ita- Found what I was thinking of. It was a post referencing a discussion on Roger Ebert's blog. [link]
Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
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.
Kalshane - Jun 06, 2012 11:01:08 am PDT #8582 of 30001
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Gudanov - Jun 06, 2012 11:10:05 am PDT #8583 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Couldn't a last stand mean this is the last line of defense? If the last stand fails then it is all over, but it can succeed.
tommyrot - Jun 06, 2012 11:12:57 am PDT #8584 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.
Couldn't a last stand mean this is the last line of defense? If the last stand fails then it is all over, but it can succeed.
I'd say if it succeeds, it's not a last stand.
I mean, you might hear soldiers saying, "We'll make our stand here" but they wouldn't say "We'll make our last stand here." Unless everyone knows they're gonna die.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 06, 2012 11:13:01 am PDT #8585 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I think if you live through a last stand, then it isn't a last stand anymore, you just THOUGHT you were making a last stand.
Also, now I want custard, because we had a custard stand called "Custard's Last Stand" near where I grew up.
Also, I didn't know for YEARS that there was "soft serve icecream" and "custard" and that they were different.
tommyrot - Jun 06, 2012 11:20:36 am PDT #8586 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.
Still thinking of surviving last stands here....
Say there's a criminal who's surrounded by police. Rather than surrender, the criminal makes a "last stand" to avoid capture. Say he get's captured anyway and thrown in jail, ending his criminal career.
I think you could call this a last stand, because it put an end to his criminal activity.
Thoughts?
Also, say an army makes a "last stand". Not everyone is killed but that army no longer exists as a cohesive fighting force. I think you could call this the army's last stand, no?
Jesse - Jun 06, 2012 11:23:36 am PDT #8587 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"Custard's Last Stand"
That's terrible!
Gudanov - Jun 06, 2012 11:25:13 am PDT #8588 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I think if you live through a last stand, then it isn't a last stand anymore, you just THOUGHT you were making a last stand.
Does that mean a last stand can only refer to a past event? You can't say "That's where we'll make our last stand." Couldn't a last stand mean the expectation of defeat due to overwhelming odds?
§ ita § - Jun 06, 2012 11:29:10 am PDT #8589 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you die and come back to life? Last stand? Some people are trying to disqualify Gandalf...
msbelle - Jun 06, 2012 11:30:21 am PDT #8590 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I think it best if we just don't use the phrase.
I think I need another nap. I forgot how much more important it is that people respond to emails when I am working from home.
tommyrot - Jun 06, 2012 11:39:08 am PDT #8591 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.
I think it best if we just don't use the phrase.
So is this the last stand of our last stand discussion?