Open Thread

So, what’s on your mind? Obama?

11 Comments

maynard on October 22, 2006 at 4:53 pm

Is anyone stupid enough to let in a trojan horse?

librarylil on October 22, 2006 at 5:09 pm

Thanks maynard that was soooo silly I can’t stop laughing!
Indianadem on October 22, 2006 at 5:30 pm

Good thing they didn’t try that here. They’d be on the way to Gitmo by now. Thanks maynard – I needed a laugh.

Indianadem on October 22, 2006 at 5:44 pm

The big bucks laid out by Seattle to create a new tourist slogan is making a bit of a stir.

Here’s some local commentary.

“Metronatural” – hmmmmmm, reminds me of this guy from another generation. How ’bout it, all you 60’s Snoids?

Cali Scribe on October 22, 2006 at 5:51 pm

because they’ve got the next Winter Olympics.

I like Seattle the way it is — they don’t need a slogan…

Kahli on October 22, 2006 at 6:03 pm

Obama?

Not.

Tehanu on October 22, 2006 at 6:14 pm

I’ve just finished Dawkins’ <IThe God Delusion</I>. It’s been YEARS since I read a book so good that I ration myself to a hundred pages a night and spend the last hundred wistfully looking at the end and calculating how many pages of pure, unadulterated good sense I have left to enjoy.

And we’re having a Bill Winter supper tonight- meaning I donated some of the grocery money and we’re having a BLAST figuring out what weird concoctions we can make from the pantry. This is a good thing. Our moral is:

The hedonistic philosopher Aristippus secured himself a place at the court of Dionysius thanks to his tireless flattery to the tyrant. One day Aristippus saw Diogenes preparing some meager meal and advised his fellow sage: “If you would only learn to compliment Dionysius, you wouldn’t have to live on lentils.”
Diogenes retorted: “And if you would only learn to live on lentils, you wouldn’t have to flatter Dionysius.”