I gave her everything... jewels, beautiful dresses -- with beautiful girls in them.

Spike ,'Sleeper'


Spike's Bitches 42: Which question do you want me to answer first?  

[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.


EpicTangent - Oct 24, 2008 9:33:01 am PDT #9147 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty

That's really awesome! Seriously.

And I even expounded about it to my BFF (not an HP fan). When I told her I was torn between Rita Skeeter and The Fat Lady (and leaning toward the latter - because the idea of being framed so excited me), she was like, "That's her only name? I don't think I want you to be her." I think she was worried about my self-esteem or something. So I explained about your post, and it's just a word, and no one thinks "tall" or "blonde" is an insult, and it's just quanititative rather than qualitative, etc. You're like Advil! And they tell two friends, and so on, and so on...


WindSparrow - Oct 24, 2008 9:47:46 am PDT #9148 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.

Teppy, that was a totally deserved meltdown. Here's hoping it leads to your dad cooperating fully with changes in how he gets the care and whatnot he needs.


Calli - Oct 24, 2008 10:21:13 am PDT #9149 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Teppy, I'm sorry everything's gotten so overwhelming. I hope your dad will take this as his cue to widen his support net a bit.


DavidS - Oct 24, 2008 10:22:43 am PDT #9150 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

I have a bartender joke for Aimee.

::clears throat. Recites punchline in head first::

A camel walks into a bar.

He says, Bartender: The high balls are on me.


Nora Deirdre - Oct 24, 2008 10:24:46 am PDT #9151 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

oof, Teppy. That sounds like a whole lot of Not Fun. Take care of yourself, OK?


Aims - Oct 24, 2008 10:26:33 am PDT #9152 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.

dies laughing at desk.....

Love. It.


§ ita § - Oct 24, 2008 11:44:29 am PDT #9153 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

From Toddson's link:

The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

Is there a non-racial reading for that sentence? It leapt out for me because I've never seen it used otherwise.

I was hoping the article would name the colour of lipstick used in that illo. Not that I think it would work on me, precisely. A bit too much blue.


Emily - Oct 24, 2008 11:48:44 am PDT #9154 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola

Is there a non-racial reading for that sentence? It leapt out for me because I've never seen it used otherwise.

I was taking it literally, and just assumed it was a well-known saying (in wine circles, maybe?) I'd never heard before. But now that you say that... now it's reading all "licorice lips like candy" kinda thing.

(Oh good. Now I have "Black Boys/White Boys" running through my head. "Beautiful as girls....")


juliana - Oct 24, 2008 11:51:53 am PDT #9155 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

The darker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

Huh. Now that you mention it, I can see it, but I was taking it that berries get darker as they ripen. Huh.


§ ita § - Oct 24, 2008 12:00:19 pm PDT #9156 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Being high yellow I probably have extra sensitivity to the line. It makes me angry. Perspective.