Jayne: That's a good idea. Good idea. Tell us where the stuff's at so I can shoot you. Mal: Point of interest? Offering to shoot us might not work so well as an incentive as you might imagine.

'Out Of Gas'


Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft  

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


bon bon - Feb 05, 2010 10:17:51 am PST #6465 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I used the microfiber cloths for pressing tofu last night! I wouldn't use it for bacon, but for cleaning a grease mess, sure.


DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 10:19:37 am PST #6466 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I used the microfiber cloths for pressing tofu last night! I wouldn't use it for bacon, but for cleaning a grease mess, sure.

Wow, if Gene Roddenberry knew about microfiber cloths we'd never have to hear about reversing the polarity and tachyon fields for his technobabble plot solutions.

"Captain! We can't do Warp 43!"
"Wrap the dilithium crystal in microfiber cloth and punch it!"


Tom Scola - Feb 05, 2010 10:19:43 am PST #6467 of 30001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

They make you say "WOW!" every time!


DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 10:20:26 am PST #6468 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

They make you say "WOW!" every time!

Funny, you don't look wow-ish.


§ ita § - Feb 05, 2010 10:22:13 am PST #6469 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

"Wrap the dilithium crystal in microfiber cloth and punch it!"

Can you wrap reality in microfiber and punch it too?


Sue - Feb 05, 2010 10:27:06 am PST #6470 of 30001
hip deep in pie

I may have just offered my house to my friend for his post wedding party. Eek!


tommyrot - Feb 05, 2010 10:27:36 am PST #6471 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Invasion of the Baby-Snatchers

Our irrational fear of infant abduction could be causing real harm.

...

The movement to ward off kidnappings—to "harden the target," in hospital-security parlance—began in 1989, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) published the first edition of its cautionary manual for healthcare professionals, Guidelines on Prevention of and Response to Infant Abductions. That book, now in its ninth edition, calls for installing alarms in maternity ward stairwells, locks on every door, and security cameras for the hallways. The NCMEC also recommends that each newborn be footprinted and photographed (in color) within two hours of its birth and "quad-banded"—tagged with a pair of ID bracelets matching those worn by its mother and father. The book further suggests that a sample of the baby's cord blood be stored (to allow for later DNA analysis), and that all medical staff be given appropriate security badges. Some hospitals change the color of those badges every day, like pins at the museum, and tell the mothers which colors to expect.

...

But there's something fishy about the newly fortified birthing centers. The truth is that no one is trying to steal your baby. It doesn't matter what kind of ID tags your hospital employs, or how many surveillance cameras are mounted in the hallway. The incidence of nonfamily infant abductions is so impossibly low—the actual crime so rare in practice—that it hardly matters at all. Yes, the attempt at Fort Hood points to the fact that a small handful of newborns are stolen every year. Yet our obsession with security has turned the figure of the baby-snatcher into a paranoid fantasy. The precautions that are now in place aren't merely unjustified. They're doing more harm than good.

Someone tell Lifetime.


bon bon - Feb 05, 2010 10:28:40 am PST #6472 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

What can I say, I'm a microfiber cloth evangelist. I love 'em!

I'm working on Bob's birthday gift right now. A picture of ME! Right now the only framed picture in his office is one left behind of the previous tenant and his family.


DavidS - Feb 05, 2010 10:29:13 am PST #6473 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Can you wrap reality in microfiber and punch it too?

If Superboy can then I don't see why we can't.


beth b - Feb 05, 2010 10:32:23 am PST #6474 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

Because of you people I had pumpernickel bread with pub cheese