Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!

Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'


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.


Trudy Booth - Jul 03, 2025 9:20:07 am PDT #8089 of 8119
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

I feel like the Yolo County Department of Tourism should really get on this.


-t - Jul 03, 2025 9:43:14 am PDT #8090 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

You know, I have never considered whether Yolo County had a department of tourism before. I mean, I go there for stuff but I don't need to be advertised to for it, it's right there. Surely they must have something, though. I'm guessing their signs get stolen a lot


aurelia - Jul 03, 2025 9:52:19 am PDT #8091 of 8119
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Weed Street here almost never has a sign. Do you think there are frat house basements with both signs?


msbelle - Jul 03, 2025 10:35:25 am PDT #8092 of 8119
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I took today off and am cleaning the house. It’s so humid that I am taking breaks to keep from getting sweaty as I don’t want to need another shower.

Finally got the winter clothes off the spare room floor.


-t - Jul 03, 2025 11:25:44 am PDT #8093 of 8119
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Weed, CA is a few hours north. If I were them I wouldn't bother replacing signs, but I don't know their policy (it's my grandfather's birthplace and why he changed his name to Weed when he turned 18. But it does seem like it would be possible for enterprising folk in, say, Chico to get both


brenda m - Jul 03, 2025 11:41:54 am PDT #8094 of 8119
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

My dad used to be a volunteer at Bong Recreation Area, a WI state park named after one Richard Bong. Lots of sign selfies.

I'm obsessed with getting to Genius.

Same. I do that first every morning and don’t move onto the other puzzles until I get there. (Or occasionally until I get so frustrated I can’t keep going.) It is not always friendly to my Wordle streaks.


Steph L. - Jul 03, 2025 11:45:08 am PDT #8095 of 8119
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I do that first every morning and don’t move onto the other puzzles until I get there.

I do the Spelling Bee last, because I know it's going to take the longest, and the others (Wordle, Mini Crossword, Letter Boxed) are just like warmup.


NoiseDesign - Jul 03, 2025 11:47:28 am PDT #8096 of 8119
Our wings are not tired

The house just passed the bill. It's heading to Trump's desk.


meara - Jul 03, 2025 11:55:32 am PDT #8097 of 8119

I'm obsessed with getting to Genius. (Which is definitely not to say that I always do!)

I feel like as long as I get to amazing sometime during the day, and find the pangram, I’m happy. Don’t have to get genius (though it’s great when I do)


Laura - Jul 03, 2025 12:05:40 pm PDT #8098 of 8119
Our wings are not tired.

The house just passed the bill. It's heading to Trump's desk.

It was going to happen, but that doesn't make it any easier to accept.