This is not funny. This... this is a morality tale about the evils of sake.

Simon ,'Objects In Space'


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.


Amy - Nov 10, 2011 9:42:04 am PST #5878 of 30001
Because books.

ita, my god. It's like a human Gumby. Which is not a bad thing, at all.


sumi - Nov 10, 2011 9:46:03 am PST #5879 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

National Horseshow news:

Jessica Springsteen Wins Martha Jolicoeur Leading Lady Rider Title at Alltech National Horse Show.

Yes, that's Bruce's daughter.


Laura - Nov 10, 2011 10:00:43 am PST #5880 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

LOOK OVER HERE.

And who ever said that clicking ita ! links was risky? Also, wow, bendy much.


Consuela - Nov 10, 2011 10:19:21 am PST #5881 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

yay Jessica Springsteen! that's adorable.

Although it is pretty odd to think of the working man's troubador being the father of a star of such an upper-class sport.

The allegations are already out that Sandusky pimped out kids to high paying donors, and that the university knew about it and covered it up

OMG. That's... god, that's like something from a movie. It can't be true. Just on logistics alone--how could Sandusky know which donors to approach? And how many could there possibly be? It strikes me as really farfetched. I so hope it's not true, primarily for the kids, but also because I can't bring myself to believe there are that many pedophiles out there in positions of power and influence.


Hil R. - Nov 10, 2011 10:22:05 am PST #5882 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

OMG. That's... god, that's like something from a movie. It can't be true. Just on logistics alone--how could Sandusky know which donors to approach? And how many could there possibly be? It strikes me as really farfetched. I so hope it's not true, primarily for the kids, but also because I can't bring myself to believe there are that many pedophiles out there in positions of power and influence.

Yeah, the logistics don't make much sense. I just can't see something like that going on for that long without someone saying something. There would be way too many people involved to count on them all to stay quiet.


Sparky1 - Nov 10, 2011 10:28:20 am PST #5883 of 30001
Librarian Warlord

I just can't see something like that going on for that long without someone saying something.

In light of what we know about how many adults knew of Sandusky's abuse of those boys and who chose to do what amounts to nothing to protect them, I don't find it impossible to believe people would choose to say nothing. Because they already did. Over and over again.


Hil R. - Nov 10, 2011 10:46:32 am PST #5884 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Occupy Penn State is going to disband, to show their support for the victims. I'm uncertain how that train of logic works.


Jesse - Nov 10, 2011 10:54:02 am PST #5885 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

LA LA LA LA LA

Unfortunately the guy is still on the loose. But the girl is okay. This is how you act, for fuck's sake.

This reminded me -- the other week, my parents got a robocall when I was there about some recent attacks. My grandmother was all, "BE CAREFUL! Don't walk to the subway alone!" Apparently some guy has been running up on women and sexually assaulting them in some (unclear to me) way, but running away when they yelled and/or hit him. I said he sounds like a neighborhood perv, which is so different from a neighborhood rapist, so I wasn't that worried. I mean, ew, but seriously.


Jessica - Nov 10, 2011 10:55:13 am PST #5886 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Apparently some guy has been running up on women and sexually assaulting them in some (unclear to me) way, but running away when they yelled and/or hit him.

Ugh, sounds very much like the Brooklyn Groper.


Hil R. - Nov 10, 2011 11:04:40 am PST #5887 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Some students are organizing a candlelight vigil tomorrow night to show support for the victims. So far, over 5,000 people have said on facebook that they're attending.