Fucking hell, all those coats are sharp. Want. Need. Crave. Drool.
Inara: Who's winning? Simon: I can't tell. They don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
'Bushwhacked'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 06, 2011 5:17:33 am PST #10046 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cashmere - Dec 06, 2011 5:20:07 am PST #10047 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
The last one is the best - they're such a proper couple, then she starts to lose it, and finally they're leaning on each other laughing. Wonderful.
Isn't it! Awesome!
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2011 5:41:22 am PST #10048 of 30001
brillig
Greene County, PA, where I grew up, is part of the 21st century, but it is still a very rural place. These are the instructions for finding an old cemetery, found on my genealogical mailing list:
From the Route 21/Route 18 split just west of Rogersville, turn onto Route 18 south and follow for 11.8 miles. Make a left on to Jollytown Road and go less than a tenth of a mile to the first farm on the left owned by the Stoneking family. The cemetery is located atop a large hill on the farm. The cemetery is surrounded by an old fence, but trees have fallen across it in certain areas.
What? You don't know which farm on the left is owned by the Stonekings? You don't know which little side road is the Jollytown Road? Well, heck, how do you expect to find your way around?
Ginger - Dec 06, 2011 5:43:24 am PST #10049 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
When I first started covering a rural county as a reporter, I had to deal with directions like "Go just past where the Baptist church used to be."
Connie Neil - Dec 06, 2011 5:45:30 am PST #10050 of 30001
brillig
Oh, yeah, the Baptist church that burned down 30 years ago.
Then there's "Turn left at White Barn, about halfway to town."
White Barn is a barn that's on the main road to town, and the last time it was actually white, FDR may have been president. It's still standing, and it's currently a lovely shade of faded grey.
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 5:52:43 am PST #10051 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
When I first started covering a rural county as a reporter, I had to deal with directions like "Go just past where the Baptist church used to be."
That's not just rural, though. The day I moved back to Boston, I asked someone for directions, and he started with, "You know where the Planet Hollywood used to be?"
Amy - Dec 06, 2011 6:00:47 am PST #10052 of 30001
Because books.
The thing that's always confused me about PA is that everyone uses route numbers. "Oh, it's on 322, past blah blah blah." But if you're not looking at a map, 322 is going to be High Street on a street sign. And 842 is Miner Street. Give me names!
Jesse - Dec 06, 2011 6:01:47 am PST #10053 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, that's weird. I always have the opposite thing with google maps.
Amy - Dec 06, 2011 6:04:12 am PST #10054 of 30001
Because books.
Street names also turn into new ones without warning, too. You'll be driving down Woodbourne and suddenly you're supposed to know it's now Tollgate. Very confusing.
And this town is so old that the streets are really narrow, so it's all one-ways -- except when they become two-way without warning! Driving is an adventure!
Hil R. - Dec 06, 2011 6:05:19 am PST #10055 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
The thing that's always confused me about PA is that everyone uses route numbers. "Oh, it's on 322, past blah blah blah." But if you're not looking at a map, 322 is going to be High Street on a street sign. And 842 is Miner Street. Give me names!
On my commute home, I drive along one route number that changes names to, I think, four different streets.
I'm still kind of getting used the distances here. I grew up in the most densely populated place in the country. You could get to anything with a ten minute drive. When any band went on tour, they would have at least four or five shows within an hour of where I lived. Now, even huge bands going on major tours, we kind of hope that they might play Johnstown or Hershey, but if not, people will drive three hours to Pittsburgh to see a concert.