I do also think of the Windows Hibernate thing.
I'm just, uh, just feeling kinda... truthsome right now. And, uh... life's just too damn short for ifs and maybes.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Jesse - Dec 03, 2009 10:08:37 am PST #22714 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Vortex - Dec 03, 2009 10:09:27 am PST #22715 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
If an ad you saw had a polar bear prominently going into an ice cave with "hibernate" on the label, what would you immediate thought be?
MOTHERFUCKER!
juliana - Dec 03, 2009 10:12:35 am PST #22716 of 30001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I had the "they don't hibernate, do they?" reaction
As did I. TBH, I'd be kind of annoyed if I saw that ad, with a possible addition of shaky-fist at the propagation of erroneous information.
Strix - Dec 03, 2009 10:13:14 am PST #22717 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Polars bears don't hibernate, I'd think.
Then I'd think "There is no "bear" in "hibernate." Then I'd think, "What the fuck country did the Romans call Hibernia?Was it Scotland? Or Ireland? And what's the connection between why that country was called Hibernia and the word "hibernate?"
I am possibly not helpful.
javachik - Dec 03, 2009 10:14:54 am PST #22718 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Ha! You guys have been great, thanks. So the new proposed ad for our pain patch (which sends the pain into "hibernation") has a giant polar bear entering an ice den, the top of which segues into the dermal layers. Anyway, the first thing I thought was "polar bears don't hibernate" and let our marketing dept know. I'm just not sure if it's something that is going to catch the attention of anyone but Buffistas. I told my boss she owes me $5 if this campaign ends up being changed because of this issue.
As did I. TBH, I'd be kind of annoyed if I saw that ad, with a possible addition of shaky-fist at the propagation of erroneous information.
And this is my worry.
flea - Dec 03, 2009 10:15:12 am PST #22719 of 30001
information libertarian
And I'd look it up in the OED and reply that hibernate is from a latin verb meaning "to winter" and has an adjectival form "wintry," and if you grew up in Rome Ireland would seen damned wintry to you, too.
-t - Dec 03, 2009 10:15:51 am PST #22720 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
"What the fuck country did the Romans call Hibernia?Was it Scotland? Or Ireland? And what's the connection between why that country was called Hibernia and the word "hibernate?"
Ha! I went there, too (with a sidetrack to Hibernia Nat'l Bank in NO), but it wasn't quite my first thought...
meara - Dec 03, 2009 10:16:17 am PST #22721 of 30001
Ok, wait, if the polar bear is my pain and it's hibernating, yeah my reaction is"does that mean it's coming back, MEAN and LEAN and HUNGRY?". Also, because of b.org I would giggle at the polar bear reference. And if it was a cartoon think of coke.
flea - Dec 03, 2009 10:17:22 am PST #22722 of 30001
information libertarian
Oh, except the OED derives Hibernia from Greek or Old Celtic (Iverna), and not the latin at all. That's weird. False etymology by the Romans, woot!
§ ita § - Dec 03, 2009 10:17:25 am PST #22723 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can't they just use another type of bear? I just worry that the poor bear is being euthanised, or forced into somnolence. They're nasty buggers, but I don't associate them with the solitary concept of pain.
"Qi" is "chi," for the record. I think if you don't already have a strong tai chi preference taking the class is the best way to make up your mind.