Saffron: But we've been wed. Aren't we to become one flesh? Mal: Well, no, uh... We're still two fleshes here, and I think that your flesh ought to sleep somewhere else.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


§ 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.


lisah - May 28, 2010 8:47:59 am PDT #2209 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

I have never heard of Berkshire Hathaway.

Warren Buffet's company.


Jesse - May 28, 2010 8:50:56 am PDT #2210 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

He founded Geico, right? Another subsidiary: Nebraska Furniture Mart! Still run by the family that started it.


javachik - May 28, 2010 8:57:41 am PDT #2211 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

I hope that Emmett has plans to actually buy his next roll of duct tape? I don't want to sound like a bitch, but probably am anyway: I don't think it's great that he's stealing from anyone.