I wish television news had to run a ticker with relevant facts under every speaker. Then when Newt is talking about family values, the ticker would say, "Married his high school math teacher, who put him through college and grad school. Dragged her and two toddlers on the campaign trail to prove his family values. Told her he wanted a divorce while she was in the hospital being treated for ovarian cancer. Had to be taken to court to pay his children's orthodontist bills. Married woman he was having an affair with. Divorced her to marry woman he was having an affair with......"
Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm all right.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
Ginger - Jun 03, 2009 8:51:40 am PDT #22548 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Jessica - Jun 03, 2009 8:52:27 am PDT #22549 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wish television news had to run a ticker with relevant facts under every speaker. Then when Newt is talking about family values, the ticker would say, "Married his high school math teacher, who put him through college and grad school. Dragged her and two toddlers on the campaign trail to prove his family values. Told her he wanted a divorce while she was in the hospital being treated for ovarian cancer. Had to be taken to court to pay his children's orthodontist bills. Married woman he was having an affair with. Divorced her to marry woman he was having an affair with......"
This would make Fox News at the gym so much more worth watching.
Gudanov - Jun 03, 2009 8:53:45 am PDT #22550 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
It seems like any TV in a public area tuned to a news channel is always tuned to Fox News. Maybe it's just my location though.
Jesse - Jun 03, 2009 8:58:17 am PDT #22551 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I am just so sick of rich privileged white guys prattling on about bias and equality.
Oh yes.
I am now one of those people who sit at Panera! But only for a little while longer. It seemed like the surest bet to get my work email downloaded, but then I can work on stuff offline from home.
Liese S. - Jun 03, 2009 9:12:59 am PDT #22552 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I sit at Panera all summer! I have no shame. Plus the Panera guy told us we could just sit in the Panera parking lot at all hours and didn't need to come in to buy stuff to assuage our corporate guilt.
Now I'm hungry for Panera and there isn't one for hundreds of miles. Plus I don't have a vehicle since the SO is in the recording studio again today. Plus I have huevos rancheros if I get off my duff and go make them.
I bet I could find a privileged white guy at the Panera to feel sorry for if I could get there, though.
Dana - Jun 03, 2009 9:13:12 am PDT #22553 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My netbook is coming today. Eeeeee!
Lee - Jun 03, 2009 9:14:13 am PDT #22554 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Grammar check!
There is a thing in patent applications called an IDS. Is the plural IDSs,IDSes, or IDS's?
Dana - Jun 03, 2009 9:15:28 am PDT #22555 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Depends on the style you use. I am generally a no apostrophe person, but I think you could use the apostrophe to avoid confusion. Ginger might know better.
Lee - Jun 03, 2009 9:17:20 am PDT #22556 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Thanks! The Chicago Manual of Style we have here says 's, but it's the 13th edition, so I think it might be out of date.
Jesse - Jun 03, 2009 9:17:52 am PDT #22557 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The NYTimes would use the apostrophe there, I think.
I sit at Panera all summer! I have no shame. Plus the Panera guy told us we could just sit in the Panera parking lot at all hours and didn't need to come in to buy stuff to assuage our corporate guilt.
Nice. I came home, mostly so I could take off my good clothes.