Jayne: 'Cause I don't know these folks. Don't much care to. Mal: They're whores. Jayne: I'm in.

'Heart Of Gold'


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.


tommyrot - Jul 30, 2008 10:38:23 am PDT #502 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.

Go on. It's only 2 minutes plus of your life.

From the page:

Warning: Do not watch while high.

Heh.

It is freakier than a thing that is freaky.


Cashmere - Jul 30, 2008 10:38:51 am PDT #503 of 10003
Now tagless for your comfort.

I guess it depends on how you use it. Whenever I get "please advise", it usually means a disdainful "something's broken/not working and it's ALL YOUR FAULT."

I could understand that. In my case, it always means, "I'm fucking clueless so tell me what to do, please!"


Fred Pete - Jul 30, 2008 10:52:19 am PDT #504 of 10003
Ann, that's a ferret.

I tend to use "please advise" as shorthand for "you're the boss, and I know you'd throw a fit if I made this decision on my own, so tell me what to do, please."


§ ita § - Jul 30, 2008 10:54:39 am PDT #505 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I would have been using it for "Look, it's obvious we're going around in circles, and I'm tired, so I've laid it out for you and what are you going to do now?"

Just in two words.


Burrell - Jul 30, 2008 10:58:17 am PDT #506 of 10003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

So I'm guessing I'm the only one here who came across Tot-Tanic years ago? It's fairly widely available from the bouncy house sites.


Frankenbuddha - Jul 30, 2008 11:14:27 am PDT #507 of 10003
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

It is freakier than a thing that is freaky.

But is it freakier than THE thing.


Sophia Brooks - Jul 30, 2008 11:19:48 am PDT #508 of 10003
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I tend to use "please advise" as shorthand for "you're the boss, and I know you'd throw a fit if I made this decision on my own, so tell me what to do, please."

Me, too.


SuziQ - Jul 30, 2008 11:24:49 am PDT #509 of 10003
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I never realized those two words were so loaded. I tend to use them a bunch, meaning - here is the info I have and the options as I see them, the benefit of your advice would be appreciated.

Now I'm going to be worried that others think I was being all passive aggressive. Gah. More worries.


sumi - Jul 30, 2008 11:32:03 am PDT #510 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!

I don't understand why that phrase is bad? I mean, sometimes you are not the person who can make that decision so it makes sense to ask the person who is.


brenda m - Jul 30, 2008 11:37:49 am PDT #511 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

I'm with Fred and ita - I see it as more of a "ball's in your court" thing. So, there is an element of washing-my-hands-of-the-decision-making, but not really P-A as such.