Thanks, Jon.
Wesley: Feng Shui. Gunn: Right. What's that mean again? Wesley: That people will believe anything. Actually, in this place, Feng Shui will probably have enormous significance. I'll align my furniture the wrong way and suddenly catch fire or turn into a pudding.
'Conviction (1)'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Nilly - Aug 11, 2003 5:34:04 am PDT #3983 of 10005
Swouncing
Cass - Aug 11, 2003 6:18:30 am PDT #3984 of 10005
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Reminder:
Natter 15: Beware the Ides of Natter
We likeses it. Musts haveses it. (I, of course, stated this preference last week but hey vote early and often - or, um, remind people that this has been an overwhelming favorite since it was mentioned.)
Sue - Aug 11, 2003 6:21:27 am PDT #3985 of 10005
hip deep in pie
What about making out with Rio?
(Or should I put that in ASSCAPS!)
DXMachina - Aug 11, 2003 6:22:36 am PDT #3986 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
What about making out with Rio?
We don't need Natter to do that.
Fred Pete - Aug 11, 2003 6:31:31 am PDT #3987 of 10005
Ann, that's a ferret.
15th is the last chance for Ides. Making Out for 16.
Katie M - Aug 11, 2003 6:51:21 am PDT #3988 of 10005
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
In actual Latin once upon a time it would've been ee-dehs, though, right?
DXMachina - Aug 11, 2003 6:56:26 am PDT #3989 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
In actual Latin once upon a time it would've been ee-dehs, though, right?
So it rhymes with ita?
Runs away *very* quickly...
Anne W. - Aug 11, 2003 7:25:39 am PDT #3990 of 10005
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Out of sheer curiosity, what was the purpose of "ides" and "nones" and all that? Do the Latin words have any significance?
Once again, I vote in favor of "Ides," since I think that number-specific titles outrank titles that can be used with any old number.
DCJensen - Aug 11, 2003 8:34:01 am PDT #3991 of 10005
All is well that ends in pizza.
I'll be around today to bludgeon anyone who dares suggest something different.
Natter 15: Beware the Ides of Natter !
DXMachina - Aug 11, 2003 8:39:20 am PDT #3992 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Out of sheer curiosity, what was the purpose of "ides" and "nones" and all that? Do the Latin words have any significance?
Ides is derived from "to divide", and essentially is the halfway point of the month. Apparently it was originally meant to indicate the full moon, but that meaning got lost.
Nones is derived from "nine", and is the ninth day before the Ides.
The calendar worked by saying how many days it was before the next division point, i.e., today would be the second day before the Ides of August.
eta: There's a summary here.