This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?

Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

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.


msbelle - Nov 15, 2012 5:51:33 pm PST #1075 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

cheapest spring break airfare I am finding is $520 each rt. I have points that will cover $390 of that, but really would like lower fares. how long do I risk waiting for cheaper?


lisah - Nov 15, 2012 5:52:39 pm PST #1076 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate

Where are you trying to go, msbelle?


§ ita § - Nov 15, 2012 6:24:06 pm PST #1077 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I find myself getting very judgey of the two people on line in front of the woman in number 41.

What have they done wrong?

The celebration thingummy totally wasn't bad. It was never going to be bad. But it was going to be too much, which is a shame. But that's on me, not them.

Boss revealed he used to be into Megadeth, and I revealed I used to teach martial arts. I can't believe they were more agape at me! Martial arts are totally normal. And someone has to teach them. Even me someone.

One of my co-workers is trying to be a better person. He asked for my help (more respectful of women was his primary goal). My stellar advice? "50% of the stuff you were gonna say? Skip it." Thing is, he's biting down on 80%, and it's involving him saying 20% of the sentence and then looking trapped. His wife will be sending us a medical bill within weeks.

A co-worker who's back after maternity leave pulled me aside and said "You know the new guy? Sitting over there? Does he have a problem with talking to women or something?"

Uh, he's deaf, and he turns his hearing aid off while he works sometimes.

It's not nice to laugh, but it wasn't my new year, and I didn't make a resolution.


P.M. Marc - Nov 15, 2012 6:33:06 pm PST #1078 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

The couple sitting next to me at the bar just ordered two Manhattans—on the rocks. That’s just WRONG, isn’t it?

In the autumn or winter, yes. Perfectly acceptable in the summer, though. And some springs.


msbelle - Nov 15, 2012 6:33:23 pm PST #1079 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Orlando, Lisa.


Cass - Nov 15, 2012 6:55:56 pm PST #1080 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Uh, he's deaf, and he turns his hearing aid off while he works sometimes.

It's like having built-in noise canceling headphones.


Typo Boy - Nov 15, 2012 6:58:29 pm PST #1081 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Boss revealed he used to be into Megadeth, and I revealed I used to teach martial arts. I can't believe they were more agape at me! Martial arts are totally normal. And someone has to teach them. Even me someone.

Yeah,but being into Megadeath is not an accomplishment. It may be a plus or minus depending upon how you feel about Megadeth,but either way - no skill involved. To teach martial arts, you have to be good at them. So much more awe inspiring. And martial arts are totally cool. So you are super-competent at something cool. That totally is going to inspire more attention than being into anything. If your boss had been a member of Megadeth, that might have competed.


Ginger - Nov 15, 2012 7:01:03 pm PST #1082 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

One of my mother's friends had a really annoying husband. She started losing her hearing in her 60s. She said having a hearing aid was the best thing ever because "I can just turn Prentiss off."


§ ita § - Nov 15, 2012 7:32:06 pm PST #1083 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oh, right--that wasn't awe. It was surprise. And Megadeth (along with implied hairstyle) for a Delhi native is rarer than a martial arts instruction. The context makes the difference, I think, and I didn't give it.


le nubian - Nov 15, 2012 7:34:05 pm PST #1084 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

msbelle, that link was a trip and a half. I think I guffawed several times. A couple of times, I kind of thought it was sad (see: person eating cheese. I can't say shit about that), so I wish they hadn't been included in the list.

my favorites:

#9 (and I spent more time than I'd like to admit envisioning how that came to pass)

#10 - she needs a Black person lecture. For real.

#16 - WTF

#22 - Wow.

#24 - I have sandal tan too!

#27 - I have witnessed this!

#28 - NIGHTMARE

#30 - Rock the fuck on! Bless.

#35 - FAIL

#39 - This happens way more than we would like to admit.