Sometimes when I'm sitting in class... You know, I'm not thinking about class, 'cause that would never happen. I think about kissing you. And it's like everything stops. It's like, it's like freeze frame. Willow kissage.

Oz ,'First Date'


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.


Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2009 6:04:34 am PDT #27021 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

She walked into my office on legs as long as one of those long-legged birds that you see in Florida - the pink ones, not the white ones - except that she was standing on both of them, not just one of them, like those birds, the pink ones, and she wasn't wearing pink, but I knew right away that she was trouble, which those birds usually aren't.

Ha, I love this one. And this one:

Darnell knew he was getting hung out to dry when the D.A. made him come clean by airing other people's dirty laundry; the plea deal was a new wrinkle and there were still issues to iron out, but he hoped it would all come out in the wash - otherwise he had folded like a cheap suit for nothing.


StuntHusband - Jul 02, 2009 6:05:03 am PDT #27022 of 30000
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

If Oregon abolished the "no self service" gas law, unemployment would SKYROCKET.

Not a fan. No-one touches my car 'cept me. EEEgor is *my* minion. Rrrr.


-t - Jul 02, 2009 6:11:36 am PDT #27023 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Pumping one's gas was a bit of a feminist issue when I was in high school. It was still something ladies didn't do in BR in the 80s. There was a book, even, Real Women Pump Gas. So having someone else do it always gives me a moment of confusion.


tommyrot - Jul 02, 2009 6:19:31 am PDT #27024 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.

I just went to McDonnalds to get coffee. There was a 1910 Model T Ford in the parking lot that had been converted to run on batteries. I noticed a pretty brass plaque on the dash that said, "This vehicle has 1910 suspension and brakes. Drive carefully."

Heh. My 1959 Lincoln has four wheel drum brakes. Drum brakes are prone to fading after heavy use - I've had that happen while driving in heavy traffic. (The Model T has cable-activated drum brakes instead of hydraulic.)


DavidS - Jul 02, 2009 6:28:29 am PDT #27025 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

There was a book, even, Real Women Pump Gas.

Actually the title was Real Women Don't Pump Gas.

It was an unofficial followup to Real Men Don't Eat Quiche.


Tom Scola - Jul 02, 2009 6:30:03 am PDT #27026 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

The Model T sounds like it was more bicycle than car.


tommyrot - Jul 02, 2009 6:33:04 am PDT #27027 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.

Rachel Maddow: Gone Fishin'!

Wondering where Rachel Maddow's been all week?

While Executive Producer Bill Wolff's wife Alison Stewart has filled in, Rachel's been on vacation fishing in Massachusetts.

Cape Cod's Nelson's Bait and Tackle shop reported that Rachel joined them for a trip on the fishing boat the Beth Ann last weekend, and Thursday morning she tweeted a photo with a prize catch (see below for full version).

"Have caught all fish in sea. Sorry! Ready to think politics again soon," she wrote.

That is a pretty big fish she caught....


Polter-Cow - Jul 02, 2009 6:36:08 am PDT #27028 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Rachel's been on vacation fishing in Massachusetts.

That is not as wild as Argentina.


Calli - Jul 02, 2009 6:40:00 am PDT #27029 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Did you know that your trickling motivation sounds surprisingly similar to a crying baby who's pooped his pants?

Huh. No, I didn't. As long as it smells different, that's fine.


-t - Jul 02, 2009 6:45:49 am PDT #27030 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Actually the title was Real Women Don't Pump Gas.

Right, yes. That's what I was thinking, but somehow didn't type...

It was an unofficial followup to Real Men Don't Eat Quiche.

Yes, exactly! There was a flood of those tiny pamphlet books after that.