On endearments; people of a certain age may randomly call others of either gender "babe". To me, the gender neutrality makes this inoffensive, especially since it seems to be done simply for emphasis.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'Beneath You'
Natter .44 Magnum: Do You Feel Chatty, Punk?
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.
Typo Boy - Apr 27, 2006 11:28:09 am PDT #4111 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.
shrift - Apr 27, 2006 11:32:33 am PDT #4112 of 10002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Quick, someone, give me a Stern Glare or a Dire Threat, please!
If you don't do your work, I won't send you pictures of ita wearing a leather skirt! If you don't do your work, I'll mail you all of my dustbunnies instead!
Atropa - Apr 27, 2006 11:32:52 am PDT #4113 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I encourage Jilli to add "poppet" to her repetoire of endearments, particularly as an affectionate diminuative.
Oooh! I use it sometimes, but certainly need to use it more often.
Kristen - Apr 27, 2006 11:46:52 am PDT #4114 of 10002
I watched Bones. Which may have been inadvisable, given the topic.
This is me. I totally watched and, as soon as I realized where they were going, told myself to stop watching. Yet, I did not. Now I feel the need to go for a cancer screening.
sarameg - Apr 27, 2006 11:50:52 am PDT #4115 of 10002
Kristen, if it is late and you are tired DO NOT watch some piece on PBS (my it's late and nothing's on default) called the New Medicine or something like that. Due to one segment, I had the most traumatizing nightmares and woke up paranoid and imagining pain in all sorts of places.
Allyson - Apr 27, 2006 11:51:52 am PDT #4116 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Where on my resume do I put, "Author"? And how do Iformat it? Does it even go there? What? How? Huh?
So many annoying questions, have I.
Hayden - Apr 27, 2006 11:55:07 am PDT #4117 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
If someone who studies physics is a physicist, does that mean a gothicist is one who studies goths?
Oh no. It means people who study Ken Russell's movie Gothic.
Kathy A - Apr 27, 2006 12:04:36 pm PDT #4118 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The Charitable Committee here at work just announced a Vidalia Onion sale (10 lbs for $10) to benefit the Lions Club. Anybody have any good onion-y recipes?
sarameg - Apr 27, 2006 12:07:34 pm PDT #4119 of 10002
French onion soup!
OK, that only seemed like 10 lbs of onion because it was when I discovered I didn't have any tolerance to fumes anymore.
Hayden - Apr 27, 2006 12:07:41 pm PDT #4120 of 10002
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Vidalias are fantastic in risotto. I'd use a couple of Vidalias, fresh peas, and real Parmesan in your basic chicken broth risotto. (Maybe with some fresh parsley, salt, and pepper.)