Looks like civilization finally caught up with us.

Mal ,'Bushwhacked'


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.


§ ita § - Jan 25, 2011 6:36:48 am PST #18867 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I just got my Penzey's spice delivery--yay!

That's like me and Mario Badescu. Which is pretty sad. I'm not out of anything--I just want to order something because I love receiving their shit in the mail.


Amy - Jan 25, 2011 6:45:42 am PST #18868 of 30001
Because books.

I don't think this necessarily qualifies for the Good Stuff tumblr, but it's certainly making me happy this morning.

(shrift, you'll especially like it.)


sarameg - Jan 25, 2011 6:46:30 am PST #18869 of 30001

I'm tired of having the same frustrating discussion every 6 months or so. Unless someone comes up with funding for at least 2 developers, it's a procedural matter and they are the ones who need to publicize it. Ahrg.

ION, we're supposed to get rain, wait snowy rain, no, waitrainy snownonono OMWTFSNOW. Wednesday night. Maybe.

I'd prefer another bust with a dusting, thanks.


§ ita § - Jan 25, 2011 7:12:39 am PST #18870 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Amy, that's a link into gmail.


Amy - Jan 25, 2011 7:18:44 am PST #18871 of 30001
Because books.

Crap. Someone sent it to me, and I don't know how to make it not. It's Craig Ferguson cracking up, too! Damn.


Steph L. - Jan 25, 2011 7:28:05 am PST #18872 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

The current state of the Web:

The Tumblr beast thing is awesome.


-t - Jan 25, 2011 7:42:01 am PST #18873 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Well, now I know what happens if you forget to put a filter in the Aeropress. I hope that's it for today's lessons.


tommyrot - Jan 25, 2011 7:48:14 am PST #18874 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.

List of slang terms for police officers

Blue Meanies
This is a 1960s hippie slang term for the police, it was used in the Beatles film the Yellow Submarine, although many viewers may not have realized its significance. First used during the Free Speech Movement about the Alameda County Sheriff's Office.

Huh.

Cop or Copper
While commonly believed to be an acronym for Constable On Patrol, the term refers to "one who captures or snatches". This word first appeared in the early 18th century, and can be matched with the word "cap", which has the same meaning and whose etymology can be traced to the Latin word 'capere'. (The word retains this meaning in other contexts: teenagers "cop a feel" on a date, and they have also been known to "cop an attitude".) Variation: Copper. It is also believed that the term Copper was the original, unshortened word, popularly believed to represent the copper badges American officers used to wear at the time of origin, but in fact probably used in Britain to mean "someone who cops" long before this. It is also believed to come from the Latin word 'Corpore' meaning body, i.e. a body of men.

Huh. I had only heard that cop and copper derived from copper badges....

Tit-Heads or Tits
Rarely used derogative British term for uniformed police officers originating in the shape of traditional UK police custodian helmet worn by patrolling (male) officers which are or were a similar shape to a large female breast - as in the phrase (to a policeman) "take the tit off your head" meaning "relax" or "imagine you are not on duty".


Ginger - Jan 25, 2011 7:48:38 am PST #18875 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

At least the second time around I know this phase will eventually end.

That is the saving grace.

Also why humans are not extinct.


megan walker - Jan 25, 2011 7:52:24 am PST #18876 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Are there any Buffistas in South Korea?