People writing "in tact" when they mean "intact" makes me want to weep. "Taken for granite" does too.
I'm watching Jeff Corwin catch a black mamba. I love this guy, but why the hell isn't he dead?
Saffron: You're a good man. Mal: You clearly haven't been talking to anyone else on this boat.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter .38 Special
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.
Zenkitty - Sep 17, 2005 12:23:12 pm PDT #8460 of 10002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Susan W. - Sep 17, 2005 12:26:45 pm PDT #8461 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
People writing "in tact" when they mean "intact" makes me want to weep. "Taken for granite" does too.
SISTER!
(I also weep at "tow the line," "free reign," "Here! Here!" and any number of others.)
DebetEsse - Sep 17, 2005 12:27:13 pm PDT #8462 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
The visuals on these mis-hearings are so entertaining.
bon bon - Sep 17, 2005 12:29:05 pm PDT #8463 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Climatic.
Theodosia - Sep 17, 2005 12:29:56 pm PDT #8464 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
My shibboleth is "She was phased" -- not unless she's on Star Trek, she's fazed. Which is perfectly good Scots and unrelated to the Latinate word.
askye - Sep 17, 2005 12:31:12 pm PDT #8465 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
"Taken for granite"
People write this?
NoiseDesign - Sep 17, 2005 12:31:27 pm PDT #8466 of 10002
Our wings are not tired
Wow. I just skipped over 4500 posts.
Jesse - Sep 17, 2005 12:33:35 pm PDT #8467 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Loose for lose makes me a little batty.
Theodosia - Sep 17, 2005 12:37:51 pm PDT #8468 of 10002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
waves to Mr. Freak
beth b - Sep 17, 2005 12:38:54 pm PDT #8469 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Hey ND !
I think we will have to call you leaper not just skipper