It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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.


§ ita § - Dec 01, 2012 6:51:11 pm PST #2869 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I don't think it was a suicide by cop thing at all.

His article didn't give me any idea how he intended to die, but it's pretty firm about the dead part.

If you watch Graham Norton, you know how he invites audience members to try and tell a story, and if they bore or irritate him, he flips the chair over. Most often they get flipped, or even get through to the end, but Graham expresses some dissatisfaction.

In the episode I just saw, a guy told a story of spotting Bono at a restaurant during his (guest) anniversary dinner. Bono left his table, and since they were big fans, they crept over to his friend and asked if he thought it would be okay for them to get a pic...big fans, special night...anyway--the friend says Bono's private, so they should go back to their table, and if he waves them over after Bono returns, it's all good.

Bono comes back, they get beckoned, and they run over and squee and get their photo taken and an autograph, all very perfect. They go back to their meal, and at the end when it's time to pay, the waiter says "No need--it's been taken care of."

"What?? Did Bono pay for our dinner?"

"No. Mr. Springsteen did."

And that's how you tell Graham Norton a story he totally likes.


Lee - Dec 01, 2012 7:03:34 pm PST #2870 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

We put our tree up undecorated for a few days and that seems to help. The cats get their yayas out without breaking anything, and then they are uninterested

This is pretty much what I decided to do. I put the snowman under the tree, so they have something to attack if they feel the need, and I will decorate next weekend.


Cass - Dec 01, 2012 7:40:20 pm PST #2871 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.

And that's how you tell Graham Norton a story he totally likes.

That's also how you get me to maybe stick around for the audience participation parts. Usually I delete before the end. I get the Motts pretty bad sometimes so I usually skip. That story sounds awesome though.


§ ita § - Dec 01, 2012 7:49:58 pm PST #2872 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Because of the chair gimmick I don't get Mottsed that often since Graham's tipping them over usually while I still want to hear what they're saying.

I did used to zone out or FF past the musical section, but I did realise that I listen to so little commercial music that one complete song a week isn't going to ruin my life, and lord knows I might even like something. And it has sent me to iTunes more than once.

Speaking of music I don't listen to, sis sent me Indian Gangnam style: [link] which has choreography I'm willing to chalk up to CGI for the tight synchronisation. Uncanny Valley aside, they are rocking it.


aurelia - Dec 01, 2012 8:18:21 pm PST #2873 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

The ornament Bubba destroyed was a Styrofoam snowman, which now has a hole in its forehead where the hanging thread part used to be.

You could go with a Calvin snowman theme.


Steph L. - Dec 01, 2012 8:42:30 pm PST #2874 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism

You could go with a Calvin snowman theme.

THIS.


Lee - Dec 01, 2012 8:48:25 pm PST #2875 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

You could go with a Calvin snowman theme.

LOVE


javachik - Dec 01, 2012 10:12:39 pm PST #2876 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

What does "get the Motts" come from?


Cass - Dec 01, 2012 11:17:22 pm PST #2877 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.

I find myself wanting to Nilly up another link that will give the basic information but obfuscate the source and history. I'm going to ignore that lure and just link to the real thing. Motts. [link]


Sheryl - Dec 02, 2012 5:32:39 am PST #2878 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

There's at least one advantage to being Jewish this time of year. No tree attacks. (Nova is the type of cat who would launch herself at the tree to get the ornaments.) We just have to make sure to put the menorah where she can't get at it. Cat flambe is not a fun thing.