msbelle is a troublemaker.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Mar 05, 2010 5:37:49 pm PST #13759 of 30001
msbelle - Mar 05, 2010 5:38:30 pm PST #13760 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
you misspelled the nicest.
sarameg - Mar 05, 2010 5:39:10 pm PST #13761 of 30001
Can't spell that!
DavidS - Mar 05, 2010 5:45:21 pm PST #13762 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
See how you're exercising jedi-like mind control right now and excising? Mmmhmm.
I would if you'd just stop being the referrer log.
Actual Mindspace Devoted to ita: Ting, tennis, Diplomatic corps, migraine remedies, Krav Maga, jerked goat, bammy, Usain Bolt, Daley Thompson, ita moon, provcateusery, 80s pop, Detroit, Legolas' fighting knives.
Okay, and your new barbershop.
Jesse - Mar 05, 2010 5:45:33 pm PST #13763 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, that wasn't why.
It was the crossover fanfic.
Just kidding.
ION, why don't birds get electrocuted?
msbelle - Mar 05, 2010 5:48:06 pm PST #13764 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
you should do a science experiment.
Hil R. - Mar 05, 2010 5:48:14 pm PST #13765 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm watching The Birdcage. Last time I saw this was years ago. I'd forgotten how much of a jerk the son is.
Jesse - Mar 05, 2010 5:50:30 pm PST #13766 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, the Straight Dope says a bunch of things, but the upshot is that I am right, and it's the grounding issue: [link] (This is a question on OK Cupid, and I've seen several people recently with a different answer, and started second-guessing myself.)
sarameg - Mar 05, 2010 5:51:22 pm PST #13767 of 30001
ION, why don't birds get electrocuted?
On what? Last time my 'hood lost power, I am told it was a squirrel completing an unauthorized circuit. Birds just land on insulated wires. Mostly.
DavidS - Mar 05, 2010 5:51:38 pm PST #13768 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
ION, why don't birds get electrocuted?
They're on the insulated wires instead of the charged/dangerous connectors?
::looks inquiringly for billytea::