Okay, I *do* want a semi-colon. Seriously. But not very big, and I don't know where I want it.
You could have the dot on one finger and the comma on the next, giving you the ability to render the appropriate punctuation for the situation at hand.
Simon: I, uh... I never-never shot anyone before. Book: I was there, son. I'm fair sure you haven't shot anyone yet.
'War Stories'
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.
Ginger - Nov 03, 2009 4:21:23 am PST #16767 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Tom Scola - Nov 03, 2009 4:23:51 am PST #16768 of 30001
hwæt
You could have the dot on one finger and the comma on the next, giving you the ability to render the appropriate punctuation for the situation at hand.
If you put commas on fingers on both hands, and then you could make air quotes with style.
Jessica - Nov 03, 2009 4:25:57 am PST #16769 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If you put commas on fingers on both hands, and then you could make air quotes with style.
Hee! I love this idea.
DavidS - Nov 03, 2009 4:28:52 am PST #16770 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You could have the dot on one finger and the comma on the next, giving you the ability to render the appropriate punctuation for the situation at hand.
One of the pitchers for the A's, Dallas Braden, has a moustahe tattooed on one finger so he can hold it under his nose for an instant 'stache.
Jessica - Nov 03, 2009 4:30:22 am PST #16771 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Thinking negatively can boost your memory, study finds
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.
The study, authored by psychology professor Joseph Forgas at the University of New South Wales, showed that people in a negative mood were more critical of, and paid more attention to, their surroundings than happier people, who were more likely to believe anything they were told.
"Whereas positive mood seems to promote creativity, flexibility, cooperation, and reliance on mental shortcuts, negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking paying greater attention to the external world," Forgas wrote.
"Our research suggests that sadness ... promotes information processing strategies best suited to dealing with more demanding situations."
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 03, 2009 4:39:22 am PST #16772 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Aha! My pathological inability to discard videotapes saves the day! Since I woke up wide awake at 6am, I decided to finally trade out my DVD recorder from the bedroom so I could play DVDs on my bigscreen living room TV. My wide assortment of tape storage shelving includes two that are the perfect height to hold up the recorder despite the mere 3 inches of slack on the incoming cable. I'm now able to screen movies and other recordings for people I don't want to sleep with.
Cashmere - Nov 03, 2009 4:48:08 am PST #16773 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
My children have adapted to the new bedtime but refuse to stay in bed past 6:30. It's making me very cranky.
Lee - Nov 03, 2009 4:48:44 am PST #16774 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
At least they didn't land on your head?
Cashmere - Nov 03, 2009 4:50:21 am PST #16775 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
At least they didn't land on your head?
Technically true but Liv does tend to kick me in the head from time to time if she managed to crawl into our bed when I'm too tired to take her back to her own.
DavidS - Nov 03, 2009 4:53:47 am PST #16776 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My children have adapted to the new bedtime but refuse to stay in bed past 6:30. It's making me very cranky.
Pfft. I wish I had a root and could sleep into the gloriously late hour of 6:30.
Last night I slept from 9:30 to 2am and that was the longest uninterrupted stretch I've had this week.
Matilda is killing us.