I have to say, the last few years the "American Way of Life" scared the shit out of me, because it seemed to translate directly to "consumption without thinking of the consequences".
It's scared a lot of us too, for exactly the same reason.
Zoe: Uh huh. River, honey? He's putting the hair away now. River: It'll still be there... waiting.
'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
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Emily - Jan 23, 2009 6:37:58 am PST #8728 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Vortex - Jan 23, 2009 6:40:46 am PST #8729 of 10000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
askye, I am not a pet person, but I appreciate the enormity of this decision. Peace~ma to you. And hugs, lots of hugs.
Fred Pete - Jan 23, 2009 6:40:53 am PST #8730 of 10000
Ann, that's a ferret.
((((askye)))) RIP, Anna.
Fay - Jan 23, 2009 6:42:42 am PST #8731 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
The company Jilli and Plei work for has cut a shitload of jobs, Shir - I think 5%, or something? But happily they were not among the booted. Nasty sensation, nevertheless.
And, belatedly - askye, I'm so sorry about your kitty.
DCJensen - Jan 23, 2009 6:44:20 am PST #8732 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
seemed to translate directly to "consumption without thinking of the consequences".
It's scared a lot of us too, for exactly the same reason.
See? Somebody mucked with time in 2000 and this is the consequence. I blame Captain Janeway.
Shir - Jan 23, 2009 6:48:52 am PST #8733 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Oh. Thanks for the info, Fay.
It also appears like my soon-to-be-ex-company laid me off, along with 25% of its employees. That, mind you, just when they signed several contracts in millions of dollars. Because they can (that's not being said with a stinkeye vibe - I honestly believe business are business, as long as the company doesn't fake the "we're family!" shitty vibe. There's only so much hypocrisy I can handle).
Also, grammar question: after semicolon or colon, do I need to capitalize? It's been bothering me for weeks.
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2009 6:49:44 am PST #8734 of 10000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Capitalize after a colon, but not after a semicolon.
WindSparrow - Jan 23, 2009 6:50:36 am PST #8735 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
It's scared a lot of us too, for exactly the same reason.
Emily's got the right of it. It bugs the hell out of me that some jackass in a power suit who cannot even pronounce 'nuclear' has co-opted our self-image as a country and perverted into something that allows for justifying torture by lying about terrorists to conceal lust for oil and money. And then condemn those who disagree with those methods as unpatriotic or weak.
Shir - Jan 23, 2009 6:51:24 am PST #8736 of 10000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
The Scola to the rescue. Thanks!
Steph L. - Jan 23, 2009 6:52:31 am PST #8737 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Capitalize after a colon, but not after a semicolon.
Not always. Like in Shir's question --
Also, grammar question: after semicolon or colon, do I need to capitalize?
"after" should not be capitalized.