Thanks to all of you, I have tracked down the black and white bird that I see a lot around here, and I think it's a black-billed magpie.
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.
Dana - Apr 28, 2010 7:35:16 am PDT #25818 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
-t - Apr 28, 2010 7:40:24 am PDT #25819 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, lucky! I love magpies.
brenda m - Apr 28, 2010 7:41:08 am PDT #25820 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
Mercer, WI, claims to be the loon capital of the world. Which I find completely plausible.
Ginger - Apr 28, 2010 7:46:29 am PDT #25821 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Georgia's state bird is the brown thrasher, a nondescript brown bird that gets its name from thrashing about in leaves to find insects. Georgia also has a state game bird, the quail.
Toddson - Apr 28, 2010 7:48:04 am PDT #25822 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
From the story about fandom:
Yeah for star wars it’s definitely the light saber. The extent to which people wield these at conventions, weddings, premiers and jedi-themed bar mitzvahs clearly illustrates the symbolism of this weapon. It’s not a costume but it’s definitely a totem
made me laugh (jedi-themed bar mitzvahs?)
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2010 7:51:01 am PDT #25823 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
IO9 had a post about craxiest fandom, and I really should have voted for Star Wars. I forgot about how much they'd encroached into religion.
Dana - Apr 28, 2010 7:53:18 am PDT #25824 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I dunno. I'm not sure anything beats LoTR.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2010 7:56:14 am PDT #25825 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Strong contenders were Twilight, Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Firefly (although I think they should have rolled it all up and called it Whedon). LotR wasn't even on their poll. Supernatural got write in votes.
Gudanov - Apr 28, 2010 7:56:28 am PDT #25826 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I'm not sure anything beats LoTR.
Tolkien, never underestimate the appeal of a cunning linguist.
Dana - Apr 28, 2010 7:58:40 am PDT #25827 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, I'm thinking they didn't take the tinhat contingent of LoTR fandom into account. I guess it's the difference between external and internal perception of fandom.
Harry Potter, also a strong contender in my book.