I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.

River ,'Objects In Space'


Natter 37: Oddly Enough, We've Had This Conversation Before.  

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.


sarameg - Aug 18, 2005 10:40:20 am PDT #9177 of 10002

(who let fly with her first "fuck" a couple of weeks ago after her mom couldn't keep herself from yelling at other drivers on the way to the Children's Museum)

It must be a two-year-old mimicry thing. My nephew did that just recently, to his grandmother.


§ ita § - Aug 18, 2005 10:41:49 am PDT #9178 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I say "Curses!" a fair amount now. Covers work and anything I may say loudly at krav. And "Fothermucker!" but that's not really like hiding anything.

I don't think F/X will show anything, or Dennis Leary was showing restraint -- their most profanity ridden ep lacked both cunt and nigger, IIRC.


Atropa - Aug 18, 2005 10:50:25 am PDT #9179 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

I say "Curses!" a fair amount now.

That's a delightful image to have in my head. A very cross ita saying "Curses!"

I also say "Curses!", and "Bother!" I've apparently started using "squalling" to replace "fucking" (thanks to reading the Hopeless Savages comics).


Nutty - Aug 18, 2005 11:05:48 am PDT #9180 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

"Frelling" just rolls off the tongue. Another upside is that (a) most people don't recognize it and (b) although it flirst with profane sources, it cannot be mistaken for a curse word.

Whereas, I have one coworker who mutters "motherfletcher" to himself when he's in a bad mood. If you don't know, you could easily mistake it for the real thing.

I use "effing" at times, or "fricken" or other F-variant nonsense terms, but usually only for effect.


-t - Aug 18, 2005 11:11:29 am PDT #9181 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Okay, that's weird. We just had our afternoon thunderburst, as usual, but now I can't see out my window, because the screen is too full of water drops. Reality is slowly unpixillating.


Frankenbuddha - Aug 18, 2005 11:16:43 am PDT #9182 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I don't think F/X will show anything, or Dennis Leary was showing restraint -- their most profanity ridden ep lacked both cunt and nigger, IIRC.

That episode was ALL about playing chicken with the language rules, such as they exist on FX.


§ ita § - Aug 18, 2005 11:18:04 am PDT #9183 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Yesterday I bought a new phone. The Cingular guy was, I think, flirting with me. In the midst of that, he told me I was scaring him. All I could think was "Sparring partner not punching bag, moron." Still, I was on perfectly polite behaviour with smiles and everything.

And then I was explaining to a co-instructor about opting to not beat people up to teach them a message and he looked at me as I was crazy. I told him I didn't want to earn the rep people claimed I had. He shook his head and walked away.

msbelle needs to come here and follow me around chanting "fluffy bunny."


Gudanov - Aug 18, 2005 11:18:22 am PDT #9184 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping

Reality is slowly unpixillating.

Our perception of reality can be a pixel thing.


brenda m - Aug 18, 2005 11:19:48 am PDT #9185 of 10002
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

"lord love a duck"

My mother and grandmother both used to say that. And I'm pretty sure they weren't dubbed.


DXMachina - Aug 18, 2005 11:20:04 am PDT #9186 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

Our perception of reality can be a pixel thing.

It all depends on your resolution.