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Now that the thread's been RUINED, I can write in agreeing with 5.
What a pity she ain't a lesbian. Anyone think they can change her?
Perhaps Steve Martin could terrify her into lesbianism.
Ditto to six. Don't you people understand that sometimes a thread should just end? Is SB, along with SB's joke-explaining blog, going to have to create a thread-ending blog?
The latter blog, reproduced here in its entirety:
Do you wanna know what's stupid? I actually feel kind of sad about leaving today.
11: Nah, not stupid, just sentimental.
And calling sentimentality stupid is clearly misogyny at work. You're so colonized.
All lame kidding aside, best of luck with the move, B.
You had a lot of firsts in this house, B. That's hard to walk away from.
However, think of this: no more slush. No more February gray streaks that last for weeks. No more landscape that you hate.
I'm sad too, for complex reasons, but one obvious one is that you've made your life there so vivid. Have you described your itinerary somewhere I haven't seen?
The slow suicide of Unfogged continues....
There's a Jason Fortuny-esque quality to these posts of Ogged's.
We could have that thread someone talked about a while ago where we all pose as each other--allowed, for one time, in one place, to break the cardinal rule. That would either liven things up or hasten the end.
I feel like the character in the horror film suggesting we just take a peek. But had the thought, and in time-honored tradition, had to say it.
had the thought,... had to say it
You're one to talk...
Does drinking yourself to death a la Nicholas Cage's character in Leaving Las Vegas count as one long act of suicide? If so, does it do so only because his intention was to die? Because otherwise it seems like you have to count anyone who drinks regularly to excess as a slow suicide. Anyone read the newish Nick Hornby suicide-related book?
14: Now I'm sad about my total lack of empathy to B's sadness.
Because otherwise it seems like you have to count anyone who drinks regularly to excess as a slow suicide.
A slow overdose would be a better term. Not all overdoses are intentional.
17: Posting as nobody is even more deconstructionist.
Shazam limits
's a deal.
11: Will the sadness turn to excitement once you arrive at the new place, d'you think?
You know, we'll be able to figure out who's who by looking at just one jellybean.
26: If he can have a look at your jelly bean, he'll know it's you.
Sometimes, reading the comments at this blog is like listening to two-thirds of a conversation between a group of people who are smarter than I am. I actually kind of enjoy the challenge.
24:Not completely. Never completely.
28: Aww. NCProsecutor gets the welcome wagon fruit basket.
I count six (I think) places I've moved away from since finishing college. Every time I was eager to leave, and almost immediately afterward sentimental about it. It's annoying, being a cliché.
I try to be sentimental about places I live while I am living there more than in retrospect. Though I am the latter a bit too I guess.
(and "try" doesn't really belong in that sentence.)
I try to be sentimental about places I live while I am living there
Clownæ is the White Queen!
You're closer to the mark there than you might suspect.
I tend to dislike the places I live, and to get sentimental about leaving the places I've gone to get away.
As some of you may know, there's an Unfogged-style comment thread going at The Weblog right now.
Now that I've read that thread, I'd say it's actually about a tenth of an Unfogged-style comment thread.
An Unfogged-style comment thread on a similar topic, that is, rather than, say, this one, which, ironically enough, is the same length as that one.
Of course, now the Unfogged regulars have starting weighing in. Perhaps I spoke too soon.
I swear I'll post something entertaining once I get dug out from underneath here.
Dude, if it weren't for guilt I wouldn't ever get anything done.
I'm actually more efficient when afraid, but unfortunately not enough things frighten me. I need to work for people I fear, rather than loathe.
You could try the Justice Department.
I prefer fear, but tastes differ.
Fear tastes like asparagus.
I'm actually more efficient when afraid, but unfortunately not enough things frighten me. I need to work for people I fear, rather than loathe.
Ha! I knew you missed us here at your old firm.
52: I have a bit of the same problem, but unfortunately guilt doesn't work as well as it might either. Every now and then there's a genuinely interesting project, and deadlines that really are deadlines work, but I'm not nearly as good as I should be at convincing myself that various sorts of ass-covering (mine and others') are as important as the Received Professional Wisdom declares them to be.
I'm not nearly as good as I should be at convincing myself that various sorts of ass-covering (mine and others') are as important as the Received Professional Wisdom declares them to be.
I know it's a hard thing for you to accept, Dave, but management feels pants - especially when worn on a regular basis - are pretty central to a healthy work environment and we'd all feel a lot better if you could be more of a team player in that regard.
What can I say? I took Our Statement of Values very seriously during orientation.
Also, skirts, kilts and other varieties of ass-cover are included and intended when I say "pants." Just to clarify.
I think you're just in the pocket of Big Pants.
60: Between the actual content of the post, and drinking beer as I sit grading papers on Friday night, I saw the "R" and "W" in "Received Public Wisdom" right beneath "ass covering", and for half a second thought you'd said "Rachel Wacholder".
63, 64: Here we are talking about how to get our oh-so-necessary work done and RMP is flashing on images of our bare asses. Figures.
Speaking of oh-so-neccessary: where are the goddamn cock pictures already?
max
['Postus interruptus.']
I think you're just in the pocket of Big Pants.
Days later, but still I feel compelled to express my admiration.
69 (heh): In accordance with m. leblanc's suggestion, they won't be posted until 8 participants have participated.