Zoe: Preacher, don't the Bible have some pretty specific things to say about killing? Book: Quite specific. It is, however, somewhat fuzzier on the subject of kneecaps.

'War Stories'


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.


Burrell - May 03, 2011 9:06:33 am PDT #6668 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

That is a very pretty man. yeeps.


Consuela - May 03, 2011 9:16:46 am PDT #6669 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oh my.

Oh, my, indeed. Wow. If I looked that good, I'd skip politics and go right into Hollywood.

And Sue, thank you for the discussion. It's so interesting learning about a more parliamentary system: I can't imagine any third party here getting anywhere near that kind of success. It would be earthshaking.


tommyrot - May 03, 2011 9:28:46 am PDT #6670 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.

If I looked that good, I'd skip politics and go right into Hollywood.

Yeah. I thought politicians are people too ugly to go into acting....


tommyrot - May 03, 2011 9:34:51 am PDT #6671 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.

Baby Aardvark Born at Busch Gardens In Tampa

Awwwww.

With fewer than a dozen successful births each year, aardvark births are not common. They are solitary by nature, only Busch Gardens is home to a male and female, with the cub making three. He will be raised in Jambo Junction – located in the Nairobi area of the park – and will become one of the park’s educational Animal Ambassadors.

But what if the baby aardvark doesn't want to be an Animal Ambassador? What if it wants to be an interior decorator?


§ ita § - May 03, 2011 10:06:20 am PDT #6672 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I thought politicians are people too ugly to go into acting....

Halloo. Obama and Clinton were doing okay for themselves.

I grew up having crushes on Prime Ministers, so it's nice to finally see some politico cuties, you know, younger than me and therefore vaguely age-appropriate.


Amy - May 03, 2011 10:08:26 am PDT #6673 of 30001
Because books.

I thought politicians are people too ugly to go into acting...

JFK was no slouch, if I recall.


Sue - May 03, 2011 10:10:44 am PDT #6674 of 30001
hip deep in pie

What's interesting Connie is that we've traditionally a three-party country, and it's often been the NDP that's been that third party. Now the third party is much diminished, and people are wondering if we'll become a two-party country.


Sue - May 03, 2011 10:11:30 am PDT #6675 of 30001
hip deep in pie

If I looked that good, I'd skip politics and go right into Hollywood.

Ha! Actor was one of his many careers.


tommyrot - May 03, 2011 10:14:45 am PDT #6676 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.

New York Names Nissan Van ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’

The Taxi of Tomorrow looks like an appliance, gets 25 mpg and features antimicrobial non-stick upholstery that resembles leather.

Love it or hate it, the streets of New York will be awash in these things within a decade. Nissan has won an exclusive 10-year contract to provide taxis to the city that never sleeps, a deal said to be worth more than $1 billion. That’s billion with a “b,” and if it seems like a lot of dough remember that there are 13,200 cabs roaming the streets of Gotham.

...

Although the NV200 doesn’t look nearly so cool as the Checker Marathon or nearly as tough as the Crown Vic, city officials said it is roomier and far more fuel-efficient. The Vic, which comprises roughly 90 percent of the fleet, gets about 12 mpg.

Kinda ugly, but getting twice the mileage of a Crown Victoria is cool....


§ ita § - May 03, 2011 10:21:55 am PDT #6677 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Orangina furry ad. Not strictly safe for anything.