But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.

River ,'Safe'


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.


Connie Neil - Oct 09, 2009 10:24:02 am PDT #13141 of 30001
brillig

Is it bad to try and sell a Bible on half.com?

You're ministering to the poor/thrifty folks who have had an unspoken need for The Word but haven't had the impetus to get it.

My ability to say smarmy stuff in halfway convincing ways disturbs me. It's why I didn't go into advertising.


Frankenbuddha - Oct 09, 2009 10:26:02 am PDT #13142 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Plei, while I was in Portland I stayed with a couple with a four year old, took them out for breakfast one day. The 4 year old said: "they have blueberry bagels, cinnamon raisin bagels and chocolate bagels. Why don't they have gummi bear bagels?".

Show of hands - how many people's immediate thought upon reading this was "Eat a muffin, Whitey!"?

raises hand

Which is why it was posted, I'm sure.


Liese S. - Oct 09, 2009 10:26:50 am PDT #13143 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Is it bad to try and sell a Bible on half.com?

No. But what kind of Bible? 'Cause mine just got serious water damage because I left it on my office desk with the windows open. And it rained. Oops. But I live in the desert! It wasn't an unreasonable expectation!

Anyway, I've been idly Bible shopping since then, but I hate Christian book stores with the passion of a moderately fiery dozen or so suns.

In completely unrelated news, my shipment from Lehman's just came in and I am now laundering with Nellie's Laundry Soda and my whole house stinks with the live bacteria I just flushed down the toilet to our septic tank. Don't you all envy my rural lifestyle?

OTOH, lots of sprouts in our winter garden sunroom, which is bright and already super sunny. Plus, very comfortable with our newly built window seat in there.


Dana - Oct 09, 2009 10:28:23 am PDT #13144 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

It's an NIV "study bible". It's actually really nice and was a gift, so I feel kind of guilty selling it, but my husband (the giftee) won't use it.


Jesse - Oct 09, 2009 10:28:36 am PDT #13145 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I am trying to avoid laughing my ass off, but seriously, it is both hilarious and adorable.

And brilliant!

My plans for the weekend involve a lot of packing, errands, and a lot of TV catch up. And making bread, I think.


Liese S. - Oct 09, 2009 10:32:00 am PDT #13146 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I'll buy it. How much do you want for it? 'Cause I get no more spending money this month (yay, birdseed!) but would be happy to take it off your hands next month if you don't mind waiting.


Dana - Oct 09, 2009 10:33:10 am PDT #13147 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

I should also mention that it's got my husband's name on the cover. Cause, you know, it was a gift. But it's small, and you can, um, paint over it in black nail polish?


Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 09, 2009 10:35:11 am PDT #13148 of 30001
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

Are there any frozen pizzas that don't suck if you nuke them instead of sticking them in a convection oven

Lean Cuisine's roasted veggie pizzas are halfway decent. I'd recommend even chain pizza places over them, but if you want something to cook at home without preheating an oven that might be a way to go.


Theodosia - Oct 09, 2009 10:35:36 am PDT #13149 of 30001
'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"

I don't know, but if I can just scream "coffee!" from my bed and wake up to a freshly brewed cup then I'm sold.
t cynical Isn't that what wives are for? t /cynical


Calli - Oct 09, 2009 10:36:38 am PDT #13150 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

My parents left me, between them, about 10 or so Bibles. The 2-column one with a NIV-ish translation and a KJV translation side-by-side is pretty cool. But when my parents' minister emailed me last month to say they'd found Mom's Bible in one of their study rooms, and where should they mail it, I really had to find a nice way of telling him not to bother. (It's a donation to the church's youth ministry now.)

ETA:

I should also mention that it's got my husband's name on the cover. Cause, you know, it was a gift. But it's small, and you can, um, paint over it in black nail polish?

Stricken from the book of life? Noooooooo!