Wash: Captain, didn't you know kissin' girls makes you sleepy? Mal: Well sometimes I just can't help myself.

'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


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.


Connie Neil - Apr 12, 2013 11:14:16 am PDT #18431 of 30001
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Wednesday's Girl Genius addresses evil overlordship properly

[link]

essentially: "You know, there's more to being an evil despot than getting cake whenever you want it." "If that's what you think, then you're doing it wrong!"


Burrell - Apr 12, 2013 11:14:16 am PDT #18432 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

I think you'd be better off doing it yourself

So not unlike the first two questions.


Jesse - Apr 12, 2013 11:24:19 am PDT #18433 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I feel like in the absence of further information, the house cleaner/caregiver is Rosie from The Jetsons, and the sex robot is Jude Law from AI. Assuming you want to have sex with a man, at least.

I don't understand why people would assume differently.


Zenkitty - Apr 12, 2013 11:25:26 am PDT #18434 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I feel like in the absence of further information, the house cleaner/caregiver is Rosie from The Jetsons, and the sex robot is Jude Law from AI.

In THAT case, I'm in.


Kate P. - Apr 12, 2013 11:25:48 am PDT #18435 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

How's the weather, Kate? Are you safe at home with Rose now?

Thanks for asking, Amy! Turns out we didn't have any tornado watches/warnings yesterday after all, despite several days of apocalyptically dire forecasts beforehand. (Phew.)

Re: sex with a robot, I think for me it would depend significantly on how advanced and humanlike the robot was. [link] , NSM. [link] ? Hell yeah. edit: Gigolo Joe x-post!

Debet, how often do you expect you'll be able to wash your clothes?


Jesse - Apr 12, 2013 11:27:03 am PDT #18436 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Gigolo Joe x-post!

I mean, obviously!


bon bon - Apr 12, 2013 11:29:49 am PDT #18437 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Bearing in mind that I have a small amount of packing space, what mix of long sleeves, short sleeves, and tanks would you recommend?

One long sleeve, one lightweight cardigan that goes with everything (or jacket; something you wear on the plane), the rest short sleeves. It's like the kitchen rule: no one-task clothing. Only bring the tank if you specifically have a use for it, otherwise stick to sleeves that are more appropriate for more settings.


Amy - Apr 12, 2013 11:30:03 am PDT #18438 of 30001
Because books.

This isn't good enough for you people?!


Trudy Booth - Apr 12, 2013 11:35:01 am PDT #18439 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Bearing in mind that I have a small amount of packing space, what mix of long sleeves, short sleeves, and tanks would you recommend?

OK, when I did similar I made sure that everything matched and everything was multifunctional. As I recall my wardrobe was:

One long sleeved nice looking t-shirt
One button-down shirt
Two plain white Ts
One giant T (doubled as night shirt)
One cardigan
Two bras

I wasn't a tank top girl, if I were I might have swapped out one white t for a tank.

Otherwise I had:

One long pair of leggings (doubled as jamma pants)
One short pair of leggings (also jammas)
One pair of jeans
One pair of shorts
One broomstick skirt
One fold just-up-from-a-garbage-bag slicker
One bathing suit
One pair of walking shoes (wore those most)
One pair of flip-flops
One pair of attractive sandals
One sarongy piece of fabric
Unrecalled number of pairs of undies (plenty)
Unrecalled number of pairs of socks (not so much)

If I got cold, it all went on.

The advice I lived by was "You'll always wish you had less stuff". My sister is partial to "We're going to ________, not Turkish prison."


Kate P. - Apr 12, 2013 11:35:16 am PDT #18440 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

This isn't good enough for you people?!

Ha!

So I was thinking today of signing us up for a family membership at the Nashville Zoo for Rose's first birthday present, but I don't actually think she'd really be into the zoo yet. But it might not be long, and I like the idea of walking around outside with her and showing her all the animals. Those of you who have taken young kids to zoos, what do you think would be the youngest age they'd really appreciate it?