I have a feeling people in my house are going to be hearing it a lot.
Me, too. As in, "Get your frammis to the table and start doing your homework."
::strikes enigmatic and philosophical pose:: Or are we......
::adjusts Hec's thinkerly black beret::
Most people is pretty quiet right about now. Me, I see a stiff -- one I didn't have to kill myself -- I just get, the urge to, you know, do stuff. Like work out, run around, maybe get some trim if there's a willin' woman about... not that I get flush from corpses or anything. I ain't crazy.
Jayne ,'The Message'
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.
Amy - Jan 12, 2007 7:59:03 am PST #524 of 10001
Because books.
erikaj - Jan 12, 2007 8:01:11 am PST #525 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
The role you were born to play, bunk. Seriously.
Steph L. - Jan 12, 2007 8:03:29 am PST #526 of 10001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
Okay, people, I have a question.
When a person sneezes, you say "Bless you." (Or, perhaps, "God bless you" or "Gesundheit.") The sneezer generally says "Thank you."
However, the bless-er generally does NOT -- at least in my experience -- say "You're welcome."
Chatty!co-worker DOES say "You're welcome" in the above exchange, and it drives me BATSHIT.
Here's my question: can anyone figure out WHY that drives me batshit? Why exactly it seems patently WRONG for someone to say "You're welcome" after some one thanks them for a "Gesundheit"?
Because I have no clue why I react this way, other than "It's just....WRONG!"
t edit Answering "Because you're CRAZY," while technically a correct answer, isn't really the answer I'm looking for. I *know* I'm crazy.
DavidS - Jan 12, 2007 8:04:34 am PST #527 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
::adjusts Hec's thinkerly black beret::
::pauses in mid beard-stroke as his lid is adjusted::
The role you were born to play, bunk. Seriously.
My ex-minon calls me The Professor. When she introduces me to her friends she says, "this is The Professor" and they nod and go, "What's your name again?"
EpicTangent - Jan 12, 2007 8:04:35 am PST #528 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Epic! It's good to see you here! I doubt you're wanted, in a Wanted way.
Me, too, mostly. Just that a couple years ago a very gung-ho cop decided I was "failing to yield" when I didn't pull over for a few blocks (waited until there was a parking lot to pull into, signal was on). That one was dismissed (including the red light that I cut close), but it's made me a trifle gun shy now. Just waiting to hear from W. He'll tease me for a few months on this, but it'll be worth it to know the police computer doesn't care about me.
Maybe heroin would help with my anxiety!
Don't forget the weight loss benefits. The look wasn't "Heroin Chic" for nothin'!
Megan E. - Jan 12, 2007 8:05:38 am PST #529 of 10001
Why exactly it seems patently WRONG for someone to say "You're welcome" after some one thanks them for a "Gesundheit"?
I say "You're welcome" but I think it's just 'cause I'm Canadian. It's automatic.
Deena - Jan 12, 2007 8:05:41 am PST #530 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Maybe because it's gone from a common courtesy to feeling like a gift and therefore somewhat patronizing?
Whatever the reason, it's definitely wrong.
eta: unless Megan does it, of course.
DavidS - Jan 12, 2007 8:07:14 am PST #531 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I say "You're welcome" but I think it's just 'cause I'm Canadian. It's automatic.
I think you could break a Canadian just by littering in front of them.
Polter-Cow - Jan 12, 2007 8:07:54 am PST #532 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hola.
Amy - Jan 12, 2007 8:08:23 am PST #533 of 10001
Because books.
I think a lot of people automatically say "You're welcome" after someone thanks them, though, without thinking about it. I probably do.
What drives me batshit is when someone serial-sneezes (I do -- my family can't sneeze only once) and someone *keeps* saying, "Bless you," to which I am then supposed to say, "Thank you," a dozen times or whatever.
Got it. Thanks. One blessing'll do me fine.