A fannish meme about favourite pairings...

I got this from graycastle: More fannish memes. I'll stick to television here, though it might be fun to do it for books or comics, too. Later.

( Seven Ships I like )

( Three Ships I Used To Like But Don't Anymore )

( Three Ships I Don't Like )

( Two Ships I'm Curious About )

graycastle added:
( Five Fandoms That I Love But in Which I Cannot Read Fic )

( Four Fandoms Where I Think I've Actually Read Every Piece of Fic Written For It: )

Birthday, birthday, a wonderful birthday!

Happy birthday to glinda_north! Have a wonderful day - a wonderful year - full of good books, good friends and good times.

Question for the linguistically sophisticated...

I was happily reading Starburst #348, and came a cross a quote from Paul Kasey that puzzled me. Paul Kasey is the gent who often acts in Doctor Who under piles of prosthetics - the Chief Judoon, a Cyberman, that sort of thing. He was quoted as saying, regarding the Cyberman costume, "Underneath all the armour was a lycra catsuit and they had put in - thankfully - poppers, so we could go to the toilet."

My question: It sounds as if, in this context, "poppers" means what I would call snap fasteners. I thought "poppers" were drugs. The open dictionary says "popper" means "a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)" or "a container for cooking popcorn". Okay, so I turn to Chambers Online and it says it means "press stud". I have no clue what a "press stud" is. It sounds like something in the building trade, or Jack Harkness playing journalist.

So: what are poppers really?

Torchwood (drabble): The Battle of Cardiff Bay

Title: The Battle of Cardiff Bay
Author: fajrdrako
Characters: PC Andy, Gwen
Challenge: #22: PC Andy
Rating: G
Words: 100
Disclaimer: Not mine, no claims, all property of the BBC.
Notes: No spoilers, expect possibly for "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday". Cross-posted to my LJ and tw100.

( The Battle of Cardiff Bay )