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I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.

Early ,'Objects In Space'

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DavidS - Sep 18, 2011 5:15:26 pm PDT #27065 of 30001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Scare quotes?

I guess I could have used italics but they seem so snarky sometimes.

eta: Here's what's wrong with the Oxford comma. It's grammatical kludge. It is the unnecessary feature that keeps intruding on you in Word that you need to go spelunking through nineteen drop-downs to STOP. It is inelegant. It is frequently not necessary. It is as stodgy and dodering and slow as an Oxford Don.

It is a matter of style, not usage. When I want to clarify the list I am writing I will use an extra comma as it is needed. Otherwise, it slows the rhythm of the sentence. It creates an unnecessary visual impediment.

Ultimately it is a matter of the writer's choice, not the editor's. It is not required in all instances.

lisah - Sep 18, 2011 5:18:43 pm PDT #27066 of 30001

Punishingly Intricate

And alla y'all serial comma haters can bite my serial comma.

yuuup. mine as well!

le nubian - Sep 18, 2011 5:20:29 pm PDT #27067 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I cannot believe "The Kennedys" won an award since it barely aired at all!

DavidS - Sep 18, 2011 5:21:12 pm PDT #27068 of 30001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

And alla y'all serial comma haters can bite my serial comma.

I will gladly bite it hard enough to leave teeth marks which cause it to necrose and fall off.

Jesse - Sep 18, 2011 5:21:26 pm PDT #27069 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I can't believe everyone didn't just vote Idris Elba on principle.

Again I say: TEAM DOWNTON ABBEY.

le nubian - Sep 18, 2011 5:21:46 pm PDT #27070 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

yeah, that show is killing it.

le nubian - Sep 18, 2011 5:23:30 pm PDT #27071 of 30001

"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

OMG. I hate Hallelujah.

Jesse - Sep 18, 2011 5:23:38 pm PDT #27072 of 30001

Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Who are these people singing and walking??

brenda m - Sep 18, 2011 5:24:11 pm PDT #27073 of 30001

If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Oh no, really?

And who are they anyway?

Oh man, this is the worst.

Dana - Sep 18, 2011 5:24:35 pm PDT #27074 of 30001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Hallelujah? Is this a joke?

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