I thought it was that I can't describe
It might be, but I could have sworn there was an "I just can't abide" in there somewhere. To the Googlemobile!
eta, nope, no abide line at all. Huh.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
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.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 18, 2011 7:47:23 am PDT #28998 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Zenkitty - Mar 18, 2011 7:49:10 am PDT #28999 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Simon and Nick did Top Gear and were hilarious.
"He sprayed me with his nerd musk and I was in love"!
borrow = BAH-row. How did Nathan say it?
Amy - Mar 18, 2011 7:52:53 am PDT #29000 of 30001
Because books.
I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce borrow as "burrow".
Daisy Jane - Mar 18, 2011 7:57:19 am PDT #29001 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Ewan McGregor! In a hat! On a bike! WITH A PUPPY!
That should go on Good Things!
How did Nathan say it?
Bore-ow My grandmother used to pronounce it barrah.
meara - Mar 18, 2011 7:58:29 am PDT #29002 of 30001
BAR-O.
Canadians say more like Daisy said--BOAR-O.
Lee - Mar 18, 2011 8:00:39 am PDT #29003 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Ewan McGregor! In a hat! On a bike! WITH A PUPPY! [link]
I think ita needs to start a new site.
DavidS - Mar 18, 2011 8:01:00 am PDT #29004 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Wow, it's difficult to remember that Liza Minelli was pretty cure in the early seventies.
§ ita § - Mar 18, 2011 8:02:34 am PDT #29005 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
it was a printed E that was all curved like a cursive E
Aha. I don't think my handwriting says a thing about my upbringing, except that I was raised where cursive was mandatory and graded. But that might just mean I was old. At least one of my handwritings has curvy Es, but kinda like Σ, never with the full closed loop.
Daisy Jane - Mar 18, 2011 8:03:49 am PDT #29006 of 30001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
My favorite Liza [link]
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DavidS - Mar 18, 2011 8:05:31 am PDT #29007 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My favorite Liza [link]
Right? JZ's high school friends used to watch that on a regular basis. She can still sing "Willkommen" for you.
Also, Christopher Isherwood said she was a better Sally Bowles than the real Sally Bowles.