Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.

Buffy ,'Sleeper'


Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This  

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.


Amy - Nov 05, 2013 10:04:33 am PST #11169 of 30000
Because books.

Hey, Chicago foodies. Charlie Trotter was found dead this morning.


le nubian - Nov 05, 2013 10:21:11 am PST #11170 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Amy, what a lovely article. The Chicago Trib did well by him.


Jesse - Nov 05, 2013 10:22:33 am PST #11171 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

The infamous family gift from Satan was underwear, IIRC.


Amy - Nov 05, 2013 10:25:35 am PST #11172 of 30000
Because books.

Anthony Bourdain tweeted about it, le nubian. Really sad. He was so young.


le nubian - Nov 05, 2013 10:36:55 am PST #11173 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Yeah.

In other news, the mayor of Toronto situation just gets more and more bizarre. If you made a movie about this, no one would believe it. Tell you it is too fantastical.

even The Wire wouldn't have brooked this topic to this extent.


msbelle - Nov 05, 2013 10:38:23 am PST #11174 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

MY HEAD EXPLODED

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I DO NOT EVEN KNOW. I AM NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A CRUSH THIS BIG.


§ ita § - Nov 05, 2013 10:41:27 am PST #11175 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

If a blood relative ever got me sex clothes I'd burn them.

Verdict on sex toys?

(This thread is weird to me)


Amy - Nov 05, 2013 10:42:24 am PST #11176 of 30000
Because books.

(This thread is weird to me)

Um, kettle, you have *heard* of the pot, right?


Jesse - Nov 05, 2013 10:47:51 am PST #11177 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

In other news, the mayor of Toronto situation just gets more and more bizarre. If you made a movie about this, no one would believe it. Tell you it is too fantastical.

Seriously!

Deep breaths, msbelle.

You guys, there is a "legendary socialite" in Boston named Smoki Bacon. That is goddamned incredible, to the point that I have probably posted about her before, but COME ON. [link]


§ ita § - Nov 05, 2013 10:49:22 am PST #11178 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Um, kettle, you have *heard* of the pot, right?

About things that are verboten with family? I don't understand.