Oh, *that's* right. 80% of my flist will be going nuts on the 21st, right? When wizard-type rocks fall, all die? Of course, I should be the one to talk about going nuts...
Okay, RTD's got to explain Jack turning into a giant head, and you're worried about the head getting preggers? I mean what, did Jack's head and body get a divorce or something? How very Hitchhiker's.
And now the King Missile song Detachable Penis is going through my head. I blame you. :D
Okay, RTD's got to explain Jack turning into a giant head, and you're worried about the head getting preggers? I mean what, did Jack's head and body get a divorce or something? How very Hitchhiker's.
Come on! People...turn into giant heads! Over time! *coughs* Right, it all makes absolutely no sense. Next series we'll find out the name was a coincidence, thank God.
(I still want to know how Jack got pregnant.)
And now the King Missile song Detachable Penis is going through my head. I blame you. :D
Oh, poor departed Jack's penis. Wonder if he had it bronzed.
Come on! People...turn into giant heads! Over time! *coughs* Right, it all makes absolutely no sense. Next series we'll find out the name was a coincidence, thank God.
Well, I suppose he could explain as "Jack's always had a big head ego-wise, so it was just a natural evolutionary progression."
*gigglesnort* Ya know what, in RTD-land, that sorta makes sense.
You're not buying the magically-appearing uterus? Well, maybe the embryo developed in one of the tentacles and then matured in the pouch. Um, I'm sure this has to happen with some Earth sea creature. Really.
Aww, but that's the fun of it! I mean, I'm here being totally fascinated by the fact that it is so much earlier for you than 1 a.m. (as it is for me), and...I haven't even had anything to drink. *g* "What now, we have two coasts??"
What makes it even better is the comment from Torchwood that he made "Contraceptives in the rain. Well, at least I won't get pregnant, never doing that again." or something along those lines.
Can I be all logical and say that fathers "expect" babies too, even though it is their female partners who are carrying the child. The actual definition of pregnant is "expectation", in context of a baby it's "expecting a child" and it makes no reference to the gender of the person.
Boe could have gotten a surrogate, she's pregnant, he's expecting the child - along with the mother.
/moment of sanity and reason, which she knows full well RTD wouldn't have had
Today "pregnant" is applied to the woman. Historically, it meant "to expect a child". That can apply to either parent. It's like "gay" used to mean happy, nowadays it has a whole other connotation.
The word "pregnant" comes from the Latin pre- meaning before + (g)natus meaning birth = before (giving) birth. There is no mention of gender in that, it is just socially applied to the female because she is the one who carries and births the child.
The state of pregnancy is completely the realm of the woman. (Or guy in FF mpreg stories!) Because that is an actual physical representation and manifestation of the growing child. Men kinda can't do that naturally.
In one dictionary I found online (Google "definition of pregnant") it states that pregnant is "Being with young". You can logically assume that's the *physical* state of being with young - bearing a child. But I was my father's daughter even when my Mum was still carrying me. He had young. He had offspring. The fact that I was dependant on my mother for my growth, development and sustenance did not detract one bit from his own expectations and feelings towards me.
It's an accepted view that "pregnant" refers to the woman carrying a child within her body. I was simply pointing out that it has not always been the case and that the root definitions of the word do lead to some ambiguity and therefore some room for interpretation.
Kewl. Did people actually go around calling dudes pregnant? Cos that would be lolarious. I think it would make a good episode of a sitcom, if the TV gods made one of the characters an etymologist. :) Linkage for historical usage sites? Cos google being a bitch to me today. My computer is such crap, if I didnt love the intarwebz so hard I'd smash it with a baseball bat like those guys in "Office Space"
Yup, going missing on the 21st. Before that, even, you never know, some idiot might come and shout everywhere he can that 'THE GIANT SQUID DIES!' or something. *scowls*
Huh... and if he was expecting 'Baby Boemina', what happened to it? I think you shouldn't try to think about the whole thing too much :p
Yup, going missing on the 21st. Before that, even, you never know, some idiot might come and shout everywhere he can that 'THE GIANT SQUID DIES!' or something. *scowls*
*snickers*
Huh... and if he was expecting 'Baby Boemina', what happened to it? I think you shouldn't try to think about the whole thing too much :p
Yeah, wonder what happened to Jack's kids. They said he was pregnant *again* so...
80% of my flist will be going nuts on the 21st I have no idea how I'm going to avoid spoilers - the Brit press are soooooo not subtle! I might do the midnight queuing thing :)
Oh yes, on the 21st I certainly won't be around, and depending on when I get (since it's being delivered to my door between 9am and 5pm) and finish the book, I may not be around for a couple of days after. ;)
*IGNORES ALL HARRY POTTER RELATED TALK. IN ALL CAPS. APPARENTLY.*
Given the way Doctor Who science ALWAYS makes sense and strange shit NEVER happens, it is just so out of the realm of reality to think one day Jack might turn into a giant face and then have babies.
Actually. That does sound a little screwy. Never mind.
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*smirks* I won't be on the 'net on the 21st 'cause I'll be ready and staying unspoilt (oh yeah I'm one of those crazy ones *wink*)
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*FALLS OVER*
Of course, with Jack, if there's a will, there's a way. AWWWW! Jack wanted to be a mommydad...face...thing. But still! Awww.
*smirks* I won't be on the 'net on the 21st 'cause I'll be ready and staying unspoilt (oh yeah I'm one of those crazy ones *wink*)
OOH! Yeah! Actually, most of my flist will probably disappear on the 21st, won't they? Hmm. Might need to plan on some streaking...
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And now the King Missile song Detachable Penis is going through my head. I blame you. :D
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Come on! People...turn into giant heads! Over time! *coughs* Right, it all makes absolutely no sense. Next series we'll find out the name was a coincidence, thank God.
(I still want to know how Jack got pregnant.)
And now the King Missile song Detachable Penis is going through my head. I blame you. :D
Oh, poor departed Jack's penis. Wonder if he had it bronzed.
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But... people turned into TINY heads over time. Via the Master.
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Why not? Cassandra turned into a giant stretchy thing with a face.
You amuse me with your choice applications of logic. You know that, right?
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Well, I suppose he could explain as "Jack's always had a big head ego-wise, so it was just a natural evolutionary progression."
*gigglesnort* Ya know what, in RTD-land, that sorta makes sense.
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Still doesn't really explain where exactly the kids came from, but I have the feeling we're on the right track.
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HA. Yeah, Jack would support the multi-tasking.
Well, you mentioned body removal, so I'm thinking C-section. After, uh, some kind of "accident" that resulted in a surprise pregnancy?
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God, I have to stop having wine at night and LJ-ing...
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Aww, but that's the fun of it! I mean, I'm here being totally fascinated by the fact that it is so much earlier for you than 1 a.m. (as it is for me), and...I haven't even had anything to drink. *g* "What now, we have two coasts??"
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So a couple hundred thousand years later, and Jack's finally ready to settle down and have a few mpreg babies... Awww.
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Boe could have gotten a surrogate, she's pregnant, he's expecting the child - along with the mother.
/moment of sanity and reason, which she knows full well RTD wouldn't have had
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Fathers do that too.
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There is no dictionary I can find that actually agrees with you on this.
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The word "pregnant" comes from the Latin pre- meaning before + (g)natus meaning birth = before (giving) birth. There is no mention of gender in that, it is just socially applied to the female because she is the one who carries and births the child.
The state of pregnancy is completely the realm of the woman. (Or guy in FF mpreg stories!) Because that is an actual physical representation and manifestation of the growing child. Men kinda can't do that naturally.
In one dictionary I found online (Google "definition of pregnant") it states that pregnant is "Being with young". You can logically assume that's the *physical* state of being with young - bearing a child. But I was my father's daughter even when my Mum was still carrying me. He had young. He had offspring. The fact that I was dependant on my mother for my growth, development and sustenance did not detract one bit from his own expectations and feelings towards me.
It's an accepted view that "pregnant" refers to the woman carrying a child within her body. I was simply pointing out that it has not always been the case and that the root definitions of the word do lead to some ambiguity and therefore some room for interpretation.
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Linkage for historical usage sites? Cos google being a bitch to me today. My computer is such crap, if I didnt love the intarwebz so hard I'd smash it with a baseball bat like those guys in "Office Space"
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Huh... and if he was expecting 'Baby Boemina', what happened to it? I think you shouldn't try to think about the whole thing too much :p
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*snickers*
Huh... and if he was expecting 'Baby Boemina', what happened to it? I think you shouldn't try to think about the whole thing too much :p
Yeah, wonder what happened to Jack's kids. They said he was pregnant *again* so...
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Can we say "spinoff"??? ;)
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I have no idea how I'm going to avoid spoilers - the Brit press are soooooo not subtle!
I might do the midnight queuing thing :)
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Given the way Doctor Who science ALWAYS makes sense and strange shit NEVER happens, it is just so out of the realm of reality to think one day Jack might turn into a giant face and then have babies.
Actually. That does sound a little screwy. Never mind.
*still thinks it is hilarious however*
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