I just stole a friend's fb status - "I've never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure." (Mark Twain)
Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.
Giles ,'Get It Done'
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.
Jessica - May 02, 2011 3:39:48 am PDT #6429 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Theodosia - May 02, 2011 4:16:27 am PDT #6430 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"
I find myself very conflicted about the death and its manner, and the Twain quote is so very apt in this circumstance.
sumi - May 02, 2011 4:22:06 am PDT #6431 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, that's a good one and really does describe my feeling on the subject.
tommyrot - May 02, 2011 4:38:15 am PDT #6432 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm kinda' meh on the whole Bin Laden death thing. I'm just tired....
But I'm not surprised he wasn't taken alive. For years it's been assumed if US forces ever cornered him, he'd kill himself or have one of his men kill him to avoid being taken alive. Plus he was firing his weapon, so if you're a Navy Seal and Bin Laden is firing a gun at you, you fire back.
Tom Scola - May 02, 2011 4:41:51 am PDT #6433 of 30001
hwæt
DavidS, or anyone else who knows: In the TV movie "Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe", Bruce Campbell played a Navy SEAL, and he is repeatedly called "soldier", even by his fellow officers. Is that accurate?
Jessica - May 02, 2011 4:42:49 am PDT #6434 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
(I fully expect someone to point out that Mark Twain never actually said that, as seems to be the case with almost *all* Mark Twain quotes. But it's still apt.)
Vortex - May 02, 2011 4:50:13 am PDT #6435 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Did a lot of skippage, but am I the only one who is a little suspicious of the whole "buried at sea" bit?
Hil R. - May 02, 2011 4:52:21 am PDT #6436 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The top 40 station here was playing "patriotic" songs this morning. I tuned in just as "Proud to Be An American" was ending, and then "Born in the USA" started. They keep playing that song. I do not think it means what they think it means.
Jessica - May 02, 2011 4:53:22 am PDT #6437 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My understanding is that a sea burial was the only way to both honor Muslim tradition and avoid creating a martyr's tomb.
[eta: "only way" is probably overstating it, but that is the reasoning I've heard.]
Jessica - May 02, 2011 5:06:11 am PDT #6438 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset