Sorry, but the "both sides do it" argument bugs me to some extent.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
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.
Polter-Cow - Sep 13, 2009 11:59:42 am PDT #8461 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2009 12:07:08 pm PDT #8462 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It is likely statistically improbable that Federer has won as many as he has already, what's one more?
I will just look at it this way. And yet somehow still brace myself for his inevitable sometime crushing defeat. It's been a hell of a ride to watch and cheer.
Allyson - Sep 13, 2009 12:10:50 pm PDT #8463 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I agree with you on the "both sides" thing, tommyrot, but I think it's very useful to be able to say, "GET THE HELL OFF MY SIDE, YOU'RE MAKING ME LOOK CRAZY, TOO!" which is what I wish more conservative would do. In debate, and in conversation, as soon as someone brngs up Michael Moore, Barbara Streisand, or other crazyleftpeople, I am quick to say, "Look, Michael Moore doesn't speak for me, or the democrats on the barstools in Southie sipping beers after the third shift. And I'm working on the assumption that Glenn Beck doesn't speak for you, either. So let's start from a different place now that we have that out of the way, and not argue the points of crazy people neither of us agree with."
Weirdly, Joe Scarborough has been doing that a lot re: "death panels" and challenging his wingnuttier guests to show him where that exists in the bill, and not letting them slide.
I think they're starting to inch away from the crazy, which is so much better for the country.
Laura - Sep 13, 2009 12:29:02 pm PDT #8464 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Weirdly, Joe Scarborough has been doing that a lot re: "death panels" and challenging his wingnuttier guests to show him where that exists in the bill, and not letting them slide.
He is one of the conservative voices I can totally disagree with and still believe he pays attention to facts. I can't deal with the crazies on either side that just make shit up. Although right now the right side crazies really do seem to outnumber the lefties by far.
Laura - Sep 13, 2009 12:30:41 pm PDT #8465 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
This tennis match will surely last until midnight. I'm tired out already just watching.
JenP - Sep 13, 2009 12:51:31 pm PDT #8466 of 30001
Anyone around? We're helping my niece with her word equation thingies. (Like, 5 S on a P = 5 sides on a pentagon)
We're down to one: 3 C on a S.
I have run out of the will to figure it out. Anyone?
dcp - Sep 13, 2009 12:57:13 pm PDT #8467 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Three children on a slide?
Or does it have to be math-related?
SuziQ - Sep 13, 2009 1:00:44 pm PDT #8468 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
3 consonants in a square?
Ok, I got nuttin.
JenP - Sep 13, 2009 1:00:49 pm PDT #8469 of 30001
It doesn't have to be math related, but it has to be "true." So, 12 M in a Y is 12 months a year, 18 H on a GC=18 holes on a golf course, 6 S on a D=6 sides on a die. That kind of thing.
Polter-Cow - Sep 13, 2009 1:02:52 pm PDT #8470 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Oh, I love those! Let me think.