Semicolon, Colon, or Comma: Sudden Death Round
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
Zenkitty - Aug 18, 2016 11:30:04 am PDT #26304 of 30003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Gudanov - Aug 18, 2016 11:33:37 am PDT #26305 of 30003
Coding and Sleeping
You could get Sarah Palin to write the text being edited and William Shatner to read the results.
Toddson - Aug 18, 2016 11:37:58 am PDT #26306 of 30003
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
in Esperanto, perhaps
EpicTangent - Aug 18, 2016 11:56:24 am PDT #26307 of 30003
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Oxford Comma Wars! Last Stand of the Double Space After a Period! Which Words Really Should Be Capitalized!
I'm surprised how passionate I feel about all of these!
Sue - Aug 18, 2016 2:25:28 pm PDT #26308 of 30003
hip deep in pie
Which is why I love Great British Bake-Off, people rarely cry, though some crack under self-induced stress--but then one of the comic-relief hosts goes over and comforts them! The judges just give people stern looks. No one yells.
I heard (maybe it was here?) that apparently if someone has a real meltdown, Mel and Sue will stand around them swearing, so the producers can't use the footage.
Dana - Aug 18, 2016 2:42:01 pm PDT #26309 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
If that's not true, it's the best urban legend ever, because it's told everywhere.
billytea - Aug 18, 2016 2:52:39 pm PDT #26310 of 30003
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
I heard (maybe it was here?) that apparently if someone has a real meltdown, Mel and Sue will stand around them swearing, so the producers can't use the footage.
That almost qualifies as a British tradition now. Jon Pertwee, when he was playing the Third Doctor, had advice for his coworkers. Reshoots were expensive, so no matter how bad a take was, if it was at all usable they'd go on. Pertwee told Caroline John and Katy Manning, if they were unhappy with their performance and needed a retake, they should swear on camera. Best way to render it unusable and force a reshoot.
meara - Aug 18, 2016 3:15:56 pm PDT #26311 of 30003
I feel like they need to combine the new Norwegian obsession with slow tv (a 7 hour train ride in real time? Knitting?) with GBBO and show me all the delicious details
Sheryl - Aug 18, 2016 3:28:35 pm PDT #26312 of 30003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Glad your mom is doing better, Matt.
Listening to the last concert of the day.
WindSparrow - Aug 18, 2016 7:02:08 pm PDT #26313 of 30003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Dear Coworker:
When you use the term "Pampers" to describe adult incontinence briefs, it makes an impression. When you say, "Of course I didn't say it to [person we serve]! But if it was that important, they would have told me about it before now," it makes... well... pretty much the same impression. Please do not pretend that none of your training has included the concepts of speaking with dignity and age-appropriateness in mind. Believe if you like that I am simply being fussy when I suggest that you use care in your word choice. I was attempting to save you from the embarassment of being called on the carpet by a supervisor or worse, tick me off by using such poor choice of words in front of the people we serve that I really give you a talking-to.