Our president is really good with kids.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
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.
Kathy A - Nov 09, 2011 5:54:29 am PST #5548 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Steph L. - Nov 09, 2011 5:55:15 am PST #5549 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
There have been. There was one alum yesterday who burned his diploma, saying he didn't want to be associated with a university that protects child molesters, and there have been some students calling for Joe to resign.
Penn State's President, Graham Spanier, was also made aware of Sandusky's actions: [link] I agree with the author that Spanier as well as Paterno should lose their jobs over this.
le nubian - Nov 09, 2011 6:02:42 am PST #5550 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Paterno has announced retirement, but I am hoping the victims/victims families sue Paterno, the president and the Board of Trustees.
Amy - Nov 09, 2011 6:06:55 am PST #5551 of 30001
Because books.
Have any of the victims come forward? Some (most?) of them are adults now, right?
Not that I feel they're obligated to, at all, just wondering. It's better to follow the story here than elsewhere.
Hil R. - Nov 09, 2011 6:09:40 am PST #5552 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
This is so interesting -- a flyer for the first birth control clinic in the US, in 1916 in Brooklyn. [link] The text is in English, Hebrew, and Italian.
That's Yiddish, not Hebrew.
Have any of the victims come forward? Some (most?) of them are adults now, right?
The mothers of two of them have talked to one of the Harrisburg newspapers.
Jesse - Nov 09, 2011 6:10:31 am PST #5553 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's Yiddish, not Hebrew.
Oh, that makes more sense. I meant to say I was basically guessing on both non-English languages.
Amy - Nov 09, 2011 6:10:40 am PST #5554 of 30001
Because books.
In other (embarrassing) news, I'm having my ass handed to me in first Words with Friends game ever. I'll just be over cradling my humiliation to my chest.
sumi - Nov 09, 2011 6:14:31 am PST #5555 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
You should play with me: I lose to all Buffistas.
Hil R. - Nov 09, 2011 6:16:20 am PST #5556 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Paterno's official statement:
“I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief.
I have come to work every day for the last 61 years with one clear goal in mind: To serve the best interests of this university and the young men who have been entrusted to my care. I have the same goal today.
That’s why I have decided to announce my retirement effective at the end of this season. At this moment the Board of Trustees should not spend a single minute discussing my status. They have far more important matters to address. I want to make this as easy for them as I possibly can.
This is a tragedy. It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.
My goals now are to keep my commitments to my players and staff and finish the season with dignity and determination. And then I will spend the rest of my life doing everything I can to help this University.”
Amy - Nov 09, 2011 6:17:44 am PST #5557 of 30001
Because books.
sumi, maybe later! We can suck together!