And in completely different news, I offer the best thing on the Internet today: Batman in Culottes. (My favorite one is Pudgy Batman in culottes, thinking "So roomy!")
Who died and made you Elvis?
Cordelia ,'Storyteller'
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.
Steph L. - Jun 17, 2011 7:17:45 am PDT #13072 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Liese S. - Jun 17, 2011 7:23:39 am PDT #13073 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hahaha. I love those.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 17, 2011 7:23:45 am PDT #13074 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That first picture almost looks more like a utilikilt. Which makes perfect sense to go along with the utility belt.
Vortex - Jun 17, 2011 7:24:10 am PDT #13075 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Strega - Jun 17, 2011 7:45:31 am PDT #13076 of 30001
Damn, the riot makeout photo was staged.
No. At least, not based on anything there. I assume Buzzfeed-dude couldn't bother reading the article he linked to, since he's acting like "Aha, from this angle it isn't anything like what the photographer described!" but... it's exactly as the photographer (and others) described it. The Guardian's done several follow-ups. There's another photo from right after the kiss where other people are entering the frame to see if the girl's okay.
Jesse - Jun 17, 2011 7:48:54 am PDT #13077 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, I am so tired and cranky today, and a coworker just brought by some outside people she's been meeting with, one of whom I've been on a business trip with, and I had to hug her, and I'm all Casual Friday and ugh.
Sue - Jun 17, 2011 7:48:55 am PDT #13078 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Damn, the riot makeout photo was staged.
There's a comment that rebuts this assertion. They say the overhead shot came later.
I also saw someone tweet the overhead shot to claim it was an assault.
The couple have been identified, and she was knocked down by riot police and struck her head. Her boyfriend was comforting her. [link]
DavidS - Jun 17, 2011 7:52:27 am PDT #13079 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Aha! Authentic Riot Kiss!
Theodosia - Jun 17, 2011 7:54:52 am PDT #13080 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"
As long as we're on the subject of really badass riot photos, there was an article on Cracked fairly recently that should definitely be linked here:
shrift - Jun 17, 2011 8:01:09 am PDT #13081 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Shrift, are you still using the fitbit, or is it some other fitness tracker? How do you like it?
I am! And it recovered after being doused with sweat, yay Fitbit.
I like it a lot. I haven't lost a ton of weight since I got it, but I've gone down a size and I'm definitely in better shape. It's keeping me active with a combination of data, guilt, and competitiveness.