The anti-Harry Potter thing is fairly strong in the conservative churches here. I didn't start reading HP till I'd left university (by which point the third book was out), despite its popularity, because my church was preaching sermons against it. Is this not the case in the US?
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
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Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Dec 09, 2010 6:39:32 am PST #9931 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
brenda m - Dec 09, 2010 6:39:42 am PST #9932 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
ita, when I call that number I get the "Welcome to the conference calling center" message. I hung up after that.
Me too. I think our phone systems are VOIP.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2010 6:40:36 am PST #9933 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.
my church was preaching sermons against it. Is this not the case in the US?
Many conservative Christians here are opposed to the Potter books as well. Dunno how the level of opposition compares to the UK.
§ ita § - Dec 09, 2010 6:40:47 am PST #9934 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, guys. On an online chat with support now, and doing the con call on my cell phone, which is hugely unsatisfactory for many reasons.
Amy - Dec 09, 2010 6:42:45 am PST #9935 of 30001
Because books.
Our one house phone is actually plugged into a jack, so it's a land line, if that helps.
Gudanov - Dec 09, 2010 6:43:55 am PST #9936 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Harry Potter and Twilight toys collected for needy children because they're incompatible with the charity's Christian beliefs.
I assume they are opposed to casting spells and teenagers not having sex.
Jessica - Dec 09, 2010 6:48:06 am PST #9937 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I assume they are opposed to casting spells and teenagers not having sex.
But not, apparently, shooting each other:
"I was told to withhold a six-inch Harry Potter figure, but when I picked up a plastic M-16, I was told, 'That's for the 10-year-olds,'" he said.
tommyrot - Dec 09, 2010 6:49:59 am PST #9938 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.
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Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Dec 09, 2010 6:50:47 am PST #9939 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
But not, apparently, shooting each other
Well, the Bible's a lot clearer on Harry Potter than murder. Oh, wait.
Jesse - Dec 09, 2010 6:52:25 am PST #9940 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have a makeup question! How do you get foundation to stay on your face? Like, my phone is covered in makeup now, and I often get it on huggees' clothes. Powder?