Oh, and her mom is a killer cook.

But not in a Mrs. Lovett kind of way.

Here's a question, mostly for the lurkers: how do you refer to stuff you learn here @ b.org to non-buffistas? I have started so many sentences with "I just saw/read this really interesting thing, and..." and then I realize I have no good way to explain who ya'll are. My hubby knows, but most of my friends and coworkers don't get the concept of such an online community ("No, it's NOT like FB!"), and I'm reduced to mumbling, then quickly changing the subject. Of course, that hasn't kept me from dropping hints to new kewl people I meet, in wild hopes that they might already be a buffista. Is there a secret handshake we should know about?

Totally, dude. It's like one of the Bitches is an actual bitch. Those steaks were awesome, yeah.

I have started so many sentences with "I just saw/read this really interesting thing, and..."

That's pretty much how I do it. Also, some really good stories happen to "a friend of a friend."

With co-workers, I can usually get away with "I saw [x] on the internet" or "A friend sent me this link."

how do you refer to stuff you learn here @ b.org to non-buffistas?

If I'm linking on my LJ, I actually say "from the Buffistas" because, well, there are like only three people who read my LJ anyway, so it's mostly for me.

In everyday conversation, it's usually "a discussion board on the Internet."

I outed my b.org-ness to my friend in NY, who won't even sign up for Facebook. Once he got over the initial shock, he was like, "I never realized you were such a geek."

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"A friend sent me this link."

That is my fallback.

I usually say something like, "Hey, a friend of mine..."

But, you know, most of my peeps are online.

I'll tell my sister I "saw it on the board," but my mom will get the generic "I saw this" because if I tell her all the stuff I learn here, she starts to ask "Well, how much time do you spend on that board, anyway?!?"

Here's a question, mostly for the lurkers: how do you refer to stuff you learn here @ b.org to non-buffistas?

I'll attribute if I'm linking to other people in fandom, but generally I just dazzle people with my knowledge without bothering to explain how I learned it. Mostly because half the time it's something I looked up while I was writing slash, like how the original Batman TV series has never been released on VHS or DVD because of complicated legal and rights issues.