I was trying to thread-nanny people who might be inclined to thread-nanny political talk.
My ploy was perhaps less than subtle.
Giles: Helping out with the dishes makes me feel useful. Dawn: Wanna clean out the garage with us
Saturday? You could feel indispensable.
'Dirty Girls'
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
Sean K - Apr 08, 2004 9:19:47 pm PDT #9716 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Astarte - Apr 08, 2004 9:20:55 pm PDT #9717 of 10005
Not having has never been the thing I've regretted most in my life. Not trying is.
Per-mebbe-haps, I'm thinkin'...
I kid. I KID.
DavidS - Apr 08, 2004 9:22:08 pm PDT #9718 of 10005
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My ploy was perhaps less than subtle.
Sir, you should be making cunning plans for Blackadder.
Sean K - Apr 08, 2004 9:26:06 pm PDT #9719 of 10005
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Hee!
Kristen - Apr 08, 2004 10:56:22 pm PDT #9720 of 10005
Kristen, get out of my brain.
I'm leaving now. But I'm glad to hear it wasn't just me.
Ooooh...pink!
Topic!Cindy - Apr 09, 2004 1:26:22 am PDT #9721 of 10005
What is even happening?
1) Lurkers; 2) Dead Horses; 3) Cabal; 4) Monkey
You know Bureaucracy 3: Lurkers, Dead Horses, Cabal, Monkey
has a nice ring to it, and I hate all the monkey threads.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 09, 2004 3:23:34 am PDT #9722 of 10005
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You know Bureaucracy 3: Lurkers, Dead Horses, Cabal, Monkey
Damn you, wee Cindy! Now I have another favorite.
shakes medium-sized fist
§ ita § - Apr 09, 2004 4:08:18 am PDT #9723 of 10005
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kristen, I'd mentioned it in thread before, but Tim obliquely encouraged it, so they stopped discussing profit, but the rest went on.
DXMachina - Apr 09, 2004 4:14:11 am PDT #9724 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
It did seem to stop after Kat mentioned it in thread, so that's good.
Jon B. - Apr 09, 2004 5:04:21 am PDT #9725 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I was going to email No. 6 about it, but I think he got the message.