The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!

Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Tom Scola - Jan 06, 2009 4:38:23 am PST #9513 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

From the direction of the wind, it seems to be New Jersey's fault.


Calli - Jan 06, 2009 4:38:43 am PST #9514 of 10002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Durham, NC, used to smell like chocolate when the tobacco in the warehouses was curing. I wonder if they're curing something else in NYC?

In unrelated news, sheepdogs are guarding a fairy penguin colony.


Jessica - Jan 06, 2009 4:40:42 am PST #9515 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

A quick poll of my outer borough co-workers seems to confirm that last night's syrup was only smellable in Queens.


Barb - Jan 06, 2009 4:41:55 am PST #9516 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”

Downtown Jacksonville smells like roasting coffee. But given that we have a Maxwell House plant downtown, this makes sense and there's a reason.


Barb - Jan 06, 2009 4:44:20 am PST #9517 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”

And it only took me three checks to write 2008 instead of 2009. Okay. Got that out of the way.


sumi - Jan 06, 2009 4:45:05 am PST #9518 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

Obama on Check Please.


tommyrot - Jan 06, 2009 4:45:05 am PST #9519 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.

Sheepdogs are guarding a fairy penguin colony

Such an awesome headline, but no pictures!


Jesse - Jan 06, 2009 4:46:24 am PST #9520 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Downtown Jacksonville smells like roasting coffee. But given that we have a Maxwell House plant downtown, this makes sense and there's a reason.

Yeah, that's why it's so funny -- I think we still don't know where it's coming from. Not like the old NECCO plant in Cambridge!


Kat - Jan 06, 2009 4:47:38 am PST #9521 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

Speaking of the maple smell....

I am looking for a BPAL or another oil perfume that smells like maple syrup. Anyone able to help out?


Sue - Jan 06, 2009 4:55:11 am PST #9522 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Sometimes Halifax smells yeasty from a brewery, and sometimes it smells like burnt coffee. Which may also be from a brewery.