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Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds  

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.


Glamcookie - Jul 29, 2008 11:51:46 am PDT #349 of 10003
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

The Northridge quake (shudder) has ruined me for others. Even a small one is like OMGWTFNOOOOO!!


tommyrot - Jul 29, 2008 11:52:38 am PDT #350 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Now Sean's got me almost wanting to feel one.

That's what she said.


Tamara - Jul 29, 2008 11:57:00 am PDT #351 of 10003
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.

This one didn't freak me out at all and I think it was the biggest one I have felt in the almost 4 years I have lived in LA. Nothing has yet to scare the crap out of me like the Nisqually earthquake in 2001.


Ginger - Jul 29, 2008 12:00:03 pm PDT #352 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I had lighting hit the phone line and power lines into my house. My first thought was that the house had been hit by a car, because it was very loud and the house shook. It took out everything that was drawing power at the time: dryer, VCR, television and cordless phones, plus the kitchen appliances on one circuit. It fried the computer modem (one day before the warranty expired) but didn't hurt the computer, which fortunately wasn't on at the time. My great grandmother's sister was killed by lightning while trying to bring clothes in from the line. According to family legend, she was wearing a shirtwaist with metal buttons down the front and she had burns from each button.

I've lived in tornado country most of my life. I've debated whether it's more worrisome to live in hurricane country, where you have lots of warning, or earthquake country, where you have none. The problem with tornado country is that it's the boy who cried wolf land. We get so many tornado warnings that don't turn into tornadoes that it's hard to take them seriously.


Susan W. - Jul 29, 2008 12:02:20 pm PDT #353 of 10003
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I've always thought a grocery store would be a bad place to be during an earthquake. So many heavy objects to fall off a shelf and hit you on the head, so few places to take cover.


Trudy Booth - Jul 29, 2008 12:09:11 pm PDT #354 of 10003
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

The problem with tornado country is that it's the boy who cried wolf land. We get so many tornado warnings that don't turn into tornadoes that it's hard to take them seriously.

I think that happens with hurricaines too. "This house has taken a hundred years of storms..." Sure, but now its a hundred year old house, dude.

I don't blame people, really. Evacuations can be nightmareish and most storms you just loose power or have a little flooding.


Laura - Jul 29, 2008 12:33:25 pm PDT #355 of 10003
Our wings are not tired.

Never been in an earthquake. Don't think I would like the out of control thing. Hurricanes are fine because you get a bunch of warning, but they are distracting for a long period of time with the whole preparation stuff, the actual storm, then the cleanup time.

Good to hear that everyone is ok. Nice try with the jumping up and down, but you still have to work the rest of the day.


Daisy Jane - Jul 29, 2008 1:03:01 pm PDT #356 of 10003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Scrabulous is disabled now?

My sister's gonna be pissed!

Evacuations can be nightmareish and most storms you just loose power or have a little flooding.

Well, yeah, and you have to find a place to evacuate to, food supplies etc for while you are there, and then once you've laid out all that money and time, it's just a ton of rain and some wind. There ain't no FEMA check for that.


Sheryl - Jul 29, 2008 1:35:34 pm PDT #357 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Glad all the LA-istas are ok.


Kathy A - Jul 29, 2008 2:05:34 pm PDT #358 of 10003
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I just stumbled across this clip from a hilarious show from England called Have I Got News for You, hosted by a rather profane Brian Blessed, one of my all-time favorite Brit actors ("Quintilius Virus, where are my eagles?!!!"), and co-hosted by Paul Merton. It looks like a Brit Daily Show, so I don't get many of the local news references, but I just love watching Blessed at his roaring best.