But she was naked! And all... articulate!

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Shari_H - Apr 29, 2010 10:43:40 am PDT #26231 of 30001
Keep breathing!

Isn't there a Maglev train proposed for Baltimore to DC? That would be cool.

Unfortunately, such a project would have to stand in line behind an inter-county connector, the Purple Line, and fixing the potholes we have every 10 feet on every road around here. Car-eating potholes. With bad breath.


beekaytee - Apr 29, 2010 10:44:11 am PDT #26232 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

Adding to the good news of the day...

I mentioned in February that I had proposed a member support program at my gym. After being turned down by the local GM, I went to the VP, who it turns out, loves the idea. The dotted line has been signed, my membership is now gratis and I have a great way to get my name out in front of a whole new coaching audience, learn cool new stuff AND get motivated to work out now that my personal trainerbff has moved out of town.

Lemonade, baybee!


Cashmere - Apr 29, 2010 10:49:02 am PDT #26233 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Car-eating potholes. With bad breath.

Like the one on the Geico commercial that sounds like Britney Spears?


Vortex - Apr 29, 2010 10:49:56 am PDT #26234 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

And tourists? STAND RIGHT, WALK LEFT!

I am not above a pleasant, yet booming, "Standing on the right, walking on the left, please!"

Every single time I do it, some local thanks me.


tommyrot - Apr 29, 2010 10:52:07 am PDT #26235 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.

I am not above a pleasant, yet booming, "Standing on the right, walking on the left, please!"

I wish people did that in Chicago.

Maybe if I yell at two people for standing on the left, they'll yell at two people, and they'll yell at two people, and so on and so on....


Gudanov - Apr 29, 2010 10:53:01 am PDT #26236 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Maybe if I yell at two people for standing on the left, they'll yell at two people, and they'll yell at two people, and so on and so on....

...and that's how the riot starts.


Daisy Jane - Apr 29, 2010 10:53:53 am PDT #26237 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."

Congrats Hil!

Locals don't understand escalator etiquette here either. My train station has one (not all do, because it's light rail) and I can't tell you the number of times I've just missed my train because people are just standing around all willy nilly texting, listening to their iPods, or what have you. They also don't understand waiting for people to get off the train before trying to get on.

For some reason the bus people have at least figured that one out.


Theodosia - Apr 29, 2010 10:55:26 am PDT #26238 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

And I'm thinking of all the people who did not mail in their Census questionnaires as providing work for me! It's almost patriotic, their inaction, really.

Once again, today's patriotic Census duty involves sitting in a nice cafe waiting for nice people to bring me forms while I surf the web. I'd much rather do the web developer job I just interviewed for, but this has asking 'if you want fries with that?' beat to all hell.


tommyrot - Apr 29, 2010 10:56:37 am PDT #26239 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.

They also don't understand waiting for people to get off the train before trying to get on.

At least most people do here. Once I got in a shoving match with a woman as I was trying to exit a train and she was trying to get on. I did loudly explain how things were supposed to work to her.


Jesse - Apr 29, 2010 10:57:44 am PDT #26240 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Once again, today's patriotic Census duty involves sitting in a nice cafe waiting for nice people to bring me forms while I surf the web.

Very nice!