A man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything.

Wash ,'The Message'


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.


Hil R. - Oct 11, 2010 8:59:40 am PDT #28902 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

What would "Judeo-Christian political theory" be, anyway?


tommyrot - Oct 11, 2010 9:03:49 am PDT #28903 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.

What would "Judeo-Christian political theory" be, anyway?

Everything has to be "based on the Bible," whatever that means.


Sean K - Oct 11, 2010 9:07:59 am PDT #28904 of 30001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Frequently, people who use the phrase "Judeo-Christian" like that remind me of people with PhDs in botany or some other non-medical field who insist on being called "Doctor".


Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:10:35 am PDT #28905 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

Dude, if I put went through all the blood, sweat, and tears of getting a PhD you'd be calling me Dr.

Miss? Mrs? Ms?

Fuck you. It's Doctor.


Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:11:05 am PDT #28906 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

(maybe not always with the Fuck You)


Jessica - Oct 11, 2010 9:13:44 am PDT #28907 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

In a political context, Judeo-Christian originally meant "Not a godless Commie." So it's antitotalitarian in that it's anti-Stalin.

[er, not that the Christian Governance people seem to be aware of that bit of history. Though they also seem to be Canadian, so perhaps it's not really relevant.]


Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:18:13 am PDT #28908 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

I hear "Judeo-Christian" and then to think "ok, so we (the white guy Christinan establishment) like the Jews now. So include 'em for this."


Jessica - Oct 11, 2010 9:24:32 am PDT #28909 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I hear "Judeo-Christian" and then to think "ok, so we (the white guy Christinan establishment) like the Jews now. So include 'em for this."

After WWII that was exactly the point - religious to differentiate us (Americans) from the Soviets, and "Judeo" to make it clear we also weren't Nazis.


Jessica - Oct 11, 2010 9:27:09 am PDT #28910 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

The Ig-Nobel for Management makes so much sense it's depressing:

MANAGEMENT PRIZE: Alessandro Pluchino, Andrea Rapisarda, and Cesare Garofalo of the University of Catania, Italy, for demonstrating mathematically that organizations would become more efficient if they promoted people at random.

[link]


Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:31:06 am PDT #28911 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

Trudy, I tried, but much as I love Scorsese and MKW, I hate it. I thought I would love it...I have a sad. The production design people deserve a prize, though.

I think we can still be friends. It IS gorgeous...