Early: So is it still her room when it's empty? Does the room, the thing, have purpose? Or do we -- what's the word? Simon: I really can't help you. Early: The plan is to take your sister. Get the reward, which is substantial. 'Imbue.' That's the word.

'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.


Sparky1 - Aug 24, 2009 7:56:29 am PDT #5289 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

Aren't most of our "rights" intangibles

A human right, as opposed to a Constitutional right, P-C. Like clean water to drink. That comes with a price tag, and that individuals don't have the right to pee wherever they please.


Gudanov - Aug 24, 2009 7:57:45 am PDT #5290 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

But health care costs money. Aren't most of our "rights" intangibles?

Due process costs a lot of money. It's more the term 'privilege' than 'right' that gets me.


erikaj - Aug 24, 2009 8:02:25 am PDT #5291 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

Cool, Barb. "You can fuck a nigga up with that and there's no recoil."(/Snoop)


Polter-Cow - Aug 24, 2009 8:21:21 am PDT #5292 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

A human right, as opposed to a Constitutional right, P-C. Like clean water to drink. That comes with a price tag, and that individuals don't have the right to pee wherever they please.

Aaah. Right, of course.

Due process costs a lot of money. It's more the term 'privilege' than 'right' that gets me.

What struck me was that you went from "privilege" to "privileged," and even though that's a grammatically sound leap, I wasn't sure whether it was...I don't know the word I'm looking for. For some reason, "something is a privilege" and "only the privileged get something" didn't seem equivalent to me.


Sophia Brooks - Aug 24, 2009 8:21:41 am PDT #5293 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Sooooooo. Sleeeeeeepy. Want to crawl under my desk.


§ ita § - Aug 24, 2009 8:31:57 am PDT #5294 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

For some reason, "something is a privilege" and "only the privileged get something" didn't seem equivalent to me.

How do you read something being a privilege, then? At worst it seems like something you can't even earn, you just luck into. At best it's a reward.

Neither of which category the pursuit of good health should fall into.


msbelle - Aug 24, 2009 8:37:34 am PDT #5295 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

omg, the stupid it burns (NOT mac related, for once in a long while)

we get a bill for "unreturned equipment"
our payables guy calls the vendor to pay it after my dept approves it, the vendor asks if we still have the equipment.
we tell him, no we do not have it.
he send another email asking when it was returned.
I just responded that it cannot be located, it was NEVER returned and that is why the invoice is for "unreturned equipment". I add that we have been discussing this with the vendor for several months and perhaps they should keep notes.


msbelle - Aug 24, 2009 8:37:34 am PDT #5296 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Barb - Aug 24, 2009 8:39:46 am PDT #5297 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”

It's not quite a fail in customer service, if only because it's so damned amusing and the intent was good and well, the word was spelled correctly, even if it gives an altogether different tone to the message.

Barbara,
We are sorry to inform that we are currently out of stock of the 12 oz. Mango Lime. We can either hold your order pending production and ship your order complete, Approx. August 31st, or you can choose to substitute another product and your order will ship out today, August 24th. Please let us know as soon as possible which you prefer. Sorry for the incontinence and thank you for your order.
Elisa

Poor Elisa needs to invest in a thesaurus.


Polter-Cow - Aug 24, 2009 8:40:48 am PDT #5298 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

So is that what you need the Mango Lime for, Barb? Heh.