I don't get this xkcd comic: [link]
I think it was on Digg where I saw a post about not getting it either.
I got stupid. The money was too good.
Jayne ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 60: Gone In 60 Seconds
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.
tommyrot - Jul 28, 2008 12:47:40 pm PDT #18 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Jul 28, 2008 12:48:05 pm PDT #19 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
This seems like one of those things set up to be a chicklit novel.
Romance and wealth are in the offing for her--just you wait and see. Not to mention a surprise discovery about her own lineage!
Kat - Jul 28, 2008 12:48:08 pm PDT #20 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Also, if it were a family of boys with nary a girl, I might suspect that it's Laura from Project Runway hiring.
And if you want, you can live in their house for reduced rent?!
And she wants a fit, young thang to do this job!
And the legal/PERFECT english seems like code for: we want someone white.
t still boggling
Dana - Jul 28, 2008 12:48:37 pm PDT #21 of 10003
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
The comments on the LJ RSS feed are full of people not getting it too.
msbelle - Jul 28, 2008 12:48:40 pm PDT #22 of 10003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
If that kid is an ungrad at Columbia, I really hope the student newspaper gets a hold of it and finds out the kid's name and then rails against the ridic.
Sheryl - Jul 28, 2008 12:49:21 pm PDT #23 of 10003
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Also, new thread!
Theodosia - Jul 28, 2008 12:49:28 pm PDT #24 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
How many people here have read The Nanny Diaries which I'm told isn't all that far from the truth.
At any rate, how likely is it that Snooty McSnooterson is going to put her own Craigslist ad online? They have nanny agencies out there for a reason, as in not having to do any heavy lifting to actually, you know, investigate the person who is going to be taking charge of your nearest and dearest.
Pix - Jul 28, 2008 12:50:01 pm PDT #25 of 10003
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
In my experience, the university academic world is vastly different from the world of primary and secondary teaching.
Kat - Jul 28, 2008 12:51:04 pm PDT #26 of 10003
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
If that kid is an ungrad at Columbia, I really hope the student newspaper gets a hold of it and finds out the kid's name and then rails against the ridic.
I kind of want to apply to find out.
amych - Jul 28, 2008 12:52:33 pm PDT #27 of 10003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yes to all of posts 20-25