I like the dress better in pictures than I do on TV: [link]
Buffy: You tossed that vamp like he was a... little teeny vamp. Riley: You wanna go again? C'mon. I bet this place is just teeming with aerodynamic vampires.
'Help'
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.
Sue - Jan 20, 2009 4:12:01 pm PST #2702 of 30000
hip deep in pie
![[link]](http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/01/20/us/politics/20winter-obama.jpg){kind=link}
Sophia Brooks - Jan 20, 2009 4:12:09 pm PST #2703 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Are there men on jumpy stilts on my teevee at the ball, or am I crazy. Also, how is this a ball, and not a concert?
Trudy Booth - Jan 20, 2009 4:17:23 pm PST #2704 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Are there men on jumpy stilts on my teevee
My roommate auditioned for them!
Jesse - Jan 20, 2009 4:18:10 pm PST #2705 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I'm afraid the First Lady's dress looks a little junior high to me, with all the foofaraw.
Jessica - Jan 20, 2009 4:18:29 pm PST #2706 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I also did not like Michelle Obama's dress. The fabric was unflatteringly lumpy, and it was way too long (she was stepping on the front while they were dancing).
lori - Jan 20, 2009 4:29:25 pm PST #2707 of 30000
Laura - Jan 20, 2009 4:32:42 pm PST #2708 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Yes, I think he must have been turned toward Cheney in that one.
Emily - Jan 20, 2009 4:34:23 pm PST #2709 of 30000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Also, how is this a ball, and not a concert?
Exactly! I know that dancing doesn't mean what it used to, but there should be some distinction, don't you think?
Also, dude, how spoiled are we? Publishable-quality pictures, within a couple hours of the event. Every once in a while I have to step back and let the Internets blow my mind. How do they fit it all in those tiny tubes?
Sue - Jan 20, 2009 4:35:09 pm PST #2710 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I like Jill Biden's dress, except for the neckline.
sarameg - Jan 20, 2009 4:35:35 pm PST #2711 of 30000
Oh, another cool moment from today : an old white woman and a young black guy terrorist fist-bumping after PRESIDENT Obama's speech.