I read "battered" as cooking.
And "payday" as candy.
Let him do his thing, and then you get him out. No messing with him for laughs.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
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.
tommyrot - Aug 30, 2006 10:20:47 am PDT #5233 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jesse - Aug 30, 2006 10:22:42 am PDT #5234 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The firm, who are made to appear as if they're seeking a million dollar payday for getting hundred dollar checks for battered immigrants.
I guess it depends on how big the class is, but really I read it as "worked for free so far but now may get paid."
Topic!Cindy - Aug 30, 2006 10:24:57 am PDT #5235 of 10001
What is even happening?
megan, I'm so glad your sister good such a good report.
msbelle - Aug 30, 2006 10:25:37 am PDT #5236 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Megan Walker - the tape player is for me to use with language tapes, very short term. Thank you for the offer anyhoo, and thank you for the congrats.
Sue - Aug 30, 2006 10:30:37 am PDT #5237 of 10001
hip deep in pie
You got a tape player, didn't you msbelle? Because I have a Walkman that I keep around only because it has a radio. (In case of power failures.)
msbelle - Aug 30, 2006 10:31:12 am PDT #5238 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
yes, Jesse has one. thanks though.
ChiKat - Aug 30, 2006 10:37:02 am PDT #5239 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I'm working on a homework assignment and one of the questions is "What do people need to know in order to be a good reader?"
I have no idea how to articulate what I do when I read. So, I'm asking the hivemind. What are your thoughts? What do you need to know in order to be a good reader?
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 30, 2006 10:50:43 am PDT #5240 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Picture of a jet airliner being struck by lightning. [link] The lightning actually goes through the plane and continues down to the ground. Apparantly this happens a lot, and there's almost never any negative consequences to it.
Electricity runs along the surface of the object it contacts unless the entire thing is made of a conductive material like copper, right?
Calli - Aug 30, 2006 10:53:36 am PDT #5241 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
What do you need to know in order to be a good reader?
I'm assuming that "how to read" goes without saying. Beyond that, some cultural context for the document can be useful. "500 people died of the plague," would mean one thing if it was about London in the 1300s and another if it was about Durham, NC, yesterday.
flea - Aug 30, 2006 11:05:09 am PDT #5242 of 10001
information libertarian
Is pouring rain. Must go get 3 year old via foot and bus with 7 week old strapped to chest. Hoping rain lets up soon.