I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.

Giles ,'Beneath You'


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.


billytea - Sep 07, 2014 10:22:17 pm PDT #5769 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

It is that rare beast, a funny Not Always Related: [link]


Theodosia - Sep 08, 2014 1:06:58 am PDT #5770 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"

The best you can do with a kitchen alarm is have one with an OFF button (yes, they do exist) so you can poke it with a broom if it goes off. Believe me, a lot of fires START in the kitchen so you want one there. It's a bother, but it can save your life, or at least your house from burning down.

(Obligatory reminder: my roommate's mother died in a fire that the presence of working smoke alarms might have saved her from. So it is a Mission with me to be The Person Who Speaks Up About Smoke Alarms.)


tommyrot - Sep 08, 2014 4:52:19 am PDT #5771 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

There might possibly be some irony here somewhere....

Creator of Reddit's celebrity nude-sharing section upset at shutdown, invasion of his privacy - Boing Boing


Jesse - Sep 08, 2014 5:17:26 am PDT #5772 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

For Hil, Burrell, and other professory types: Every Email Students Send Professors


§ ita § - Sep 08, 2014 5:45:26 am PDT #5773 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

What's the upside for spooky lullabies? I just heard [link] and I'm quite perplexed. And it's not like rock-a-bye-baby is full of cheer and promise for a new world.

Last night's dreams were...at first I was just reporting crimes to Hill Street Blues, and then I was a cop who shot rather a lot of people, and then I went underground in the Jamaican mafia, pretending to be a 34 year old woman with a son--I hooked up with multiple shady organisations, and dated both dodgy men and women before my sister almost blew my cover. And then I ended up in Jamaica, still shady as fuck.


Sophia Brooks - Sep 08, 2014 5:54:28 am PDT #5774 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Jesse, I think I am going to die. I don't get the excuses, but I get the "hey" all the time, so it makes me laugh.


Sophia Brooks - Sep 08, 2014 6:01:05 am PDT #5775 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

ita- that lullaby is the spookiest thing ever. All I can think of is maybe children used to die so frequently, their parents thought of them like ghosts?


DavidS - Sep 08, 2014 6:19:38 am PDT #5776 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

What's the upside for spooky lullabies? I just heard [link] and I'm quite perplexed.

Ha, that strikes me as the kind of lullaby designed to keep your kid in bed during the night instead of getting up constantly.


Connie Neil - Sep 08, 2014 7:32:45 am PDT #5777 of 30000
brillig

One of the upper managers for my parent company just sent an email for his school committee to the entire Tech Support department. Then had to send an apology and "It'll never happen again."

Schadenfreude. So nice to see it happening to bigwigs as well.


Atropa - Sep 08, 2014 8:51:39 am PDT #5778 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

What's the upside for spooky lullabies? I just heard [link] and I'm quite perplexed.

They give fledgeling goths a starting point? I dunno, but I love them. I think need a mix of nothing but spooky, creepy lullabies.