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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.


Gudanov - Jul 09, 2009 9:06:14 am PDT #28260 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I am going to go against the tide and vote conventionally attractive for that young woman. I think to merit the term "unconventional" she needs to have one feature that might be considered unattractive by at least a solid minority of the population.

Seems like there needs to be a generically attractive category.


Connie Neil - Jul 09, 2009 9:06:54 am PDT #28261 of 30000
brillig

I'd go with conventionally attractive, too, with the add-on of "very pale and way too skinny". Her eyes nudge her towards unconventional, but I'm hoping it's just the picture that makes them look like corpse eyes.


DavidS - Jul 09, 2009 9:11:35 am PDT #28262 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

The featured article on Wikipedia's front page is not particularly safe for work:

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"appears to have derived"? Ya think?


Gudanov - Jul 09, 2009 9:12:27 am PDT #28263 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I shuffled!

The results:

Heavens A Lie - Lacuna Coil

So Cold - Breaking Benjamin

Now Soon Is Now? - The Smiths

Normal Like You - Everclear

Come Sail Away - Styx

I think I hit 70s, 80s, 90s, and 00s. One 60s song from shuffling up a straight.


lisah - Jul 09, 2009 9:16:15 am PDT #28264 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate

I am going to go against the tide and vote conventionally attractive for that young woman. I think to merit the term "unconventional" she needs to have one feature that might be considered unattractive by at least a solid minority of the population.

Yeah, me too. I think the photograph is odd but that her beauty is fairly standard. (And what's up with her name? I wouldn't be able to say it aloud without adding "de Paul Society")


Burrell - Jul 09, 2009 9:16:23 am PDT #28265 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Seems like there needs to be a generically attractive category.

You mean to indicate 'generally attractive but not at all interesting'?


tommyrot - Jul 09, 2009 9:17:43 am PDT #28266 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.

Seems like there needs to be a generically attractive category.

You mean to indicate 'generally attractive but not at all interesting'?

I was thinking "generically attractive" = "Barbie."


msbelle - Jul 09, 2009 9:18:31 am PDT #28267 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I vote pixie for the woman.

I am in pretty major disagreement territory with mac's therapist. He is not bringing home homework from his summer program and he is lying about it. Now, if I had my way, he would either have gone to a summer program with no academic element, or there would only be classroom and no homeowrk given, but this is the program he INSISTED he attend. But he is there and the other kids do the work and he is lying about it. I feel I should have some reaction to that, she says no let it go, no consequences. How is that not reinforcing the lying? anyone havce lying mcliar toddlers at some point? how did you address it?


Gudanov - Jul 09, 2009 9:19:08 am PDT #28268 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

You mean to indicate 'generally attractive but not at all interesting'?

Pretty much. Attractive in a way that doesn't stand out from the deluge of attractive people in various forms of media.


billytea - Jul 09, 2009 9:23:35 am PDT #28269 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I am in pretty major disagreement territory with mac's therapist. He is not bringing home homework from his summer program and he is lying about it. Now, if I had my way, he would either have gone to a summer program with no academic element, or there would only be classroom and no homeowrk given, but this is the program he INSISTED he attend. But he is there and the other kids do the work and he is lying about it. I feel I should have some reaction to that, she says no let it go, no consequences. How is that not reinforcing the lying? anyone havce lying mcliar toddlers at some point? how did you address it?

My child doesn't have much more than a limbic system, so I have little to offer. I guess one question is, are there any consequences within the program itself?