I'm sorry. You were going to ask me to choose, right? Did you want to finish?

Zoe ,'War Stories'


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.


Burrell - Jan 11, 2011 7:00:09 am PST #16164 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Man, a morning is always improved by tommyrot's links. He's our very own reddit.

Best comment from What's Causing the Mass Animal Die-Offs?:

There's a completely simple scientific explanation for these mass die-offs. Closer observation of the ecological system in the affected area reveals feral pigs have stolen the birds' eggs, and the birds have no means to retaliate except to launch themselves against the pigs' ramshackle dwellings by means of a giant slingshot.


tommyrot - Jan 11, 2011 7:00:31 am PST #16165 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.

Heh.


Fred Pete - Jan 11, 2011 7:01:53 am PST #16166 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.

tommy, yes. I'm not sure which is worst, the totally shaved head, the weird eyes, or the weird smile.

His nose doesn't look particularly insane. I'll give him that much.


Connie Neil - Jan 11, 2011 7:03:17 am PST #16167 of 30001
brillig

Yeah, that's a character reference: "His nose looks sane."


Vortex - Jan 11, 2011 7:10:23 am PST #16168 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

CNN had an interview with a (male) classmate of his, who said that Jared always looked "odd". I was thinking, "Dude, you have a fuschia pageboy, you can't judge." OTOH, if the fuschia pageboy guy thought he was odd, maybe he was REALLY odd.


sarameg - Jan 11, 2011 7:12:04 am PST #16169 of 30001

The halon dumped in my server room. Something (fire?) set it off. And the HALON DUMPED IN MY SERVER ROOM. MY ARCHIVE IS IN THAT SERVER ROOM.

I'm home. Nothing I can do until ITS assesses and tries to power back up. And then I find out how bad I'M FUCKED.

THUMPWHOOOOOO)SH.

Fuckfuckfuckfuck.


Ginger - Jan 11, 2011 7:12:44 am PST #16170 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Also, I suggested people attempt to shovel their sidewalks, which you can do with a garden shovel - I did mine in half an hour this morning - and have been mocked on two fronts.

Since it's not going to thaw until Saturday, I was thinking about trying to shovel my driveway when it gets the exciting high of 36 today. However, I do not own snow boots, and yesterday I found that the ice crust on the top of the snow attacked my ankles. That stuff is sharp.

Note to self: Buy snow boots when they go on sale.


Trudy Booth - Jan 11, 2011 7:13:19 am PST #16171 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

So sorry to hear about your mother, Jilli. She is in my thoughts.


lisah - Jan 11, 2011 7:22:33 am PST #16172 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

(Had to look up what halon is)

That's crazy, Sara! er...at least it wasn't your fault and now you will miss whatever crazy rush hour we'll have if it starts snowing this afternoon.


Vortex - Jan 11, 2011 7:24:27 am PST #16173 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

I am irrationally annoyed by the fact that the Superbowl web page does not list the start time. They have a fucking countdown clock (I suppose I could do the math), but the fucking start time isn't listed. I know that it's an evening game, and I know that there are other places to find it, but why isn't it on the POLARBEARING HOME PAGE.