They know that a certain percentage of their constituency is crazy and must have their interests represented. So they're probably glad she's there.
Actually, I was thinking it would be sort of like a pet. You know, we could...we could name her Trixie, or Miss Kitty Fantastico, or something.
Tara ,'Empty Places'
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.
tommyrot - Apr 27, 2009 11:07:41 am PDT #16982 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.
beth b - Apr 27, 2009 11:16:51 am PDT #16983 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
How long does it take to get bad.
no idea if this is any different from any other flu -- my doctor said I had the right idea -- fever over 102/3 for a week -- go see the doctor . Any signs of a bacterial infection -- go to the doctor. anything that suddenly gets worse -- go to the doctor. and this is with diabetes. Now I have asthma on top of it. I tend to go to the doctor a little sooner now. But more importantly, I tend to stay home more.
msbelle - Apr 27, 2009 11:27:58 am PDT #16984 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I go to the Dr. if I have a fever more than 3 days. Usually by then I am very weak from lack of eating enough.
erikaj - Apr 27, 2009 11:29:46 am PDT #16985 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
I suspect if there weren't a Bachmann, Keith Olbermann would have to invent her to have a toy to play with in the off-season that isn't Palin.
Barb - Apr 27, 2009 11:31:22 am PDT #16986 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 27, 2009 11:35:58 am PDT #16987 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My rule of thumb is stay home if there's fever, nausea, or exhaustion (with colds I may feel crappy due to nasal symptoms, but I'm usually clear-headed and have enough energy to work). I see a doctor if I have a fever that lasts more than a couple of days, goes above 102°, or if I experience unusual pain.
§ ita § - Apr 27, 2009 11:45:58 am PDT #16988 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think I'd wait a week with a fever over 102, but I haven't had a fever in decades.
Gudanov - Apr 27, 2009 12:01:04 pm PDT #16989 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I don't think I'd wait a week with a fever over 102, but I haven't had a fever in decades.
I wouldn't wait for half that time.
I just realized I have no idea what I'm going to cook for dinner tonight and I can't think of anything we have to cook. It might be a pull-out-the-emergency-tuna-helper night.
tommyrot - Apr 27, 2009 12:29:51 pm PDT #16990 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.
This is just sad:
This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion.
Unfortunately, only this abstract is available for free, so we don't know, say, what percentage of conservatives don't realize Colbert is satire....
beth b - Apr 27, 2009 12:34:35 pm PDT #16991 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I have, it broke the day I went to the doctor. and my doctor said it was fine, because there wasn't much else going on. She said fevers last longer in adults, and since 101 is where an adult is considered having a fever, 102 isn't high. But -- just because I did something, it doesn't mean it is what everyone should do . Just means I knew how sick I was. I've been much sicker than that with no fever. Hello bronchitis