Willow: Something evil-crashed to earth in this. Then it broke out and slithered away to do badness. Giles: Well, in all fairness, we don't really know about the "slithered" part. Anya: No, no, I'm sure it frisked about like a fluffy lamb.

'Never Leave Me'


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.


sumi - Aug 23, 2011 12:02:36 pm PDT #21817 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

I think my apartment looks like I had a specific personal tornado.

I love that one of the things that the Post reported in their things to do in case of Earthquake was Stay Off the phone.

But everyone phones everyone when there has been an EVENT, right?


Toddson - Aug 23, 2011 12:06:50 pm PDT #21818 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I'm the only one left in the office; it's OK for me to go home, right?


DebetEsse - Aug 23, 2011 12:12:58 pm PDT #21819 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.

meara, that makes me feel less crazy, because I swear I felt something here in Toledo.


DavidS - Aug 23, 2011 12:25:35 pm PDT #21820 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have a feeling the Chronicle headline tomorrow is going to look like something out of The Onion: "Earthquake hits East Coast. Populace in shock. Damage includes several pictures which are askew."


Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 12:30:14 pm PDT #21821 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Heh, David.

I just got off a very long and boring telecon. Happily, I could sit at my desk and so I read the internets.

I suspect I'm coming down with something...


Amy - Aug 23, 2011 12:33:04 pm PDT #21822 of 30001
Because books.

flea, were you the one asking about this?

Clough, who's also an earthquake engineer, said the geography of the Eastern Seaboard helped transmit the shock from the Carolinas to New England. The underlying bedrock is largely a solid sheet, "so you get a lot more travel out of earthquake waves than you would in California," he said.


Allyson - Aug 23, 2011 12:34:10 pm PDT #21823 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

GM and Chevy are replying to me on Twitter that they'd be happy to help. So I replied that I called them for help, and they don't call back. Ever. I hate this, "I look like I care in public" bullshit.


Consuela - Aug 23, 2011 12:35:17 pm PDT #21824 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

So I replied that I called them for help, and they don't call back. Ever.

Well, that's actually promising. You're embarrassing them in public, so they're more likely to do something about it.


Scrappy - Aug 23, 2011 12:37:03 pm PDT #21825 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

If you don't eventually get help from them, you need to get your car back and find a mechanic who will make the fix illegally. That part will be in the junkyard and it can be gotten and put on in a jiffy. Really. Just don't tell the dealer that's what you are doing.


Amy - Aug 23, 2011 12:38:12 pm PDT #21826 of 30001
Because books.

I agree with Scrappy, Allyson. It's out of warranty anyway.