For all the Athiests [sic] out there, try to deny this! If there is no God, how does the sun stay burning if there's no oxygen in space?
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jun 07, 2011 9:43:49 am PDT #11777 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.
JZ - Jun 07, 2011 9:47:07 am PDT #11778 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
All the parents and nannies and whoever are sitting there looking at the kids, aren't they?
Yeah, but they're there with their own kids, and primarily watching their own kids; I'd find it just as off-putting and strange if they wandered over during their kid-free time, plonked themselves down, and said, "Oh, well, I ran through my Netflix list and nothing good was on cable, so I thought I'd watch your kids for a while."
And ITA that the officer was using poor judgment in this particular case; I just can't get that exercised about the oppressiveness of a law preventing total strangers from pulling up a chair to sit close and stare at kids in a designated kids-and-caretakers-only space.
P.M. Marc - Jun 07, 2011 9:51:49 am PDT #11779 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
And ITA that the officer was using poor judgment in this particular case; I just can't get that exercised about the oppressiveness of a law preventing total strangers from pulling up a chair to sit close and stare at kids in a designated kids-and-caretakers-only space.
I dunno, I have concerns about it both from a civil liberties perspective (restricting areas of a public park skeeves me) and from a false-sense-of-security parenting persepective.
Tom Scola - Jun 07, 2011 9:53:44 am PDT #11780 of 30001
They pay me in WOIMS
how does the sun stay burning if there's no oxygen in space?
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas; a gigantic nuclear furnace. Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2011 9:54:18 am PDT #11781 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The sun is a mass of incandescent gas; a gigantic nuclear furnace. Where hydrogen is built into helium at a temperature of millions of degrees.
The sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma, the sun's not merely made out of gas, no no no.
DavidS - Jun 07, 2011 9:57:57 am PDT #11782 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The sun is a miasma of incandescent plasma, the sun's not merely made out of gas, no no no.
That doesn't rhyme so it can't be true.
Jessica - Jun 07, 2011 9:59:34 am PDT #11783 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
You'll have to take that up with TMBG - [link]
JZ - Jun 07, 2011 10:00:15 am PDT #11784 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
But there are lots of spaces within a public park that are, if not restricted, then at least designated. My child doesn't have the right to play tea party in the middle of the tennis or basketball courts if someone comes along who wants to use them for their intended purposes; certain paths are set aside for bikers only, others for bikes and skateboards, others for feet only, no wheels except wheelchairs or strollers; only barbecue in the barbecue pits; the museums and Hall of Flowers are open to the public, but only if they pay admission; etc. etc. etc. Some of them are enforced by stated law, some by request, some by spoken or unspoken agreement.
About the false sense of security... I don't know. I never thought of it that way.
Hil R. - Jun 07, 2011 10:03:27 am PDT #11785 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
But there are lots of spaces within a public park that are, if not restricted, then at least designated. My child doesn't have the right to play tea party in the middle of the tennis or basketball courts if someone comes along who wants to use them for their intended purposes; certain paths are set aside for bikers only, others for bikes and skateboards, others for feet only, no wheels except wheelchairs or strollers; only barbecue in the barbecue pits;
But all of those are because the activity interferes with the intended purpose of the space. Someone sitting on a bench in the playground and watching the kids play doesn't interfere with the kids anymore than someone sitting on a bench at the sidelines of the basketball court and watching the people play basketball does.
P.M. Marc - Jun 07, 2011 10:03:55 am PDT #11786 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
But there are lots of spaces within a public park that are, if not restricted, then at least designated. My child doesn't have the right to play tea party in the middle of the tennis or basketball courts if someone comes along who wants to use them for their intended purposes; certain paths are set aside for bikers only, others for bikes and skateboards, others for feet only, no wheels except wheelchairs or strollers; only barbecue in the barbecue pits; the museums and Hall of Flowers are open to the public, but only if they pay admission; etc. etc. etc. Some of them are enforced by stated law, some by request, some by spoken or unspoken agreement.
You're not generally going to get a ticket or arrested for wandering through the tennis or soccer courts. Designated is one thing, legal restrictions are another.