Kathy's a skimmer, pass it on.
Matt, did you see the photos of the koala that climbed into a tub of water that some kids filled for him? How do you not anthropomorphize in situations like that?
You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
aurelia - Feb 10, 2009 1:29:33 pm PST #5989 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Kathy A - Feb 10, 2009 1:33:18 pm PST #5990 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Duh! I just looked at the URL that ita posted and thought I'd check that story out eventually, and then forgot where I saw it at when I wanted to share!
I so stuuuuuupid. hangs head in shame
§ ita § - Feb 10, 2009 1:45:40 pm PST #5991 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Feb 10, 2009 1:48:45 pm PST #5992 of 30000
Because books.
PETA reaches new heights of offensiveness.
Jesus. They're nuts. I liked this bit of the story:
Earlier, a man strode away yelling, “That’s disgusting! I’m going to buy more fur!”
Hil R. - Feb 10, 2009 2:02:19 pm PST #5993 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
PETA has been nuts for years. They are much more about getting publicity than about actually helping animals. (Like, there's been at least one case where they broke into a lab and released the animals, who of course all died because they didn't know how to survive in the wild.)
Cashmere - Feb 10, 2009 2:36:37 pm PST #5994 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
Go Salma! That's awesome!
The firefighter sharing his water with the koala broke me.
Steph L. - Feb 10, 2009 2:37:40 pm PST #5995 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
PETA reaches new heights of offensiveness.
Jesus. They're nuts.
That's even worse than sea kittens.
I'm starting to think that PETA is run by a lone weirdo in a windowless room who sends out memos to the rank-and-file members, ordering them to do this shit, just to see how massively weird of an idea it's going to take to get the rank-and-file members to balk.
(Okay, I don't, but it sort of seems like it, doesn't it? I have this image of some dude sitting around, thinking, "I know! I'll tell them to dress like Klansmen! They'll NEVER do that...what? They DID? Oooookay -- maybe they'll really wear SS uniforms, then.")
Jesse - Feb 10, 2009 2:38:12 pm PST #5996 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That Salma Hayek story was great.
I am full and sleepy and should probably go to bed now, since I have to be at a work thing early tomorrow, but it's not going to happen.
Kathy A - Feb 10, 2009 2:42:57 pm PST #5997 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sarameg - Feb 10, 2009 2:48:49 pm PST #5998 of 30000
The koala went to a rescue center and is doing ok so far: [link]