Can't drink, smoke, diddle my willy. Doesn't leave much to do other than watch you blokes stumble around playing Agatha Christie.

Spike ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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.


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.

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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...


megan walker - Oct 11, 2010 9:43:11 am PDT #28912 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

The only time I use Dr. is if someone actually asks me "Miss or Mrs?" (which, thankfully, happens very rarely).


brenda m - Oct 11, 2010 9:43:49 am PDT #28913 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

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

I see at as more window dressing for people who want to pay lip service to the constitution by pretendong that it's a cultural thing rather than straight-up Christianity boosting.


Trudy Booth - Oct 11, 2010 9:44:00 am PDT #28914 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

The only time I use Dr. is if someone actually asks me "Miss or Mrs?" (which, thankfully, happens very rarely).

And its fun, right? That's gotta be fun.


megan walker - Oct 11, 2010 9:45:25 am PDT #28915 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

And its fun, right? That's gotta be fun.

Yeah, I'm almost sad that feminism has much such progress that that phrasing rarely happens.


§ ita § - Oct 11, 2010 9:45:34 am PDT #28916 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

My sister is all "Dr!" and I'm all "You'll always be Missy to me, young'un."