:17 am PDT #5197 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

any number of designers, stylists, or men who work in the modelling agencies could do that.


NoiseDesign - May 06, 2008 11:47:31 am PDT #5198 of 10001
Our wings are not tired

46. Tell a woman's dress size.

Oh wait...I was using the metric system. My bad.


Glamcookie - May 06, 2008 11:52:51 am PDT #5199 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

So Book Expo is next month here in LA. I need to register. Anyone wanna go with me?

Is this one that gives you free books? Someone at school mentioned some upcoming event at which you can get lots of loot. She thought it'd be good for my juvie hall friends.