Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.

Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'


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.


Jesse - Aug 15, 2014 5:44:55 am PDT #4247 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'd lean away from anything that involves tooth-pulling, because teeth are not replaceable, so if you lost one or two naturally, you'd still have some to fill the gaps

Yeah, I don't think she was seriously recommending it. Anyway, I like my overbite. Invisalign or GTFO!


Zenkitty - Aug 15, 2014 5:45:37 am PDT #4248 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Jesse, FWIW, my dentist said I'd have to have a tooth pulled to get my teeth straight. The Invisalign orthodontist said, pfft, no problem. All my teeth remain in my jaws and they are straight now. I was absolutely opposed to pulling healthy teeth. So if you haven't seen a dedicated Invisalign orthodontist yet, I'd suggest doing that before you make up your mind.

tommy, nobody in our old-fashioned town came to my mom's funeral in black, not even us. I think you're fine in a dark jacket.

I had never heard of Party Girl. I knew of Funny Girl, but I've never seen it. Princess Bride forms a certain amount of my vocabulary.


Laura - Aug 15, 2014 5:47:21 am PDT #4249 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.

Also, I think if you have a nicer pair of trousers, you could get away with just buying a dark blazer to put over a dress shirt and tie.

Absolutely. I wouldn't get something you wouldn't wear again. I went shopping for something to wear for my dad's funeral and ended up with a yellow and gray dress. He would have liked it.


Jesse - Aug 15, 2014 5:48:27 am PDT #4250 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh yeah, she said they would be straight and all there, just not directly on top of each other. And I have to decide today if I'm putting a crapload of money into my FSA, hence all of the dithering. Without a timeline, I just wait until the decision pops into my head, which it usually does, eventually.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2014 7:04:00 am PDT #4251 of 30000
That which does not kill you should RUN

I have to stop watching/reading stuff about Michael Brown.

But I'll make this observation: I think Chief Wiggum is more competent than Ferguson's police chief.


Lee - Aug 15, 2014 7:12:58 am PDT #4252 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I'm very sorry for your loss, Tommyrot.


Consuela - Aug 15, 2014 7:13:59 am PDT #4253 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I have to stop watching/reading stuff about Michael Brown.

Yeah, my twitter feed is full of angry skepticism.

I am going to pack, and then spend 3 hours driving, during which I will listen to podcasts about ancient history, which is less depressing than current events.


Anne W. - Aug 15, 2014 7:15:21 am PDT #4254 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Agreed, Teppy. Wiggum looks like Commissioner Gordon by comparison.


Steph L. - Aug 15, 2014 7:22:22 am PDT #4255 of 30000
That which does not kill you should RUN

Agreed, Teppy. Wiggum looks like Commissioner Gordon by comparison.

It's just...5 days, and suddenly they pull a rabbit out of their hat and say he was a suspect in a robbery? (In different shoes, according to the photos from the convenience store.) Seriously, 1: why couldn't they have said this right away [not that shooting an unarmed suspect is how you deal with shoplifting], and 2: after 5 days, that was the best story they could come up with?


Anne W. - Aug 15, 2014 7:23:34 am PDT #4256 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

The robbery story is so clearly total bullshit, it's not even funny.