Hee, tommyrot!
A blogger just got back from a trip to London; she stopped to see Douglas Adams' grave. Loved that someone left a green dice behind, and someone else left, of course, a towel.
Hauser: You really think you can solve the problem? Come into Wolfram & Hart and make everything right? Turn night into glorious day? You pathetic little fairy. Angel: I'm not little.
'Just Rewards (2)'
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.
Kathy A - Feb 18, 2009 12:29:19 pm PST #6915 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Allyson - Feb 18, 2009 12:43:41 pm PST #6916 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
How many toasters do I have?
tommyrot - Feb 18, 2009 12:47:58 pm PST #6917 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.
How many toasters do I have?
Four? I dunno.
It'd be cool if we could lure some people here through your blogging at Coctail Party Physics
Allyson - Feb 18, 2009 1:11:19 pm PST #6918 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
Awww. My bat post should be up tonight.
Dana - Feb 18, 2009 1:21:55 pm PST #6919 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I just filed a complaint against a telemarketer through the FCC.
Today is not the day to be irritating on the phone and then hang up on me.
Kathy A - Feb 18, 2009 1:29:55 pm PST #6920 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Oooh, details, please?
Dana - Feb 18, 2009 1:34:20 pm PST #6921 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Of my telemarketer smackdown?
Since I'm home all day, I'm here when they call. Often I just ignore them (thank you, caller ID), but recently I've been picking up to get my number taken off the list.
When I answered the phone this time, the recorded message was totally unintelligible. So I pressed 1. I got a woman who asked for the make and model of my car.
I said, "Please put me on your do not call list."
She said, "Why wouldn't you want to protect your car? This is VERY IMPORTANT."
I said, somewhat less politely, "The recorded message doesn't work. Please put me on your do not call list."
Then she hung up on me.
Then I discovered that according to the FCC, "pre-recorded commercial messages" are generally unlawful.
Irritated me + caller ID + the internet = FCC complaint. And I kind of want them to try calling me again.
DavidS - Feb 18, 2009 1:48:39 pm PST #6922 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I can see how these factors could produce the desire for a good grade, but not the sense that one was entitled to it, which is clearly present.
I suspect it's from parenting trends over the last fifteen to twenty years, which have trended towards "Everything you do is awesome and praiseworthy. I validate your specialness. You are special and deserve all good things. You tied your shoes - let's have ice cream!"
Like that. Hence, showing up equals a B. The grade B means good, and trying is good. So if you try you deserve a B.
I think that's the behavioral brain math behind the entitlement creep.
msbelle - Feb 18, 2009 1:51:35 pm PST #6923 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Damn I hate entitlement like that. HATE.
flea - Feb 18, 2009 1:53:14 pm PST #6924 of 30000
information libertarian
Just what I always wanted - Tornado warning in the middle of dinner!
Seems to have passed to our south, but I was genuinely scared for the first time in a while. We camped out in the windowless hallway and finished our dinner.
Now Casper is overjoyed because mr. flea brought home Harry Potter #1 for her. I think she is a little young, but we'll see.