Something you wear on a shirt.
I thought that was a Macguffin.
Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 22, 2010 8:59:43 am PDT #1309 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
§ ita § - Oct 22, 2010 8:59:51 am PDT #1310 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thank you, tommy, for being ZERO HELP.
If I marry myself, do I need to self-divorce when I meet Mr. Right?
DavidS - Oct 22, 2010 9:00:12 am PDT #1311 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I thought that was a Macguffin.
EAT A MACGUFFIN, WHITEY!
Polter-Cow - Oct 22, 2010 9:09:27 am PDT #1312 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
WHAT'S A PORTAL?
PORTAL IS A FABULOUS PUZZLE-SOLVING PLATFORMER THAT HAS SPAWNED MANY INTERNET MEMES BECAUSE OF ITS HILARIOUSLY SARCASTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANION/VILLAIN AND JONATHAN COULTON-PENNED CLOSING CREDITS SONG.
ChiKat - Oct 22, 2010 9:11:34 am PDT #1313 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
While my boss was out to lunch, he saw a motorcycle drive past him and crash into a parked car. There was nobody on the motorcycle.
30 seconds later he saw a guy running after it....
HA! This made me spit hummus. That's fantastic.
Gudanov - Oct 22, 2010 9:15:22 am PDT #1314 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah, Em is all tween right now.
Portal is great as is the song.
I love the line I've heard from the AI in the new version. "We've both done some things you're going to regret."
zuisa - Oct 22, 2010 9:20:55 am PDT #1315 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
Teachers, how do you guys DO it? I just got ridiculed and called stupid by a room full of eighth graders for fifty minutes. It was really thrilling. I'm sure it is easier when you are actually their teacher and they know you - although right now I'm thinking things would be so much easier if the kids weren't all taller than me.
erikaj - Oct 22, 2010 9:24:22 am PDT #1316 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
Did anybody else see Pelosi on TV yesterday? I only mention it because the more she talks about fighting, the more Baltimore she got. Mostly, I don't really hear it when she talks, but last night, about halfway though it was like "Hello, Charm City...Mommy's pissed."
Scrappy - Oct 22, 2010 9:29:59 am PDT #1317 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I used to teach 8th graders and they can be brutal. One opening and they will eat you alive. You have to lay down the law FIRST THING and be really strict. I would not make it personal--my rule was no negative comments about anyone in the room. If one was made, I would stop the person. And I would keep stopping them until they realized it was an inflexible rule. Of course with one class situations, it's really hard.
zuisa - Oct 22, 2010 9:34:07 am PDT #1318 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
I've only been working at this middle school for a few days, but all the 7th grade classes I've had have been rambunctious but sweet, and my 8th grade classes have made me want to lock myself in the closet. What happens to them between those two grades?
I fully understand that substitutes have always been given a hard time, and that it's not entirely personal, but I can't help but think that I am just not cut out for this job! Oh well; it's Friday.