On obtaining a hair shirt (no bleaching or anuses, FTR)
And the thing is, I like my evil like I like my men: evil. You know, straight up, black hat, tied to the train tracks, soon my electro-ray will destroy metropolis BAD.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2005 12:27:19 pm PST #2599 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
JohnSweden - Jan 31, 2005 12:27:41 pm PST #2600 of 10002
I can't even.
This is taking forever, and it's ridiculous that it's taking forever, because I am absolutely positive that there's a way this software could have been designed so that I could look at the class list page and just click a check box next to the students who were in class.
You lucky devil, that sounds like PeopleSoft. (No offense to any PeopleSofters in the house, but we have a pseudo-customized version of PeopleSoft for attendence and it makes the babyJeebus cry.)
Trudy Booth - Jan 31, 2005 12:30:49 pm PST #2601 of 10002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I live next to New London. Guess what the big river running through New London is? Yes, the Thames. Guess how we say "Thames"? Hint: the first phonic is the same as the word "think". Boy was it embarassing to try to explain this to my British friends.
What I was told was that "THames" was the original pronunciation but the British dropped the "h" when some overly-German king couldn't pronounce it. I have no idea if this is true.
I grew up near a town in NJ named "Boonton" pronounced "Boo-n" (you sorta swallow the 'n')
I like the way locals pronounce "Terra Haute". It's pretty much "Tear-ho".
shrift - Jan 31, 2005 12:33:26 pm PST #2602 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
This is the first post I've been able to get to take in Natter all day.
Buffistas ate the posts. Buffistas are very sorry. But doughnut talk make Buffistas very hungry.
Megan E. - Jan 31, 2005 1:04:39 pm PST #2603 of 10002
On a related note to un/mispronounceable cities and towns, a few of my favorite goofily named American cities:
Frankenbudda, you forgot Dildo, Newfoundland.
Sheryl - Jan 31, 2005 1:22:12 pm PST #2604 of 10002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Megan has just caused me to be earwormed with an Arrogant Worms song. There are worse things...
Megan E. - Jan 31, 2005 1:23:18 pm PST #2605 of 10002
Sorry Sheryl!
Typo Boy - Jan 31, 2005 1:30:57 pm PST #2606 of 10002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
If you want to be really, really pissed at the current German government this link is for you.
If you are not in the mood for blind rage, ignore the above link.
Hil R. - Jan 31, 2005 1:34:29 pm PST #2607 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If you want to be really, really pissed at the current German government this link is for you.
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Wow. That's ... I'm not sure I have a word that covers it.
amych - Jan 31, 2005 1:37:11 pm PST #2608 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'm not sure I have a word that covers it.
"Insane" is about as close as I'm getting. When I can make words in between all the gaping and sputtering.