You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


aurelia - Jun 30, 2014 9:54:11 am PDT #1058 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

With shorts you can refer to the inseam without dealing with the torso/arm length variables.

I kind of wish I hadn't seen the SCOTUS news today. I swear, women will have to incorporate to maintain any rights if certain people continue to get their way. One (comedian) friend did point out that if the AMA classifies children as a disease, birth-control will be covered as a vaccination.


Jesse - Jun 30, 2014 9:58:58 am PDT #1059 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I wore Business Shorts in the 90s, and didn't know they were scandalous (they were) because they came with a jacket! And were knee-length! But I was also working in a super conservative office, so.

With shorts you can refer to the inseam without dealing with the torso/arm length variables.

An excellent point.


Sophia Brooks - Jun 30, 2014 10:03:56 am PDT #1060 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I think in this case "an inseam" would be appropriate, rather than "no inseam whatsoever".

I am thinking now of when I was my student's age and I had chambray pants that I wore to work. We had a no-denim jeans rule, but to me they were not jeans because they were not denim and they were kind of flowy. I figured I would wear them and see if someone said anything. No one said anything, but at the end of the year, I didn't get a raise because I broke dress code. I was really mad, and I still think someone should have probably said something, but on the other hand, I can't believe I expected a non-costume/sewing type person to distinguish chambray pants from denim j.


Jesse - Jun 30, 2014 10:07:36 am PDT #1061 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I definitely had to tell an employee that her denim trousers were not OK in a no-jeans office. Now I wonder if they might have been chambray, but I'm pretty sure they were denim.


Connie Neil - Jun 30, 2014 10:08:13 am PDT #1062 of 30000
brillig

If you have to fondle the fabric to determine if the pants qualify, they may be too close.


Sophia Brooks - Jun 30, 2014 10:10:19 am PDT #1063 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I know that now. Although I am pretty sure that the rule was just "no denim" not no jeans! And they weren't denim! But that is really pedantic.


-t - Jun 30, 2014 10:32:24 am PDT #1064 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

A vague dress code is no one's friend.


Zenkitty - Jun 30, 2014 10:37:01 am PDT #1065 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

How much Advil can I take in one day?


-t - Jun 30, 2014 10:51:57 am PDT #1066 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I'm so sorry, Zen. That sounds awful. I don't know about Advil dosages, though.


Ginger - Jun 30, 2014 11:16:45 am PDT #1067 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

How much Advil can I take in one day?

I was prescribed double the dose on the bottle for years. That sounds dreadful, Zen. I'm annoyed by the fact that I can hear my pulse in my ears when my blood count is low, but that's just a minor tell-tale heart sort of annoyance.

My last employer used "professional appearance" to ding the performance ratings of people who were doing a great job but who didn't fit into their narrow Navy code.