Everybody plays each other. That's all anybody ever does. We play parts.

Saffron ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 28, 2008 8:11:48 am PDT #9357 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Happy Birthday Sean!

I guess I'm going to go see Indy today. I'll just keep repeating the mantra "At least they got Karen Allen back!"


Frankenbuddha - May 28, 2008 8:12:54 am PDT #9358 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I guess I'm going to go see Indy today. I'll just keep repeating the mantra "At least they got Karen Allen back!"

"And there's no Short Round."


Scrappy - May 28, 2008 8:13:54 am PDT #9359 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Just remind yourself going in that instead of seeing a cheesy '30s serial, you are seeing a cheesy '50s drive-in movie, and you'll be all set.


Jessica - May 28, 2008 8:16:35 am PDT #9360 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

From a PR perspective, if you were high enough that you can't remember what substances you took to get there, does it really matter whether or not it was cocaine?


Jesse - May 28, 2008 8:21:22 am PDT #9361 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Do you suppose it's possible to not be able to remember cocaine use?

In a black out? I don't see why not.

From a PR perspective, if you were high enough that you can't remember what substances you took to get there, does it really matter whether or not it was cocaine?

Right.


tommyrot - May 28, 2008 8:21:23 am PDT #9362 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.

From a PR perspective, if you were high enough that you can't remember what substances you took to get there, does it really matter whether or not it was cocaine?

Well, if he was just drunk then he didn't do anything illegal.

Still, it's an odd defense.

"Mr. President - is it true you did cocaine in your past?"

"Dude, I was so wasted back then I can't remember."

eta: wtf? This post disappeared.


tommyrot - May 28, 2008 8:24:53 am PDT #9363 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.

Huh. My post #9362 disappeared.

eta: Ah. Entering a new post brought it back. Weird.


Frankenbuddha - May 28, 2008 8:27:39 am PDT #9364 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I think tommyrot just had a blackout.


Burrell - May 28, 2008 8:28:24 am PDT #9365 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

From a PR perspective, if you were high enough that you can't remember what substances you took to get there, does it really matter whether or not it was cocaine?

Actually for a few decades now "I don't remember" and "Even though I was in charge, I had no idea what was going on" have been considered perfectly legitimate excuses, at least from a PR perspective. I was so happy when Ken Lay and Whazzizface were finally held accountable in court despite using the "I had no idea" plea.


Jesse - May 28, 2008 8:31:48 am PDT #9366 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You know, theoretically, I don't care if the current president was a drunk or a cokehead or whatever 20+ years ago, as long as he (or she) isn't right now.

With Bush, it's the bullshit that comes with it, like his line about doing bad things in his "youth" when he was like 40, that make me mad.