I had plans for today. I was going to work, go to the gym, and hit the grocery store for yogurt, but my sinuses are in REVOLT and I didn't even snort any hot bean juice into them this morning.
Zombies! Hyena people! Snyder!
Student ,'Touched'
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.
shrift - Mar 10, 2010 9:42:58 am PST #15232 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
tommyrot - Mar 10, 2010 10:11:26 am PST #15233 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.
Little Billy's Letters to famous and infamous people
In the 1990s Bill Geerhart was an unemployed, not-so aspiring screenwriter in his 30s. To pass the time, he channeled his inner child, 10-year-old Billy, and started writing letters to famous and infamous people and institutions. These letters, written in pencil on elementary school ruled paper, asked funny but relevant questions to politicians, serial killers, movie stars, lobbyists, CEOs, and celebrity lawyers.
Geerhart saved copies of his letters and the replies he got back. This week, Harper Collins published them in a book called Little Billy's Letters: An Incorrigible Inner Child's Correspondence with the Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Bewildered. The publisher gave us permission to run some of our favorites. Enjoy!
Daisy Jane - Mar 10, 2010 10:17:34 am PST #15234 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Aw man, now I really want to be a hobo. What an awesome response.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 10, 2010 10:52:47 am PST #15235 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
The hobo letter was so sweet.
msbelle - Mar 10, 2010 11:05:51 am PST #15236 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Does anyone have satelite internet access?
Liese S. - Mar 10, 2010 11:07:22 am PST #15237 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I considered it, but the cost of equipment was prohibitive. Cellular modem was roughly equivalent but with the bonus of being able to use en route.
Sophia Brooks - Mar 10, 2010 11:17:10 am PST #15238 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I have clearwire, but I am not sure if it is satellite. There is a receiver, and it sort of plucks the internet out of the air?
tommyrot - Mar 10, 2010 11:31:14 am PST #15239 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.
Artist Chris Domino made this cuckoo clock inspired by the horror movie The Shining. Every hour on the hour, Jack Nicholson’s head pokes through the door and says “Here’s Johnny!” Then the Shelly Duval figure screams.
Stephanie - Mar 10, 2010 11:47:01 am PST #15240 of 30001
Trust my rage
My parents do sattelite. It's not as expensive as it was five years ago but it's not cheap. Also, their upload rate isn't fast enough to support video conferencing.
javachik - Mar 10, 2010 11:48:14 am PST #15241 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Huh. Susan Atkins gave a heartfelt response but I notice she left out the part where murdering people landed her in prison. If you didn't know she was a murderer, you'd have thought she landed in jail 'cause she didn't finish school!
The only thing better would have been that an actual kid wrote the letters, and not a bored screenwriter.