Now I wanna see an Onion article on existentialist Nigerian scammers....
I could squeeze you until you popped like warm champagne, and you'd beg me to hurt you just a little bit more.
Fuffy ,'Storyteller'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
tommyrot - May 28, 2010 8:33:28 am PDT #2199 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.
Jesse - May 28, 2010 8:34:16 am PDT #2200 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
See's Candy is a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, and has been since 1972.
I didn't know that either! But I'm not at all surprised. I am surprised I didn't know it, though.
Lee - May 28, 2010 8:36:03 am PDT #2201 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am surprised I didn't know it, though.
Pretty much this, yes.
§ ita § - May 28, 2010 8:36:18 am PDT #2202 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My sister got a Nigerian-scam-style email in the name of one of our cousins. That's creepy on a number of levels. I didn't know they did them with non-Africans, to start off with.
§ ita § - May 28, 2010 8:36:55 am PDT #2203 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
banana nut muffin:
Pretty much this, yes.
You guys are wonks. I had to google Berkshire Whatsawhosits.
tommyrot - May 28, 2010 8:37:13 am PDT #2204 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 surprised I didn't know it, though.
I'm not surprised you're surprised you didn't know.
Connie Neil - May 28, 2010 8:39:15 am PDT #2205 of 30001
brillig
I like what I've heard of Berkshire Hathaway: "You're making money, I want to buy your company so you can continue doing exactly what you're doing so you can make more money that we can share."
Jesse - May 28, 2010 8:44:27 am PDT #2206 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
He totally buys companies that make products he likes.
Amy - May 28, 2010 8:45:48 am PDT #2207 of 30001
Because books.
I have never heard of Berkshire Hathaway.
ita, everyone needs to lay off your family, for real.
bon bon - May 28, 2010 8:46:55 am PDT #2208 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm not surprised you're surprised you didn't know.
I am! I assume BH has tons of pieces. The only ones I can think of offhand are GS, Great Northern (?) Burlington Northern and Geico.