Cindy, the entry I told you about is up.
Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 33 1/3
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.
Polter-Cow - Mar 05, 2005 9:32:30 am PST #4468 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
aurelia - Mar 05, 2005 9:44:20 am PST #4469 of 10002
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Very pretty finger bling!
Rio, if you feel inclined to show off that lovely ring there will be a gathering on March 21 when Lee is in town. Details in F2F.
Cindy, belated birthday felicitations!
tommyrot - Mar 05, 2005 9:47:11 am PST #4470 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Interesting, becaue it asks you a lot of words/pronunciations and then tells you the part(s) of the country where your answer is common. I was surprised that "bubbler" (for drinking fountain) is common mainly in southern Wisconsin and Massachusetts. I'm:
38% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
Lee - Mar 05, 2005 9:49:37 am PST #4471 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
OOH, RIO, I want to see your ring in person! (AND YOU). I will be there all day Monday and part of Tuesday if that works better for you.
Burrell - Mar 05, 2005 9:49:45 am PST #4472 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congratulations, Rio! There's something about the bended knee thing, isn't there? It's a lovely ring, too.
Rio - Mar 05, 2005 9:54:28 am PST #4473 of 10002
Are you ready to be strong?
March 21
That's a Sunday, right? I'll be just getting back from Costa Rica, but if I'm not too tired I would love love to come.
Rio - Mar 05, 2005 9:54:56 am PST #4474 of 10002
Are you ready to be strong?
There's something about the bended knee thing, isn't there?
Yes! I didn't think I'd care about that, but when it started happening I freaked out.
Burrell - Mar 05, 2005 9:59:00 am PST #4475 of 10002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Me too, Rio. Bits of my heart went melty that I didn't even know were there before.
Steph L. - Mar 05, 2005 10:06:57 am PST #4476 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Rio, you can have Saget, but *I* want to marry your ring, too! So gorgeous!
BUT STILL NOT AS PRETTY AS YOU!
Topic!Cindy - Mar 05, 2005 10:16:18 am PST #4477 of 10002
What is even happening?
Thanks aurelia and Narrator.
tommyrot, I can't even answer the first question on that:
1. How do you pronounce Aunt?
Like the word want
Like the word ant
Like the word caught
I pronounce them all the same
None of the above! If you choose "want" the quiz results state "Clearly Massachusetts, SE Maine, or Rhode Island" as a result.
I can't speak for Rhode Island, but that's not how (most) folks (whom I've heard) in SE Main or Mass say aunt. We have more vowel sounds, and our "want" doesn't have an "ah" sound in it, where our aunt does.
The "an" in want is pronounced the same way we pronounce the freestanding word "on". I don't get the "caught" option--unless they just mean vowel-wise, because there's no "n" sound in caught, and that vowel sound is aw, where aunt has ah.