I think I am speechless:
Right there with you, Sue. Right there with you.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
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.
Barb - Apr 09, 2009 7:19:54 pm PDT #14668 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Trudy Booth - Apr 09, 2009 7:19:57 pm PDT #14669 of 30000
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
That is magnificient.
Lee - Apr 09, 2009 7:20:45 pm PDT #14670 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
OMG
beth b - Apr 09, 2009 7:26:30 pm PDT #14671 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Someone linked to that a couple of days ago ... I've been spreading the joy
§ ita § - Apr 09, 2009 7:34:51 pm PDT #14672 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
(that was me)
Typo Boy - Apr 09, 2009 8:04:13 pm PDT #14673 of 30000
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.
To argue that pirates are not romantic figures
In fairness to you, I was using the word "romantic" carelessly. I was really arguing against the notion that the Somali Pirates are somehow unlike historical pirates, with the implication that historical pirates were loveable and nice guys. "Romantic" is sometimes used in casual speech with a different connotation than the literatery meaning. But on this board I should have known better than to use it that way.
Somali Pirates are very much like historical pirates - even down to being driven to it by real desperation. Somali is a failed state. There are a few worse places in the world to live, but not many. Does not keep them from being nasty characters, any more than the desperate situation the original pirates were escaping stopped them from being nasty characters. However I still say the romanticism of pirates is not in the least Byronic. That is a different kind of romanticism than killing people for money.
javachik - Apr 09, 2009 8:09:18 pm PDT #14674 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
It's an interesting conversation, and reminds me of Hells Angels. My cousins and I grew up thinking the Angels were so fucking cool, and romantic in the Byronic way. And then I grew up and read Hunter F. Thompson's book and was blown away with disgust. Sorta like how I felt about pirates after being raised on Peter Pan and Disneyland, etc (and then actually learning about the real thing).
Atropa - Apr 09, 2009 8:11:30 pm PDT #14675 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
ita, I also like the underbust cinchers in red and white stripes.
sobs
I would hit the shiny button and buy one of those RIGHT NOW, if it wasn't for the fact that I'm a short-waisted mutant and I know it wouldn't fit me properly.
beth b - Apr 09, 2009 8:17:01 pm PDT #14676 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
That's what I was thinking , Javachick. There's a story that is romantic -- but it isn't real. Real life pirates - not romantic, but the stories/myths are. And then things get weird in real life. I knew a Hell's Angel. The oddest combination a generous loyal human being that you real wouldn't want to cross. Sounds great on paper -- IRL not so much.
aurelia - Apr 09, 2009 8:30:00 pm PDT #14677 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
My only thought about pirates is that ships traveling near Somalia might want to think about getting some cannons.
I just watched some serial killer show while eating dinner, and was really glad I finished before watching Bones.
Were you having chile con carne?