My grandmother always used to ask me, "How's your social life?" which was code for "do you have a boyfriend?"
see, that's classy. you can answer it however you want.
But she was naked! And all... articulate!
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
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Vortex - May 29, 2008 5:37:14 am PDT #9535 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Torque - May 29, 2008 5:38:32 am PDT #9536 of 10001
Bad Wolf
My Grandparents keep asking me if I have a GF. My Dad is in full player mode himself so he keeps encouraging me to go out and hook up with random girls. My mom knows I'll tell her if something happens (in some universe somewhere in another time-space).
The Grandparent thing is unnerving a bit. The last time we had a talk about it, they told me I had to name my daughter Celeste. It's some kind of family name.
shrift - May 29, 2008 5:42:44 am PDT #9537 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Woot!
Apparently, I'm too special for the database to contain me.
The new shower curtain rod hasn't fallen down yet! I think that's a minor victory.
Why isn't it lunch time? I want Thai food.
§ ita § - May 29, 2008 5:46:08 am PDT #9538 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The impact of my bright smile is diluted--I use it way too often. Especially considering I'm a misery-bearing git.
lisah - May 29, 2008 5:49:37 am PDT #9539 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
see, that's classy. you can answer it however you want.
She was a classy lady!
amych - May 29, 2008 5:59:08 am PDT #9540 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
My grandmother couldn't keep up the "how's your social life" ficton. She'd ask the question in just that way, and I'd answer however I wanted, and then she'd say, "you know that's not the social life I'm asking about!"
Ah, grandma, classy as hell for one-and-a-half conversational exchanges.
Vortex - May 29, 2008 6:00:31 am PDT #9541 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
My grandmother couldn't keep up the "how's your social life" ficton. She'd ask the question in just that way, and I'd answer however I wanted, and then she'd say, "you know that's not the social life I'm asking about!"
Ha! Ah, grandmas. They're all the same underneath it all.
Shir - May 29, 2008 6:06:15 am PDT #9542 of 10001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
My mom knows I'll tell her if something happens (in some universe somewhere in another time-space).
It's exactly like that with my close family. If I have news, ANY kind of news, I'll tell. The rest is my business.
I think tonight I'll go between a short sharp "no" and hysterical giggling to answer that question.
Jesse - May 29, 2008 6:15:57 am PDT #9543 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My grandmother couldn't keep up the "how's your social life" ficton. She'd ask the question in just that way, and I'd answer however I wanted, and then she'd say, "you know that's not the social life I'm asking about!"
Classic!
Wolfram - May 29, 2008 6:16:07 am PDT #9544 of 10001
Visilurking
At Jewish weddings, people have a tendency to go over to the single folks, especially siblings of the bride or groom, and say "Im Yirtzeh Hashem (G*d willing), by you." It's pithy and borderline obnoxious, but that's how we are sometimes.
I had a friend who wore a pin to his brother's wedding that said "Im Yirtzeh Hashem, by me". Then when people approached, he'd simply reference the pin, smile and walk away.