What you did to me was unbelievable, Connor. But then I got stuck in a hell dimension by my girlfriend one time for a hundred years, so three months under the ocean actually gave me perspective. Kind of a M.C. Escher perspective, but I did get time to think.

Angel ,'Conviction (1)'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Aug 09, 2005 10:49:14 am PDT #6736 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I like structure, so I give a lot of weight to internal consistency -- if a theory is load bearing, so to speak. However, wrt to the Coders, I'm interested to know which version of the Bible they're parsing, and how they handle issues like that.

It's not that I care that they're wacky -- it's that I suspect they don't have much of a case.

Randomly: Starsky and Hutch looks really gay.


Dana - Aug 09, 2005 10:50:36 am PDT #6737 of 10002
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Randomly: Starsky and Hutch looks really gay.

I've never even seen the show, and I can tell you those aren't the really gay moments.


Cass - Aug 09, 2005 10:51:26 am PDT #6738 of 10002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

Migraines should just not be allowed.
Once I'm in charge, I'm banning them outright.
I'm voting for ita.
Still going to crack the whip on too much perfume -- that's just a wrong thing, whether I'm in a migraine haze or no.
Twice.

Bev and More does not have the yummy wine I had on Saturday at dinner. I am b. reft.


§ ita § - Aug 09, 2005 10:53:35 am PDT #6739 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Not unsuggestive of a certain ... degree of physical intimacy. Good enough to slash from.

God bless the buddy action genre. It's so damned easy.


bon bon - Aug 09, 2005 10:54:47 am PDT #6740 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

eta: I wrote this before I saw that you got what I meant, but I'll keep it.

kat-- I know I'm not being especially clear, but the point I'm trying to make is that even if you have examples from the text, it doesn't mean it's a correct analysis. (I avoid using "valid" because I think that can be misconstrued.)

Take, say, Stephen Greenblatt's theory that Shakespeare was Catholic. (A little easier because it's either true or not.) If I were a professor and I had a student that made the same argument (using just the text), even if I wasn't convinced, I wouldn't try to talk them out of making it. If, however, I had a student that tried to use the text to prove that Shakespeare was a Scientologist, I would try to talk them out of interpreting the text that way. Because it may be supportable, but given the arrow of time, it's not a valid interpretation.


juliana - Aug 09, 2005 10:54:47 am PDT #6741 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

Still going to crack the whip on too much perfume -- that's just a wrong thing, whether I'm in a migraine haze or no.

sacrifices and curries a goat for ita


Gudanov - Aug 09, 2005 10:57:04 am PDT #6742 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

I've gotten this answer a few times too. But it doesn't really make sense to me. I mean, if it doesn't hurt the car, then it does what it's supposed to do. And what does "run much better" mean, better mileage?

The engine's computer can figure out that it has lower octane gasoline and retard the timing to compensate. Doing so generally means less power and fuel economy. The higher octane gas allows the engine to run more efficiently and meet it's power and mileage ratings. Now if your engine is designed to run on lower octane gas, then using a higher octane will not produce better results. Generally speaking higher compression or turbo/supercharged are the ones that can benefit from higher octane gas.


bon bon - Aug 09, 2005 10:59:24 am PDT #6743 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Now I remember what I came here for.

Stuffonmycat.com [link]


Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2005 11:00:55 am PDT #6744 of 10002
brillig

God bless the buddy action genre.

If I recall correctly, Starsky and Hutch was darned near the beginning of the buddy genre. I remember an article back then talking about how innovative it was to show partners as devoted friends.


Gudanov - Aug 09, 2005 11:02:22 am PDT #6745 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

Assassinations Foretold in Moby Dick!

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