I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.

Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'


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.


Liese S. - Apr 10, 2011 9:28:09 am PDT #2618 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ha! If books didn't want us to judge them, wouldn't they all just have the same, blank cover? They're asking to be judged!

See what I did there, with the books and the slutwalk and all that? I also liked the "It shouldn't be this hard to be easy" sign.

I like the bit where the dolphin is under the water and pops up and the cat is all, oh, there you are! I chose to believe it is a step towards interspecies peace.


Beverly - Apr 10, 2011 9:30:08 am PDT #2619 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Oh Liese, I want to believe, but--teef! And then I go is that a smile? Or a predatory grin? Brrr. Less trust in general than I thought I had.


Liese S. - Apr 10, 2011 9:32:15 am PDT #2620 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I know, I definitely had the same reaction right off the top. But they're all playful and headbutty and patting. I'm sure it's all just fine! Ahem.


erin_obscure - Apr 10, 2011 10:13:21 am PDT #2621 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

I was just waiting for the cat to fall into the water, go all craxy flailing, and take out the dolphin's eye or something. But that video would be on a different site.


SuziQ - Apr 10, 2011 10:30:50 am PDT #2622 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

With the KCD thing I am trying to decide if I should apply the clue by four or let him stay clueless.


DavidS - Apr 10, 2011 10:49:33 am PDT #2623 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

It's worth noting that dolphins do play with other species without consuming them.

Sometimes they play with sea turtles which are not so keen on playing with the dolphins. Non-consensual play, as it were. Sometimes they fuck with sharks, because Hey, they're dolphins and they can fuck with sharks.

And of course many reported instances of wild dolphins playing with humans, and sometimes rescuing them.

I can't imagine kitten fur looks especially tasty to them.


DavidS - Apr 10, 2011 10:50:54 am PDT #2624 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

In short, dolphins are like humans and crows in that they're too smart for their own good and really spend a huge amount of time making up their own games to stave off the boredom.


erin_obscure - Apr 10, 2011 11:07:26 am PDT #2625 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

And otters. Man can they play. I wonder if otters and dolphins were in the same environment how they would interact...


erin_obscure - Apr 10, 2011 11:13:49 am PDT #2626 of 30001
Occasionally I’m callous and strange

wait, sea otters and dolphins do live in the same environment but don't seem to interact much, if my few minutes of internet searching is any indication. Why not? Seems like they'd make great playmates.


Tom Scola - Apr 10, 2011 11:19:59 am PDT #2627 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

In short, dolphins are like humans and crows in that they're too smart for their own good and really spend a huge amount of time making up their own games to stave off the boredom.

You mean like these crows?