Could be some single aliens? Like ita, whose last name is so uncommon.
Zoe: My man would never fall for that. Wash: Most of my head wishes I had.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 55: It's the 55th Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
bon bon - Nov 17, 2007 9:17:54 am PST #2843 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 10:18:25 am PST #2844 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dana, I should thank you for initially raving about QI on this thread. That totally encouraged me to check it out and I LOVE IT.
New episodes! Series 5!
I wish I could check it out; it sounds highly entertaining. And enlightening.
There are many episodes on YouTube, including the new ones.
Kathy A - Nov 17, 2007 10:53:07 am PST #2845 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
According to Stephen Fry, the first Native American that the Pilgrims met when they landed in 1620-whatever spoke fluent English, having crossed the Atlantic six times. He asked them for beer.
Isn't that Squanto? I read his story in Bill Bryson's Made in America--he had a fascinating, if tragic, life.
IIRC (from the same source), some other explorers arrived somewhere on the New World (I want to say the Pacific NW) and were greeted by cries of "Son of a pitch!" from the natives, who had picked up the phrase from British navvies and assumed it was a common greeting.
Oh, and I'm writing this from Mom's computer--I drove out here to NJ yesterday and today. If anyone else is planning on taking the PA Turnpike, word of warning--there's a lot of cops on that road today.
Dana - Nov 17, 2007 11:01:36 am PST #2846 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Isn't that Squanto? I read his story in Bill Bryson's Made in America--he had a fascinating, if tragic, life.
I think so, assuming he's the guy who went back and forth to England several times, including almost being sold as a slave in Spain.
bon bon - Nov 17, 2007 11:12:07 am PST #2847 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
New episodes! Series 5!
I've seen up to episode seven, I think (Mein Handy!), but I'm waiting to watch the rest until Bob gets back into town. We watch them on the laptop before going to sleep some nights.
Kathy A - Nov 17, 2007 11:12:26 am PST #2848 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Yup, that's the one! The Pilgrims were lucky to have him help them out, since he could have blamed all Europeans for the fact that his entire village was wiped out by smallpox while he was held captive in Spain and stuck in England for several years.
Jesse - Nov 17, 2007 11:15:29 am PST #2849 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Random question: Where does one buy things like Christmas-theme hand towels? Medium-ish, so not the dollar store, not Williams-Sonoma.
Pix - Nov 17, 2007 11:17:01 am PST #2850 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Jesse, I'd suggest any department store like Macy's, or Linens & Things/Bed, Beth & Beyond.
Kristen - Nov 17, 2007 11:22:12 am PST #2851 of 10001
Do any Buffistas have old fashioned radiators? If so, one of you must get one of these.
How cute is that?
Pix - Nov 17, 2007 11:24:39 am PST #2852 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
No, but now I really want one.