"with this wring i thee wed" produces 10 matches.
The earth is doomed.
Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
sj - Sep 10, 2012 6:16:05 am PDT #21565 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
javachik - Sep 10, 2012 6:17:28 am PDT #21566 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Hope your first day is swell, Tom!
I had my first day at the new place two weeks ago. The job is fine but the commute is not. It's so bad that I am contemplating quitting and going back to consulting, unless my boss has some creative ideas today in our 1:1. Last week I spent FIFTEEN hours commuting. And that was with holiday AND one wfh day. It's untenable.
Consuela - Sep 10, 2012 6:29:49 am PDT #21567 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Last week I spent FIFTEEN hours commuting. And that was with holiday AND one wfh day. It's untenable
Oh, man, javachik, that's awful. I really wish there were some other option there, because argh.
I'm in the office but I don't want to be. Had such a fun weekend, and mostly managed to avoid political discussions with my banker SIL.
Was mildly astonished to learn that my brother doesn't know who he's going to vote for (!!!). He's worried that the ACA is going to cause him to lose all the profit in his new restaurant, because he's just above the 50-employee line. I might need to do some research on that, because ISTR there are tax deductions and so forth available...
Sophia Brooks - Sep 10, 2012 6:44:41 am PDT #21568 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Ok, I only spend about 10 hours commuting and I take a bus in a city with a not so good public transportation system.
I was just reading a "reader question" on Simple Dollar (which drives me crazy, but I cant. stop. reading) about a woman whose husband uses a quarter roll of toilet paper every time he uses the bathroom (I am assuming to poop). All I can think is that it might be time for them to invest in a bidet! That's a lot of toilet paper!
tommyrot - Sep 10, 2012 6:45:47 am PDT #21569 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.
Not something you see every day--a restaurant owner gives Obama a bear-hug, lifting Mr. President completely off the ground: [link]
Connie Neil - Sep 10, 2012 6:52:34 am PDT #21570 of 30001
brillig
You wonder what's going through the Secret Service's mind at times like that.
le nubian - Sep 10, 2012 6:55:26 am PDT #21571 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
he got approval from the Secret Service first.
DavidS - Sep 10, 2012 6:59:14 am PDT #21572 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I've always liked the origins for "pull out all the stops" and "give 'em the whole nine yards."
The first (related to Bev's example on the soft pedal) has to do with playing an organ. To pull out all the stops on the organ makes it much louder.
"The Whole Nine Yards" refers to ammunition belts used on fighter planes in the Pacific during WWII. Each belt was three yards long, and you went into battle with three belts of ammo. So to give 'em the whole nine yards is to empty all of your ammunition into the enemy.
Sophia Brooks - Sep 10, 2012 7:05:09 am PDT #21573 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
Should I order a Black bean and "Avacoado" burrito for lunch?
le nubian - Sep 10, 2012 7:08:23 am PDT #21574 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sophia,
once you confirm that is indeed an avocado, yes. I don't want you surprised like with krab.