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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.
It's also not about peace. Does no one listen to the words? I can't think of a Leonard Cohen song that would be appropriate for the Olympics.
Anthem's not totally inappropriate.
Unlike, say, Don't Go Home With Your Hard On.
Which is probably not appropriate for anything you could show on network TV.
JZ was appalled when I explained the skeleton to her, and promptly forbade Matilda and Emmett from doing luge or skeleton.
He married into a great Canadian family. His father in law was the father of universal health care.
Which makes Kiefer the Nephew of universal health care!
If only we could get Jack Bauer on the case, we'd have it by President's Day.
kd looked like she'd borrowed David Byrne's giant suit!
I kept thinking she was Kyle McLaughlin.
Canadians, sorry about your cauldron, eh.
Yuu guys are missing Wayne Gretzky being driven in the back of a pick-up to the site of the outdoor flame being followed by crowds of drunken, screaming people.
Awwwww, that kinda makes the whole thing ok.
Whoa, the whale on the floor effect was impressive.
Society of Spectacle, meet Vancouver.
Huh. I couldn't help but make the Buffy connections when they went from Donald Sutherland to Sarah McLachlan.
(Still on West Coast delay.)
The punk rock fiddling tap dancing thing is just so very very Emma Bull. Oh those Bordertown stories - I never thought your aesthetic would turn up as an Olympic opening ceremony.
Slam poetry dude reminds me of my former housemate.
At least for once they are not talking or translating over the French.
ETA: Note to NBC, if we have to suffer tape delay, can't you at least edit so it doesn't run late? Thnx.