I can't tell if the second commenter on that page knows they're linking to a parody news site or not.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
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.
Jessica - Sep 04, 2009 5:47:28 am PDT #6875 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica - Sep 04, 2009 5:49:18 am PDT #6876 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Mostly, I find it ironic that parents are protesting a "stay in school" speech by...pulling their kids out of school. Classy!
Kat - Sep 04, 2009 5:49:33 am PDT #6877 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ignore the previous post, ita. 11:30 at AP instead?
brenda m - Sep 04, 2009 5:51:31 am PDT #6878 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
I have a short day today since they are letting us go at 3:00 (and feeding us pizza for lunch) and Monday off, but I have nothing more exciting than chores and catching up on TV planned.
I have the same, except substitute "pizza for lunch" with "have very difficult come to Jesus meeting with my junior staffer regarding an official complaint about her behavior". Ugh.
Gudanov - Sep 04, 2009 5:55:41 am PDT #6879 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Mostly, I find it ironic that parents are protesting a "stay in school" speech by...pulling their kids out of school. Classy!
It's stories like this that make me sad that TDS is on hiatus right now.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 04, 2009 5:59:06 am PDT #6880 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
This is possibly one of the best legalize-gay-marriage ads I've seen. [link] Although the first ten seconds or so seem more like one the Maine tourism ads.
I heart my home state.
flea - Sep 04, 2009 6:09:27 am PDT #6881 of 30001
information libertarian
The Obama school speech has just blown up in my district. The school board is debating it tonight - the proposal on the table is that the speech be shown only at middle and high schools, and then only in social studies classes, with a parental opt-out form sent home in advance.
I should note that my school district is overwhelmingly poor and minority, and there is a high drop-out rate. I can't think of anything better than having the nation's first black president tell my daughter and her first-grade classmates that education can lead to success in life.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 04, 2009 6:13:38 am PDT #6882 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
I find myself hoping Obama will release a "Don't jump off a cliff" speech to see how many people will do just that out of spite.
Ginger - Sep 04, 2009 6:42:57 am PDT #6883 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's the Decatur Book Festival [link] weekend, and I'm being a venue captain for two days. Tomorrow's authors at my venue include Charlaine Harris and Chelsea Yarbro on vampires; Sara Gruen; Karen Abbott; and Lee Child. The big draw for my area Sunday will be Kathy Reichs.
tommyrot - Sep 04, 2009 7:03:32 am PDT #6884 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.
From Daily Kos: We Cannot Allow the President to Indoctrinate Our Children
A speech that a US President gave to America's school children:
PRESIDENT REAGAN: Well, thank you very much. Please, be seated. You know, this is a real treat for me, having you here, and to have in a little while the chance to answer some of your questions. Let me also offer a special hello to those of you who are watching on C-Span, or the Instructional Television Network. Thank you for inviting us into your home or your school today ...
And that is a vision that goes beyond economics and politics, it's also a moral vision, grounded in the reverence and faith of those who believe that with God's help, they could create a free and democratic nation ...
Because you see, the taxes can be such a penalty on people that there's no incentive for them to prosper and to earn more and so forth because they have to give so much to the government ...
There was talk about having a gun ban in California. It didn't go through. But I got a letter from a man in San Quentin Prison. And from the prison he wrote me the letter to tell me he was in there for burglary, he was a burglar. And he said, "I just want you to know that if that law goes through, here in San Quentin there will be celebrating throughout the day and night by all the burglars who are in prison."
So this is yet another example of It's OK When Republicans Do It....