Our neighborhood was so white-bread Catholic/traditional Protestant that the "exotic" religious people were the Mormons who lived down the block. The few Jewish kids (mostly boys, now that I think about it) in school stood out when they had their bar mitzvahs and all of their (Catholic/Protestant) friends who attended the celebration would wear the yamalke they got to school the following Monday.
Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.
'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.
Kathy A - Dec 24, 2008 6:42:46 am PST #7771 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
flea - Dec 24, 2008 6:47:35 am PST #7772 of 10002
information libertarian
Mike Rowe was on Sesame Street this morning! It made me happy, anyway.
I also wonder why Emmett wants/needs a tux.
mr. flea has finally gone out to Christmas shop for me. As long as it's not perfume (which I don't wear)...
Trudy, she did blog it - apparently you are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke after a big meal, so you should never eat a big meal. @@
tommyrot - Dec 24, 2008 6:48:48 am PST #7773 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Our neighborhood was so white-bread Catholic/traditional Protestant that the "exotic" religious people were the Mormons who lived down the block.
We didn't have any Jews living in my home town that I knew of. (No African-Americans either.) Since I went to a private Protestant school, for us the "exotic" religious people were the Catholics. Confession seemed the weirdest thing to me. (My dad has an anti-Catholic bias that affected me as well.)
tommyrot - Dec 24, 2008 6:49:34 am PST #7774 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I also wonder why Emmett wants/needs a tux.
I just assumed it was that Emmett + tux = Awesome!
JZ - Dec 24, 2008 6:51:03 am PST #7775 of 10002
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Why does Emmett need a tux?
He doesn't need one, but he loves to dress up. He loved the tux he got for our wedding, wore it to pieces, and has recently been falling in love with the entire James Bond mythos. He longs for the brooding and elegance and adventure and attitude, and so he wants a tux. And, based on past Emmett experience, I have no doubt that once he gets it he will find, or make, a reason to wear it.
Allyson - Dec 24, 2008 6:57:32 am PST #7776 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
(My dad has an anti-Catholic bias that affected me as well.)
The whole concept of this still amazes me, from a Jewish standpoint, I guess. You're all Jesus people! It's the same thing! I mean, I understand there are differences in what you all believe about Jesus and how you worship, but still! With the Jesus! And the Easter! And the boogedy boogedy back from the dead nyah nyah Romans! You have so much in common! Like ham!
Lee - Dec 24, 2008 6:57:58 am PST #7777 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
FCM:
The Ghost of Christmas Past
The Ghost of Christmas Present
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
tommyrot - Dec 24, 2008 6:59:41 am PST #7778 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
FCM:
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The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
There's a joke in here somewhere....
Allyson - Dec 24, 2008 7:00:27 am PST #7779 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Oh! And if Megan is about, I need to know how to say, "I have a terrible crush on you. You're ridiculously sexy. You should move to the US and work at Caltech so I can do filthy things to you. I mean, not to be creepy or anything" in French.
Connie Neil - Dec 24, 2008 7:02:34 am PST #7780 of 10002
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Mike Rowe was on Sesame Street this morning!
Did he get dirty?