Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.

Forrest ,'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.


lisah - May 07, 2010 5:59:11 am PDT #27937 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Ugh, Corwood. Freaking people who have imaginary allergies or sensitivities or whatnot. grrr.

I hope for real committed not flakey buyers for you very very soon! Like this week.


flea - May 07, 2010 5:59:43 am PDT #27938 of 30001
information libertarian

If I had been a boy, I would have been named Jesse. It's so interesting to realize that when we were born, almost nobody knew what sex kid they'd get. I've even heard of surprise twins (though you'd think that would be pretty rare - two heartbeats, people!)

I think my sister would have been Matthew. My actual brother: Nathaniel.


Gudanov - May 07, 2010 6:00:26 am PDT #27939 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping

Top baby names of 2009 are out (in time for Mother's Day).

Neither Leif nor Emaryn made the list. I'm a little surprised Leif didn't come up in the top 1000.


msbelle - May 07, 2010 6:00:41 am PDT #27940 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

A FRAUD! A FRAUD AMONGST US!

Dude, I am totally going to have to get BK for lunch now. (thanks for the excuse)


Ginger - May 07, 2010 6:01:00 am PDT #27941 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

The buyer for my house terminated the contract because they are afraid that at some point in the future there might be a termite infestation,

Corwood, that is so lame. It's the south. Any house she buys that's not a concrete bunker has the potential for a termite infestation. If her termite company uses a baiting system, she won't be exposed to chemicals at all. Doesn't she have to have a reason that doesn't cause people to point and laugh in order to terminate a contract?


amych - May 07, 2010 6:01:54 am PDT #27942 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Dude, termites AT SOME FUTURE DATE? Sheee-it, my house could have a piece of Skylab land on it tomorrow, but neither we nor the seller felt that it was possible to inspect for anything beyond currently-existing Terminators.


-t - May 07, 2010 6:04:17 am PDT #27943 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Sorry about the flakes, Corwood. That is a pretty bizarre reason for backing out.

I know my parents told me what my name would have been if I was a boy, but I'm not sure I remember. Michael? Andrew? I know I was confused as to why my younger sister's what-if-she-was-a-boy name was different from mine - they hadn't used mine, why not go back to it? Or why my name wasn't the name my brother would have if he'd been a girl (though I don't remember what that was, either


Hil R. - May 07, 2010 6:05:36 am PDT #27944 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

If I had been a boy, I would have probably been Daniel or Zachary.


amych - May 07, 2010 6:05:46 am PDT #27945 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Yeah, it does seem efficient to use the if-it-were-a-boy name the next time you have the opportunity, if you're going through all the choosing anyway.


Sue - May 07, 2010 6:08:18 am PDT #27946 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Boo on that buyer, Corwood. Boo!

I am sure I have told y'all that I was going to be Louise until my brother intervened.