Nothing. British penchant for rhyming slang.
So they really are the same store, and Americans are just supposed to feel lost when reading stories that refer to Marks and Sparks? I knew it was a plot.
It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 34: They're All Slime and Antlers
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Connie Neil - Jan 10, 2007 6:33:54 am PST #160 of 10001
brillig
brenda m - Jan 10, 2007 6:36:58 am PST #161 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
JS!
My sister just emailed me that she's going to Toronto today all of a sudden, so I'm feeling the envy.
JohnSweden - Jan 10, 2007 6:38:11 am PST #162 of 10001
I can't even.
JohnSweden! It's been a while since I've seen your pixels.
Hi Ginger, I've been all lurky and struggling to keep up in the high-volume threads. Good to see your electrons too.
I knew it was a plot.
Yup, just British in-joke insularity. No offense intended.
tommyrot - Jan 10, 2007 6:40:15 am PST #163 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.
Americans are just supposed to feel lost when reading stories that refer to Marks and Sparks?
I found out what Marks and Sparks because David Bowie sang about it.
And wendys stealing clothes from marks and sparks
But later he changed "marks and sparks" to "unlocked cars" for some copyright reason.
JohnSweden - Jan 10, 2007 6:43:14 am PST #164 of 10001
I can't even.
My sister just emailed me that she's going to Toronto today all of a sudden, so I'm feeling the envy.
It's kinda windy and cold here today, (Hi Brenda!) not sure envy is the suitable response. However, I was just IMing with a friend about which of the eleven fancy coffee places within a block I should go to for my fix, so I guess there's appeal there.
JZ - Jan 10, 2007 7:03:06 am PST #165 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Completely random:
Jilli, do you already know about these shoes? "Cause they seem custom-made for you. The downtown SF DSW has stacks of them at some discount or other, but they look nice and affordable even at full retail.
Also, Lee, there's a grocery store a few blocks from chez Zmayhem that has several aisles of British import treats. Doubtless not as many as at the San Carlos store Karl pointed you to, but I thought I'd mention it anyhow, it being so local and all.
brenda m - Jan 10, 2007 7:12:11 am PST #166 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
sj has those shoes.
Sparky1 - Jan 10, 2007 7:22:21 am PST #167 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Getting ready to move has made me all schmoopy for the people I've lost touch with in my life. May I present my prom date: [link]
Toddson - Jan 10, 2007 7:24:25 am PST #168 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
§ ita § - Jan 10, 2007 7:32:42 am PST #169 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, ducks falling are the funniest thing ever.