The codenames probably come in handy when you have a situation with more than one person with the same name It helps keep your Barbara Bushs straight for one. And it seems like every third guy in Washington is named "John".
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Trudy Booth - Nov 10, 2008 9:55:07 am PST #451 of 10002
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
Shir - Nov 10, 2008 9:56:03 am PST #452 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
GC, re your message in Press - if Israeli undergraduate college (university!) students can answer this too, I'm in.
Jesse - Nov 10, 2008 9:59:38 am PST #453 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My coworker just told me a cute story -- she took her 15 year old daughter to a concert, and was sitting at the bar upstairs reading, when some guy came up to get a glass of wine, and they ended up chatting, and of course the guy turns out to be the lead singer of the daughter's favorite band! (All Time Low?) Of course, she didn't know it at the time, so doubly of course, the daughter was freaking out.
Kathy A - Nov 10, 2008 10:00:52 am PST #454 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just got the OK to take Inauguration Day off of work, so I can go to my friend's celebration breakfast and watch the festivities live--woohoo!
Glamcookie - Nov 10, 2008 10:21:21 am PST #455 of 10002
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
Shir, that would be great! Thank you!
Burrell - Nov 10, 2008 10:28:16 am PST #456 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I feel kind of Bob-likes-carrots chiming in so late, but When Sophie Gets Angry is a much loved book in our house too. We read it when one of us is having a bad day. Another popular read is Grump, esp when I'm the one having the bad day (thank you Kat for the much loved book btw). I have also been known to start singing
"If you're gonna be a little grumpy today
Could you be a grump a little further away?
It's not that I don't love you 'cause you know I do
But sometimes I'm grumpy too"
Shir - Nov 10, 2008 10:34:49 am PST #457 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
No problem, GC. I sent it to another friend as well.
Just take into consideration that some of the questions there are very American education wise. As an example, the closest answer I'd choose for my uni in the first question is state college, only it's not really that...
Toddson - Nov 10, 2008 10:36:28 am PST #458 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In re the presidential code names - I think they mentioned that with encoding, etc., they don't really need to use code names, but it's a holdover from the days when transmissions could be picked up.
msbelle - Nov 10, 2008 10:38:27 am PST #459 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
why do I want dessert so badly. I did not buy coffee this morning and I brought my lunch and NOW the pull to go buy a dessert is gnawing at me. I suppose I should go up to the conference center and see if they have any spare desserts.
The compulsion to spend is extremely bothersome.
beth b - Nov 10, 2008 10:44:13 am PST #460 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
After looking at that article, I have decided that my cat doesn not want a spiratual relationship with me. that might interfer with my tuna juice fetching.