"I don't know what kind of bedtime stories you've been telling Avery, but he woke up crying because he thought Oliver North was going to be elected to the senate."

"I guess I should go back to Goodnight Moon."

I love Murphy Brown.

(Also: I worked concessions today and, so far as I know, didn't screw anything up!)

So... This is what happens when Leah and I listen to pop music in our mod...

Sam: Can I come in?
Me: Sure. So long as you acknowledge that I never want to hear you say that I... want it that way.
Sam: What? There were a lot of pronouns in that sentence.
Me: Yeah, we've been trying to figure out exactly who wants what which way, but no luck.
Leah: This is why I never listen to the lyrics. Just sing along.
Sam: Is this a Burger King commercial?
Me: No, that's I want it my way. Or possibly, we do it your way.
Phil: No, I believe that's have it your way. I know my commercials.. Why are you two listening to the Backstreet Boys?

Sam (overhearing our conversation): Wait, who's having sex?
Leah: Boys.
Sam: With?
Leah: Other boys.
Sam: You and your boys. (sigh) What is it with boys?
Leah: Yeah, Sam. Explain boys to us. What is it with boys and sex?
Sam: ...
Leah: Tell us of this thing you boys call sex.
Sam: Well, there's this hormone called testosterone...
Leah: That's good enough.
Sam: It really fucks with your mind.
Leah: I'm glad I don't have much of it.
Sam: If you had more, you could grow a beard!
Leah: Which would make my face look less round, we already decided.

...I love my mod.

DestroytheMeek: I'm worrying that I haven't been clear enough in what I need out of this, but I think I can cull what I need out of these responses and just add my own theories for the rest, as I'm the only one (probably on the planet) who understands both the things that go into the study of smalll-world networks and how fandom operates.

waytogomurray: I don't know much about the small groups one, but I'm sure as hell versed in fandom. I study it through a microscope like Jane Goodall. Except she didn't have a microscope.

DestroytheMeek: But fic writers are much more comparable to monkeys than amoebas, so your comparison stands.