I would simplify to "was placed under the counter to prevent theft."
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Jessica - Mar 17, 2008 9:12:20 am PDT #204 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Laga - Mar 17, 2008 9:15:48 am PDT #205 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
that works. thanks
Emily - Mar 17, 2008 9:20:02 am PDT #206 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
But I believe it would be "its," like "He was placed under the counter to prevent his being stolen."
Laga - Mar 17, 2008 9:31:37 am PDT #207 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
That's what I was wondering: does it own being stolen or is being stolen something it is. It's clear when you swap "he" for "it" that it's the former.
edit: but the note now says it was placed under the counter to prevent theft.
beth b - Mar 17, 2008 9:44:26 am PDT #208 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I need potatoes now. Do you people not understand that Saturday was the potato party and I had at least 30 different permutations of potatoes ( plus corned beef and cabbage and pie and whiskey and fernet) and that I should have no interest in potatoes.
Nora Deirdre - Mar 17, 2008 9:45:42 am PDT #209 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
HMOG, WHY does my back hate me? Ugh.
Laga - Mar 17, 2008 9:46:48 am PDT #210 of 10001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
potato party sounds like loads of fun. I had corned beef on Saturday but no potatoes or cabbage.
beth b - Mar 17, 2008 9:53:43 am PDT #211 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
sending out the kitty ma~~`
and now DH is sending links about hollandaise sauce. I'm now starving
omnis_audis - Mar 17, 2008 10:07:03 am PDT #212 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Poor KT. This really isn't your month, is it? Mental~ma for you, and the hopes nothing else bad comes your way. Is the computer item #3 of bad for the month? Also all sorts of ~ma for lil Byron.
Al this tator tot conversation... really hating y'all. I just ate a nice 2 egg breakfast. Filled me up wonderfully. Now I got this mental hunger for tater tots that is so not needed. Grrrr. Must wait a few more hours before eating again. But I do have some left over PF Changs from last night! Yummy Ginger Chicken with Broccolli and brown rice. I was really good and ate less than half the dish last night so I could have left overs. Very proud of myself. (portion size is my biggest problem... if things are yummy, I just eat until its gone. Wants to loose the spare tire, and figured that was the best start, no?)
SailAweigh - Mar 17, 2008 10:07:46 am PDT #213 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
You guys aren't helping me stay on my salad and yogurt diet at all, are you?