I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.

Wash ,'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.


tommyrot - Jul 22, 2009 12:53:34 pm PDT #365 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.

Was it stolen by zombies?

No, but the Yugo factory employed zombies, so....


Cashmere - Jul 22, 2009 12:53:53 pm PDT #366 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Was it stolen by zombies?

Not sure. The car itself was moved a number of times in order to steal my parking spot.

As in, college guys picked it up and removed it from my spot so they could have a parking spot. I got two tickets that way.


StuntHusband - Jul 22, 2009 1:01:02 pm PDT #367 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark

As in, college guys picked it up and removed it from my spot so they could have a parking spot.

My mom told a story about the guys in metalshop disassembling the football coach's VW bug and reassembling it inside the school gym; apparently this took just a few hours after school one night, so everyone came back to class in the morning, and there was a car...inside a room it had no way to get into because the doors were too narrow.

Much hilarity (and detention) apparently ensued. This SOUNDS like a Snopes-ish internet myth, but mom swears she saw the car in the gym...


Toddson - Jul 22, 2009 1:21:20 pm PDT #368 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

On my bus route home there's one spot where the bus has to make a fairly sharp turn into a narrow lane. Remarkably often, there will be a car parked - illeglly - right at the corner. One day there was a group of large young men on the bus and the car blocking the turn was small. Yup - they piled off, picked up the car and moved it, got back on the bus (to applause), and the bus continued on its way.


dcp - Jul 22, 2009 1:27:04 pm PDT #369 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

IIRC, the engine in a VW bug is only attached by four nuts, a pin in the throttle linkage, and the battery connection. If you pull the engine, the wheels, and the seats, it should easily be light enough for some football players to lift and turn up on its side. I just can't remember how wide the door would need to be for the body to fit through.


tommyrot - Jul 22, 2009 1:43:37 pm PDT #370 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.

What to do if you're earwormed: [link]

Real Simple Magazine consulted James Kellaris, a University of Cincinnati professor who studies why catchy tunes stick in our heads. James says that to stop the looping, "listen either to complex music, like Mozart, or unfamiliar music that lacks a hook, like New Age."

And if that doesn't work, try singing the song all the way through or simply listen to it in its entirety. This will give your brain a sense of completion and should relax your need to continue repeating the lyrics. As for situations where you can't remember some or all of the lyrics, just rewrite the end to get the song out of your head.


Sue - Jul 22, 2009 1:48:50 pm PDT #371 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Or you could sing Raspberry Beret.

I never new that Emma Thompson adopted a Rwandan refugee. Here's a story about his graduation from college: [link]

Also my people on Facebook are telling me that Zappos was just bought by Amazon.


Sheryl - Jul 22, 2009 2:03:17 pm PDT #372 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I don't know how to drive stick. Nobody in my family does, so I never learned.


Barb - Jul 22, 2009 2:12:38 pm PDT #373 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

I never knew that Emma Thompson adopted a Rwandan refugee. Here's a story about his graduation from college: [link]

I've always loved her. Now I love her even more.


megan walker - Jul 22, 2009 2:14:07 pm PDT #374 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

I've always loved her. Now I love her even more.

Ditto.