The line at my PO is ridic. Easily 35 people in line.
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.
msbelle - Jun 30, 2009 11:20:57 am PDT #26692 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Barb - Jun 30, 2009 11:23:47 am PDT #26693 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Why does Azarenko think it's okay to make that noise every time she hits the ball? Did no one tell her to be embarassed? She's squealing. It's untoward.
Is the screeching Portuguese teenager out of the match yet? Perhaps Azarenko thinks she has to take up the slack?
tommyrot - Jun 30, 2009 11:25:18 am PDT #26694 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.
Somewhere I read about how annoying many of the women are when they grunt as they hit the ball. Are the women grunting (or screeching) in a more annoying fashion than the men?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 30, 2009 11:27:17 am PDT #26695 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
High-pitched noises are more painful to the ear than lower-pitched ones in general. I'm surprised Newt's screams didn't drive the Queen Alien to space herself before Ripley had a chance to do it.
Barb - Jun 30, 2009 11:27:35 am PDT #26696 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
It's higher in pitch and therefore, I think registers higher in decibels.
A lion's roar is reckoned to reach 110 decibels. Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, who says she grunted since the age of four and cannot help it, has been measured at 101.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2009 11:33:47 am PDT #26697 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Azarenka doesn't grunt, not even a feminine grunt. She squeals. I don't like grunting, but I can get past it. She sounds like an animal in pain.
sumi - Jun 30, 2009 11:34:35 am PDT #26698 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
I would have to say that I think that there are more women making a noise than men.
Cashmere - Jun 30, 2009 11:36:51 am PDT #26699 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Owen has his new glasses. I think this geek has emerged from his chrysalis and is spreading his nerdy wings in preparation for flight.
brenda m - Jun 30, 2009 11:38:58 am PDT #26700 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Somewhere I read about how annoying many of the women are when they grunt as they hit the ball. Are the women grunting (or screeching) in a more annoying fashion than the men?
I saw an interview with a famous tennis player recently (Seles? Crap, I can't remember) who was saying that part of the point of the grunting is that it disguises the sound of the ball hitting the racquet so that it's harder for the opponent to gauge how hard it's been hit.
Kathy A - Jun 30, 2009 11:39:09 am PDT #26701 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yay for geeky glasses!!
There was a young girl at the bookstore on Saturday who had on the most adorable purple glasses. Combine that with her terrific green hat and multi-colored shirt, she was a vision in bright colors!