Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.

Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


msbelle - Apr 20, 2010 8:04:16 am PDT #23996 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

and NOW my boss is sharing stories "from the good old days" of strippers and company party debauchary and other CRAP! and I am about to walk over and close his f'in door.


tommyrot - Apr 20, 2010 8:06:07 am PDT #23997 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.

Snowflake by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell

Milan 2010: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka created an installation with hundreds of transparent plastic sticks at the Kartell showroom in Milan last week.

Called Snowflake, the installation displayed Yoshioka’s Invisibles collection of clear plastic furniture (see our earlier story).

Very pretty!


Daisy Jane - Apr 20, 2010 8:09:27 am PDT #23998 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

This was in my meeting room a bit ago [link]

As I say in the comments. I was a bit unnerved.


tommyrot - Apr 20, 2010 8:10:11 am PDT #23999 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.

Was he there for a meeting?


msbelle - Apr 20, 2010 8:14:18 am PDT #24000 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Cannot see. fb blocked. wah.


meara - Apr 20, 2010 8:15:09 am PDT #24001 of 30001

That's fuckin creepy, Heather.


Amy - Apr 20, 2010 8:16:47 am PDT #24002 of 30001
Because books.

Heather, do you work on Mount Doom?!

That does looks scary realistic.


Daisy Jane - Apr 20, 2010 8:16:51 am PDT #24003 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

The meeting room is named after him. I should have taken a picture of the storm trooper that greeted me at the entrance to that floor.

I was in the room with Gollum alone for a good 10 minutes before anyone else showed up. I just tried not to look.


tommyrot - Apr 20, 2010 8:22:09 am PDT #24004 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.

When marketing goes horribly wrong: Promotions prank ends in armed police callout

A marketing stunt to promote a video game sparked an armed police callout after an actor pointed a fake gun at terrified pubgoers in Auckland's Viaduct Basin.

About 20 revellers drinking outside Degree bar dived for cover after the promotions worker threatened them with a black imitation pistol about 8pm on Friday.

Witnesses said they heard someone shout "he's got a gun" and outdoor drinkers dived behind their tables.

Degree manager Steph Kurtovich said: "This guy with bandages on his hands pointed a gun at customers sitting outside. They were pretty terrified."

The stunt, to promote the release of Xbox title Splinter Cell Evolution, was condemned by police.

Senior Sergeant Ben Offner said officers could not tell the gun was made of plastic until they had taken it from the actor.

"We consider these types of stunts to be very ill-advised and have real concerns a similar one may one day end in tragedy."

Game promoters Monaco Corporation said they hired another marketing company to organise the event and had no idea that a gun would be used.


Zenkitty - Apr 20, 2010 8:25:03 am PDT #24005 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I would have been talking to Gollum. Or for him. "My colleague Gollum here thinks your proposal is crap, but he's too polite to say so."