Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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.


DavidS - May 19, 2025 12:10:33 pm PDT #7300 of 13019
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I know I started posting during the Quote-off. Man, that was fun!

Ahhh, the quote deathmatch! I used to put a lot of energy into doing those.

We even had a phrase for when a quote lost because I ran a match during some time zone's lunch lull. I think we used Principle Snyder's "spazzed."

Like, "That quote got spazzed because Halifax was all out to lunch!"

We made our own fun.


aurelia - May 19, 2025 12:45:58 pm PDT #7301 of 13019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I am supposed to present an award in a few hours so I'm trying to jot down some notes. I'm hoping some loose bullet points will give me a coherent enough through-line without resorting to reading a speech. Public speaking is very much not my wheelhouse.


dcp - May 19, 2025 2:04:42 pm PDT #7302 of 13019
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

"Be sincere. Be brief. Be seated."

I forget the source.


sj - May 19, 2025 4:26:34 pm PDT #7303 of 13019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I’m so sorry to hear about Todd.


Cass - May 19, 2025 11:13:31 pm PDT #7304 of 13019
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I wish I knew what year I started lurking.

LA F2F although I don't recall the year. Well, I never really lurked. I *think* I found Buff Diving and then finding the Board that night or the next day.


NoiseDesign - May 20, 2025 7:30:30 am PDT #7305 of 13019
Our wings are not tired

Yeah, I found the board a little bit before the LA F2F


Jessica - May 20, 2025 7:39:03 am PDT #7306 of 13019
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I stumbled onto TT sometime in 2000 - I was just out of college and working as a temp, mostly on receptionist gigs that left me with a LOT of time to waste online in-between answering phones.


-t - May 20, 2025 8:06:53 am PDT #7307 of 13019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I came here after the board address was on the last aired episode of Firefly which I think was around the LA F2F. I certainly saw pics from that during my fairly long lurk before posting. Took me a looong time to work up the nerve to post in Natter! Though I was in the show threads and even Bitches before that.

Spent the last two days lying down in a darkened room with a headache (not, I think, a migraine but persistent and wobbly-making) and today I am reporting for jury duty. Called in Friday to be told to call in again on Monday to be told to come to the courthouse, we’ll see what happens next.


Laura - May 20, 2025 8:15:45 am PDT #7308 of 13019
Our wings are not tired.

Administer justice!


JenP - May 20, 2025 8:22:35 am PDT #7309 of 13019

I hope the headache is gone, -t!