...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!

Spike ,'Selfless'


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.


Theodosia - Feb 16, 2009 12:47:31 pm PST #6609 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Disney is notorious for orphaning children. I've wondered how much of that was because Disney himself was an adopted child.

(And was, by birth, Hispanic.)


flea - Feb 16, 2009 12:54:23 pm PST #6610 of 30000
information libertarian

Casper has a teacher in-service day today. Our "spring break" is in March. Of course, our school year started Aug. 7 and ends May 20, which makes NO sense wrt air-conditioning season in Georgia.


Trudy Booth - Feb 16, 2009 1:03:55 pm PST #6611 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

I'm afraid you've been Snopesed on that one, Theodosia. [link]


Allyson - Feb 16, 2009 1:16:43 pm PST #6612 of 30000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Why must all kids in kid's movies deal with separation from family?

My Sam falls into that category. It's cliche, and a kid's worst fear, to be left alone in the world.

How am I gonna sell this book again?


Theodosia - Feb 16, 2009 1:28:21 pm PST #6613 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Whoa! Never saw that one coming -- and I was only told the 'adopted' child version, not the love child one, either.


Trudy Booth - Feb 16, 2009 1:30:57 pm PST #6614 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

Whoa! Never saw that one coming

I know, right? It just doesn't sound wacky enough to be made up.


Theodosia - Feb 16, 2009 1:34:59 pm PST #6615 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Well, when you add in the "love child" speculation, I suppose it is suspiciously wacky. But an adopted child is... pedestrian.


Aims - Feb 16, 2009 1:38:59 pm PST #6616 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.

How am I gonna sell this book again?

A) Because it's GOOD. and B) to me, it's quite different being in print, rather than in a movie or something where the animal is more anthromo ... anthromorp....people-like and relate-able.


Connie Neil - Feb 16, 2009 1:40:06 pm PST #6617 of 30000
brillig

It's not like bats are big into the nuclear family, are they?


Trudy Booth - Feb 16, 2009 1:42:45 pm PST #6618 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

The only bat family I'm familiar with has a rich guy and his ward.