Shrift, you totally were almost practically truly on a date With Johnny Depp, is how I look at it. It turns out Flight of the Conchords were at the Crowded House concert I was at on Saturday, but I didn't find out until the next day. I am still counting it as them being my new BFFs.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
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.
Scrappy - May 19, 2008 12:24:14 pm PDT #7735 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
tommyrot - May 19, 2008 12:24:40 pm PDT #7736 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.
Lady, "kind of like" is an explicit phrase of comparison. Please go die in a fire and then re-enroll in seventh-grade English class.
This reminded me of people who say, "Not to be racist but..." or "I'm not a racist, but..." and then go on to say something racist.
JZ - May 19, 2008 12:26:55 pm PDT #7737 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
"John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross," Everhart said as she began the second day of the state GOP convention. "He never denounced God, either."
Everhart was praising McCain for never denouncing the United States while he was being tortured as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
"I'm not trying to compare John McCain to Jesus Christ, I'm looking at the pain that was there," she said.
Part of me wants to theologically MST3K this, but it's so spectacularly incoherent that I'm not getting any further than, "But he... But the... Buh!"
Though I will note that I ain't gonna hold my breath waiting for Everheart to start comparing all the in-pain-that-is-there-yet-not-denouncing-Islam/Iraq/Bin Laden prisoners in Guantanamo Bay and various US-approved undisclosed locations around the globe to Jesus Christ.
Sheryl - May 19, 2008 12:54:23 pm PDT #7738 of 10001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Had to attend a two hour supplemental training session. It was ok, but a bunch of people got up and left before the leader dismissed us. She seemed a bit miffed by that. (Ok, we were hitting the end of the question-and-answer session, and no one had any more questions, but can't people be polite?)
Dana - May 19, 2008 12:56:40 pm PDT #7739 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It is officially fucking hot here. t pant
Polter-Cow - May 19, 2008 1:00:58 pm PDT #7740 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Officially? Is it so hot that everyone is fucking?
Trudy Booth - May 19, 2008 1:04:40 pm PDT #7741 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
This reminded me of people who say, "Not to be racist but..." or "I'm not a racist, but..." and then go on to say something racist.
Even more fun is when people say, "This may not be PC but ____" and then go on to say something racist (or sexist or homophobic, etc.)
It's like they think the "Not PC" announcement is a Get out of Bigotry Free card.
P.M. Marc - May 19, 2008 1:25:01 pm PDT #7742 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
It is funny to read your Not PC post right after a P-C post.
Sean K - May 19, 2008 1:37:11 pm PDT #7743 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
snerk.
javachik - May 19, 2008 1:43:15 pm PDT #7744 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
It really bothers me when people spit out "politically correct" like it's some sort of lame ass thing to try and be decent to our fellow humans.
I've come to hate the term because it's become synonymous with "we're only doing it this way because there are sensitive folks out there..." kind of patronizing assholery. I am quick to cut people off when they start in with "it's not PC...ranty ranty mcrantypants" by saying, "it's not that it's politically incorrect. It's that it is not kind. It isn't decent. Don't use a euphemism for the fact that you're unkind."
Shuts 'em up right quick.