Sally’s parents wondered if she might be a lesbian.
Nnnooooooo! Why must all my childhood crushes turn out to be lesbians?
Signed, still not over Zelda Gilroy....
I've really got to learn to just do the damage and get out of town. It's the 'stay and gloat' that gets me every time.
Ethan Rayne ,'Potential'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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 - Nov 18, 2008 9:01:18 am PST #2118 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
beekaytee - Nov 18, 2008 9:05:02 am PST #2119 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Sinbad's usualy not too hard to find, but the sequels are rare and expensive.
WHERE? I don't care about the sequels. Never actually read anything but the original.
brenda m - Nov 18, 2008 9:05:38 am PST #2120 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That's some good people-making, Hec and JZ.
Connie Neil - Nov 18, 2008 9:06:14 am PST #2121 of 10002
brillig
And I'm still searching for a copy of Sinbad & Me.
Ah! The book that turned me on to architecture! I adore that book! I think I have a paperback of it in the garage.
Shir - Nov 18, 2008 9:09:07 am PST #2122 of 10002
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Danny Dunn
Oh, I clicked on that link excited, thinking I might see that one of the children books here, named very similarly, is this.
But no.
We have Danny Din, the invisible kid.
beekaytee - Nov 18, 2008 9:09:11 am PST #2123 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant
Seriously connie, I would buy it off you. Or name a beloved pet, or something.
Tom Scola - Nov 18, 2008 9:11:50 am PST #2124 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
(She can say five or six word sentences and have a conversation with you.)
When I visited last year, when she was at 15 months, she wanted to have conversations too. Except that she could only make babble noises.
Lee - Nov 18, 2008 9:12:31 am PST #2125 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Clearly, you need to come back, Tom.
Toddson - Nov 18, 2008 9:13:38 am PST #2126 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
It was ugly and really soft and had snaps and when I needed to walk I would shove my feet through the bottom and shuffle along like a paisley hot dog bun. It was awesome.
This had me laughing and laughing.
Jessica - Nov 18, 2008 9:16:22 am PST #2127 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
She is "beautifully proportioned" and speaking way over her age level. In fact, she's the most articulate two year old in his practice.
Go 'tilda!