Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 62: The 62nd Natter  

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.


megan walker - Nov 14, 2008 10:23:46 am PST #1352 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Come in and Worship "God"

Still not better than the church marquee I saw just before Halloween: "Jesus is the best treat!"


Aims - Nov 14, 2008 10:26:34 am PST #1353 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

But I have West Wing day dreams.

I want to apply for the role of Margaret.


Gudanov - Nov 14, 2008 10:27:41 am PST #1354 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

For the last two mornings, I've had people waiting at the bus stop with me who were aggravating in their impatience. Listen up, people: walking to the middle of the road to huff and stomp your feet does not make the bus arrive more quickly...

That made me curious about how inconvenient a bus trip from home to work would be, however the transit authority's website told me it couldn't figure out any possible routes. Kansas City and public transportation just don't mix.


Kat - Nov 14, 2008 10:29:09 am PST #1355 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

I think it's the "eat six times a day" people, who are also responsible for the 300 calorie Lean Cuisine "meals." If I'm eating three meals of 300 cal each, that would be a really extreme diet! I'm not a snacker, I have like 150 cal. for breakfast, and I'm not even trying to lose weight.

That's me you're talking about. But not the Lean Cuisine psuedomeals (from now on they should be called shmeals). My snack tend to be a a hard boiled egg with mustard and bacon salt. Or a packet of string cheese.

And, I've lost 5 lbs this week. With another 15 to go. though I would settle for 10.


Nora Deirdre - Nov 14, 2008 10:30:54 am PST #1356 of 10002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

Man Submits Drawing in Lieu of Payment, Film At 11.


§ ita § - Nov 14, 2008 10:33:18 am PST #1357 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have a scam question. Has anyone seen this one before? How does it work?

Subject: OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
The MICROSOFT EMAIL PROMO TEAM is glad to announce that
after a successful completion of the PROMO DRAWS on the
13th November 2008,your e-mail address,attached to winning
numbers:(55) (73) (14)(41) (36) (29) won in the Tenth
lottery category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
?150,000,00(One Hundred and Fifty Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) in cash credited to file REF NO:MSW-L/008-28793,
BATCH NO:2008MJL-05, this is from a total prize money of
?3,750,000 (Three Million,Seven hundred and Fifty Thousand
British Pounds Sterling),shared among the Twenty five (25)
international winners in this category.
All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer
ballot system drawn from 167,000 Names,as part of our
International "E-MAIL" Promotion Program for our prominent
MS-WORD users all over the world and for the continuous use
of the internet. You are adviced to contact the claims
processor with the details below via his e-mail address :
NAME:  Allen Schuetz
EMAIL: m_______.s______@yahoo.com.hk
TEL:  +44 703 5552789

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS: 1.Full Name.................................... 2.Address:.................................... 3.Phone:...............Fax:................... 4.Country:.................................... 5.Sex/Gender...................................

In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications,please remember to quote your reference and winning ticket number in all correspondence with your claims officer.Your secret pin code is ML*******.Be warned that cases of double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program will be legally pursued.

My sister is curious.


msbelle - Nov 14, 2008 10:34:24 am PST #1358 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

But I have West Wing day dreams.

me three. I may yet fill out the form.


aurelia - Nov 14, 2008 10:35:53 am PST #1359 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Kansas City and public transportation just don't mix.

Not widely and certainly not where you live. There are some areas of the city where people do rely heavily on the bus system. If you worked downtown I'll bet you could find a park & ride bus. My mom did that (from Lee's Summit) when she still worked downtown.

Listen up, people: walking to the middle of the road to huff and stomp your feet does not make the bus arrive more quickly

I've never understood those people. Dude you are in the turn lane. Cars will run you over.


Jessica - Nov 14, 2008 10:38:18 am PST #1360 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Listen up, people: walking to the middle of the road to huff and stomp your feet does not make the bus arrive more quickly

My knees complain more standing still than walking, and if I look for the bus from the middle of the road, I can see further and can make a more informed decision about whether or not it's worth waiting for.


Fred Pete - Nov 14, 2008 10:38:36 am PST #1361 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.

I'll take a guess, ita. Sister provides the information. Mr. Scheutz or somebody connected with him contacts sister about her winnings. There's a catch -- she has to pay taxes on the winnings, or something like that.

But Mr. Scheutz doesn't want Sister to be unable to claim her winnings. So he'll send her a cashier's check. She is to cash the check (receiving cash, that is) at her bank and wire the funds to somewhere, Hong Kong at a guess from the e-mail address.

Unfortunately, the cashier's check is no good, the bank takes the money back from Sister's account, and Mr. Scheutz is long gone.

A little more detail on that kind of scam.