Julia Thompson wrote:
http://www.steakandbjday.com/
Basically just declares the day and explains why.
This is the best holiday ever. EVER. :)
Jim
Marking this one on his calendar Maru
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Steve Sloan II wrote:
The Fool wrote a particular word every paragraph:
FUCK
FUCK
SNIP
I've heard claims that men think of sex every x-number
of seconds. Is this proof? ;-)
Well, *I've* heard that the more one talks about it, the less one is
getting it. Which is this actually proof of? :)
Got pointed to this on theonering.net, and I thought it was pretty clever.
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/moonletters/creative/files/s081503_09.html
Sung to the tune of It's the End of the World as we Know It by R.E.M.
That's great it starts with a dwarf quest,
Orcs and Wargs, a riddle
Bryon Daly wrote:
From: Kevin Tarr
But this is my favorite Judas Priest album...
You mean Defenders of the Faith? Awesome album, definitely my
favorite by Priest.
I'm more of a Sad Wings of Destiny guy myself.
Jim
Victim of Changes Maru
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Can we change the name of the list to something more descriptive,
like Children-L?
Nah, children actually know when to STFU. I've yet to see anyone
here demonstrate that ability. :)
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Jon Gabriel wrote:
Did you know there's a Tenagra Observatory whose name is based on
the episode? http://www.tenagraobservatories.com/Who%20are%20we.htm
There's also a Darmok Dictionary at
http://www.chaparraltree.com/sflang/darmok.shtml.
Both of these links were tres cool.
Erik Reuter wrote:
ritu wrote:
I'll be *really* heretical and repeat something Gord told me:
apparently South Korea has better internet connectivity and speed
than even the North American Continent...
Why is that heretical? I would think it would be obvious,
considering the population density.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Paul Winfield has died.
He was also in one of my favorite ST:NG episodes, Darmok. One of the more original
episodes of the run, I thought.
Jim
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Jan Coffey wrote:
Of course right now, people are taking temp work for 60 or 70, but
you can't live on that here. You couldn't even pay for shelter and
food for a family of 3 on that, much less have traspertation to and
from work. Non-skilled labor like washing toilets is 60.
WTF??? Are you
Jan Coffey wrote:
I'm sorry if you take this personaly.
I didn't take it personally. I just thought that engaging in fat
jokes was even more childish than Erik's comment, and that it,
in my mind at least, weakened your position and made you look bad.
Jim
Julia Thompson wrote:
We had to put a shield over the TV controls to keep Sam from
playing with the power switch on the big TV.
I hate to be that guy, but we just told the kids No on touching
the TV controls until it sunk in. Granted, the shield would have
been less time consuming... :)
Jim
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Rush is not an easy band to get into. But when you do, the
music speaks for itself.
Really? I loved Rush from the first time I listened. To me, they
*defined* nerd rock in the early 80's. :)
-Judas Priest
Good metal, Their hits were head and shoulders above the
Erik Reuter wrote:
Jane's posts
Mmm, the sweet smell of eighth grade taunting. Let's see, we've had
fat jokes and calling the other guy a girl. Can making fun of one
another's mom be far behind? :)
Jim
Your momma's so fat she stepped on a dollar and made change Maru
Matthew Bos wrote:
Travis Edmunds wrote:
You like Slayer!? Neat.
I have never had the response of neat whenever I say I listen to
Slayer.
New cool guitar orientated rock groups? The Darkness, and Los
Lonely Boys.
The Darkenss cracks me up. They're like the evil bastard child
of Cinderella
Robert Seeberger wrote:
From: Jim Sharkey
For those about to rock, we Maru you
That's got to be in the running for the best Maru ever!
Hey, thanks! I didn't even know there was a contest going on! ;-)
Now if I only knoew the origins of the Maru, I'd feel worthy of this
great honor
Julia Thompson wrote:
If Erik is a pig, he's Some Pig!
I'd even argue he's Terrific!
Jim
That was an easy one Maru
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Don't you watch Hollywood movies? For every group of _n_ identical
twins, _n-1_ are Evil.
wondering if the Olsen twins are the exception to that rule.
Only in that they are *both* evil. :-D
Jim
Hated Full House Maru
Jan Coffey wrote:
Oh yes thank you for reminding me, I had almost forgotten all about
you Erick.
Come to mention it I also forot these words: bully, adipose,
corpulent, fleshy, gross, heavy, obese, overblown, overweight,
porcine, portly, pursy, stout, upholstered, weighty, beefy, bulky,
Julia Thompson wrote:
Inconceivable!
You made the classic Internet blunder! The first is never get
involved in a flame war on Brin-L, but only slightly less well known
is never show off your vocabulary when a bunch of know-it-alls are online! :)
Jim
Amusing people for fun but no profit since
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Why are Democrats better in bed?
You've never heard of getting a good piece of elephant, have you?
Whassamatter? Can't imagine what they can do with that trunk?
You're mistaking an inability to imagine it with a powerful desire
to maintain the
Travis Edmunds wrote:
Do you like any Mudhoney, Screaming Trees?
I liked what I heard from them, but I never really got that much into them.
Jim
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Robert Seeberger wrote:
Did I mention Yes?
I think you might have, now that you mention it. :)
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Travis Edmunds wrote:
Metallica's music always felt somewhat contrived
Seeing as they've influenced a pretty large number of bands, at least a few of which
were on your list, I find this statement staggering. Can you get a little more
specific.
IIRC, Megadeth was also on your list. Dave
Travis Edmunds wrote:
From: Jim Sharkey
IIRC, Megadeth was also on your list. Dave Mustaine wrote about
half the songs on Kill 'Em All. Are those songs exceptions to
that idea?
Seeing as how we don't know each other, I'll let slide the history
lesson. No biggie!!lol
Wasn't intended
Travis Edmunds wrote:
What was Maiden like?
Great. The only thing that I didn't like was they didn't play The Trooper otherwise
it was a lot of fun. Compounded by the presence of spandex-clad, big-haired New
Jersey girls, of course. :)
One of my favorite Foxtrot strips ever had a Vivaldi
Straight, married, kids, moderate. I think that last one makes me a freak around
here... ;-)
Jim
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Erik Reuter wrote:
I support the National Doggie-Style Amendment.
So do I, but for entirely different reasons. :-)
Jim
Was that dirty? Maru
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JULIUS SCHWARTZ DEAD AT 88
I hadn't heard this. Truly a bummer; Julie was one of the great ones.
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
There are a number of laws and concepts that I don't heartily agree
with that I also do not oppose, since I realize any difficulties with it are my
problem. A*** comes immediately to mind. It's
not something I think everyone ought to be doing
A forum I frequent has been having a discussion of how one would
describe the political system of the United Federation of Planets.
It seems to me to combine traits of two systems I generally don't
think of as compatible, that is almost a sort of democratic
communism. I'd be interested in
Travis Edmunds wrote:
Just to name a few that I'm into though, how about:
Snip
I dug a lot of the bands on your list, though I feel Nirvana is
overrated, a couple of your bands I'd never heard of, and I can't
get into Silverchair, White Lion or Papa Roach. I liked that
Manowar made your list;
Michael Harney wrote:
From: Jim Sharkey
A forum I frequent has been having a discussion of how one
would describe the political system of the United Federation of
Planets. It seems to me to combine traits of two systems I
generally don't think of as compatible, that is almost a sort
Tom Beck wrote:
It's the word marriage that appears to have some mystical,
totemic meaning for some lamebrained lazyminded easily stampeded
credulous dolts (i.e., most of the American public).
Well, add me to list of dolts then, Tom. I find myself in that very boat; I believe
gays should
I know we have some music fans here, and I thought this might interest you:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7948-1000282,00.html
An excerpt:
A documentary about a heavy metal band, even one that has sold 90 million albums
since 1991, is hardly steak and chips for the art-house
Erik Reuter wrote:
Why should we care about your vague feeling?
Where did I say you should?
What gives you the right to take your vague feeling of
uncomfortable that you can't explain and impose it on someone else?
And when did I do that?
What makes your vague feeling more important than
Tom Beck wrote:
I can't stop you feeling what you feel, but you need to ask
yourself why you are so important that your feelings should be
permitted to ruin the lives and happiness of people you don't even
know.
Is there some bizarre meme that's infected the members of this list that
Tom Beck wrote:
Sorry if we misread you. But most people weighing in on the anti-
gay marriage side of things appear that they very much WOULD impose
their views on the world.
Fair enough, Tom. But I'm not one of those people. Recall from my first message that
my sister's been in a comitted
Erik Reuter wrote:
Fine, he is entitled to his opinion, but I am damn well going to
reply sharply to people who make posts implying that their
unexplainable feeling of uncomfortable has any bearing on what
others should or should not be allowed to do.
Your interpretation of my initial
Erik Reuter wrote:
I have yet to see a clear statement from him that Although I
have irrational feelings about gay marriage, by my words and actions
I do NOT support anti-gay marriage laws or constitutional
amendments.
This was not sufficiently clear?
I've always been a believer in people's
Michael Harney wrote:
There is a possibility that the issue of gay marriage may be
presented before the citizens of the United States for a vote. In
such a situation it doesn't take a big leap from not feeling
comfortable with gay marriages to voting against gay marriages. If
you really
Travis Edmunds wrote:
Metallica fan eh? Care to divulge any other bands you like?
Sure. I'd say my all-time favorite bands are Rush, TOOL, Metallica, Yes, Iron Maiden,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam and Queensryche.
I dig some of the current bands like Disturbed, Outkast, and No Doubt; I
Erik Reuter wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
Right, the problem would be that Jim would be uncomfortable. That
is a problem, because she is his sister.
And if he has a problem with his sister, who he has just said
(or strongly implied) that he has good feelings for, one must at
least wonder, if not
Erik Reuter wrote:
For example, even before I read your post I would have said the
reserved approach would be more successful on you (Julia). Alas, not
everyone is like Julia! ;-)
If they were, the accumulated niceness might just choke me. :)
Jim
Robert Seeberger wrote:
What is really bizarre about this thread is that everyone seems
to basically agree about Gay Marriage. This focus on
microscopic points of difference is amazingly like a Monty Python
sketch. Maybe the listname should be changed to The Argument
Clinic.
No it
Kevin Tarr wrote:
PS: When will more uplift novels come out?
OK, that's just about enough on-topic-ness out of you, mister.
Jim
Maybe Kevin was replaced by a Changer Maru
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Bryon Daly wrote:
Their best guess was that GWB is a baseball guy and doesn't care so
much for football.
That would only serve to prove that the President isn't really a Texan. Football is
like a second religion there, isn't it? :)
Jim
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Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
If my kids were watching I'd have been more upset Maru
How weird. My kids watch breasts and nipples all the time and they
don't give a damn
Mine are, I think, a fair sight younger than yours though.
Jim
Gary Nunn wrote:
Some interesting pictures of Newfoundland and their snow... or
more accurately, some pictures of very deep snow..
I have an Internet acquaintance who lives in the north Michigan peninsula. He tells
me they get ~300 inches of lake effect snow a year, and that rather than
Dan Minette wrote:
At that time, Wisconsin frats were filled with guys who joined
because beer was part of the frat costs.
Like most stereotypes, the drunken frat boy has some basis in truth. Our chapter was
no exception in that regard at times (including a night at McSorley's in NYC by yours
Robert Seeberger wrote:
CBS's main New York switchboard was immediately bombarded with
complaints about the stunt, network sources said late Sunday.
Well, it made me happy, anyway. Of course, that was after five SoCo 100 and Cokes, so
I might not be the best gauge on that one. :)
Jim
If my
Robert Seeberger wrote:
From: Jim Sharkey
I hope I'm not seeing reference jokes where there aren't any Maru
Loose reference to I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
You're on top of things Jim!
Ah, good. I thought I felt my nerd-sense tingling on that one. :) Have you ever
seen the version
I prefer the expression My brain is bigger than yours, myself. If I could attach
images, I'd add the picture of Brain Guy from MST3K.
FWIW, this has been an entertaining little discourse. Well worth the price of
admission of a few hours of reading. And at my billing rate, that's decent
Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Has a signed, slipcased edition of the original City on the Edge
of Forever script Maru
Dang, I just have a paperback, and I haven't had it signed.
To be honest, I bought this particular signed version from Borderlands Press ~9 years
ago, I *think
Damon Agretto wrote:
Damon, Chi Psi, Alpha Nu Delta #27
At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, Damon?
Jim
NJIT alum Maru
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Damon Agretto wrote:
At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, Damon?
Penn State
I remember seeing our Penn State chapter at a regional meeting. Twenty white guys
wearing khakis, blue oxford shirts, blue blazers and penny loafers. Talk about
fitting the stereotype. :)
Jim
What
Damon Agretto wrote:
Are you the guys nicknamed Skull?
Not that I know of.
Jim
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Davd Brin wrote contemptuously of:
Frat boys.
What's wrong with being a frat boy? Isn't brotherhood, booze and the pursuit of babes
what America is all about? :-)
Jim
Pi Kappa Phi, Beta Alpha #569 Maru
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Travis Edmunds wrote:
From: Robert Seeberger
I Have No Penis Yet I Still Feel the Yearning to Use One Maru
lol Forgive me for saying so, but that's just.different.
It makes *me* wonder if we could get Harlan to write a new short story about AM. :)
Jim
I hope I'm not seeing reference jokes
William T Goodall wrote:
This is so obvious I'm embarrassed having to explain it to people
who are supposed to be grown up :)
Wait, we're supposed to be grownups? Did I miss another memo? :)
Jim
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Jim Sharkey wrote:
What's wrong with being a frat boy?
Having gone to UT, I ended up with a fairly negative view of frat
boys. (The alcohol-related deaths might have had something to do
with that.)
I've heard from people at other schools that not all frats are bad.
I'll
Nick Arnett wrote:
Or like letting Edward Scissorhands measure your inseam.
He's part tailor, part moil! :-)
Jim
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Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Travis Edmunds wrote:
You see, I'm at somewhat of a disadvantage due to my age. I'm
only 21
That mean's I'm no longer the youngest Brin-Ler. It's about
time! :-)
Quiet, ya whippersnapper! And get offa my lawn!! ;-p
Jim
Right about at the median age around here I think
Robert Seeberger wrote
http://intuitor.com/physics_test/PhysicsSavvy.html
70% for me. Not bad for someone who hasn't cracked a physics book in almost 15 years,
I suppose.
Jim
The world is flat isn't it maru
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Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
That's you in the purple, right? I figured you were huge, but
wow!!! Looked like you were smuggling medcine balls or
something. :)
Now that's probably an example of something you should not say to a
woman . . . unless you are well outside
William T Goodall wrote:
Lalith Vipulananthan wrote:
William T Goodall wrote:
Terry Goodkind
I used to, but then I read _Faith Of The Fallen_. There is only so
much political ranting I can handle in a book, so I didn't bother
with _The Pillars Of Creation_.
Pillars was a whole lot worse...
Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
That's you in the purple, right?
More like a blue, but yeah. And that was at 21 weeks
If I can find the CD with the pictures taken the night before I
was induced, do you want me to e-mail you a copy of one of
them? :)
Sure, why not? Should I get
Julia Thompson wrote:
If you go to burnaustin.org there may be pictures or links
to pictures.
That's you in the purple, right? I figured you were huge, but wow!!! Looked like you
were smuggling medcine balls or something. :)
Jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which was stuck in his stinky feet.
Enough with the stinky feet, already!
You know, I think William might be more entertained by the words stinky feet than my
3-yr-old. :)
Jim
Body odor and bodily functions are two surefire ways to get kids to
Julia Thompson wrote:
BN?
hasn't been in a BN store for almost 2 years
Hmph! Way to kill the joke, Julia. ;-)
Jim
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Either Ronn! or Reggie wrote
Going For Completeness, Not Necessarily Quality
Personally, I'm Going for the One. But that's just me.
And on that note, let me add Machine Messiah by Yes to our little chat.
Jim
Never Met a Reference Joke I Didn't Like Maru
There is strong support for a clear message for abstinence for
teenagers, especially young teens. But there is also support for
good information about contraception, Ms. Brown added. Americans
don't see this as an either or.
Well duh. Maybe seeing it in print will make the dummies at both
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Anyone not mature enough to buy condoms without being embarassed
isn't mature enough for sex Maru
And how is that statement more useful than just say no? I.e.,
lots of people who are not mature enough (particularly to deal with
the consequences
Doug Pensinger wrote:
I'm just finishing Snow Crash (Neal Stephenson)
What did you think?
I was shopping for my brother in law who also reads a lot of SF and
ended up getting him a copy of Iain M. Banks' Inversions without
thinking too much about it. I need to get a copy of Consider
Phlebas
Julia Thompson wrote:
My pile is over 800 for fiction alone.
Maybe it's time to put one of those signs at the bottom of the pile like they do on
queues that cuts it off. Even if by some miracle (given your family obligations) you
could read a book a day, you're looking at two-and-a-half
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Where are condoms sold in your country?
Food stores, convenience stores and drugstores, at the very least. You'd think with
that much latex and lambskin available, there'd be less stigma attached with buying
them.
Jim
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I just found the last panel to be one of the funniest SKurtz has done recently.
Jim
I disagree with the set up, but the punch line is great Maru
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William T Goodall wrote:
http://www.jtnimoy.com/itp/balldroppings/
For Mac OS X or Windows, BallDroppings is a noisy play-toy.
Pretty nifty. Thanks for the link.
Jim
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Merry Christmas, everyone!
And I hope you and yours, and everyone else had one too.
It was a good Christmas at the Sharkey household. Heck, I told my wife I wanted Magic
cards in my stocking (being unable to think of anything else) and I got the first
season of Babylon
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Iron Madien also has Stranger in a Strange Land and To Tame A Land
(about Dune).
Or much of the Somewhere in Time album too.
Glad to have seen 2112 on that list. I missed it the first time through, and had to
reread for fear that someone on the list had gone insane. ;-)
Kevin Tarr wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
You can never have too many pastries Maru
But you can have too many pasties.
Dreaming of a naughty Christmas
Yeah, nothing like the visit from Santa's naughty reform school girl elf to spark the
holiday spirit. :)
Jim
I have nothing to write here fit
Julia Thompson wrote:
And Jim did not disappoint.
I never do!
Jim
Just ask my wife Maru :-D
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Bryon Daly wrote:
Capsule summary: Awesome. I'm still digesting it, but I'm thinking
this was the best of the three.
I agree that it was awesome, but I think FotR is my favorite of the three. Perhaps
after a second veiwing I'll change my mind.
A few additional thoughts:
Denethor was pitch
Found this at RPG.net:
http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/9/9924.phtml
There's even a little discussion on the books themselves attached to it. Thought some
of you might be interested.
Jim
Still think DB rules for letting me do an Alternity conversion Maru
Horn, John wrote:
From: Kevin Tarr
Local Borders: the person on the phone said he shows two in
stock, but couldn't find it on the shelf.
That's EXACTLY what happened at the local Borders here in St.
Louis. The computer shows one in stock but there's no sign of it
in the store anywhere.
You
Julia Thompson wrote:
Knock, knock.
*sigh* Who's there?
Jim
I just know I'm going to regret this Maru
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Knock, knock.
*sigh* Who's there?
Kosh.
Kosh who?
Jim
I think I see where this is going Maru
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
You guys *ought* to have ordered it through your FLCS anyway,
instead of through some nice shiny store where you can get coffee
and danishes. :)
Is it OK to get coffee and danishes at the coffee shop next to the
comic shop after you've bought
Jon Gabriel wrote:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Horror of horrors, I'm thinking first about getting a second
Studio Ghibli tape.
Which one? I bought the DVD 3-some from Amazon a few months ago.
(Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service and Spirited Away.
Kiki's is an awesome, awesome movie.
William Taylor wrote:
I want a Hulk/Tick matchup.
Unlimited power versus infinitely thick skull.
Bzzt! I'm afraid the Tick is not invulnerable, but only nigh-invulnerable. I fear
the Tick couldn't make the cut.
OTOH, Tick vs. Ambush Bug has real possibilities... :)
Jim
Ben Edlund is one
Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
-- U.S. forces capture a number of wanted Iraqis in Tikrit,
possibly including former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, U.S.
officials say.
Looks like they're doing DNA tests to confirm. I wonder what that's going to mean to
Iraq in both the short and long terms.
Jim
I'd vote for the Tandu, wookiees, and the Minbari myself.
Jim
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I just finished reading Glory Season, bringing me to eight of his books (all the
Uplifts, Kiln People, and now GS). It led me to a question about Dr. Brin's work
taken as a whole.
It seems to me that the most important trait to DB's protagonists is stubbornness.
Now, you can call it the
Travis Edmunds wrote:
I assume it's only proper to introduce myself, so hello everyone.
Hi, Doctor Nick!
-David Gerrold War Against The Chtorr
I read the first couple, and thought they were OK, but the local library didn't have
them all.
-Terry Pratchett (Discworld series.)
Soul Music is
Davd Brin wrote:
--- Jim Sharkey
It seems to me that the most important trait to DB's
protagonists is stubbornness.
Interesting! I certainly say so, explicitly, about the character
in KILN PEOPLE. And yet, I hardly envision it as an unwillingness
to contemplate changes in tactics. I thought
For the girl that has an inner geek, but still wants to be girly. Or, more likely,
for the geeky adult with too much money and not enough toys:
http://www.barbiecollectibles.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=B3449
They look kinda neat, but I don't know if they're $60 neat.
Jim
William Wants a Doll
My son turned six this past week, and unknown to me, she bought my son what might be
among the coolest toys ever: Hulk Hands
For those of you who've never heard of them, they're large, green foam hands that make
smashing noises, often followed by a growl or by Hulk SMASH!!! They are far, far
William Taylor wrote:
Stubbornness still has a general negative ring to it.
Hmm. How about persistence through adaptability.
Maybe. But it makes for a long subject line. And to be honest, I was also trying to
make a counterpoint to the recurring theme I was seeing. Which I suppose, in a way
David Hobby wrote:
But as for Kault, the Thennanin ambassador, it was his phlegmatic
character that kept him from noticing many of the (planted) signs
of the Garthlings. If he hadn't been so thick, he might have
succeeded sooner.
That's probably a fair point. It might not have been the best
I just finished watching tonight's Justice League. JL has been great fun to watch;
it's tapped some good comics writers, which I think has definitely lifted the series.
But tonight's episode, while not stellar, featured something that amazed me.
All I can say is, if you told me twenty years
Ronn!Blankenship rote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Really? I think What's Opera, Doc? is one of the very best
Warner Bros. shorts. Although I can't listen to Wagner anymore
without thinking Kill the wabbit!
It does add a whole dimension of insanity to the helicopter scenes
in _Apocalypse Now_
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