Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.

'Origin'


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.


SuziQ - Nov 01, 2011 8:15:28 am PDT #4204 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

Amy - you will be fabulous! Just imaging K-Bug and me making funny faces from the back row. Or not.


Amy - Nov 01, 2011 8:29:41 am PDT #4205 of 30001
Because books.

Just imaging K-Bug and me making funny faces from the back row.

Heh. Good call!


SuziQ - Nov 01, 2011 8:32:17 am PDT #4206 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

So, Bank of America is dropping their debir card fee.

Do any of these companies think before they act? Netflix, B of A...


Polter-Cow - Nov 01, 2011 8:47:33 am PDT #4207 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Oh, good. And, geez.


askye - Nov 01, 2011 8:48:58 am PDT #4208 of 30001
Thrive to spite them

I think in both cases neither company thought they'd lose customers and they did. I can't remember how many with netflix lost but I know there were campaigns with Bank of America for people to share their accounts on closing their bank accounts.

And it wasn't just BoA,there was a push for people to switch from any bank to credit unions.


tommyrot - Nov 01, 2011 8:49:57 am PDT #4209 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.

So I guess the government passed some law limiting some fees that banks could charge, so B of A decided they were still entitled to make the same amount of money as before, so they just invented a new fee.

Perhaps some B of A executives didn't want to lose their bonuses so they just added the new fee to see if it would stick....


hippocampus - Nov 01, 2011 9:12:18 am PDT #4210 of 30001
not your mom's socks.

Happy birthday Ginger!

Amy, wear clothes. HPF & I will do our best SuziQ + KBug impressions.


Amy - Nov 01, 2011 9:14:22 am PDT #4211 of 30001
Because books.

Clothes. Good call!

I'm 600 words away from finishing a fic due today, too. Come on, words.


Kate P. - Nov 01, 2011 9:15:08 am PDT #4212 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

Happy birthday, Ginger!

We only had three small groups of trick or treaters last night: first, a group of high school boys without costumes; then three kids from the family across the street; then four young kids with their parents, not sure where they live. Had an awkward moment with the last group of kids, when I told them all to take two pieces of candy and one girl clearly took three, which I saw and gently reiterated, "Just two," and she put one back. Then when they were leaving and I was asking one of the boys if he'd gotten his two pieces, the girl lingered and said something to her dad, and he said, "Aw, she wouldn't lie," and told her to get another piece of candy. I let her, of course, but still felt weird about it, like maybe the dad thought I was calling his kid a liar...?

Anyway, the second group of kids (from the family across the street) were ADORABLE: one was a ladybug, one was Little Red Riding Hood (without the hood -- difficult to guess!) and then the youngest was Spider-Man. He was very excited to catch a glimpse of our kitties. SO cute, and I was glad to get a chance to talk to the kids for a minute. I see them playing on the street sometimes, riding bikes around, when I get home from work, but we've never exchanged more than a wave and a "Hi." I hope we get a chance to meet their parents soon. It would be great to get to know another family with young kids on our block!


Tom Scola - Nov 01, 2011 9:18:38 am PDT #4213 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Happy Birthday, Ginger!

Fic harder, Amy!!