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Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork

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Jessica - Jun 08, 2011 2:53:57 am PDT #11895 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I also feel like behavior should dictate the need for law enforcement intervening.

In practice, this IS what usually happens. But I see the need for a bright line not based on any subjective interpretation of behavior, because when the rule is "nice looking people are ok, shady looking people are not," you wind up with seriously ugly racist/sexist shit. I am personally far more comfortable with an official blanket ban on child-free adults than an unofficial blanket ban on child-free black men.

(And to repeat myself, in practice? The ugly racist shit goes on all the time. And it sucks. Which is why in a weird way, I like hearing stories of well-behaved white women being kicked out of the playground too.)

Jesse - Jun 08, 2011 3:03:05 am PDT #11896 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Which is why in a weird way, I like hearing stories of well-behaved white women being kicked out of the playground too.

I'm with you on that, too. I'm just as glad not to get a pass for looking "respectable" or whatever, as a generally well-behaved white woman.

Jessica - Jun 08, 2011 3:11:44 am PDT #11897 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

(I do completely agree that a court summons for violating a parks & rec regulation is absurd - a simple "You can't be in here without a kid, go sit over there instead" would have done just fine.)

Kat - Jun 08, 2011 3:43:36 am PDT #11898 of 30001

"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo

(I should interject here that in Michigan and in LA, park and playground were interchangeable.Parks were the playgrounds and vice verse.)

NSM anymore. Lots of the parks have fenced in playgrounds. I don't know if there are rules for no-admittance-without-a-kid (and I wouldn't be surprised if there were). I've generally assumed the fencing was designed to pen the kids in.

Jessica - Jun 08, 2011 3:45:55 am PDT #11899 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

On a completely other topic, how awesome is this lemon-powered alarm clock???

Theodosia - Jun 08, 2011 3:48:16 am PDT #11900 of 30001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Going back a bit, I just want to be amazed at the dog-climbing video that Consuela linked. I wonder how it figured that out, or if the owner helped at first?

Strix - Jun 08, 2011 3:52:30 am PDT #11901 of 30001

A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger

On a completely other topic, how awesome is this lemon-powered alarm clock???

OMFG, I have to own that!

A friend is picking me up and we're gonna go to the Farmer's Market for a hour or so at 8:30, before it starts to get really hot.

Then I must write to race the wind. Or something.

smonster - Jun 08, 2011 4:13:42 am PDT #11902 of 30001

We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

Wow, that dog can chimney better than I can. Semi-related note, I threw out my old climbing harness last night and the attached belayer's tags. It was 15 years old. Kept the shoes and chalk bag, though.

Jesse - Jun 08, 2011 4:19:16 am PDT #11903 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The Groupon offer I got this morning was for a place called Cuffs and Collars. How surprised was I to open the email and see a picture of men's dress shirts?? I blame you people.

§ ita § - Jun 08, 2011 4:57:03 am PDT #11904 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Why do I want to get boudoir pictures taken? There's a very appealing relevant Groupon today.

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