Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.

'Time Bomb'


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.


Typo Boy - Dec 26, 2008 9:35:22 am PST #8065 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

OK, so no more putting a dollar in the SA bellringers cup. But we can still buy the poor sucker a cup of hot coffee or hot choc.

Also: don't know who all the horseman of the snowpocalypse are. But one them is Stircrazy.


Laura - Dec 26, 2008 9:35:40 am PST #8066 of 10002
Our wings are not tired.

with the EVIDENCE of her TAWDRY behavior??

Mmmmmmmm, tawdry behavior. Oh, you meant visiting other boards. That's a whole different flavor of tawdry.

Huh, I'm fairly certain that my Jewish friends weren't offended at my Chanukah wishes and I was quite delighted with their Merry Christmas greeting despite their failure to rejoice in His birth and all. It really is kinda sad when people work so hard at staying in a state of being offended.


JZ - Dec 26, 2008 9:39:58 am PST #8067 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.

java, as a Christian I feel compelled to apologize for that idiot and assure you that in my opinion her hat is full of ass.

Also, I really really want to go over there and ask her if she sincerely believes that Christmas is a more central Christian holiday than Easter. Because...no. Just no. It's a big one, but if she really thinks it's of greater theological significance than Easter, her hat is even assier.

Also also,

I am just boggled at the concept of someone being offended by someone else wishing them joy on any day, for whatever the reason. You seriously have to go out of your way to be offended by an earnest sentiment for your happiness, you know?

This is such a world of right, on a bed of wise with truthful sauce poured all over it (and chocolate sprinkles).

eta: I had to hover over that last word for almost a full two minutes before my sugar-and-caffeine-addled brain could feel quite certain it wasn't supposed to be kprinkles.


Barb - Dec 26, 2008 9:41:40 am PST #8068 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”

Braved the outlet mall which wasn't too bad, all things considered. Got a couple of shirts, a new pair of Lucky jeans (I'm afraid my One True Jean may be discontinued-- *sob*) and a wicked sexy pair of Miu Miu sandals on ridiculous discount.

Not a bad haul and I got to kill time with Mom. Only had to roll my eyes a few times as she took something like three phone calls from my father.


beth b - Dec 26, 2008 9:47:18 am PST #8069 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

It seems odd to me that people go around looking to be offended. It happens enough with out looking to be offended.


tommyrot - Dec 26, 2008 9:50:11 am PST #8070 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.

It seems odd to me that people go around looking to be offended. It happens enough with out looking to be offended.

My guess is that woman is just offended by atheists in general.


Cashmere - Dec 26, 2008 9:58:40 am PST #8071 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

meara's funneee.

java, I'm tempted to register and go pile on the moron over there, but I'll control the urge. Feh on her and her mean spirited idiocy.

There's been a major cock-up on our babysitting leaving us with no sitter for tonight. I've run down my emergency list and have not takers. We might be screwed.


Cashmere - Dec 26, 2008 10:00:24 am PST #8072 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.

My guess is that woman is just offended by atheists in general.

I'm happy my mere existence is making her uncomfortable.


Tom Scola - Dec 26, 2008 10:02:23 am PST #8073 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Cash, just leave your kids by the computer, and tell them to post messages and hit "Read New" every once and a while. We'll watch them for you.


msbelle - Dec 26, 2008 10:02:58 am PST #8074 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

her hat is full of ass.

and not nice ass either. Her hat is full of like Howard Stern ass.

My guess is that woman is just offended by atheists in general.

oh yeah. this is what is really at hand.

Christmas stuff plastic bin #1 is packed and closed.

I am trying to coordinate a tomorrow wherein: mac goes to a friend's for a playdate, I and friend go to a spa for manis or pedis, and then I get my FSA stuff figured out so I can spend any money I have left. The spa won't answer their phone and I can't find all my FSA docs. Maybe in my search for paperwork, I can fill another bag or two of crap to get rid of.