Lorne: Back in Pylea they used to call me "sweet potato." Connor: Really. Lorne: Yeah, well, the exact translation was "fragrant tuber" but…

'Conviction (1)'


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.


dcp - Jun 15, 2014 10:24:00 am PDT #29929 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

Here is a Slate article on the Kindly Brontosaurus: [link]

I'm intrigued. Has anyone tried this? Did it work? Does it cross the line to annoying passive-aggressive?


Connie Neil - Jun 15, 2014 11:05:25 am PDT #29930 of 30000
brillig

I think I would take great joy in foiling the plans of the Kindly Brontosaurus--especially if she had the smirk of that woman in the illustration.


hippocampus - Jun 15, 2014 11:14:44 am PDT #29931 of 30000
not your mom's socks.

Highly scientific article on what ate great white shark Alpha: [link]


msbelle - Jun 15, 2014 11:49:17 am PDT #29932 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

Watching Who - finally on S7 and finally done with the Ponds. I realize that may not be a popular opinion.

The movie is to be watched after S7, right?


Typo Boy - Jun 15, 2014 11:49:45 am PDT #29933 of 30000
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.

I think a man might have a harder time executing the KB than a woman because gender assumptions make it harder for a man who won't go away to come off as non-threatening.


Cass - Jun 15, 2014 12:42:06 pm PDT #29934 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

That's why it works for men. It is very threatening to have a man standing just off to the side, clearly expecting something and being very focused. It's not a nice technique. At best it is passively aggressive, but it is aggressive.


Typo Boy - Jun 15, 2014 1:39:59 pm PDT #29935 of 30000
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.

But the writer was a woman. so was the friend she described as using it. People tend to get mulish about being threatened. The writer was of course exaggerating about calling the method "foolproof". It is Slate, after all. Using absolute language where it does not belong is one of the things they are best known for. But I suspect it would work more women than for men. When a women does it is annoying, but not threatening. While many would have Connie's reaction, a harassed clerk with too much to do might find it easier to give in - especially in cases (unlike most of those cited in the article) where what was being asked was reasonable and the clerk was just being a dick. (In the article, it was mostly the KB who was being a dick, asking way more than was reasonable.) If a man does the KB I'm guessing that Connie's reaction would be much more probable, with a large side of calling security.


aurelia - Jun 15, 2014 2:14:55 pm PDT #29936 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I wonder if the writer of that article has children. If so, someone should teach that technique to them.

What is "red pill ideology"? I'm sure it's a Matrix reference, but my memory of the details of that movie are fuzzy and I can't quite figure it out from the context in which I'm reading it.

Has anyone watched the FX version of The Bridge? It's on Hulu now so I mainlined the entire first season over the past week.


dcp - Jun 15, 2014 2:21:14 pm PDT #29937 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

I think I caught about two-thirds of The Bridge.

I liked it, but I haven't bothered to re-watch, or look up the episodes I missed.


aurelia - Jun 15, 2014 2:24:37 pm PDT #29938 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I thought it was interesting at first and then halfway through the season it really kicked into gear.