Tep, I didn't feel insulted. In fact, I found it quite interesting that you heard it differently. I am unimaginative enough to think the way I hear it is the *only* way. I am disabused, which is totally cool.
Now we're saving a vampire from vampires. I got two words for that -- Nuh and uh.
Gunn ,'Underneath'
Spike's Bitches 43: Who am I kidding? I love to brag.
[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.
SailAweigh - Jan 02, 2009 12:04:29 pm PST #6649 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Trudy Booth - Jan 02, 2009 12:04:39 pm PST #6650 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Um, Tep? I can only assume that, because you capitalized it, Gunga Din is a dom's name?
Because that seems like a very odd/counter-intuitive choice to me. Wasn't Gunga Din a servant in the poem?
Man, Shakespeare would be exhausting. The titles alone.
king lear
hamlet
Othello
romeo & Juliet
Glamcookie - Jan 02, 2009 12:05:51 pm PST #6651 of 10000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I do hehehehehehe as the short B&B kind of laugh and wasn't insulted. I have also been told I have a "machine gun" laugh and hehehehehehe sort of fits that bill, too.
Hil R. - Jan 02, 2009 12:09:57 pm PST #6652 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
my name is master's pet. my Master is Sir Kicksyourass. W/we are looking forward to meeting Y/you A/all at the next event lol. i hope W/we make many new friends, if i am not too naughty hehehehe. See Y/you soon! smiles
I think the "Y/you" bothers me much more than the "W/we." Because it's imposing the capitalization rules that this couple uses for themselves onto other people.
Three more days until I speak at the math conference. Anxiety level rapidly rising.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2009 12:14:50 pm PST #6653 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Speaking of English...
From yesterday's broadcast of "Midmorning" on Minnesota Public Radio:
Every year has its buzz words, and 2008 was no different. Midmorning word guru Anatoly Liberman takes a look at some of this year's buzz words, and the effort to reform English spelling. And as always, he'll answer listener questions about words and word origins.
Anatoly Liberman: professor in the Department of German, Scandinavian and Dutch at the University of Minnesota. His new book, "an Analytic Dictionary of English Etymology," came out in March.
The [link] can get you to a podcast of the discussion, or listen online.
Trudy Booth - Jan 02, 2009 12:17:14 pm PST #6654 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I think the "Y/you" bothers me much more than the "W/we." Because it's imposing the capitalization rules that this couple uses for themselves onto other people
"Grammar play" should be listed along with anything else, you know? FULLY CONSENTING, people.
DCJensen - Jan 02, 2009 12:22:07 pm PST #6655 of 10000
All is well that ends in pizza.
We seem to be approaching 10,000 COMM incidents. I wonder how much that is in accumulated paper towels used?
Laga - Jan 02, 2009 12:25:15 pm PST #6656 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I don't know if Gunga Din could ever not be funny.
well there was that time my (now ex) husband sent an email to the entire (mostly Indian expat) company thanking the front desk for straightening out a water delivery problem with "you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din."
they said they fired him for tardiness. heheheheheheheheh.
the moral of the story is: know the full meaning of your literary references.
Ginger - Jan 02, 2009 12:25:17 pm PST #6657 of 10000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Um, Tep? I can only assume that, because you capitalized it, Gunga Din is a dom's name?
Because that seems like a very odd/counter-intuitive choice to me. Wasn't Gunga Din a servant in the poem?
I can only assume that he wants people to keep saying "You're a better man than I am."
Fay - Jan 02, 2009 12:34:11 pm PST #6658 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Some of them are praying for such an opportunity.
Alas, yes. Thus the fallback to plan B of SHOOTING THEM IN THE FUCKING HEAD. Because rewarding this grammar abuse is not cricket.
well there was that time my (now ex) husband sent an email to the entire (mostly Indian expat) company thanking the front desk for straightening out a water delivery problem with "you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din."
Good grief. Spectacular.
Teppy, I entirely agree - risibility really wouldn't be cranking up the hot for me. But I confess I am loving the notion of playing Make Up Your DomName.
Sir Spanksalot.
The Punisher.
The Dark Master. (....BATOR!)
The Mighty Boosh.
Zod.
...heh. This could keep me amused indefinitely.