Yes, there is. There's a hurry, Xander. I'm dying...I may have as few as fifty years left.

Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


megan walker - Jan 31, 2010 8:44:34 pm PST #5313 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

And the appeal of the Dave Matthews Band remains a mystery.


javachik - Jan 31, 2010 8:57:23 pm PST #5314 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

megan, that's it. We are the same person. I give up.


Trudy Booth - Jan 31, 2010 8:57:39 pm PST #5315 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

C'mon, Sylvie! The guy invented the mandolin!


Hil R. - Jan 31, 2010 8:58:41 pm PST #5316 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Fascinating story about the HeLa cells which have been invaluable in 20th century medical research, and their source: Henrietta Lacks, a black woman who died of cervical cancer.

Wow. That is fascinating.


Hil R. - Jan 31, 2010 8:59:46 pm PST #5317 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I'm mostly confused by the appeal of Taylor Swift. My reaction is mostly, "Huh. Really?" I don't get it.


megan walker - Jan 31, 2010 9:00:15 pm PST #5318 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

At least her songs seem to have a tune.


Hil R. - Jan 31, 2010 9:08:31 pm PST #5319 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

And lyrics either inane ("He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar, the only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star") or nonsensical ("You were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter, and my daddy said stay away from Juliet.")


Trudy Booth - Jan 31, 2010 9:15:05 pm PST #5320 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

It is like unto a possum at the window in this regard.

Heh. Indeed it is.


Typo Boy - Jan 31, 2010 9:24:33 pm PST #5321 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

And lyrics either inane ("He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar, the only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star") or nonsensical

Mostly, but with at least one exception:

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Maybe she didn't write it?


juliana - Jan 31, 2010 10:24:04 pm PST #5322 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I'm mostly confused by the appeal of Taylor Swift. My reaction is mostly, "Huh. Really?" I don't get it.

Her phrasing is ATROCIOUS. (By which I mean her breath pattern.) She is adorable, though.