Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?

Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'


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 - Jan 21, 2009 10:20:57 am PST #2881 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

not only that brenda - pay freeze to top White House staff, increasing rules on WH staff post-employment at WH. ALl good stuff.

AND a pic of Obama without a jacket on in the Oval Office. There was a "Jackets Required" rule for the Oval Office in W's 8 years. No more.


Gudanov - Jan 21, 2009 10:21:33 am PST #2882 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Is meeting the president normal in WH tours?

Definitely not. I remember when I was a kid, my Uncle, who was directory of photography at U.S. News and World Report, got us all tickets for a VIP WH tour. We got there and found this huge line, so my Uncle went up to somebody and asked where the VIP tour is. Turns out that huge line was the VIP tour.


Sue - Jan 21, 2009 10:25:27 am PST #2883 of 30000
hip deep in pie

I think I read somewhere sumi, that there was a lottery for tickets to this "open house."


Trudy Booth - Jan 21, 2009 10:27:39 am PST #2884 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

Shaka! [link]

Glad to know the name. I knew they weren't saying "call me!" but that was what I had to call it.

AND a pic of Obama without a jacket on in the Oval Office. There was a "Jackets Required" rule for the Oval Office in W's 8 years. No more.

Hmm... its like someone is there to get some work done and someone was there for photo ops.


tommyrot - Jan 21, 2009 10:28:43 am PST #2885 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.

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle


Sue - Jan 21, 2009 10:30:16 am PST #2886 of 30000
hip deep in pie

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle

Man, the Onion needs no help, does it.


Frankenbuddha - Jan 21, 2009 10:30:28 am PST #2887 of 30000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Former French President Chirac hospitalised after mauling by his clinically depressed poodle

It's headlines like that that make the Onion almost superfluous.


sumi - Jan 21, 2009 10:35:32 am PST #2888 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

2008 Most Popular Dogs in the U.S. (i.e, top AKC dogs by registration numbers in 2008:

1. Labrador Retriever
2. Yorkshire Terrier
3. German Shepherd Dog
4. Golden Retriever
5. Beagle
6. Boxer
7. Dachshund
8. Bulldog
9. Poodle
10. Shih Tzu

Top ten favorite AKC breeds in the 50 biggest US cities.

Chicago's top ten AKC registered breeds:
1. Labrador Retriever
2. German Shepherd Dog
3. Yorkshire Terrier
4. Boxer
5. Bulldog
6. Golden Retriever
7. Rottweiler
8. Dachshund
9. Boston Terriers
10. Shih Tzu/Vizsla


Gudanov - Jan 21, 2009 10:39:09 am PST #2889 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

Both our dogs are shelter dogs so "breed" is a bit subjective, but we've got a beagle so we're with the crowd there. Our other dog is harder to place breedwise.


brenda m - Jan 21, 2009 10:39:27 am PST #2890 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

That is both horrible and has me gasping with laughter at my desk. Just like the best of the Onion, come to think.