I fed off a flowerperson, and I spent the next six hours watchin' my hand move.

Spike ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Dana - Jun 23, 2010 10:05:11 am PDT #8521 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Match is the whole thing. You win the match, you move on.

A match consists of the best of five sets.

In a normal set, if you get to 6-6, you play a tiebreaker, which is just scored 1-2-3, and so on, rather than 15-30-40. A tiebreaker is the first person who gets to 7 and wins by two points.

In Wimbledon, there is no tiebreaker in the last set, so they've been trading 15-30-40 games for the last, oh, five hours. First person who gets up by two games wins.


Jessica - Jun 23, 2010 10:05:15 am PDT #8522 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

McChrystal is completely entitled to his opinion. He is not, however, entitled to his job. From what I can tell, his right to have an opinion has not been impacted in any way whatsoever.


Dana - Jun 23, 2010 10:06:16 am PDT #8523 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I know, I just made tennis sound insane.


Jars - Jun 23, 2010 10:07:08 am PDT #8524 of 30001

How are their arms still attached?!


Amy - Jun 23, 2010 10:13:30 am PDT #8525 of 30001
Because books.

Are there live visuals anywhere? I would love to see what these poor guys actually look like at this point.

Although I am imagining them as zombies, I guess.


§ ita § - Jun 23, 2010 10:16:52 am PDT #8526 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Whew! Score's 2-2. That must be relaxing for them. Breath of fresh air.


Tom Scola - Jun 23, 2010 10:17:24 am PDT #8527 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

ESPN3


DavidS - Jun 23, 2010 10:18:37 am PDT #8528 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I know next to nothing about tennis, but The Guardian's liveblogger is my new favorite person.

Genius! Steal the rackets from the zombie tennis players. It's their only hope.


Toddson - Jun 23, 2010 10:18:55 am PDT #8529 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Wimbledon: not-so-sudden death


Amy - Jun 23, 2010 10:22:39 am PDT #8530 of 30001
Because books.

Thanks, Tom! We seem not to get that, though. Damn.