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.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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.
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."
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.
Sue - Jun 23, 2010 10:22:40 am PDT #8531 of 30001
hip deep in pie
It's been a while since the guardian guy updated. I'm getting worried about him.
ETA: I posted and he updated.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2010 10:24:04 am PDT #8532 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I love how the IBM Slam Tracker now says:
Please add 50 to the Isner/Mahut game score in Slam Tracker. Awesome!
It's like Y2K for tennis.
Jars - Jun 23, 2010 10:33:22 am PDT #8533 of 30001
I've changed my tagline in honour of the game/Guardian liveblogger.
Kathy A - Jun 23, 2010 10:34:26 am PDT #8534 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Tom Scola - Jun 23, 2010 10:37:27 am PDT #8535 of 30001
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
8.30pm: "John!" chants the crowd. "John! John! John!" They're either calling for Isner or calling for a bathroom break, or possibly both.
Dana - Jun 23, 2010 10:39:07 am PDT #8536 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I have things to do! Why won't someone win!
Theodosia - Jun 23, 2010 10:39:16 am PDT #8537 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I missed an earthquake?