Kalshane, are you still Wonderfalls-less? The Highland Park Target had three copies as of Saturday evening.

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ita, that Grace Jones shot is incredible.

Yes, that's a very famous picture. To me it's always looked more like a sculpture than a real person.

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It was a very common belief, Susan. You can get quite a bit of information by Googling "intact hymen virginity."

See, I would've totally expected any Google remotely related to sex or virginity to bring up nothing but porn. Because IME that's what happens. I need to go to Google school. It's a sad affliction, being unable to put together a useful set of search terms.

God knows I read enough novels with this as a device. I think it is often (although I'm not sure accurately) described as resulting from a lot of horse riding.

And now I'm worried that it's an overused device, even though I've somehow only encountered it the once. But it makes a part of my plot where I was all t hand wave "just believe me, Gentle Reader--the marriage went sour in a hurry and never recovered" make total sense, with no one acting in the least out of character.

And I got to watch Calli's reaction on learning about Sharpe's Rifles, starring Sean Bean and featuring AD in "tight, Napoleanic-era uniforms."

Though I have to say, AD does nothing for me in the Sharpe series, except make me reflect in stunned amazement that this is the guy destined to become HotScruffy!Wesley. But that's OK. SB brings more than enough sexy to the party.

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The scenario I've heard, and this may be the urban legend talking, is a quick disabling swipe at the achilles. At which point speed becomes less of an issue.

Oddly enough, I was thinking about this urban legend the other day. Since my natural stance is facing my car door while unlocking and I really doubt anyone would be agile enough to curl their arm around and slash both my ankles from a prone position, I can't really come up with a scenario that wouldn't end with me cracking the assailant's skull against the car as he tried to crawl out from under it, or (if he crawled out the other side) me limping into the driver's seat and turning him into roadkill.

What are the odds of a deranged circus contortionist picking this MO for attacks?

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Is it too much to ask that, when coworkers ask me for favors, they actually tell me what they need the first time they submit the request?

Because saying you need one thing when you actually need something else completely different? It makes me suspect that you are stupid, incompetent, or depending on my previously non-existent psychic ability, which makes me suspect you of extreme stupidity and gross incompetence.

I'm just saying. When it comes to data, I am like a man; you need to tell me exactly what you want. Hinting vaguely in a passive-aggressive manner will not get you your diamond anniversary band and a vacation in the Bahamas.

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I always check for someone behind my car or in the back seat, but never thought someone would be under it. Too vulnerable and awkward for Mr. Bad Guy.

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Kalshane, are you still Wonderfalls-less? The Highland Park Target had three copies as of Saturday evening.

I am, but my deciding to be lazy Saturday instead of going to the store cost me, as when I woke up Sunday morning Amazon said my order was preparing to ship and could not be changed. I mean, I could do what I did for Firefly and buy the DVDs and then return the copy I get from Amazon to the store, but at this point I can probably just wait for them to arrive. I'm not going to have a lot of DVD-watching time for the next week or so anyway. Thanks, though.

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To me it's always looked more like a sculpture than a real person.

Yes, it really does. I was going to link it, when I commented on it, then I realized how bare she was, and that it might not be work safe, then I was going to link it with some sort of warning, and a suggestion that a person could always claim they thought it was a sculpture, because really...just wow.

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Whee, and as I'm catching up on my e-mail I discover that someone (not an employee) was shot over by our loading dock Saturday night. Fun.

The victim was also transported to a hospital 15 minutes away. Which on an intellectual note makes me wonder what equipment is necessary to treat a bullet wound and why our own ER doesn't have it.

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Under your car? You know most criminals are dumb, right? Under the car sounds like a plan the Trio would try and not be able to do. Hopping in the backseat, sure... And, you know, why would they? Do people leave the grocery with Secret Microfilm? Shrift, yeah, Season 1 Homicide is the happiest unhappy place on earth.

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