I'm not sure why MP is bringing this up now...
The whole thing is sick and horrifying, but she is pushing her new book. t /cynic
Simon: Captain's a good fighter, he must know how to handle a sword. Zoe: I think he knows which end to hold.
'Shindig'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Laura - Sep 23, 2009 11:49:41 am PDT #10397 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Kathy A - Sep 23, 2009 11:51:22 am PDT #10398 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I remember watching a documentary on I think the Science Channel that was all about the development of car safety equipment. At one point, they had footage of an interview some tv reporter was doing with a mom sitting in her late 60s/early 70s car with her kindergarten-aged son sitting beside her. She was talking about how she didn't want some government hack telling her that she had to wear a seatbelt or, god forbid, make her child wear one. All I could picture was that sweet-faced boy being thrown through the windshield when she's in a crash.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 11:52:13 am PDT #10399 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That always seems to be the case with HR departments! (no offense, Scrappy.)
Actually, I think HR in general has an image problem because part of their job interacts directly with the rest of us, but not all of it. So when they aren't doing the interaction part, I can't figure out what they are doing -- because I don't really know what the other part is. Which is not their fault.
(Not that I'm letting this specific person off the hook because I really don't think she's using her time effectively...)
brenda m - Sep 23, 2009 11:54:57 am PDT #10400 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Thank you all for reminding me I'm out of coffee and need to run down to SBUX before they close. We do not need a repeat of this morning's Red Bull Cola. Bleh.
DavidS - Sep 23, 2009 11:55:15 am PDT #10401 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Right, people keep thinking that Mad Men plays it for laughs or exaggerates that culture, but Nader (ptooie!) really created a revolution in how people thought about safety.
I remember a standup comedian riffing on the world before car seats and how you'd put the baby on the shelf by the rear view window of the car. All you'd worry about was flipping the baby over so it wouldn't get a sunburn. Which is funny - but people totally did that!
msbelle - Sep 23, 2009 11:55:40 am PDT #10402 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I know lots of people who still make that argument, mostly wrt helmets (bike or motorcycle) though. It's that super-libertarian stance, right? Thinks people should be allowed to be unsafe.
Atropa - Sep 23, 2009 12:04:33 pm PDT #10403 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Apple simply lets me continue doing something I've been doing for years in a shiny, candy-like fashion.
And right there, SH sums up Apple's entire marketing plan. Which totally works on me.
Lee - Sep 23, 2009 12:14:20 pm PDT #10404 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Laura - Sep 23, 2009 12:16:42 pm PDT #10405 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Motorcycle helmets aren't required in Florida. It freaks me out on I-95 when they fly by me. Eeep! My office is next to a motorcycle shop and the owner there does wear his. If he didn't I would yell at him because I like him and would have to go mommy on him.
Vortex - Sep 23, 2009 12:17:23 pm PDT #10406 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's that super-libertarian stance, right? Thinks people should be allowed to be unsafe.
yep. My friend's husband is like that. He's a US Marshal and refuses to wear a seatbelt. Whatever dude. If you survive getting thrown out of the car, I'm totally making you pay for the windshield.