No. But many, many cravats.
Buffy: So how'd she get away with the bad mojo stuff? Anya: Giles sold it to her. Giles: Well, I didn't know it was her. I mean, how could I? If it's any consolation, I may have overcharged her.
'Sleeper'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 17, 2004 9:23:07 am PST #3745 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Nutty - Feb 17, 2004 9:26:00 am PST #3746 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
(Did I not say he was hot?)
(Contrast to, say, Einstein in his 20s, or I don't know, B.F. Skinner. Both of whom I have seen young photos of, and neither of whom was hot.)
Klex. Ha! Fun nickname. Although one wonders if one gets called "inkblot" as a child because one (a) has a wild imagination and a tendency to lie; (b) is a total klutz; or (c) has a funny birthmark.
Emily - Feb 17, 2004 9:27:39 am PST #3747 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Klex, huh? He was well ahead of his time, even if his young tormenters misspelled "Klark".
Rick - Feb 17, 2004 10:16:43 am PST #3748 of 10000
Klex. Ha! Fun nickname. Although one wonders if one gets called "inkblot" as a child because one (a) has a wild imagination and a tendency to lie; (b) is a total klutz; or (c) has a funny birthmark.
The most popular theory: Hermann's father was a successful artist. Hermann wanted to be an artist too, but he had no talent and his efforts were derided as 'inkstains.' Eventually people started calling him Inkstain. In the end, though, Hermann's inkstains are much better known than anything his father did. It's a perfect psychoanalytic story.
I don't care for the story myself, because the moral seems to be that if you are born without talent the best thing to do is to become a psychologist.
Emily - Feb 17, 2004 10:31:26 am PST #3749 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
I think there's probably something vaguely immodest about bragging about one's presents, but... aw hell. My coworkers won't understand. Maybe you guys will.
I have a Stargate Command patch!
Edited because I felt I hadn't been emphatic enough in my geeky glee. Wondering if I should put it on my backpack. Sort of like a "geek pride" sticker.
DXMachina - Feb 17, 2004 10:54:58 am PST #3750 of 10000
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Emily, that is so cool! I totally understand your geeky joy. Who was it a present from?
Theodosia - Feb 17, 2004 10:59:21 am PST #3751 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
And where did they get it from?
Emily - Feb 17, 2004 11:06:24 am PST #3752 of 10000
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Suddenly I'm all unsure about the etiquette of the situation. Yeesh, with all the prying! But, Theo, Intergalactic Trading Co. From whom, apparently, one can acquire all kinds of patches, including Alpha Moonbase from Space 1999, Yoyodyne Propulsion, Alpha Control (from Lost in Space), Project Quantum Leap, and Federal Colonies from True Recall.
ETA: cause I now have a catalog. Which, theo, I could probably pass on. Or, hey looky here! [link]
Nutty - Feb 17, 2004 11:06:59 am PST #3753 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I don't care for the story myself, because the moral seems to be that if you are born without talent the best thing to do is to become a psychologist.
Heh heh heh.
I will say, Ole Klex's inky noodlings are famous, but they're also easily replicated by Steve Gutenberg with a cup of hot soup on a napkin. So, the ideas behind them are pretty powerful (but wonderfully unscientific), but the art behind them, NSM.
I learned a couple of years ago that the Rohrschach "answer key" is a closely guarded secret, so that people can't throw their own assessments by cheating beforehand. Which -- okay, I understand if you were to cheat on the MMPI, but inkblots??
Rick - Feb 17, 2004 12:00:39 pm PST #3754 of 10000
I learned a couple of years ago that the Rohrschach "answer key" is a closely guarded secret, so that people can't throw their own assessments by cheating beforehand.
That was true, but in the age of the internet there are no more secrets.
This is a big problem for good tests, because it can make them invalid. But the Rorschach is pretty much of a joke anyway, so no one cares.