Toy penguins:
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 9:55:09 am PST #21597 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 9:57:37 am PST #21598 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This is fun - a co-worker and I are educating the rest of our team on fandom jargon. (I just Googled "exclamation point fandom" because I didn't want to link to our FAQ.) So far we've been through shipping, OTP, HSQ, Vampire!Willow, slash/gen/het, woobie...I'm running low on terms I can just pull out of my head. Any big ones we're missing?
Consuela - Mar 06, 2014 9:59:57 am PST #21599 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Adorable and very persistent dachsund: [link]
Consuela - Mar 06, 2014 10:02:07 am PST #21600 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
fanon, AU, High School AU, Always-an-X-AU, genderswap, mpreg, A/B/O (if you feel up to explaining it), OT3, apocafic, fix-it-fic, WNGWJLEO (which you don't see much anymore, I admit), ATG, dub-con...
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 10:16:09 am PST #21601 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
fanon, AU, High School AU, Always-an-X-AU, genderswap, mpreg, A/B/O (if you feel up to explaining it), OT3, apocafic, fix-it-fic, WNGWJLEO (which you don't see much anymore, I admit), ATG, dub-con...
Perfect, thanks. Except I think the only people paying attention to the conversation anymore are me and the other fannish co-worker. Maybe we scared everyone off by telling them about rule 34?
(My other problem, of course, is distinguishing between fan jargon and Buffista jargon. I frequently can't remember which is which, and since I bitch about work here I want to keep the two separate...)
shrift - Mar 06, 2014 10:55:20 am PST #21602 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
What is with this week and me being pulled into calls to play the heavy?
le nubian - Mar 06, 2014 11:45:42 am PST #21603 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda,
so drinks are on you this Friday? Congratulations!
Happy Thursday all!
le nubian - Mar 06, 2014 12:50:36 pm PST #21604 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
one of my colleagues had a discussion with her advisee (a graduate student, I should note) about why women go to strip clubs. I would not have had this discussion with my advisees, but oh well.
Anyway, the advisee mentioned she herself went to strip clubs. Colleague asked: "why do you go to strip clubs?'
Answer: "I like the chicken wings."
So...when my colleague told me the above, without exaggeration, I laughed for 15 minutes straight until I could hardly breathe. I think that is the most hilarious response to an earnest question on the topic that I could ever imagine.
Sheryl - Mar 06, 2014 1:02:37 pm PST #21605 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
There were doughnuts and bagels at lab retreat part 3 this morning. I had bits of one that was the sweetest thing ever. It was cream filled, had green frosting and Oreo bits on top. Tasty, but made my teeth hurt.
Dana - Mar 06, 2014 1:30:12 pm PST #21606 of 30000
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I am starving, but there's no sign of husband. To compensate, I had Girl Scout cookies.