On my issues with "formal" beach weddings.
ita : There's nothing inherently casual about beaches. It's not their fault people keep showing up mostly naked.
Jesse : I think nature is inherently casual.
Tommyrot : With the exception of penguins.
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On my issues with "formal" beach weddings.
ita : There's nothing inherently casual about beaches. It's not their fault people keep showing up mostly naked.
Jesse : I think nature is inherently casual.
Tommyrot : With the exception of penguins.
Tommyrot in Dr. Who discussion: I mean, how many people can't be with the one they love because if they were, two universes would be destroyed?
Shir:How familiar are you with Jewish families, tommyrot?
Hec: Is there some little useful-but-not-necessary-item that you lack, whose very lack bedevils you to the point of sighing wistfully and saying, "Gee, I really wish I had a [item] ?
Zenkitty: Boyfriend.
flea: The NYT has a 3-page obituary of Steinbrenner up already; clearly they knew he was going.
Jessica: For someone that high profile, they've probably had an obit ready for years.
Amy: Some places have "deathwatch books" in various stages of completion, too -- Kensington had a list of people likely to die soonish and every once in a while we'd have to discuss who we should/could preparing a book about.
Good times in the editorial meeting, man. @@
flea: I knew about that, but I wonder how they decide who to include and when? I mean, presumably they don't have an obituary of Bill Clinton written (or do they? he did have that quadruple bypass), but they probably do have Nelson Mandela drafted at least. It took them most of the day yesterday to get Tuli Kupferberg's obit up, although he had a big stroke in April and was pretty clearly dying for a while I gather. (Not that he's as famous as George Steinbrenner, of course.)
Jesse:
I mean, presumably they don't have an obituary of Bill Clinton written
I bet they do. I think it's on prominence, not likelihood of dying.
DebetEsse: There's a formula.
(national prominence x [international prominence/2] x belovedness^2)/number of years the actuaries say the person has left
brenda m: I figure the scar tissue from CC keeps a lot of kids from being hurt by razor blades in halloween candy.
Erin in Bitches on voyeurism:
I am usually very interested in learning of people's love of toy boats, but I may not want to watch the regatta.
One-upmanship, in Natter.
shrift: If that makes you a horrible person, then I'm the Osama bin Antichrist Hitler wearing a Fred Phelps skin suit.
About the ongoing growth of the English language:
Steph L.: I went to a Shakespalin place, too.
ita: Currently I can't get to google.com. It's blocked on "sex" grounds. Halloo?
Burrell: Maybe you misspelled it "goolie"?
Nattery goodness:
Kat: Wondering what to do with your placenta? Howabout making a cuddly teddy bear out of it? Or, artwork. or print a tshirt. [link]
Aims: SHE MADE A BEAR?!?!? UNDO IT!! UNDO IT!!