Inara: We thought we lost you. Mal: Well, I've been right here.

'Out Of Gas'


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.


amych - May 07, 2010 6:18:42 am PDT #27962 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

From my own experience, there can be a very strong sense of the name belonging to that particular hypothetical child. It doesn't always feel right to just transfer it to the next one.

Yeah, that's an excellent point - I was coming at it from the list-of-names side of the equation, I guess.


Zenkitty - May 07, 2010 6:18:48 am PDT #27963 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

My mom was so sure I'd be a boy (Nicholas, I think) she didn't pick out a girl's name.

My mom was too! She'd carried my sister "high" and carried me "low" so she figured I was a boy. I would have been named John Martin after her cousin.


Sophia Brooks - May 07, 2010 6:23:06 am PDT #27964 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

My mother wanted a girl only. Because she felt she had bad luck, she "pretended" that she wanted a boy only, and bought only boy's clothes. She did pick out a girl's name, though, which is not my name.


Strega - May 07, 2010 6:24:11 am PDT #27965 of 30001

I don't need a partner to be interested in all that I'm interested in, but if they diss it right off and don't show curiosity about why I like it? Bad sign, IMHO.

Hm. My ideal get-to-know-you conversation involves some mutual trash-talking about TV or movies or comics or something. It’s sort of like delving, except more fun!

Granted, this is one of the reasons I’ll probably die alone.


lisah - May 07, 2010 6:24:38 am PDT #27966 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

I had a roommate who was a surprise twin!

Or was her sister???


tommyrot - May 07, 2010 6:26:19 am PDT #27967 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.

Betty White: "It's Been A Long Time Since I've Been Manhandled" (VIDEO)

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If you've been skeptical about whether or not she could actually hold her own [hosting SNL], then last night's appearance on Fallon is required viewing. If you're already pumped...well, it's also required viewing. She was bebopping and scatting throughout the interview, firing out one-liners at will. When asked if she'd appear in a sketch with musical guest Jay-Z, she promptly responded: "Jay-Z has 99 problems...but this bitch ain't one of them."

Perhaps the highlight came when Fallon warned her that during commercial breaks she'll be manhandled by wardrobe and make-up. White then dipped into the well, joking, "It's been a long time since I've been manhandled."


Dana - May 07, 2010 6:27:48 am PDT #27968 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I have cousins who were surprise twins.


Sparky1 - May 07, 2010 6:29:32 am PDT #27969 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

I know someone who had surprise triplets. She bit her husband's hand and drew blood in the delivery room when the doctor told them and he started to (nervous) laugh.


§ ita § - May 07, 2010 6:32:08 am PDT #27970 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My ideal get-to-know-you conversation involves some mutual trash-talking about TV or movies or comics or something.

But that's mutual, and not disrespectful. I wouldn't need a guy to like Firefly or Supernatural, but he better not be pissy about me liking my shit.

Guy a cube over, speaking of dissing, is talking trash about rum. I almost interrupted, and then realised, oh, sense of proportion and relevance. He's calling it a girly drink. Because of how people mix it. Like I can reason with a guy who will talk so proudly about downing 45 beers in an evening. Obviously we approach drinking differently.


tommyrot - May 07, 2010 6:35:52 am PDT #27971 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.

Above-Average Plastic Surgeon Takes Out Amazing Billboard (PHOTO)

Huh? Caption is funny....