I'll just sit here, sorrowing over the fact that while I resemble my mother strongly in many other ways, the gazelle-like legs passed me by. Then I'll try to work up an eating disorder.
I was probably out of line with 461, or "starting it," because of leftover anger from the H discussion, which happened to be triggered by the mention of "humility." I made the first comment in irritation, but tried to explain that I later discussed all this stuff with Tia & JM, and came to some better place about it.
The difference I saw wasn't just about making flat statements about matters of taste, but about making flat statements in response to someone else's argument.
But I'd already made my arguments on the Twisty thing, and at that point we were just referring back to a previous discussion.
449-453: Tony Jaa should already be on the path to canonization, but that is the worst written, edited, and directed movie I've seen in a number of years. And I saw Snakes on a Plane. I spent the whole movie either gaping at Jaa's abilities or slack-jawed at the incomprehensibility of the film: Why did that guy pull a train whistle and have a gang of people on rollerblades and bmx bikes come attack Jaa? Why did they think that the best things to attack him with were fluorescent light tubes? At one point Rose isn't the head of the criminal empire (some guy yells at her about the quality of her turtle soup) and then suddenly she is. What was the Mayor agreeing to do with them anyway?
I'll just sit here, sorrowing over the fact that while I resemble my mother strongly in many other ways, the gazelle-like legs passed me by. Then I'll try to work up an eating disorder.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 3:51 PM
the gazelle-like legs passed me by
Don't worry, you can always get hooves attached to yours. That would solve the uncomfortable shoe problem as well.
I too am sorry.
Posted by Cryptic Ned | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 3:53 PM
Don't worry, you can always get hooves attached to yours.
Got 'em already. They come with the forked tail when you get sworn in as an attorney.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 3:54 PM
Pig-pile on ogged!
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 3:56 PM
I'll just sit here, sorrowing over the fact that while I resemble my mother strongly in many other ways, the gazelle-like legs passed me by.
Is she still single?
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 3:57 PM
Indeed she is. And well seasoned, with many entertaining stories about being a flight attendant in the dawn of the Jet Age. You want her number?
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:01 PM
Timbot! You two-timer! You're crushing on Becks's mom, remember?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:05 PM
Becks is in Australia, though.
Posted by teofilo | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:10 PM
Leaving her mom unchaperoned! This is Tim's chance!
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:11 PM
With her mom.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:11 PM
I was probably out of line with 461, or "starting it," because of leftover anger from the H discussion, which happened to be triggered by the mention of "humility." I made the first comment in irritation, but tried to explain that I later discussed all this stuff with Tia & JM, and came to some better place about it.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 4:15 PM
The difference I saw wasn't just about making flat statements about matters of taste, but about making flat statements in response to someone else's argument.
But I'd already made my arguments on the Twisty thing, and at that point we were just referring back to a previous discussion.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 9:32 PM
Yeah, that could be the whole "don't refight the blowjob wars" thing. (I don't think I caught that discussion, but that's OK.)
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 9:39 PM
Yeah, exactly. I was just poking at Tia a little.
Re. that discussion, you didn't miss much.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 09-10-06 9:41 PM
449-453: Tony Jaa should already be on the path to canonization, but that is the worst written, edited, and directed movie I've seen in a number of years. And I saw Snakes on a Plane. I spent the whole movie either gaping at Jaa's abilities or slack-jawed at the incomprehensibility of the film: Why did that guy pull a train whistle and have a gang of people on rollerblades and bmx bikes come attack Jaa? Why did they think that the best things to attack him with were fluorescent light tubes? At one point Rose isn't the head of the criminal empire (some guy yells at her about the quality of her turtle soup) and then suddenly she is. What was the Mayor agreeing to do with them anyway?
Posted by washerdreyer | Link to this comment | 09-25-06 8:43 AM