FML means fuck my life, right?
Yes.
Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon.
Angel ,'Not Fade Away'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Polter-Cow - Jan 27, 2011 6:22:09 am PST #19336 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
lisah - Jan 27, 2011 6:22:23 am PST #19337 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
For my lose, Liese. As opposed to FTW, for the win.
(Lose does not look like a real word to me right now...)
Amy - Jan 27, 2011 6:22:35 am PST #19338 of 30001
Because books.
That's exactly it, Liese.
lisah - Jan 27, 2011 6:23:23 am PST #19339 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Really, P-C? I have not heard it used like that.
Maybe it's an east coast / west coast thing!
lisah - Jan 27, 2011 6:24:02 am PST #19340 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Huh! maybe the young people have been lying to me!
Liese S. - Jan 27, 2011 6:26:25 am PST #19341 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Hee. Controversy!
Anyway, I get the point. My student and my cousin are apparently both unhappy with their current plight. They wish ill toward a) her babydaddy and his mom and b) her El Salvadorian neighbor's friend who whistled at her.
Amy - Jan 27, 2011 6:31:45 am PST #19342 of 30001
Because books.
I've only ever heard the "fuck my life" version!
Aw. Ben went out front to start tackling the walk with the shovel, and some old guy -- literally, he looks 80 -- with a snowblower just did it for him. Neighbors! Nice.
§ ita § - Jan 27, 2011 6:32:27 am PST #19343 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've never heard "for my lose". Of course, I had to check, and there's a web site. Which also has an illustrated section.
tommyrot - Jan 27, 2011 6:39:26 am PST #19344 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Galleries / Far Out: The Most Psychedelic Images in Science
Pretty! The sunspot simulation is my fave.
tommyrot - Jan 27, 2011 6:41:58 am PST #19345 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Calling all Men… STRIP-TEASE NECKTIE That Glows in the Dark (Oct, 1947)
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Where would one wear this... in 1947?