Mal: And I never back down from a fight. Inara: Yes, you do! You do all the time!

'Shindig'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

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


bon bon - Dec 16, 2010 10:12:23 am PST #11577 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

MANSPLAINING!

I had to leave the internet yesterday after coming across some pernicious mansplaining on a blog and being unable to point it out without sounding like an asshole. Still was accused of putting sexist words in his mouth!


Allyson - Dec 16, 2010 10:13:45 am PST #11578 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Same dude just wrote this:

1. We live in a democracy. 2. Women had no right to vote. 3. It was democratically decided by men who did have the vote to allow women to vote too. 4. Therefore, men gave women the right to vote.


tommyrot - Dec 16, 2010 10:14:25 am PST #11579 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.

Oh, I gotta tell about my glasses!

Um... they're nice. Great to be able to see close up yadda yadda yadda.

Immediately after I left the glasses store with my new glasses, I walked about 20 feet to an ATM. While I was ATMing, a cute woman made eye contact with me. We made eye contact once or twice more, then before I left she smiled at me and held eye contact for a long time.

Then Tuesday, one of my bosses asked me if I had new glasses. When I told him, "Yes," he said, "I thought you were looking smarter yesterday."

So I've concluded my new glasses give me superpowers.


Allyson - Dec 16, 2010 10:14:37 am PST #11580 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Like it was a present!

Surprise! You were just sitting there darning socks, and I brought you voting rights! What's for supper?


tommyrot - Dec 16, 2010 10:15:48 am PST #11581 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.

1. We live in a democracy. 2. Women had no right to vote. 3. It was democratically decided by men who did have the vote to allow women to vote too. 4. Therefore, men gave women the right to vote.

Yeah, and women didn't do a damn thing to get the right to vote. You know, besides the organizing and protesting and what-not....


Tom Scola - Dec 16, 2010 10:16:08 am PST #11582 of 30001
hwæt

You mean just like how King George III gave Americans their independence?


Polter-Cow - Dec 16, 2010 10:17:20 am PST #11583 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

SFistas: Do you have restaurant suggestions for places near Union Square? There's a academic conference in SF just after the new year and people are asking me, although I haven't lived there for 4 years.

I've never eaten there, but people do like Farmer Brown. I really like Little Delhi. There's also the Westfield food court, which has a lot of nice options.


Allyson - Dec 16, 2010 10:17:25 am PST #11584 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

You mean just like how King George III gave Americans their independence?

DAMN YOU SCOLA FOR THINKING OF THAT FIRST


DavidS - Dec 16, 2010 10:19:04 am PST #11585 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Do you have restaurant suggestions for places near Union Square?

Kuleto is right there and was quite tasty for Lee's birthday party.


Ginger - Dec 16, 2010 10:21:22 am PST #11586 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Yeah, and his right to vote was given to him by white male property owners.