Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.

Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'


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.


P.M. Marc - Nov 30, 2011 9:45:49 am PST #9275 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

ALL sorts. But mainly "extended breastfeeding is child abuse and promoting breastfeeding is antifeminist anyway because it reduces women to animals / food sources."

o.0 BURNS BURNS BURNS.

I mean, the correct answer is "is awesome if you can do it and want to, and if you can't or don't, don't beat yourself up, because the real antifeminist thing here is being a smug jerkhead about a woman's feeding choices, unless those choices are feeding the kid whiskey and pork rinds, in which case, have fun."

But, you know. That's just me.


tommyrot - Nov 30, 2011 9:52:40 am PST #9276 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.

Afri-Cola commercial (1968)

Makes women feminine and free. Also, it doesn't matter if you get married or not.

A very strange commercial.

eta: Ooh, it has a cool history!

This sacrelicious 1960 German TV ad for "Afri-Cola" was the subject of much controversy for its depictions of stoned nuns tripping on sugarwater.

Following its TV broadcast, this commercial was the subject of great discussion: nuns lounge around in an afri-cola rush. It led to a boycott of the Bayerisch Rundfunk, and in a letter, Cardinal Frings mentions afri-cola in connection with the "denigration of the church".


beth b - Nov 30, 2011 9:56:52 am PST #9277 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!

I had to run an errand before coffee this morning -- so to amuse myself I had dancing llamas with the drama part on the accent beats.

I thought it was funny.

and I know you can't stop beating on yourself, but many, may famous,good authors missed deadlines. Creativity does not always work on a schedule - so just keep moving forward.


Zenkitty - Nov 30, 2011 9:58:21 am PST #9278 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

"sacrelicious"?

Sacrilegious + delicious!


tommyrot - Nov 30, 2011 9:58:55 am PST #9279 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.

many, may famous,good authors missed deadlines.

Yeah, it was Douglas Adams who said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”


Amy - Nov 30, 2011 10:00:12 am PST #9280 of 30001
Because books.

I think it's also useful not to think of writing as some magical thing that very few people can do, or that requires a special muse or whatever. It's a job. Some days you call out sick. Some days you don't do your best. But if you keep showing up, you can get it done.


tommyrot - Nov 30, 2011 10:00:24 am PST #9281 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.

sacrelicious: 1) A description of a recipe that should not exist for religious reasons, but tastes good anyway. 2) Any cooking done with communion wafers.

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Huh.


§ ita § - Nov 30, 2011 10:01:32 am PST #9282 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Oops. I llama dramaed again, at my desk. I think no one saw.


Burrell - Nov 30, 2011 10:01:53 am PST #9283 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Aw Allyson, I would so give you an A!

I am looking things up today, first paw paw and now sous vide. So I am feeling a bit brainless, but at least I have the good sense to follow the lead of my mom the librarian and look things up.

This is a horrible word. There shouldn't be a word for that. It just endorses it.

It is a horrible word. That's what happened to my mom, but I never knew what to call it so I just had to describe it, which is worse. I'm sorta glad there's a word for it.


-t - Nov 30, 2011 10:05:26 am PST #9284 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

How?

Cook one chopped onion on high for 6 hours, stirring once an hour (you can get fancy and add some other ingredients for part of that time, I like garlic and apples), then 1 pound of chicken liver stirred into the onion and cooked for another hour. At that point everything is pretty much falling apart and stirring with a wooden spoon will "chop" it. Maybe add a tablespoon of port to smooth out the texture. Add chopped hard-boiled eggs if you like that sort of thing.

Way easier than any other method I've tried.