Nothing romantic or lovable about real pirates.
Definitely not, they were aquathugs back in the day too.
Also, there is no evidence that pirates ever fought ninjas....
Yeah, the ninjas knew better.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
Gudanov - Apr 09, 2009 9:08:54 am PDT #14585 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
lisah - Apr 09, 2009 9:19:56 am PDT #14586 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I hadn't looked at it directly, but yesterday I came across one and it sounded so familiar...it had to be the same guy they talked with again in the '68 riots series on the radio.
Oh, maybe, yeah. There's a whole group of interviews about the riots. I can't stop reading the ones from my neighborhood. It's fascinating!
Fred Pete - Apr 09, 2009 9:29:32 am PDT #14587 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Pirate fiction glosses over the death sentence aspect.
Yes, fiction pirates so much more fun than real pirates. Even the government-sponsored ones.
Calli - Apr 09, 2009 9:29:55 am PDT #14588 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Also, there is no evidence that pirates ever fought ninjas....
Blasphemer!
Sue - Apr 09, 2009 9:35:49 am PDT #14589 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I think everyone underestimates how much fictional pirate probably reek.
I find myself unbearably cranky today. But I can't escape myself!
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2009 9:36:49 am PDT #14590 of 30000
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 think everyone underestimates how much fictional pirate probably reek.
Except for those times when their booty included bath bombs.
tommyrot - Apr 09, 2009 9:39:33 am PDT #14591 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
More blasphemy, from PZ: The zombies of Boston
Where I always get stuck in any scientific examination of the entirely imaginary phenomenon of zombies, however, is the biochemistry and physiology. They just can't work. They're using meat to generate motion, but the properties of meat that can cause contraction/relaxation are dependent on a biochemistry that requires fuel and oxygen. Dead meat doesn't do work! You just have to surrender to the premise and go with the story, because there's no way it can be rationalized.
Bah. He's a biologist. What would he know about... biology... of, um, zombies.
Atropa - Apr 09, 2009 9:40:13 am PDT #14592 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So do women generally wear top hats to funerals? Or is the ad telling me I'm married to Jilli?
Pete will be very surprised.
Hey hivemind! Does anyone know where I could find Victorian-era newspaper advertisements online?
Gudanov - Apr 09, 2009 9:42:12 am PDT #14593 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Bah. He's a biologist. What would he know about... biology... of, um, zombies.
Biology is the study of living things, so he's totally unqualified to talk about the undead. You need a necrologist for that.
Jessica - Apr 09, 2009 9:43:08 am PDT #14594 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
So apparently there was a whale off the coast of Brooklyn this morning! No pictures yet. Boo.