We die horribly and painfully, you go to hell and I spend eternity in the arms of baby Jesus.

Gunn ,'Not Fade Away'


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.


sarameg - Nov 16, 2011 5:27:14 pm PST #7198 of 30001

Why are you only going 50mph? Go faster! Go faster!

Too many stoplights. Remember, I'm living in the middle of an eastcoast city now. I rarely break 50 these days unless I've got to get on the beltway or other freeways. And that maybe happens once a month.


DavidS - Nov 16, 2011 5:30:09 pm PST #7199 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I rarely break 50 these days

I vividly remember driving cross-country with my family when I was 6, and begging my Dad to drive the Impala up to the limit of it speedometer which in 1967 was 160 mph.

And at some stretch of flat, straight highway in Arizona we did 160 mph.


Amy - Nov 16, 2011 5:37:09 pm PST #7200 of 30001
Because books.

Why are you only going 50mph? Go faster! Go faster!

Two-lane country roads in PA are excellent for this, as long as you're prepared for unexpected curves.


Steph L. - Nov 16, 2011 5:37:47 pm PST #7201 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

And at some stretch of flat, straight highway in Arizona we did 160 mph.

Ooooh. What's it like to break the sound barrier? Does everything melt into colors like at the end of 2001?


Cashmere - Nov 16, 2011 5:39:13 pm PST #7202 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

For some reason, when I saw this, I thought Owen, as well as many other Buffista sprog and their parents might like it.

Owen has declared it the awesomest!


DavidS - Nov 16, 2011 5:54:53 pm PST #7203 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Ooooh. What's it like to break the sound barrier? Does everything melt into colors like at the end of 2001?

160 mph itself doesn't feel that strange, but accelerating from 80 up to 160 is...thrilling.


Ginger - Nov 16, 2011 5:58:49 pm PST #7204 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

I have always believed that civilization as we know it is in danger of imminent collapse. I used to be more of a survivalist, but now I mainly have minor flashlight and knife obsessions.


Steph L. - Nov 16, 2011 6:00:37 pm PST #7205 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

accelerating from 80 up to 160 is...thrilling.

Colors DO melt! I knew it!


§ ita § - Nov 16, 2011 7:11:52 pm PST #7206 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It can't hurt to have some on hand, right?


DavidS - Nov 16, 2011 7:11:59 pm PST #7207 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Colors DO melt! I knew it!

Pretty much!

No, actually it's that roller coaster Whoa! feeling.