Also, in my experience on both ends of the line, sometimes the answer is "No, I cannot help with this" and it's easiest to get that out of the way early, especially in phone tree hell.
Good god yes! This.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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.
Kat - Jun 15, 2009 3:31:13 pm PDT #24444 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2009 3:32:58 pm PDT #24445 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.
My cat is trying very hard to jam her nose into my armpit.
She's weird.
sarameg - Jun 15, 2009 3:35:10 pm PDT #24446 of 30000
Something mauled my tigerlily. I fear it is done for. Bah.
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2009 3:36:58 pm PDT #24447 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.
8 Starship Enterprise Facts Every Trekker Should Know
That's right - the iconic starship wasn't always named USS Enterprise ... in the original draft, Roddenberry named it USS Yorktown after a World War II aircraft carrier. The starship was commanded by Captain Robert April, then Christopher Pike, before Roddenberry settled on James Tiberius Kirk.
Huh.
But they don't say which WW-II Yorktown aircraft carrier (there were two, the second named after the one sunk at Midway).
beth b - Jun 15, 2009 3:37:36 pm PDT #24448 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I get what Connie is saying. People apologizes for asking me questions at the library. I sit at the desk covered with question marks. Sometimes I just don't want to go through the ritual. I forestall the apology part ( which is followed by the 'that's what they pay me for . haha)by trying to ask if I can help them first
javachik - Jun 15, 2009 3:38:34 pm PDT #24449 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I don't know. We live in a pretty rude world. I am always glad whenever someone is polite. And I do see the question as a way of trying not to impose.
Kat - Jun 15, 2009 3:40:32 pm PDT #24450 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Helicopter has been circling my neighborhood for 45 minutes. Wonder why? Should I turn the news on?
Kat - Jun 15, 2009 3:41:37 pm PDT #24451 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hmm... helicopter went away.
sarameg - Jun 15, 2009 3:45:34 pm PDT #24452 of 30000
Yeah, as much every time the civility guy P.M. Forni start pontificating, I want to curse and be really rude (seriously, every time he comes on the radio, I can't restrain myself from saying "FUCK YOU FORNI! SHOVE IT You POMPOUS OLD WINDBAG!!!" It's quite funny) it does often smooth things.
And my little black heart gets evil satisfaction at maintaining that smoothness in the face of rudeness. Little black heart hopes my civility makes 'em feel small. Bless their hearts. And in the face of rudeness, kill 'em with kindness often does ratchet things down.
tommyrot - Jun 15, 2009 3:49:00 pm PDT #24453 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.
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