Yeah, I was gonna say, OED has it with french origins.

French pique-nique (1694 in repas à piquenique; 1718 denoting a meal at which each person pays for his share or at which each person contributes a share of the food; subsequently also denoting a meal eaten out of doors, perh. after English), prob. < piquer (see PICK v.1) + nique (14th or 15th cent. in Middle French in sense ‘nothing whatever’, second half of the 15th cent. in sense ‘small copper coin’; prob. ult. of imitative origin), although the latter word is app. rare after the end of the 16th cent. In early use perh. partly via German Picknick (first half of the 18th cent.; 2nd half of the 19th cent. denoting a meal eaten out of doors, prob. after English); cf. quot. 1748 at sense A. 1a. Cf. Swedish picknick (first half of the 18th cent.). Cf. KNICK-KNACK n. 2b.]

Ratt & Poison are touring together again and coming to town.

Oh ... dear. Nope, gonna skip that one, even tho' I saw the original tour for that. No, I am going to instead concentrate on modern-day boys-in-eyeliner-with-guitars tours. Heaven help me if Projekt Revolution actually announces a Seattle date, because then I will have to decide if I want to see MCR and Placebo (and HIM, bwah!) enough to put up with Linkin Park and Snoop Dog.

OED would say that, thought. It's a tool of The Man, trying to deny us our right to our valid modes of expression anyway.

As for Snopes, they never let anyone have any fun. I know it's white people running it too. I can tell.

Heaven help me if Projekt Revolution actually announces a Seattle date, because then I will have to decide if I want to see MCR and Placebo (and HIM, bwah!) enough to put up with Linkin Park and Snoop Dog.

The IL date is significantly distant enough from me that I probably would've given it a pass, but I just took another look and realized that I'll be in Atlanta for Dragon*Con that day, anyway.

thanks-- I guess I could have snopes it myself, but I didn't think it would be there! I figured it was just something like the niggardly problem...

Did I just see ita's eyes roll across the floor?

I'll be in Atlanta for Dragon*Con that day, anyway.

I'm considering Dragon*Con again, as I do every year. Who else is going? If Buffistas will be there, it's far more likely I'd go.

Pros:

• finger is only mildly excruciating
• pineapple in the fruit salad that accompanied my wrap
• free ice cream in the kitchen

Cons:

• not really hungry for ice cream right now
• already had my desserty treat for the day
• HR/Benefits still hurting my head
• no utensils with which to eat the fruit except toothpicks
• conference call in two minutes

Pros:

• Only another couple of hours at work, and then only one day more this week.
• Payday is tomorrow!!!
• I might actually get through the rest of the summer with minimal borrowing of cash from the 'rents.
• There's a (slight) possibility I'll get 1/2 week's worth of diet food free tonight!

Cons:

• It's only Thursday, damnit.
• I have to fill up my gas tank at $3.25+ a gallon.
• Payday will not give me any wiggle room after I pay off my bills.

Pros:
Best of provocateuse, especially today
I am almost done with the project from hell
New SPN tonight TJ Thyne's (Hodgins on Bones) eyes

Cons:
I've spent all fricking week on the project from hell, and I still have one part left to finish
Rampant plant sex.