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.


juliana - Nov 12, 2008 10:36:59 am PST #859 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I think about eight people in the world would get that joke and they're all right here. Well, and Ryland.

Snerk.

one of the most worrisome aspects of job loss is health insurance loss, particularly if you have preexisting conditions.

Ayup.

I had a dream about Obama and Emanuel in which Obama was holding Emanuel by the scruff of his neck and Emanuel was flipping out like a terrier who wants to eat the mailman.

I'm fairly sure this might actually happen at some point. Emanuel looks like he wants to eat his enemies on a daily basis. Preferably with some Chianti and fava beans.


Calli - Nov 12, 2008 10:38:01 am PST #860 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I had a dream about Obama and Emanuel in which Obama was holding Emanuel by the scruff of his neck and Emanuel was flipping out like a terrier who wants to eat the mailman.

I suspect this may be an accurate description of their day-to-day interactions.


Barb - Nov 12, 2008 10:39:25 am PST #861 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”

I'm fairly sure this might actually happen at some point. Emanuel looks like he wants to eat his enemies on a daily basis. Preferably with some Chianti and fava beans.

I'm trying to picture the Emmanuel family Passover Seder and giggling madly.


Sparky1 - Nov 12, 2008 10:40:39 am PST #862 of 10002
Librarian Warlord

Huh, I just heard speculation about Dick Lugar as Secretary of State.


Steph L. - Nov 12, 2008 10:46:45 am PST #863 of 10002
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Some of the LOLObamas are stretching, but some aren't bad:

Now in sexy!


Trudy Booth - Nov 12, 2008 10:49:25 am PST #864 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

one of the most worrisome aspects of job loss is health insurance loss, particularly if you have preexisting conditions.

Oh God yes. I always say my childhood would have been a different thing altogether if there had been national healthcare. I was raised by a chronically ill single parent. She would either be in the hospital or working her ass off at multiple jobs to catch up from when she'd been in the hospital. Without overwhelming medical bills? I can't even imagine. Actually, I can imagine -- we'd have been middle class instead of poor, no two ways about it.

Huh, I just heard speculation about Dick Lugar as Secretary of State.

Never thought about it, but OMG that sounds like a porn name. For XXX Nazis.


tommyrot - Nov 12, 2008 10:51:13 am PST #865 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.

Maybe Dick Lugar and Dick Army could star in a porno together. Um, they could be in the Army... at Fort Dix.


Connie Neil - Nov 12, 2008 10:52:40 am PST #866 of 10002
brillig

I wouldn't be in the job I have now if they didn't offer insurance from day one. I would have had to stay in the crappy hellhole because Hubby can't go through a change of insurance or try to figure out new sets of doctors. And COBRA would have been impossible to afford.

But bless my forward-thinking employers who assume we're professionals and insures everyone.


shrift - Nov 12, 2008 10:53:16 am PST #867 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I think about eight people in the world would get that joke and they're all right here. Well, and Ryland.

I still want someone to ask Ryland if the reason why he's never seen on camera with Guy Ripley is because they're secretly having a torrid affair.


Frankenbuddha - Nov 12, 2008 10:54:05 am PST #868 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

This reminds me of David Letterman's top "10 favoirite Richard's"

I submit the following (not necessarily from that list):

Richard Trickle
Richard Handler
Richard Siemens

...and of course, the number one from the list:

Richard Smoker