Matt,
I know Patricia Heaton has said asshatty things in the past, but I was so surprised to learn that she leaned in to the Dark Side with vigor.
It's really not defensible. No one made her say any of that. She was not misconstrued.
Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.
Willow ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
le nubian - Mar 06, 2012 10:33:11 am PST #25421 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Amy - Mar 06, 2012 10:38:43 am PST #25422 of 30001
Because books.
The Patricia Heaton thing makes me really glad I don't watch The Middle, or whatever her show is. As le nubian said, completely indefensible.
le nubian - Mar 06, 2012 10:38:53 am PST #25423 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda m - Mar 06, 2012 10:57:39 am PST #25424 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
I think this is part of it. Good ol' Rush just stepped forward at the exact wrong moment and picked the exact wrong target to attack, and made himself a lightning rod for the ire of, well, just about everyone. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.
It was also a sustained attack over the course of days where he just kept doubling down.
brenda m - Mar 06, 2012 11:00:55 am PST #25425 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
The only thing I'll give Patricia Heaton is that however insincere, her apology is actually basically an apology. Unlike other parties.
"I apologized to Ms Fluke last week. I may not agree with her views but I didn't treat her with respect and I'm sorry. I was wrong. Mea Culpa,"
le nubian - Mar 06, 2012 11:01:57 am PST #25426 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I am not Fluke, but I don't accept her apology!
brenda, your point is well taken. I am being mean about it.
DavidS - Mar 06, 2012 11:09:38 am PST #25427 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You're not obliged to accept an apology.
Sometimes you need to use The Cut Direct.
ION ...My new coffee mug.
Laura - Mar 06, 2012 11:12:33 am PST #25428 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Those photos are fantastic.
le nubian - Mar 06, 2012 11:31:15 am PST #25429 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
The Cut Direct
I had to look that shit up. I have done it to someone!
DavidS - Mar 06, 2012 11:38:32 am PST #25430 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I had to look that shit up. I have done it to someone!
Note also...
The cut indirect, is to look another way, and pass without appearing to observe him. The cut sublime, is to admire the top of King’s College Chapel, or the beauty of the passing clouds, till he is out of sight. The cut infernal, is to analyze the arrangement of your shoe-strings, for the same purpose.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
But I think (despite their catchy names) The Cut Direct is the most brutal.