I'm afraid you've been Snopesed on that one, Theodosia. [link]
Remember that sex we were planning to have, ever again?
Zoe ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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.
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
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.
Allyson - Feb 16, 2009 1:56:22 pm PST #6619 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
It's not like bats are big into the nuclear family, are they?
They spend a long time with their mothers before they can go out and hunt for themselves. And if a mom doesn't come back, are frequently adopted by other moms who have lost babies. They each have a sort of "song" they come equipped with so that their mothers can find them in the maternity roost among the thousands of other baby bats, so they're fairly family oriented while they nurse.
Vampire bats will feed infirm members of their colonies, and most types of bats will allow different species of bats to roost and hunt with them.
Vampire bats can learn their names in a lab setting and will come when called.
They're pretty social creatures.
Connie Neil - Feb 16, 2009 2:06:57 pm PST #6620 of 30000
brillig
I did not know that.