The same place his parents do?
In their bed? That ain't right.
Well, obviously he waits until they're not in it.
You know, down the hall or something.
I'm a big girl. Just tell me.
Inara ,'Objects In Space'
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.
Steph L. - Sep 23, 2009 5:40:09 pm PDT #10490 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Hil R. - Sep 23, 2009 5:40:11 pm PDT #10491 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm watching a show on TLC about a little boy who has some kind of genetic problem that leads to him having a lot of muscle and very little fat. He could do a chin-up when he was 18 months old. He likes swimming and he's pretty good at it, and they're comparing him to Michael Phelps. The narrator noted that Michael Phelps has some genetic abnormalities, and that his body produces a lot less lactic acid than normal, and asked, "Are his records due to his physiological advantages over his competitors?"
Um, yes? I kind of thought that was the point of sports -- the person who is best physically wins, and some people are naturally better physically than other people, so those people are more likely to win.
§ ita § - Sep 23, 2009 5:42:33 pm PDT #10492 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Well, obviously he waits until they're not in it.
Ya hope.
"Are his records due to his physiological advantages over his competitors?"
Usain Bolt is obviously a freak of nature, and the guy who bests him will be freakier. It seems obvious.
Dana - Sep 23, 2009 5:45:00 pm PDT #10493 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Lance Armstrong too.
Jesse - Sep 23, 2009 5:46:18 pm PDT #10494 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I mean, clearly!
tommyrot - Sep 23, 2009 5:47:46 pm PDT #10495 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Well, some people think that the "desire to win" plays a major roll - like, if you try harder than everyone else, you'll win. I mean, there are people who place way too much importance on this....
Hil R. - Sep 23, 2009 5:50:19 pm PDT #10496 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Interesting. This kid is three years old, and they just gave him a mini football and told him to throw it, and he had close to perfect throwing form without anyone telling him how to do it. I think that most kids I've seen that age tend to step forward with the leg on the same side of the body as their throwing arm, if they step at all.
brenda m - Sep 23, 2009 5:52:53 pm PDT #10497 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
Well, some people think that the "desire to win" plays a major roll - like, if you try harder than everyone else, you'll win.
Well, there's desire to win, or competitive spirit or whatever. And there's the drive to take what you're given and put in the hard work of training to do it. But it's ridiculous to pretend that those two on their own will get you there. (Or that if you're born with the freaky talent, the drive and training probably come easier as well.)
Lee - Sep 23, 2009 5:56:12 pm PDT #10498 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Hey, if you unfriend someone on Facebook, do they get notified?
(no one here--someone from my home town, who turns out to be a jackass politically)
Vortex - Sep 23, 2009 5:58:27 pm PDT #10499 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
No, they don't. Unfriend away!