Won't the History Channel only give you WWII?
They don't call it the Hitler Channel for nothing.
Spike: We got a history, him and me. Fred: What? Spike: It was a long time ago. He was a young Watcher, fresh out of the academy when we crossed paths. It was a, what-you-call battle of wills and blood was spilled. Vendettas were sworn. It was a whole-- Fred: My God you're so full of crap. Spike: Yeah. Okay.
'Unleashed'
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.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2010 7:42:46 am PST #9622 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hil R. - Dec 08, 2010 7:45:25 am PST #9623 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Won't the History Channel only give you WWII?
They'll also tell you about the Freemasons and sex. (Two separate topics. Not Freemasons having sex. But they have many shows about Freemasons, and many shows about sex during various historical times.)
Calli - Dec 08, 2010 7:47:26 am PST #9624 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Won't the History Channel only give you WWII?
Yes. But History Channel International also has shows on the death throes of the Roman Empire.
§ ita § - Dec 08, 2010 7:49:08 am PST #9625 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Talk about au fait with MRI machines. Good god, I don't mind them, but I'd not do that. For so many reasons.
Jesse - Dec 08, 2010 7:50:46 am PST #9626 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
She had a civil war with her brother and defeated him before she was 21. She had her ambitious, conniving sister killed.
Also married (and killed??) a brother or two, IIRC.
They'll also tell you about the Freemasons and sex. (Two separate topics. Not Freemasons having sex.
Phew.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2010 7:54:19 am PST #9627 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
So clearly I need to spend more time on the History Channel.
Or the Daily Show, which had the author as a guest last week.
Connie Neil - Dec 08, 2010 7:58:24 am PST #9628 of 30001
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I miss cable if only for the late night shows on History about weird conspiracies.
DavidS - Dec 08, 2010 8:00:15 am PST #9629 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Whoa, you know what's good in [ita font] scrambled eggs? Fresh thyme.
megan walker - Dec 08, 2010 8:00:19 am PST #9630 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
They don't call it the Hitler Channel for nothing.
They also do the Civil War. This is why I call it the Men's History Channel.
brenda m - Dec 08, 2010 8:01:42 am PST #9631 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I will be accomplishing the onerous task of making a fool out of myself in front of 50 people during onerous task hour. Seriously, y'all, this is bad. I go on in 45 minutes and I haven't even gotten ahold of the deck yet.