You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


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.


Jesse - May 04, 2010 10:17:23 am PDT #27278 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You guys. I just went shopping for comfort shoes for the first time in my life, and holy cow, are they ever comfortable! I had no idea. I think the ones I bought are OK looking. Edit: They are these: [link]


Gudanov - May 04, 2010 10:20:07 am PDT #27279 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

My two-year GF in college got married a year after we broke up. I never really thought of it as a reflection on me at all.


erikaj - May 04, 2010 10:28:57 am PDT #27280 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

At least I know the Pathetic corner is always accessible. More pathetic than me, though is probably the guy chasing me via e-mail. And, yes, still pathetic. Because he thinks he can heal my crippled ladypain after knowing me for two minutes. He really has no idea, and what's wrong with him that he wants my attention so much? Nobody else does.


erikaj - May 04, 2010 10:29:00 am PDT #27281 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!

Vortex - May 04, 2010 10:29:31 am PDT #27282 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

This is why I don't do FWB any more. Because at some point, whatever reason I had for not wanting to date him would suddenly seem not as important and I'd want the relationship to change. And it's not fair to him because we would have agreed to be friends, so it would be unreasonable to get upset with him if he was hitting on other women or didn't want to stay for breakfast.

Now, I either sleep with a guy and never speak to him again or am hoping for a long term relationship.


brenda m - May 04, 2010 10:32:25 am PDT #27283 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

Because at some point, whatever reason I had for not wanting to date him would suddenly seem not as important and I'd want the relationship to change.

Or the flipside. I had an FWB situation and whenever I got a little bitchy with him it was all "you're pissed because you want to go out with me, right?"


tommyrot - May 04, 2010 10:33:13 am PDT #27284 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.

Zombiesat! What's Next for the Out-of-Control Galaxy 15 Satellite

The Galaxy 15 commercial satellite that recently lost contact with the ground has joined the ranks of a boatload of other debris adrift in space. It's now termed a "zombiesat" by engineers who have a better sense of humor than you might have imagined.

So what's next for this 4,171-pound (1,892-kg) zombiesat?

This defunct satellite will probably drift to one of two "gravity wells" that catch most out-of-control spacecraft, experts say.

Galaxy 15 could threaten nearby satellites because its communications package is stuck on and it may start interfering with its neighbors by siphoning off their signals. It's the first time such an event has ever occurred, and it sent Orbital Sciences, the satellite's builder, on a dash to figure out how to stop the satellite-run-amok.


DavidS - May 04, 2010 10:42:49 am PDT #27285 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

This is a cool baseball story. Joe Niekro, one of the best knuckleball pitchers of all time (though not as good as his brother Phil) taught a young neighbor how to throw the knuckler before he died. She's now thrown two perfect games and has been recruited for the top girl's baseball team in the country.


Tom Scola - May 04, 2010 10:49:38 am PDT #27286 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

A knuckleballer for the Bisons just missed a perfect game -- he gave up a hit to the first batter, and then retired the next 27.

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lisah - May 04, 2010 10:52:51 am PDT #27287 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Judging by the available evidence, apparently everyone ends up with their Twu Wuv right before me. Your way is better.

Oh, I had this problem a couple of times. To the point where people would say "You and X would be so great together. If only he hadn't met Y last summer." Grrr! (although it's all worked out for the best obviously! So you never know!)