I remember when I was in first grade I got into an argument with a classmate - I said the Earth revolved around the Sun and the other kid said the Sun went around the Earth. To get support for my case, I asked a second-grader (because I figured a second grader would be smarter). The second grader said the Sun went around the Earth. I gave up the argument at that point.
Spike: Or maybe Captain Forehead was feeling a little less special. Didn't like me crashing his exclusive club, another vampire with a soul in the world. Angel: You're not in the world, Casper.
'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 66: Get Your Kicks.
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.
tommyrot - Sep 13, 2010 10:48:48 am PDT #23684 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.
tommyrot - Sep 13, 2010 10:50:11 am PDT #23685 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.
Also he refuses to believe that the sun is a star.
Did you explain the Sun is just a star that we're really close to (relative to other stars)?
Yeah, I can see that being confusing to a small child.
Daisy Jane - Sep 13, 2010 10:50:56 am PDT #23686 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
That's what got me into pre-K private school early. They had me answer a few questions to see if I could go (born in Nov.).
Teacher asked, "In which direction does the sun set?" I rolled my eyes and explained very very patiently that the sun doesn't really set, the earth revolves around the sun and also completes a turn itself, so the sun hasn't gone anywhere, we're just not where we can see it.
They pretty readily agreed to let me in.
Connie Neil - Sep 13, 2010 10:54:07 am PDT #23687 of 30001
brillig
explained very very patiently
I'm picturing an exasperated tiny person rolling her eyes and thinking the grownups are very, very stupid.
Spidra Webster - Sep 13, 2010 10:58:36 am PDT #23688 of 30001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I'm glad they managed to save the exterior, aurelia.
Children's Hospital of Oakland managed to save the exterior of the old Mission High School. Beautiful building but it was abandoned to vandals for years and was a "beautiful eyesore". As soon as someone cleaned it up and preserved it, it VASTLY improved that neighborhood. I don't think a new building would have had the same effect.
Hell, you can't afford the materials and quality of work of a lot of 100 year old buildings. It sucks that workers were paid so poorly for high craftsmanship but as long as they were, why throw away what was built with it?
Gudanov - Sep 13, 2010 11:05:25 am PDT #23689 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Yeah, if elected officials spent twice the money to make a new school pretty, I imagine they would be hell to pay.
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2010 11:09:41 am PDT #23690 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I want many of these shoes. How rocking are they?
§ ita § - Sep 13, 2010 11:13:31 am PDT #23691 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jesse - Sep 13, 2010 11:16:35 am PDT #23692 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Snipers? Really? Or is that poor NPR-speak for "guns in schools"?
I'm going to start worrying about snipers more, just in my daily life.
Actually, when I lived in DC and had people come stay, it was fun showing them snipers. I didn't worry about those snipers, though...
flea - Sep 13, 2010 11:21:15 am PDT #23693 of 30001
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There was that DC sniper guy... Edit: him: [link]