Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.

Jayne ,'Jaynestown'


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.


Tom Scola - Aug 28, 2013 9:12:22 am PDT #3747 of 30000
hwæt

Blubberwhale Cuttlefish


Connie Neil - Aug 28, 2013 9:14:10 am PDT #3748 of 30000
brillig

I haven't worked for a company that gave official holidays off in more than ten years.


Steph L. - Aug 28, 2013 9:14:39 am PDT #3749 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

Blubberwhale Cuttlefish

Right out of the gate, that wins.


Theodosia - Aug 28, 2013 9:21:28 am PDT #3750 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I got 'Biblical Concubine' which I quite like.

As a child, my family went to a drive-through safari zoo, which caused endless bemusement to us children when a lion peed on our car. (Seriously, I'm sure I could hear my brother crack up if I called him and reminded him of it.)


Jessica - Aug 28, 2013 9:23:01 am PDT #3751 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Tom, noooooooooooo! I lost at least an hour yesterday playing with that thing.

Wimbledon Tennismatch


Jesse - Aug 28, 2013 9:23:59 am PDT #3752 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm pretty sure I don't need to click through, because Cinnamon Toastencrunch will always be my favorite.


Amy - Aug 28, 2013 9:24:55 am PDT #3753 of 30000
Because books.

Blubberbutt Crumplehorn. I like it.


Amy - Aug 28, 2013 9:30:08 am PDT #3754 of 30000
Because books.

Reading the AP feed (wire? whatever you call it) is so freaky. Apparently 160 people are dead in Kyrgyzstan, due to BUBONIC PLAGUE.


Jessica - Aug 28, 2013 9:35:21 am PDT #3755 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Yikes!

MSN says over 100 people quarantined but only one confirmed death: [link]


Dana - Aug 28, 2013 9:37:19 am PDT #3756 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I don't know that any of those are better than Bombadil Cuckooclock.