Before Google, people would call up libraries and ask things like, "What's the phone number and address of the Catholic Church in Rochester, MN?" and the librarians would find out for them. Nobody ever does that anymore.
Mal: Yeah, well, just be careful. We cheated Badger out of good money to buy that frippery, and you're supposed to make me look respectable. Kaylee: Yes, sir, Captain Tightpants.
'Shindig'
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.
flea - Mar 18, 2010 8:33:50 am PDT #17120 of 30001
information libertarian
Allyson - Mar 18, 2010 8:35:59 am PDT #17121 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 don't know why I'm being an idiot. He's obviously savvy enough to survive on his own. DO NOT GET ATTACHED TO THE WILD KITTY, ALLYSON.
DavidS - Mar 18, 2010 8:36:43 am PDT #17122 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Before Google, people would call up libraries and ask things like, "What's the phone number and address of the Catholic Church in Rochester, MN?" and the librarians would find out for them. Nobody ever does that anymore.
Right. And Newspapers were a resource too. I remember writing something about the movie Coming Home for my school news magazine, and I didn't know the name of the director. My teacher-adviser told me to just call the Miami Herald arts section editor and get the info. Which I did. And he told me, "Hal Ashby" as if he answered calls like that all the time.
DavidS - Mar 18, 2010 8:37:34 am PDT #17123 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
He's obviously savvy enough to survive on his own.
I was gonna say, I expect a cat is better at finding a bit of shade than you are.
Connie Neil - Mar 18, 2010 8:40:40 am PDT #17124 of 30001
brillig
I just cleaned out my work Inbox and various sent folders and such. I blame you all.
Steph L. - Mar 18, 2010 8:42:27 am PDT #17125 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I am so tired that if you injected caffeine directly into my brain, it wouldn't help.
(And now I'm waiting for a sciencey type to come along and explain why it wouldn't help, anyway, to which I say IT WAS EXAGGERATION FOR EFFECT TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TIRED I AM.)
(Ahem.)
Amy - Mar 18, 2010 8:43:13 am PDT #17126 of 30001
Because books.
You're not being an idiot, Allyson! It's normal to worry, but if he's been feral for a while (or forever) he's going to be grateful for the food, and probably pretty good at surviving otherwise.
msbelle - Mar 18, 2010 8:47:14 am PDT #17127 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I will never be an inbox 0 person, but I am getting better about deleting stuff.
Sue - Mar 18, 2010 8:55:35 am PDT #17128 of 30001
hip deep in pie
I won't say how many emails are in my inbox...
Jesse - Mar 18, 2010 8:55:35 am PDT #17129 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Cleaning out the inbox is part of why I hate gmail for work -- it's annoying to delete individual messages out of a "conversation," even when half of them are off-topic/unnecessary. And then when I file something, it pops back into the inbox if someone replies to it, ever. Bleh.
Edit: I mean, I like cleaning out my inbox via deleting the unneeded messages and filing the ones that are a record of something.