Sorry to hear that, Aims. It sounds like somebody else fucked up in the hiring, and Joe gets to burn for it.
Riley: Oh, yeah. Sorry 'bout last time. Heard I missed out on some fun. Xander: Oh yeah, fun was had. Also frolic, merriment and near-death hijinks.
'Never Leave Me'
Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
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Sean K - Oct 03, 2007 2:48:26 pm PDT #8353 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Sean K - Oct 03, 2007 2:53:25 pm PDT #8354 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
ION, can I say how much I loathe loathe loathe those stupid stick-figure family stickers with the names that people put on the back of their SUVs?
'Cuz guess what? Now I know the names, number and gender of all of your children. And many times, I also know your names and the name of your cat and/or dog. And I can probably find where you live from your license plate number.
"Hi, Tina. I'm a friend of your mom, Kathleen, and she sent me to pick you up from school because she had to take Fluffy to the vet. Get in the car and we'll go pick up your brothers, Tommy and Billy."
sj - Oct 03, 2007 2:57:15 pm PDT #8355 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I thought the same thing the first time I saw one of those, Sean.
WindSparrow - Oct 03, 2007 2:58:54 pm PDT #8356 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Yeah, Sean, now ya got me all creeped out.
Ugh, Laga. I wish peace for your family.
{{{{Miracleborns}}}}} Great new job~ma for Joe.
Atropa - Oct 03, 2007 2:59:10 pm PDT #8357 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I thought the same thing the first time I saw one of those, Sean.
Same here. I still can't believe that those things have caught on.
Amy - Oct 03, 2007 3:00:45 pm PDT #8358 of 10001
Because books.
It's like the first law of parenting now. You don't put your kid's name on his lunch box or backpack. You *don't* want strangers knowing his name.
People are stupid.
Sean K - Oct 03, 2007 3:04:07 pm PDT #8359 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Those things are like begging someone to snatch your kids.
I have occasionally thought about leaving a note on cars like that, but the parents would probably just get angry/sick the police on me, so I've never done it.
Laga - Oct 03, 2007 3:08:18 pm PDT #8360 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Once I saw that someone had drawn an extra stick figure in the dirt at the end and captioned it "Paco". Now I want to add Paco to every minivan I see so he'll be the Kilroy of "wash me" art.
My Mom seems to be taking her "birthday present" very well. She says this only confirms that we were right about Asshat and maybe this will help my sister see that he is Not a Good Person.
Connie Neil - Oct 03, 2007 3:08:36 pm PDT #8361 of 10001
brillig
None of the ones I've seen around here have the names. What I wonder is what the kids who show up after you put up the stick figures think--assuming, of course, you keep the car long enough for the new kid to count the stick figures and realize he's not there.
Sean K - Oct 03, 2007 3:16:39 pm PDT #8362 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Your sister needs to dump the asshat, Laga. I suppose that's still too much to wish for, for the moment, isn't it?
None of the ones I've seen around here have the names.
I've seen them without names, and those don't really bother me. It's a little tacky, but without names, it doesn't really qualify as major parental idiocy to me.