Althouse: "I was overwhelmed by a sudden access of lava-like agony, accompanied by the vertiginous sensation that there was no there there."

November 9, 2007

"I was overwhelmed by a sudden access of lava-like agony, accompanied by the vertiginous sensation that there was no there there."

That's Christopher Hitchens describing.... guess what?

13 comments:

AllenS said...: I'm going to comment before I click the link: Mexican food?; 11/9/07, 5:36 AM
AllenS said...: Good, God! What was the man thinking? Why would any man do this?; 11/9/07, 5:51 AM
Ron said...: "There's no there there"? Dorothy Parker is on his mind at that moment? Yikes!

Plus, we should apply (ahem) the phrase "sandpaper handjob" in our political discussions here, i.e., "Hillary gave Obama a sandpaper handjob about health care in last nights debate," or "Rudy gave McCain a sandpaper handjob on waterboarding yesterday."; 11/9/07, 6:22 AM
Paco Wové said...: Hmmm.... waterboarding? Anal sex?; 11/9/07, 7:20 AM
Simon said...: Interesting that the avowed atheist, in his moment of pain and horror, turns instinctively to...

"...surely you can't be serious about putting … Oh Jesus."; 11/9/07, 7:38 AM
Simon said...: Ron - I really think it would be for the best if we did not.; 11/9/07, 7:39 AM
DaLawGiver said...: Hmmm.... waterboarding? Anal sex?

Given a choice I would prefer waterboarding.; 11/9/07, 8:45 AM
Trooper York said...: A dinner date with Maxine.; 11/9/07, 11:04 AM
Ruth Anne Adams said...: If he thinks that's bad, just wait 'til he gets to Purgatory. [God willing.]; 11/9/07, 11:34 AM
Anonymous said...: That was a hell of a thing.
--Tony Shalhoub in Galaxy Quest (1999); 11/9/07, 11:52 AM
stoqboy said...: There is no there there - Gertrude Stein.; 11/9/07, 12:52 PM
Trooper York said...: [having his belly hair waxed]
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yooooooooow, Kelly Clarkson!
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
I hate you.
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
Blow me.
Andy Stitzer: [yells] Yoooooooooow,
You suck. Ok that's enough. I have to go home and post some comments on Althouse.
(The 40 Year Old Virgin, 2005); 11/9/07, 2:26 PM
blake said...: Fun fact:

Steve Carrell was actually being waxed for that scene and the subsequence scene of him walking down the street in his blood-flecked shirt is not a special effect.

Talk about suffering for your art.; 11/9/07, 4:03 PM