Simon: The decision saved your life. Zoe: Won't happen again, sir. Mal: Good. And thanks. I'm grateful. Zoe: It was my pleasure, sir.

'Out Of Gas'


Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.  

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 - Jan 07, 2021 10:56:58 am PST #2090 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Security experts are saying that not even basic protocols of crowd control were enacted.

You don't need to be an expert to see that -- it was obvious just from looking. I've been to many group events of all sizes and goals from New Year's Eve in Times Square to a fairly small BLM march in Boston, and they all have some kind of crowd control.


Topic!Cindy - Jan 07, 2021 11:03:24 am PST #2091 of 30000
What is even happening?

Yeah, I've seen better crowd control on the elementary school playground.

David, do you have a link for that tased-himself-in-the-balls story?

My family thinks I've fallen prey to an internet jokester. I've tried to explain that you are one, but that I can tell from your font this is a real story.


Shir - Jan 07, 2021 11:26:48 am PST #2092 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Hello. I didn't have my laptop last weekend so I couldn't join you. {{}} and ~mas to all who wants them.

I also wanted to ask: do you want me to organize another Zoom? I'd be happy to.

Also, has anyone been in touch with Gud? I skipped some posts but I saw the question and didn't see an answer to it.


Dana - Jan 07, 2021 11:32:04 am PST #2093 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Gris said he reached out. I don't think he's heard anything.


Amy - Jan 07, 2021 11:37:13 am PST #2094 of 30000
Because books.

Here's the story on the woman who died. [link]


JenP - Jan 07, 2021 12:04:58 pm PST #2095 of 30000

FREE THE DESK!

Making progress! Bagged up a trash bag full of stuff and dumped it, cleared a bunch of stuff from the table, started a new donation bag. Now I have to go to Aldi. I tried to do curbside with them, but they use Instacart, which had postponed to the next day twice now, and we actually need groceries!

Good luck with the boxes. Go dejunkers, go!


DavidS - Jan 07, 2021 12:14:17 pm PST #2096 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

David, do you have a link for that tased-himself-in-the-balls story?

It was a twitter thread so I cannot vouch for the accuracy.

But one protestor did definitely have a heart attack while tasering himself yesterday.


Steph L. - Jan 07, 2021 12:16:12 pm PST #2097 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism

But one protestor did definitely have a heart attack while tasering himself yesterday.

That just made me think of ita and the shocknife.


-t - Jan 07, 2021 12:25:23 pm PST #2098 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Same, Tep


Topic!Cindy - Jan 07, 2021 12:26:05 pm PST #2099 of 30000
What is even happening?

Gris said he reached out. I don't think he's heard anything.

Yeah, on January 2nd, Gris said he reached out to Gud on January 1st, but had not heard back from him. [link]

Before Gris reached out to Gud, he asked us if anyone had heard from Gud. The last I'd heard prior to that was on December 16th, when Volans said she'd heard from Gud. [link]

Gud, if you come to Natter and think, "Why is everyone talking about me?" I know, in my own case, it's because I will never get past how long DX was gone before we realized he'd been gone too long. I knew I hadn't seen him here in a while, and I knew that wasn't typical, but the "it's been too long" alarm didn't sound in my brain.