Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.

'Lineage'


All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American

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Angus G - Aug 27, 2004 10:02:15 pm PDT #7102 of 9843
Roguish Laird

Do the 7-11 clerks in other nations have the same attitude?

Not in my experience, they're mostly quite pleasant. You're more likely to strike an Apu-like guy who owns the franchise and is perhaps slightly crazed by spending every waking hour there. (We don't call them "clerks" here either, we call them shop assistants...a clerk is someone who does clerical work, duh!)


Scrappy - Aug 28, 2004 6:21:14 am PDT #7103 of 9843
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I love the BP convenience stores in the Netherlands. Racks of fresh pastries! Hard-boiled eggs in clever packaging! Interesting sandwiches which actually appear fresh and well-made!


Fiona - Aug 28, 2004 10:08:26 am PDT #7104 of 9843

Racks of fresh pastries! Interesting sandwiches which actually appear fresh and well-made!

...And which contain absurdly high levels of benzole! (Don't eat bread bought at a filling station if you can help it. It's not healthy).

Gus, I can sympathise. As can my son, one of whose favourite expressions is, "I want it not!"


bon bon - Aug 28, 2004 1:47:13 pm PDT #7105 of 9843
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I was astonished that of all the places to have 7-11s (which have a vaguely sketchy connotation to me, as opposed to the Circle-K) in Europe, they're in the cleanest, most futuristic part-- Scandinavia. Talk about dissonance. Unfortunately, they didn't have a soda fountain or slurpee machines, which means they are not real 7-11s.


Holli - Aug 28, 2004 5:24:08 pm PDT #7106 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore

We don't have 7-11 here in Lancaster, we have Turkey Hill. Which has better coffee and really good iced tea, but is otherwise indistinguishable. There's one about a block from my dorm, which will be handy at 2 AM the day before midterms.


Susan W. - Aug 28, 2004 6:24:22 pm PDT #7107 of 9843
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

Do you have WaWa there, Holli?


Holli - Aug 29, 2004 5:46:53 am PDT #7108 of 9843
an overblown libretto and a sumptuous score/ could never contain the contradictions I adore

Not that I've seen. We have a Waffle House with karaoke, though.


Fred Pete - Aug 29, 2004 6:05:53 am PDT #7109 of 9843
Ann, that's a ferret.

I've only seen WaWa south of the Potomac. I'd like to stop there because they usually have the cheapest gas/petrol, but Hubs makes too many jokes on the name.

(EtF Capitalization)


Sheryl - Aug 29, 2004 6:15:45 am PDT #7110 of 9843
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Hmm, I remember WaWa from my days at Penn, so they're not just south of the Potomac. Actually, now that I think about it, there's one up the street from the Farmer's Market near the Philadelphia Convention center. (Only really useful on Sundays when the market is closed)


Katie M - Aug 29, 2004 6:17:43 am PDT #7111 of 9843
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies

Yeah, we had the Wa in New Jersey too.