Jayne: 'Cause I don't know these folks. Don't much care to. Mal: They're whores. Jayne: I'm in.

'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.


Consuela - Sep 26, 2011 10:43:47 am PDT #28419 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Firefly poster gets censored at Wisconsin University. Via Nathan Fillion's Twitter Feed

As much as I am an advocate for free speech, I think that the University was right to want to take some action

And yeah. I mean, what exactly was he trying to communicate with that quote, anyway? Other than "I'm a huge geek." Context is important, and I would be kind of wigged out if I saw that without knowing the source.

"I aim to misbehave" would have been better. Or, frankly, any one of dozens of Firefly quotes.


Consuela - Sep 26, 2011 10:45:26 am PDT #28420 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

megan, you're back! Yay! I do want to hear about your trip.

But stolen money is YIKES. Did they steal it out of the boats, or was it money you left with the rafting company?


Amy - Sep 26, 2011 10:49:49 am PDT #28421 of 30001
Because books.

I can't wait to see the pictures, megan. And yeah, the buffalo got kind of boring for me, too. But I did see a bear in Yellowstone, with some cubs! I wanted to see a moose, though.


Allyson - Sep 26, 2011 10:56:26 am PDT #28422 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

Yeah...the quote he used kind of reminds me of dudes who say creepy sexual things and when I object tell me to relax, get a sense of humor, free speech, blah blah blah.

I think it was in fact creepy and threatening.

Why do I have to accommodate other people's lack of social grace all day? Sheesh.


Toddson - Sep 26, 2011 10:57:50 am PDT #28423 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Perhaps the professor was trying to give off an "edgy" vibe - a "hey, I can be dangerous but I'll be upfront and honest about it" kind of thing.

if so, vibe fail


Kate P. - Sep 26, 2011 11:01:28 am PDT #28424 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Yay Amy and Stephen! Such a huge relief.

And in also-a-big-relief news, M and I went in for my first prenatal appt today, and we saw Baby Sprog on the ultrasound! And s/he was wiggling all around and waving (or possibly making the Black Power salute) and we heard his/her heartbeat and, holy scheisse, we are having a baby!


Amy - Sep 26, 2011 11:05:34 am PDT #28425 of 30001
Because books.

BABY SPROG! Isn't that the coolest?


DavidS - Sep 26, 2011 11:06:11 am PDT #28426 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Stephen just got offered a good job!!!

That is so fucking great!

And in also-a-big-relief news, M and I went in for my first prenatal appt today, and we saw Baby Sprog on the ultrasound! And s/he was wiggling all around and waving (or possibly making the Black Power salute) and we heard his/her heartbeat and, holy scheisse, we are having a baby!

You sure are! Sprog! I name this movie: "Kate P. - The Sproggening"


SailAweigh - Sep 26, 2011 11:11:16 am PDT #28427 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Yay for sprog!! And for Stephen's new job!! Now this is the way Monday's should start the week. ::crosses fingers and does the anti-jinx eye poke thing::

And yeah. I mean, what exactly was he trying to communicate with that quote, anyway? Other than "I'm a huge geek."

I'm wondering if he meant it as some kind of social commentary on the fact our concealed carry law goes into effect on Nov. 1st. In fact, signs are popping up on UW doors like mushrooms that say that guns are not allowed in campus buildings or on campus property.


Cashmere - Sep 26, 2011 11:13:57 am PDT #28428 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

For the record, I would have asked that the quote be taken down as well. Mostly because it's hardly the best Mal quote but certainly also because with or without context, it's disconcerting.