Lord, that's just about the most depressing sentence I've ever read. Go watch some James Bond!
I know, I know. OK.
Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.
'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.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2012 6:51:44 am PST #653 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Burrell - Nov 13, 2012 6:52:13 am PST #654 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oo, that looks like something I should get. Thanks, Suela.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2012 6:53:21 am PST #655 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Mostly universities, I think.
Universities do the research, but it's mostly federal money, no?
Burrell - Nov 13, 2012 6:54:54 am PST #656 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Mostly universities, I think.
I know they tend to run the studies, but do they actually fund them? University researchers and professors generally bring research money in from outside.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2012 6:56:08 am PST #657 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think it's NIH.
Jessica - Nov 13, 2012 6:57:13 am PST #658 of 30001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I know they tend to run the studies, but do they actually fund them?
Oh sorry, misunderstood the question.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2012 6:57:35 am PST #659 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
And I'm pretty sure the Alzheimer's Association is the largest non-government funder of Alzheimer's research, but I don't know how much drug research is a part of that.
amych - Nov 13, 2012 7:06:43 am PST #660 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So the rabidly anti-vax nutwhack in my fb circle now has to deal with an outbreak of whooping cough in her kid's school. I don't want or need the drama of pointing out "YOUR FAULT, BITCA", so I'll just be petty and vent it here.
DavidS - Nov 13, 2012 7:16:53 am PST #661 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Stupid antivax dumbass.
I just had cold fried chicken for breakfast. So filled with salty protein goodness.
le nubian - Nov 13, 2012 7:16:57 am PST #662 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
does her child have whooping cough?
(BTW, can I say this kind of shit gets me angrier than just about anything. I fucking hate easily preventable potential tragedy).