Dude, termites AT SOME FUTURE DATE? Sheee-it, my house could have a piece of Skylab land on it tomorrow, but neither we nor the seller felt that it was possible to inspect for anything beyond currently-existing Terminators.
Pretty cool except for the part where I was really terrified and now my knees are all dizzy.
Willow ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
amych - May 07, 2010 6:01:54 am PDT #27942 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
-t - May 07, 2010 6:04:17 am PDT #27943 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sorry about the flakes, Corwood. That is a pretty bizarre reason for backing out.
I know my parents told me what my name would have been if I was a boy, but I'm not sure I remember. Michael? Andrew? I know I was confused as to why my younger sister's what-if-she-was-a-boy name was different from mine - they hadn't used mine, why not go back to it? Or why my name wasn't the name my brother would have if he'd been a girl (though I don't remember what that was, either
Hil R. - May 07, 2010 6:05:36 am PDT #27944 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If I had been a boy, I would have probably been Daniel or Zachary.
amych - May 07, 2010 6:05:46 am PDT #27945 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Yeah, it does seem efficient to use the if-it-were-a-boy name the next time you have the opportunity, if you're going through all the choosing anyway.
Sue - May 07, 2010 6:08:18 am PDT #27946 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Boo on that buyer, Corwood. Boo!
I am sure I have told y'all that I was going to be Louise until my brother intervened.
Jessica - May 07, 2010 6:08:50 am PDT #27947 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I would have been Adam if I were a boy.
I think my parents were surprised by all our genders (or at least, they didn't tell their existing children in advance - I was surprised by all three of my sibs).
Barb - May 07, 2010 6:09:50 am PDT #27948 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
Happy Birthday, GC!
Good luck, Theo!
May a plague of locusts descend on those clueless buyers' heads, Corwood.
Umm... that's all I've got-- copyediting has ated my brayne. But I'll be done with them today! Oh, frabjous day!
Gudanov - May 07, 2010 6:10:05 am PDT #27949 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I would have been Adam if I were a boy.
What? Not Paul or Leto?
msbelle - May 07, 2010 6:10:27 am PDT #27950 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I would have been a Jeffrey, I think.
billytea - May 07, 2010 6:10:46 am PDT #27951 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
The U.S. Marines first used it a as a slogan during World War II, after general Evans Carlson adapted the Chinese kung ho, which means “work in harmony”. While the teamwork element of the definition has faded, the enthusiasm bit has certainly remained.
I'm wondering if it were maybe Cantonese or another dialect. The Mandarin would be 'gong he', I think. Close, but not quite Kung ho.
Meanwhile, you guys woke up chatty. Um, carry on. I'ma sleep now.