This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.

Mal ,'Objects In Space'


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.


DavidS - May 10, 2012 9:26:16 am PDT #4452 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I'm reading the Giants post-game thread from last night after a desultory loss.

To cheer themselves up they've started posting animated gifs of Corgis doing adorable Corgi things.

It's very cheering! Corgis trotting together on treadmills! Corgis's getting So EXCITED about dinner! Corgis lolling on their back as they get their belly fur vacuumed.

To sum up: Corgis!


tommyrot - May 10, 2012 9:28:40 am PDT #4453 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.

Bomb Disposal Robot is Ring Bearer

The bride is a mechanical engineer who helped design the Dragon Runner unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). So when Laura got married, it was only appropriate for the little robot to take part. As the ring bearer! The Dragon Runner wore a tiny tuxedo and carried the ring in while the song “Mr. Roboto” played. A grand time was had by all. You can see a video about the robot (but not the wedding) at Electronic Design.

Then there's the guy who forged a wedding ring by hand... from a meteorite!


DavidS - May 10, 2012 9:30:04 am PDT #4454 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Then there's the guy who forged a wedding ring by hand... from a meteorite!

That was impressive. Made me think of Sokka's Space Sword.


tommyrot - May 10, 2012 9:32:43 am PDT #4455 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.

ION, I spilled BBQ sauce on my shirt.


tommyrot - May 10, 2012 9:34:40 am PDT #4456 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.

Will Backing Marriage Equality Cost Obama Votes?

Sullivan quotes three people who say 'No.'


Sue - May 10, 2012 9:42:30 am PDT #4457 of 30001
hip deep in pie

Sue is a massively influential tweeter!

Yes! my many hundreds of followers hang on every word I tweet about how tired I am every morning, how bad my hair is, and what weird thing Oz the cat has eaten that day. #completelybaffledthatanyonefollowsmeontwitter


Burrell - May 10, 2012 9:46:52 am PDT #4458 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Yay Liese, for fighting the good fight!

And yay msbelle for finding money waiting to be deposited. Extra money is always useful.


Liese S. - May 10, 2012 9:47:46 am PDT #4459 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

In my retail news from the week: I dithered too long and they were out of last holiday's OPI Best of the Best mini polish kit at the first Ulta I went to. But! I dithered just long enough, so I got it at the second Ulta, but for five bucks off, whoot. Forgot to buy the Zoya Remove, though.

I also bought what I thought was a great deal at TJ Maxx, the travel mug/french press I've been wanting. Only it isn't. It's just a french press. Now, it'll be better to have it, because it's plastic and insulated and will be good for travel. But it is not an all-in-one mug. Pout. So no wonder it was so much cheaper. And now I still have to buy the mug.


msbelle - May 10, 2012 9:56:02 am PDT #4460 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I retailed therapied at Target last night and bought really only stuff I needed, plus cute plastic plate, bowl and cup to keep t work.

Earlier this week I bought this: [link] and 2 other prints from them.


tommyrot - May 10, 2012 9:57:12 am PDT #4461 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.

More useful info on "traditional marriage."

Victory Through Lexicography?

Critics of same-sex marriage often argue that its defenders are guilty of seeking to “redefine” marriage.

It is true that the term “marriage” has traditionally been applied, for the most part, to heterosexual unions specifically (though often polygamous ones, a fact such critics persistently pretend to overlook). But it is also true that the term “marriage” has traditionally been applied exclusively to relationships in which the husband held legal authority over the wife – relationships in which the wife was not only subordinated to her husband but actually absorbed into his legal identity.

If we are going to appeal to traditional usage to deny that same-sex partnerships are genuine marriages, then by the same argument we will have to deny that relationships between legal equals can count as marriages. In the traditional meaning of “marriage,” then, there are no married couples in the United States today.

More at the link....