Unless the moderate Repubs and the Dems are willing to take away some of the procedural toys that the Tea Party are using to manipulate events, we are going to wind up with more of the same.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
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.
Burrell - Oct 16, 2013 11:39:42 am PDT #9228 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
le nubian - Oct 16, 2013 11:39:59 am PDT #9229 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I have a Quidditch tournament near me every year. Can you call it Quidditch if you can't fly on brooms?
flea - Oct 16, 2013 11:40:59 am PDT #9230 of 30000
information libertarian
We saw photos of kids playing Quidditch on a poster at a local college, and my kids were appalled/hilarious. "Are they just running? With brooms between their legs? What IS this?"
Dana - Oct 16, 2013 11:42:48 am PDT #9231 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
What alternative is there to not flying on brooms?
Burrell - Oct 16, 2013 11:45:14 am PDT #9232 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You run around with a broom in your hand. What's not to like?
Er wait, I just reread and I see we are saying the same thing.
As you were.
flea - Oct 16, 2013 11:50:50 am PDT #9233 of 30000
information libertarian
My kids seemed to think that if you were not actually flying, it was not Quidditch. They were very firm on this point. The lack of a Snitch was also an issue.
Theodosia - Oct 16, 2013 11:54:05 am PDT #9234 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"
IIRC, somebody plays the part of the Snitch, so it's a little bit like tag. Me, I'd prefer a greased and hyperactive piglet let loose on the course.
Jesse - Oct 16, 2013 11:56:17 am PDT #9235 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My kids seemed to think that if you were not actually flying, it was not Quidditch.
I tend to agree with that.
le nubian - Oct 16, 2013 11:59:05 am PDT #9236 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I'm with flea's children.
If you want to run around on the ground with a broom, that's cool. But don't call "soccer" "basketball".
Burrell - Oct 16, 2013 12:03:43 pm PDT #9237 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
But don't call "soccer" "basketball".
Oh yeah? You try telling that to a US American. They already got a game called football? So what? We'll call it "football" if we goddamn want to!