So the big news in Canada? The Hockey Night in Canada theme song has been bought out from under the feet of the CBC by their competitors, CTV, when negotiations with the rights holders for the song broke down. (I always think of Sports Night when I think of the rights holders for HNIC: "Someone holds the copyright to Happy Birthday?" How can you hold the copyright to that?) It's like NBC putting the ticking at the beginning of 60 Minutes on Dateline. Or David Letterman stealing the Tonight Show theme from Jay Leno.
River: They weren't cows inside. They were waiting to be, but they forgot. Now they see the sky and they remember what they are. Mal: Is it bad that what she said made perfect sense to me?
'Safe'
Natter 59: Dominate Your Face!
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.
Sue - Jun 09, 2008 5:07:12 pm PDT #2106 of 10003
hip deep in pie
brenda m - Jun 09, 2008 5:10:22 pm PDT #2107 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
What?!? Shocking.
Also shocking: I'm editing a document and there was a typo in the word maintenance, so I right-click to fix it. Suggested fix: maintenances. Really?
Burrell - Jun 09, 2008 5:10:38 pm PDT #2108 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
ugh ita, the waiting has got to suck.
So dinner was just brown rice and chicken thighs that had be seasoned with salt and paprika. How can something so simple be so damn good? Maybe I was just hungry for it.
Theodosia - Jun 09, 2008 5:17:40 pm PDT #2109 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've been so out of it with the travelling -- hadn't heard about the Hockey Night song "theft" but I can understand how that would be annoying and disorienting. Hope that public opinion will make them reconsider the wisdom of taking it away from the rightful place.
flea - Jun 09, 2008 5:21:38 pm PDT #2110 of 10003
information libertarian
I had to Youtube the Hockey Night theme, and confirmed I'd never heard it. But then, most of my hockey-watching was le Soiree du Hockey (in the era of Bobbeee Smeeeth). Et le but!
ETA my father was a devout hockey fan, specifically, Canadiens, living in Lewiston, ME.
msbelle - Jun 09, 2008 5:24:20 pm PDT #2111 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
The NYC Dept of Ed sent home a Fitness thing on the kids. They do a full fitness exam for kids 10 and older, but for little ones they measure height and weight and spit out the simple take nothing into consideration BMI. HAHAHHAHAHA mac and BMI should not be allowed in the same sentence. 3%, in the red zone for low.
Nutty - Jun 09, 2008 5:38:19 pm PDT #2112 of 10003
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
3%, in the red zone for low.
On the up side, Mac could totally go as Barack Obama for Halloween.
quester - Jun 09, 2008 5:38:35 pm PDT #2113 of 10003
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Timelies!
I have a hivemind question: I'm trying to figure out what to charge someone for downloading a pdf. I know I've seen pdfs to download for a price, usually manuals and such, but I can't find any right now. I need to give pricing advice to the guy I'm designing the pdf for.
oy, what a sentance! @@
brenda m - Jun 09, 2008 5:39:43 pm PDT #2114 of 10003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That's going to be totally dependent on the content - can you give us any hints?
megan walker - Jun 09, 2008 5:39:55 pm PDT #2115 of 10003
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Disneyland. On July 4th weekend.
God, when I think of the line I saw at (was it) Magic Mountain (?) when I drove up from your place on Memorial Day, I can only say, I feel for you.
ION, on the elevator leaving work, I learned that a kid I went to high school with was just offered the job of Head Coach for the Chicago Bulls. Weird.