On a related note to un/mispronounceable cities and towns, a few of my favorite goofily named American cities:
Frankenbudda, you forgot Dildo, Newfoundland.
Mal: Then I call it a win. What's the problem? Inara: Should I start with the part where you're stranded in the middle of nowhere, or the part where you have no clothes?
'Trash'
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.
Megan E. - Jan 31, 2005 1:04:39 pm PST #2603 of 10002
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.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2005 1:41:14 pm PST #2609 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Okay, this makes me laugh:
The government had considered making brothels an exception on moral grounds, but decided that it would be too difficult to distinguish them from bars.
On to the meat of the argument -- the high level premise is sound ... no, I don't mean sound. Consistent, rather. But, dude, how could they not see the huge problem coming down the pike?
How much penalising can the US government do on perceived slackers?
DXMachina - Jan 31, 2005 1:41:49 pm PST #2610 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
My fucking word. That's nuts.
Betsy HP - Jan 31, 2005 1:52:51 pm PST #2611 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
If you read the story carefully, it sounds like this is a possible problem; nobody's actually told her yet officially that she has to take the job.
faces possible cuts to her unemployment benefit under laws introduced this year.
When the waitress looked into suing the job centre, she found out that it had not broken the law. Job centres that refuse to penalise people who turn down a job by cutting their benefits face legal action from the potential employer.
So. The job center definitely told her to look into the listing, but she has not yet been told that she has to take the job. And I am assuming that given this fuss the law will hastily be changed.
Thomash - Jan 31, 2005 1:53:02 pm PST #2612 of 10002
I have a plan.