Yes. Lucky for you, people may be in danger.

Buffy ,'Him'


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.


brenda m - Mar 16, 2010 6:20:37 am PDT #16517 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 pretty much always know what time it is. It's a thing.


Sue - Mar 16, 2010 6:21:59 am PDT #16518 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Looking at the time when I can't fall asleep gets me more worked up about being unable to fall asleep. But if I wake up in the middle of the night, I automatically check the clock.


tommyrot - Mar 16, 2010 6:33:44 am PDT #16519 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.

ION, be glad you're not a starling.

Starling snatched mid-air by eagle in spectacular photo

This stunning series of images captures the moments a starling is chased down and snatched in mid-air by a bald eagle.


Daisy Jane - Mar 16, 2010 6:34:10 am PDT #16520 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

The Texas board also rejected a proposal to include more Hispanic people in the history books. Because the only history that counts is white Anglos.

This is so that they can keep believing that Hispanics are "invading Texas," conveniently forgetting who was here first.


msbelle - Mar 16, 2010 6:41:34 am PDT #16521 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Dear Texas,

In July you'll be getting one more liberal. Our numbers are growing.


Gudanov - Mar 16, 2010 6:47:28 am PDT #16522 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

This is so that they can keep believing that Hispanics are "invading Texas," conveniently forgetting who was here first.

Dude, if God wanted Texas to be Hispanic, he wouldn't have written the Bible in English.


tommyrot - Mar 16, 2010 7:00:28 am PDT #16523 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.

Rebelling Against the Commonly Evasive Feminine Care Ad

A COMMERCIAL for U by Kotex, a new line from the 90-year-old feminine care brand, opens with an actress in her early 20s who says, “How do I feel about my period? I love it.”

She continues, “Sometimes I just want to run on a beach,” as footage shows a woman running along the shore. “Usually, by the third day, I really just want to dance,” she says, to footage of women dancing ecstatically. As blue liquid is poured on a pad in another clip, she concludes, “The ads on TV are really helpful because they use that blue liquid, and I’m like, ‘Oh, that’s what’s supposed to happen.’ ”

The spot, by the New York office of JWT, which is a part of WPP, closes with the text, “Why are tampon ads so ridiculous?” along with the campaign tagline, “Break the cycle,” before finally showing the new line of tampons, pads and liners. The commercial was scheduled to appear on television for the first time Monday.


§ ita § - Mar 16, 2010 7:00:29 am PDT #16524 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

One of my co-workers just told me I was "dressed like [them]." Sharp-eyed boy. Caught the whole "black slacks, solid coloured shirt" thing. Cheated and wore a silver chainmailesque belt instead of black leather and character shoes, but it still counts as quasi-drag.


Frankenbuddha - Mar 16, 2010 7:12:08 am PDT #16525 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Side note - when you can't sleep, do you look at the clock to see how much sleep you're not getting, or do you not want to know?

If I'm comfortable but not sleeping (it happens sometimes), I don't look at the clock. If I'm tossing and turning (it happens more often), I can't help myself.

Guess which are the ones where I feel worse the next day?


ChiKat - Mar 16, 2010 7:16:42 am PDT #16526 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Side note - when you can't sleep, do you look at the clock to see how much sleep you're not getting, or do you not want to know?

I always look and end up having a running countdown in my head. "If I get to sleep now, I'll still be able to sleep for 6 hours....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 5 hours.....If I get to sleep now, I'll still get 4 hours....3 hours? Please fall asleep now.....2 hours? Shit. Only 2 hours.....Well, crap. I might as well get up."

“Why are tampon ads so ridiculous?” along with the campaign tagline, “Break the cycle,” before finally showing the new line of tampons, pads and liners

They are ridiculous, but I'm reserving judgement on these as they too sound ridiculous.