It's not like she blew me off. She just left with another guy, that's all.

Riley ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.  

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.


Jesse - Jun 01, 2006 4:50:58 pm PDT #116 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

You can with Italian too and yet an Italian word got that one kid.

That kid's obviously a loser, then. JUST KIDDING! I didn't see that. Italian seems a little more complicated, though.


flea - Jun 01, 2006 4:52:34 pm PDT #117 of 10002
information libertarian

Now I want Finola to win, 'cause it's a cool name.


sumi - Jun 01, 2006 4:52:34 pm PDT #118 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

Well, in theory, they will have studied the basic phonetics of many languages.

( Giacoso - kid spelled it with a 'j' - a letter not found in Italian. )

Sure, she's got a cool name -- but isn't that yet ANOTHER French-derived word?


Sue - Jun 01, 2006 4:54:57 pm PDT #119 of 10002
hip deep in pie

Okay, I took French until Grade 10 and unless she's in private school or AP classes, those French classes aren't helping much at this point. I guess with word roots, but still.


Jesse - Jun 01, 2006 4:57:22 pm PDT #120 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

But Sue, I'm sure she's studying French-for-Spelling-Bees, too. I mean, these kids aren't just using knowledge they've picked up in school.


flea - Jun 01, 2006 5:00:13 pm PDT #121 of 10002
information libertarian

I knew aubade! Ohh, poeisis, too.

Is the announcer Will Shortz, of the Times and NPR?


sumi - Jun 01, 2006 5:00:15 pm PDT #122 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

These girls are good.


Sue - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:23 pm PDT #123 of 10002
hip deep in pie

They're blowing my mind.


sumi - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:27 pm PDT #124 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!

No, they've said his name -I think it's Dr. Jacque or something like that.


Jesse - Jun 01, 2006 5:01:55 pm PDT #125 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I really can't believe they just know these! So crazy!