Is that really a pun? Or just a mondegreen?
ETA: It's funny regardless.
Simon: I swear when it's appropriate. Kaylee: Simon, the whole point of swearing is that it ain't appropriate.
'Jaynestown'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
megan walker - Feb 17, 2009 9:00:32 am PST #6694 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
tommyrot - Feb 17, 2009 9:05:07 am PST #6695 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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lisah - Feb 17, 2009 9:12:22 am PST #6696 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Is that really a pun? Or just a mondegreen?
Yeah, I don't get what it's supposed to be a pun on?
Gudanov - Feb 17, 2009 9:19:08 am PST #6697 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Audio pareidolia rather than a pun.
Example [link]
Actually, my wife thinks Geithner looks like a Keebler Elf, so the Elf clip was especially musing.
erikaj - Feb 17, 2009 9:19:13 am PST #6698 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Obama's Elf=All by myself? If not, I'm out. but they're supposed to let me play. This America, man.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 17, 2009 9:28:53 am PST #6699 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
And honestly, the baby/wedding shower thing can get ooky too. Because as much as we all like to think we're not in seventh grade, the fact is that some people will draw a lot more attention, contributions, etc. and it's way too much middle school popularity contest to be comfortable in the workplace.
A thousand times YES.
msbelle - Feb 17, 2009 9:31:18 am PST #6700 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
omg could not be more annoying. I need something desserty to eat.
brenda m - Feb 17, 2009 9:33:04 am PST #6701 of 30000
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
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Ooh, want.
Kat - Feb 17, 2009 9:34:50 am PST #6702 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
all of the baby shower stuff got me thinking:
I volunteered at the hospital this week and the parent group there does a baby shower every 3 months for families with kids in the NICU. It's a pretty neat experience and it's very "equitable"-ish. The parent group gives out bags with stuffed animals, clothes, etc.
I wonder if I would object less to birthday/showers/etc. if an org did a once a month whole group party thing (or a longer interval) where the powers that be provided cake etc. and a small token of a gift. There wouldn't be a force anyone to pitch in vibe.
My ING account got attacked. ING emailed me about a suspicious charge. So I called this AM to cancel. Then the company where the $99 charge was made searched for me and found a way to email me through a former-school's website to verify the purchase because the phone number given didn't work. I emailed them back to say, no I didn't place it so they immediately voided it.
It's like i've had good customer service from someone with whom I wasn't even doing business.
Lucky me!
msbelle - Feb 17, 2009 9:38:25 am PST #6703 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
We are supposed to do a department cake every couple of months to celebrate birthdays and baby's and whatnot. People do not get gifts or even called out by name unless they want to make their event known. Seems to work ok. Of course, we have not had one since Oct. Bad me. It seems we send flowers to anyone having a baby if we know about it.