OMG, why am I having to tell a member of Best Buy's Geek Squad how to view hidden files in a Windows system?
Spike: At least give me Wesley's office since he's gone. Angel: He's not gone. He's on a leave of absence. Spike: Yeah, right. Boo-hoo. Thought he killed his bloody father. Try staking your mother when she's coming on to you! Harmony: Well…that explains a lot.
'Destiny'
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.
Connie Neil - Mar 23, 2011 7:46:21 am PDT #29781 of 30001
brillig
Sparky1 - Mar 23, 2011 7:52:11 am PDT #29782 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
What's that about?
Stress. Sometimes potassium helps, so reach for a banana.
Zenkitty - Mar 23, 2011 8:34:00 am PDT #29783 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Apricots have more potassium than bananas, in case you don't like bananas. (My sister hates bananas, and loves apricots, yet stubbornly persists in making herself eat a banana every morning for the potassium. When I ask her why, she claims she doesn't really hate bananas. Don't be like my sister, banana-haters! You have options!)
Sweet merciful mother of god. I thought the chainsaws had stopped, but they're back. How can there be any trees left over there?
Is it ridiculous of me to want to move somewhere where I can hear NO sounds generated by humans and their damn machines, ever?
quester - Mar 23, 2011 8:37:39 am PDT #29784 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Is it ridiculous of me to want to move somewhere where I can hear NO sounds generated by humans and their damn machines, ever?
No, but it is difficult. I use earplugs to sleep.
Zenkitty - Mar 23, 2011 8:41:43 am PDT #29785 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Hey... I have earplugs! They're danged annoying, because I can hear, like, my own breathing and pulse and such, but they almost entirely block out the sound of the chainsaws! Thank you, quester, for reminding me of the solution already in my dresser drawer. (I'm a dummy.)
Allyson - Mar 23, 2011 8:43:37 am PDT #29786 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
My SIL is on Facebook having a meltdown about this news story:
And I read it, and said, "how do you know that what the father is saying is true? It's an editorial. There are no police reports, and the writer spoke to no one (or didn't quote anyone) from DYFS or anyone who could possibly refute the father's claims.
Though, I admit, I am automatically suspicious when Christians claim persecution. In the US. Try being a Muslim for three minutes. Toss on a hijab. Then talk to me about persecution. You haven't met persecution, not unless you're currently living in ancient rome and have a lion chasing you around a pit.
I'm being a jerk.
quester - Mar 23, 2011 8:47:24 am PDT #29787 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Thank you, quester
You're welcome, Zen! Your tale reminded me of the time the house next door was being sand blasted for about 3 days straight!
Happy Birthday, Raq!
You are not a jerk, Allyson.
le nubian - Mar 23, 2011 8:50:48 am PDT #29788 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Allyson,
what kind of online publication is that? Is it a religious publication? I'd feel better if there were reporting in say, a newspaper.
brenda m - Mar 23, 2011 8:53:51 am PDT #29789 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
It's a fairly well known (note I don't say well respected) far right site. They're generally well into crackpot territory.
Gudanov - Mar 23, 2011 8:54:21 am PDT #29790 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I'm being a jerk.
Nah, not at all. Just skimming over it, it seems totally suspicious. That's one of the things I like about you, you step back from things that sound outrageous to uncover they aren't as cut and dried as it sounds.
It's something I've had to learn about picking up stories that sound outrageous in a way that supports my worldview. There's often an argument on the other side that is at least somewhat reasonable, not all the time, but often.