I have to do tasks like that a lot, brenda -- now I think it's kind of hilarious. Luckily, I'm generally just providing percentages, so if I get an individual wrong, it's not directly weird, just inaccurate.
Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.
'Origin'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
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.
Jesse - Oct 14, 2009 1:58:50 pm PDT #13860 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Polter-Cow - Oct 14, 2009 1:59:36 pm PDT #13861 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
What P-C said, as comma-tastic as it is.
It is pretty darn comma-tastic. But adverbial phrases are set off by commas. It's a thing.
megan walker - Oct 14, 2009 2:00:15 pm PDT #13862 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Thanks. That's what I put, but the proofer corrected it to #1 so I wanted to double-check.
Jesse - Oct 14, 2009 2:04:56 pm PDT #13863 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Could you put a colon after parents instead? Or have I been reading too much Dick Francis?
Polter-Cow - Oct 14, 2009 2:09:43 pm PDT #13864 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That's only if her parents really are God and Ayn Rand.
megan walker - Oct 14, 2009 2:11:57 pm PDT #13865 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I should note that the sentence actually involves escargots, coq au vin, and, of course, boeuf bourguignon.
Jesse - Oct 14, 2009 2:13:51 pm PDT #13866 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
HA! I am kind of tired. In my head, God and Ayn Rand were totally the parents.
Amy - Oct 14, 2009 2:16:02 pm PDT #13867 of 30001
Because books.
I should note that the sentence actually involves escargots, coq au vin, and, of course, boeuf bourguignon.
All generally tastier than Ayn Rand.
DavidS - Oct 14, 2009 2:41:16 pm PDT #13868 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
All generally tastier than Ayn Rand.
Psst, Amy's eaten an Objectivist. Pass it on.
Miracleman - Oct 14, 2009 2:46:23 pm PDT #13869 of 30001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Amy's eaten an object of worship. Pass it on.