Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!

'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'


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 10:53:35 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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Frankenbuddha - Aug 09, 2005 11:02:23 am PDT #6746 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

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.

As if the space clam scene in TITUS ANDRONICUS wasn't proof of this already...

Now if your engine is designed to run on lower octane gas, then using a higher octane will not produce better results.

I'm guessing my 4V Honda Civic does not need the higher octane, even if it is 10 years old.


§ ita § - Aug 09, 2005 11:03:02 am PDT #6747 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

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.

How lucky am I to live in this blessed age?


Gudanov - Aug 09, 2005 11:04:04 am PDT #6748 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

I'm guessing my 4V Honda Civic does not need the higher octane, even if it is 10 years old.

That's the same engine that's in my 11 year old Honda Civic, so, no need for higher octane.