Juliana: Man, some discussion boards make me want to cry, what with the lack of being able to spell. Seriously, "seksiness"?
billytea: Sounds like a brand name for Ikea's line of marital aids.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
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Juliana: Man, some discussion boards make me want to cry, what with the lack of being able to spell. Seriously, "seksiness"?
billytea: Sounds like a brand name for Ikea's line of marital aids.
Ahem, Theo - I posted up Ginger's Spam Poetry already.
But actually, it deserves a double. Funny as hell.
Eeek. I'm running days behind in some places, obviously.
Skipper! And in COMM, no less. For shame!
erinaceous, on shopping strategies:
Or you could just get a personal shopper at Nordies. That's what they do. It's the shopping equivalent of having them hold the tiger while you shoot it, but sometimes you just want the rug without the drama, y'know?
Cashmere:
I wrote all over the walls when I was a kid. I used to like to draw and try to write in cursive. I never realized this until I was in high school and helped my mom wall paper some of the rooms in the house. I found my drawings when I peeled off the old wall paper.
Santa never held it against me.
Daniel C. Jensen:
"Santa never held it against me. "
Sadly? This now sounds like a spam subject line.
Nutty in Natter
Except, I found out yesterday that Neiman Marcus does nto take Mastercard or Visa. To which I said (not out loud) WTF?? I actually went over to Saks and asked them if they take Mastercard, and the Saks woman said, without my prompting, "Yes, of course, not like those Neiman Marcus people."
That was the funniest part! I was like, Really?? And the saleswoman ratteld off 3 or 4 cards they did take, and Amex was the only one I'd even heard of. All the rest were, like, the Please Kidnap Me For Ransom Immediately Card, and the I've Never Worn The Same Socks Twice Card.
Connie in Sang Sacre on the Battle of Christmastown:
Oh, the snowmanity.
Made me crack up.
Shrift:
An example of the cheery being inflicted on me:
Boss: GOOD MORNING!
Me:
t mumble
G'morning.
Boss:
t leans close
Did you say good morning?
Me: Yes?
Boss:
t sing-song
I didn't HEAR you!
Me:
t recoils in terror
further on the same conversation, shrift as my role model in the office: Well, I'm not actively homicidal. I just want to get on the intercom and scream "Freaks! Freaks! Happiness pie freaks! I declare this office Misanthropy Land and none of you may venture within its borders!"