On my seventh birthday, I wanted a toy fire truck, and I didn't get it, and you were real nice about it, and then the house next door burnt down, and then real firetrucks came, and for years I thought you set the fire for me. And if you did, you can tell me!

Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'


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.


Lee - Feb 18, 2010 8:16:52 pm PST #9294 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

I am watching S2 of Criminal minds, and just got to the one with James Van der forehead, which I never saw all of.

He's nicely creepy, isn't he?


Trudy Booth - Feb 18, 2010 8:21:34 pm PST #9295 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.

Commies.

Seekrit Kenyan Commies. Everyoneayah!


megan walker - Feb 18, 2010 8:50:26 pm PST #9296 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Awww, the French skater is using the music from Amélie.

I used the last (sniff) of my Meyer lemons to make another batch of lemonade. Thanks javachik!


DavidS - Feb 18, 2010 8:57:16 pm PST #9297 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I used the last (sniff) of my Meyer lemons to make another batch of lemonade. Thanks javachik!

I also finished off my bag the other day. Emmett's on break this week and I invented a new drink for him that involved Meyer Lemons, limes, tonic water, and sugar. He got addicted to it. It was very tasty.


megan walker - Feb 18, 2010 8:58:13 pm PST #9298 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Phantom of the Opera? Really?

ETA: That sounds tasty.


megan walker - Feb 18, 2010 9:04:13 pm PST #9299 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Is the Czech cutie skating to On the Town or Gershwin? It sounds very familiar.


javachik - Feb 18, 2010 9:04:18 pm PST #9300 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.

Dudes, I've got a ton more lemons! You can have more.


DavidS - Feb 18, 2010 9:05:32 pm PST #9301 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

ETA: That sounds tasty.

It really was. Especially with a drizzle of the Luxardo Maraschino.

Dudes, I've got a ton more lemons! You can have more.

Huzzah! Come into the city. We'll make you drinks.


megan walker - Feb 18, 2010 9:07:21 pm PST #9302 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Especially with a drizzle of the Luxardo Maraschino.

If you had crème de violette, we could make The Aviation.


meara - Feb 18, 2010 9:32:08 pm PST #9303 of 30001

Teppy, as someone who is on a plane all the freakin' time, I'ma have to disagree with you. On two counts: One, when I'm on a bus or subway I'm usually paying like, $2.50, and two, it's not usually for more than 30 minutes, tops. And if it's more than that, it usually empties out at some point along the journey. And I can, if necessary, get up and move around--change seats, hope the person encroaching on me (be they fat, tall, smelly, rude, whatever) gets off the bus, or someone else does and I can snag the seat...whatever. On a plane? I (a) paid a hell of a lot more and (b) am usually on it a hell of a lot longer and don't get to move around. Even the super short flights are at least an hour, and on those you're going up and down fast enough that they don't let you "get up and move around the cabin" for more than like, two minutes, and they're usually on tiny planes so they dont' want you to "congregate near the restroom" (even if there were room to do so) for fear that you're a terrorist about to rush the pilot. So you CAN"T get away from the person encroaching on your space, or stretch, or get away from the autistic child with the bloody nose who is having tics and spasms (yes, I was sitting next to him on the flight, and yes, I did feel pity for him, he was profoundly uncomfortable and his mom was trying hard...no, I don't think he should've been kicked off the flight or anything....I'm just saying on a bus that'd be a different story!)

[Edit: Please note: I am not agreeing with Southwest's policy, necessarily, or any airline's policy. Nor am I saying I do not have sympathy, or that I don't think the blame lies with the airlines, for making their seats ridiculously small and uncomfortable for basically everyone. That said, I think there IS a difference between a crowded bus and a crowded plane]