Oh, dear. There's a new book out cataloging Israeli slang. [link] One dialogue that it presents and translates:

Man: “tistovevi: turn around”

Woman: “totsi miyad: take it out immediately”

Man: “tiftchi: open up”

Woman: “al tafsik: don’t stop”

Both: “achshav: now”

Woman: “Haya lecha tov?: Was it good for you?”

Man: “Likro lach monit?: Shall I call you a cab?”

Scrappy, as one person who took a fair amount of such shit I know I would appreciate the apology. I wouldn't necessarily friend-back, but I'd be glad and probably say so.

What you need is some sunshine, missy. I know a place...

Your sun has no dimmer. But fantastic company.

Scrappy, as one person who took a fair amount of such shit I know I would appreciate the apology. I wouldn't necessarily friend-back, but I'd be glad and probably say so.

This. A friend request with no note would get immediately ignored, but with a note would at least get a "thank you."

Wow, Scrappy, that took a lot. Good for you.

My doctor called and said my vitamin D levels are low again, so I'm going back on the prescription of D for a while.

Yeah, I have to do the same, only my doctor has me taking the prescription twice a week, plus OTC daily for the rest of the week, even though my numbers have gone up from 8 to 21 in the past year. They want the number in the 40s, though, so I'm on megadoses of the stuff.

That was brave and amazing of you, Scrappy.

Scrappy, that took a lot of guts. I hope that woman responds positively to your apology.

Me too. I wish I could find this one girl that my friends and I teased in elementary school. I don't remember much elaborate bullying, but I do remember saying we were Scanners and we were going to make her head explode. And, if I recall, she also had a stutter and/or a learning disability, which made it even more awful. I still feel bad about it.

In a similar vein, a couple years ago, I reconnected on Facebook with one of my old elementary school friends (one of the ones who did the teasing, actually), and, to my surprise, he sent me a message apologizing for totally ditching me for the "cool" kids in junior high and said he was really happy to see I was doing well, as he knew I would be. I was never expecting to hear that from him ever, and it meant a lot, so I hope your message is received the same way, Scrappy.

I apologized to the adult who was the girl I marginalized in high school, and she was all, "What?" So apparently I was not an effective tormentor.

I guess I'm just mean, because when the guy who had an affair with EM apologized to me after they broke up, I told him to fuck off and expressed my fervent wish that he get elephantitis of the balls, and a permanent burning rectal itch.

Thanks for your kind words, y'all. It was fine to apologize and I am glad I got the chance, but it would have been better if I had not behaved that way in the first place.