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[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
And no, I really don't believe in a higher power.

No ERISA preemption?

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Tomorrow night.

I'm drinking. I'll order mulled wine or cider or something suitably pagan to celebrate. The bar I'm going to serves ouzotinis. Do you think that's pagan enough?

There's an awful rumor that "freezing precipitation" (whatever the fuck that is) is supposed to fall on us on Thursday. Clearly the world is coming to an end soon.

I'm a heathen not a pagan, can I still celebrate the fact that it won't get dark at 4:30 anymore?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
I'm a heathen not a pagan, can I still celebrate the fact that it won't get dark at 4:30 anymore?

That's what celebrating the solstice is all about!

Maybe I will light a bunch of candles and drink. If wanker gets his wish, this will result in me burning to death.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Maybe I will light a bunch of candles and drink.

Do not stick the lit candles in your ass. Blow them out first.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
Confirmed: Not Bob watched 'Desperate Houswives" last night.

I expected to see Bree in dominitrix garb and I was disappointed that this did not happen. This show is going downhill fast.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
That's what celebrating the solstice is all about!

Maybe I will light a bunch of candles and drink. If wanker gets his wish, this will result in me burning to death.

You could have just sent me a card.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I expected to see Bree in dominitrix garb and I was disappointed that this did not happen. This show is going downhill fast.

Are you kidding here? After all the flack about Nicolette in a towel?

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Are you kidding here? After all the flack about Nicolette in a towel?

That was in connection with an NFL game. The NFL is entertainment for the whole family, where parents can teach their children about twin-fucking and 4 hour erections. Sex has no place there.

Sundays at 8 is okay. It's not like someone who is looking for The Waltons or Little House on the Prairie is going to tune in by mistake, and the only NFL is way over on espn.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Are you kidding here? After all the flack about Nicolette in a towel?

Has Teri Hatcher's window re-opened? B/c it was closed for a while.

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[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
What happens at your quasi-pagan ceremony?

Geez, now I'm getting all sniffly just thinking about Xmas services. And no, I really don't believe in a higher power.

I'm not entirely sure what happens for part of it, because I'm not allowed in.

But, generally, the whole town shows up to the pueblo around four thirty or five, and starts gathering around the large stacks of wood that are piled in different areas around the plaza. Right before sunset, someone shows up with a torch and starts lighting the piles of wood (called luminaria). I think each family or clan in the pueblo has built a luminaria, but I'm not certain. Some are really tall, others not so much. The people milling around gravitate towards the fires because it's getting kinda cold. Since pretty much the whole town shows up, this is a good time to get gossip in, and a lot of people wear their nicest winter coats (there are a lot of fur, leather, and pendelton blanket-inspired coats).

About half an hour after sunset (give or take, it's an inexact science), the doors to the church open, and the town sort of gathers along an ad hoc processional route. At the front of the procession, there's a row of five to seven young(ish) men all holding rifles. At irregular and unpredictable intervals, they fire the rifles into the air. Next, old men in blankets chant and dance. They're followed by the Vrgin Mary, under a white canopy, high in the air on a litter. She's followed by more old men and women dancing and chanting. Bringing up the rear are the pueblo kids, singing. The people watching sort of tag on to the end of the line (if they're in for a walk and/or are willing to give up their space next to whatever fire they've joined) and follow along. The virgin is processed around the entire plaza, passing each of the luminarias, and eventually she makes it around to the church again.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

A quiz for BRC, me, and maybe some of the rest of us:

The Sanitest



My results:

• INSANITY INDEX 5.99 Thank you for taking the SaniTest(TM). This score indicates that you are distempered. Dogs with this condition are routinely put down, but similarly afflicted humans are usually left free to roam the streets, root through dumpsters, and even run for public office. Others who scored at this level include Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, playwright George Bernard Shaw, and actress Melanie Griffith.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
In DC, where Pennslyvania hits M, there is that park where lots of homeless hangout. They aggressively hit up pedestrians walking from the subway into Georgetown. Most people walk by w/o giving money. A doggie party caterer opened right there*. Without getting into whether giving the homeless a buck or two is right/wrong- not giving money to a homeless person, as you walk into a store to cater a birthday party for your dog and his "friends", is wrong. It's Marie Antoinette behavior, especially because it was a caterer with Georgetown prices.

*this may no longer be true in current DC, but was true is a past Dc.

Is that guy who used to sit a block from the Gtown Mall with the sign that said "Yuppie Scum Freeway" still around? I had a friend who was the nicest guy in the world - never bothered a soul - but something about him ticked off that beggar, and every time we'd walk by that area, the beggar would let out a tirade of insults at my buddy. Never did figure it out.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
While understanding your point (without necessarily agreeing), what about giving said homeless person the card for a shelter to which you donate, in lieu of spare change?

BR(just wondering - I haven't done this but have been very tempted and am not sure if the gesture is patronizing or not)C

I don't think whether it's patronizing is up for debate. Even if it were, that's not a situation in which I would invite an unpredictable response.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Are you kidding here? After all the flack about Nicolette in a towel?

I hear you. As they were filming this week's episode in July, they probably nixed the dominatrix bit for exactly that reason.

They probably also recognized that having the woman across the street dress as a dominatrix was acceptable, but having Bree do so would be utterly unacceptable.

[Alex_de_Large]

Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
A quiz for BRC, me, and maybe some of the rest of us:

The Sanitest



My results:

• INSANITY INDEX 5.99 Thank you for taking the SaniTest(TM). This score indicates that you are distempered. Dogs with this condition are routinely put down, but similarly afflicted humans are usually left free to roam the streets, root through dumpsters, and even run for public office. Others who scored at this level include Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, playwright George Bernard Shaw, and actress Melanie Griffith.

INSANITY INDEX 6.58 Thank you for taking the SaniTest(TM). Your score suggests that you are completely unbalanced. This is not a terribly serious condition, and can even be rather charming if not mixed with a violent temper or serious subtance abuse problem. Others who scored at this level include publisher Larry Flynt and famed explorer Ferdinand Magellan.