I have this image, just inside my head, of himself taking refuge in the white house bunker. After some years - I suppose when the food runs out - he emerges to find everyone's forgotten him.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
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.
Toddson - Aug 13, 2020 9:52:14 am PDT #24817 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
msbelle - Aug 13, 2020 10:04:05 am PDT #24818 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
like he could go even one day without attention.
Listen.
I am not saying I am ready to riot. (HSA, ignore us) But I may start buying pitchforks.
-t - Aug 13, 2020 10:07:44 am PDT #24819 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pretty sure I have at least one pitchfork or reasonable facsimile thereof
Steph L. - Aug 13, 2020 10:21:00 am PDT #24820 of 30019
I look more rad than Lutheranism
There's probably a trebuchet in the attic.
Jessica - Aug 13, 2020 10:23:11 am PDT #24821 of 30019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Theodosia - Aug 13, 2020 10:26:42 am PDT #24822 of 30019
'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"
I suppose the Recent Unpleasantness in Portland has shown us that the modern equivalent of pitchforks is really leafblowers.
NoiseDesign - Aug 13, 2020 10:35:06 am PDT #24823 of 30019
Our wings are not tired
I think a lot of the mask thing has to do with the fact that it is a visible indicator of your affiliation. So when someone is yelling at someone wearing a mask what they are really saying is, "Fuck you for being a Democrat." This country has become so completely organized into us against them and it's now like the mask is the Sneetches Star marking.
Topic!Cindy - Aug 13, 2020 11:04:53 am PDT #24824 of 30019
What is even happening?
USA's Covid response as Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Jessica, that's fantastic.
chrismg - Aug 13, 2020 11:53:36 am PDT #24825 of 30019
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Given that the thrust of the story was a con man making a pile of money off turning star Sneetches into non-star Sneetches and vice-versa, I don't think the analogy holds up.
I think we're reaching the point where we have to go "My troubles are going to have troubles with me."
Sheryl - Aug 13, 2020 12:02:04 pm PDT #24826 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I think I will be either doing early voting or in person voting, since the latest bullshit from the president is obviously meant to prevent voting by mail as much as possible. He basically said so.