So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
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Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
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Allyson - Jan 02, 2007 11:05:07 am PST #7723 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
DavidS - Jan 02, 2007 11:06:11 am PST #7724 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm going to get all pedantic and note that it'd be pseuicide. Because, come on, it totally sounds better anyway.
I don't like that coinage because there's no verbal distinction. Dammit!
So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
No.
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
That's when a lot of red flags went up.
Monique - Jan 02, 2007 11:06:11 am PST #7725 of 10001
Children of: Penlind, a.k.a. no-really-my-husband's-real-name-is-Riley-Finn.
Yes! I knew I was forgetting something vital about the husband who was too good to be true.
I also remember the thing that impressed me with the Penlind situation was how impressive it was back then to watch people fan out and break the story down. It's a lot harder to create a feasible fake story than one would think, I remember realizing. Because even though you may think you're safely in a one-note town, claiming to be part of some obscure field? In an Internet forum there's always someone who knows someone who can call you on your crap.
tommyrot - Jan 02, 2007 11:06:28 am PST #7726 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So no one ever talked to Gus on the phone or met him then?
Nope.
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
Heh - I mentioned that upthread. He was in Switzerland and forgot about it. That's when he adopted the "sheepish weremonkey" tagline.
SailAweigh - Jan 02, 2007 11:07:01 am PST #7727 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
He was supposedly in Korea during that time. He apologized for forgetting when he "came back." Damn well ought to have since I bowed out of the annual family pilgrimage to Door County for it.
Pix - Jan 02, 2007 11:07:24 am PST #7728 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Allyson, the discussion starts here: Topic!Cindy "Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?" Jan 1, 2007 5:35:16 pm PST if you have time to go back.
brenda m - Jan 02, 2007 11:07:42 am PST #7729 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
What was that weird 4th of July thing where people were invited to his place but he disappeared?
Speaking just to this one issue, that never really pinged me as weird because it just seemed more like one of those things htat happen all the time where you toss an idea around but it just never goes anywhere. There was no Flanvention or whatever going on there.
Damn well ought to have since I bowed out of the annual family pilgrimage to Door County for it.
Or, perhaps I wasn't paying very much attention. Nevermind.
tommyrot - Jan 02, 2007 11:08:00 am PST #7730 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
He was supposedly in Korea during that time. He apologized for forgetting when he "came back."
Oh, Korea. OK. That rings a bell.
DavidS - Jan 02, 2007 11:08:43 am PST #7731 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Damn well ought to have since I bowed out of the annual family pilgrimage to Door County for it.
See it's because of stuff like this that knowing the truth does matter.
There are real world consequences to the untruths.
SailAweigh - Jan 02, 2007 11:09:11 am PST #7732 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
happen all the time where you toss an idea around but it just never goes anywhere
That's what I eventually took it for, but I was very disappointed at the time it didn't happen. Ultimately, it was nice spending a long weekend by myself with no expectations.