I'm sorry, dad. You know I would never have tried to save River's life if I had known there was a dinner party at risk.

Simon ,'Safe'


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 - Jan 07, 2009 4:26:52 pm PST #24 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.

Not Always Right - Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes

(A man walks up to our hot case with his wife and two little girls.)

Me: “Hi! How may I help you?”

Customer: “Hi - we wanted to get some chicken strips.”

(As I am taking his order, I notice his daughters licking the hot case glass.)

Me: “Excuse me sir, but your daughters are licking the glass.”

Customer: “Yeah.”

Me: “Well…aside from the fact that the glass is hot, we cleaned it this morning with a chemical cleaner to wash off a layer of grease build-up.”

Customer: “So?”

Me: “The chemical we used is a known carcinogen. I might suggest that you stop your daughters from ingesting it.”

Customer: “Look, lady. You’ve obviously never been a parent. When you have kids, you’ll learn that it’s MUCH easier to just let your kids do whatever they want.”


Lee - Jan 07, 2009 4:30:34 pm PST #25 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Nice title!


Jesse - Jan 07, 2009 4:33:20 pm PST #26 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Hello, new Natter!!

I always assumed I would use names that are the same in French and English. For girls it's easy, for boys, not so much.

I knew someone who was looking for a name that worked in English and Spanish, and she was considering Michaela for a girl. Except she doesn't like "muh-KAY-la," only "mee-ka-e-la." I was like, dude. That will NEVER work in English. Luckily, she had a boy named Camilo, which works well enough in English.


sarameg - Jan 07, 2009 4:52:27 pm PST #27 of 30000

How about Noahcam?

Please? Especially when he's playing chase! He's so darned cute when he peers around to see if you are following. And then when he tears off!


Jessica - Jan 07, 2009 4:58:53 pm PST #28 of 30000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I think Noah and Dylan have been emailing again - Dylan pooped in the tub tonight. TWICE. (He pooped, we got him out, cleaned up, ran a new bath, put him back in, and MORE POOP. After about 15 minutes of running around the apartment naked NOT POOPING. Kids! WTF?)


Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2009 5:13:27 pm PST #29 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

There IS no life after Puppycam, there is only Zool!


Theodosia - Jan 07, 2009 5:15:41 pm PST #30 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

My parents were Evelyn Jane and Wilbur Otto, FWIW.

It seems unpossible that 'Evelyn' might go on to be a popular name. My mom's parents were Sadie and Sidney, which I think would make good names for twin girls, or a pair of cats.


Cashmere - Jan 07, 2009 5:22:37 pm PST #31 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.

Back from the hairdressers and a sushi dinner to find a new Natter.


Jesse - Jan 07, 2009 5:26:19 pm PST #32 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Evelyn is totally back!


SailAweigh - Jan 07, 2009 5:28:16 pm PST #33 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Merry Christmas, Cash!

My grandmother was Mary Edith, otherwise known as Peg. I can kinda see that from Margaret, but not Mary Edith. My grandfather and father are Dornis. Grandpa was always known as such and dad goes by Bud. Where the Dornis comes from, though, no one really knows. My great-great-grandfather was Quebecois, so we think it's some obscure French name, or bastardization thereof. I mean, great-grandpa was Eber, and I can only guess if that's another phonetic spelling for something French.