Soft drinks, as opposed to hard drinks/hard liquor, right?
I always thought the term cold drink came from them being bought chilled, from a machine, rather than with ice. My grandpa would always say cold drink to mean a bottled soda.
Lorne: My little prince. Oh…what did they do to you? Angel: Nina…tried to…eat me. Lorne: Oh, you're--medic! You're gonna make it Angel. Just don't stop fighting. Doctor! Is there a Gepetto in the house?
'Smile Time'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Sep 08, 2011 10:09:35 am PDT #24847 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Toddson - Sep 08, 2011 10:13:05 am PDT #24848 of 30001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
In re hair color - my hair's a fairly bright auburn at this point (due for a color and cut on Saturday). I've had a couple of people ask me if the colorist bleached it before applying color ... and it later occurred to me that no, he doesn't ... because my hair's mostly white at this point.
I DID get the dramatic white streak in my dark hair; someone once said that if she didn't know me better, she'd think I'd done it artificially. Then it went mostly white and I've become addicted to the red.
Jesse - Sep 08, 2011 10:13:41 am PDT #24849 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Soft drinks, as opposed to hard drinks/hard liquor, right?
OH! Right. Of course.
SuziQ - Sep 08, 2011 10:14:41 am PDT #24850 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Stay gold, Jesse.
-t - Sep 08, 2011 10:16:19 am PDT #24851 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I thought it could be iced tea, though
Maybe it did, I was picking up the usage from the outside, really. It definitely meant non-alcoholic, you are right about that. I feel like "Can I get you some tea? Maybe a cold drink?" was a common offering, but that was a long time ago.
zuisa - Sep 08, 2011 10:17:18 am PDT #24852 of 30001
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)
I just picked up my new glasses and I LOVE them. I didn't need new one, strictly speaking, as my prescription hasn't changed, but I figured a spare pair couldn't hurt, seeing as I am rather clumsy and can just imagine myself accidentally throwing them overboard while at work. They are incredibly different from what I had before, but I love them!
tommyrot - Sep 08, 2011 10:20:16 am PDT #24853 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.
Dog That Has the Longest Ears in the World
Guinness World Records has a new record holder, an 8-year old Black and Tan Coonhound by the name of Harbor. His world record: Longest Ears on a Living Dog. His human companion, yoga instructor Jennifer Wert of Boulder, Colorado, says “…most days I forget how oddly long his ears are. He’s a phenomenon in the world and he creates smiles wherever we go”.
Harbor’s right ear is 13.5 inches and his left one is 12.25 inches. He will be included in the new Guinness World Records 2012 book due out September 15.
amych - Sep 08, 2011 10:25:48 am PDT #24854 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Or Coke (to refer to any soda/pop generically).
Yeah, Coke is the normal version (well, we are talking about the South here...), but I was going for the rarer regionalisms that might included under "other".
Jesse - Sep 08, 2011 10:28:55 am PDT #24855 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I feel like "Can I get you some tea? Maybe a cold drink?" was a common offering, but that was a long time ago.
Ditto for me, and maybe it really was just a choice between Coke and Dr Pepper at her house.
meara - Sep 08, 2011 10:38:09 am PDT #24856 of 30001
about how I was SO ACCOMPLISHED for my AGE. I was like, lady. I've been in this field for almost 15 years. I'm not as young as you think I am.
Hah. I've been thinking about this lately--I work with a lot of older folk (because the traveling is good either as a young person without kids, or once the kids are gone), but then when I do things like read Corporette and they're talking about sixth or seventh year associates being super experienced and I'm like "OK, so not quite the same thing since I didn't do law school and all that, but...I have 11 years experience in this field! I'm like, a mid-career professional or some shit. How did that happen??" (But because so many of my coworkers are in their 50s or 60s, I'm still seen as young. Sigh)
I call it all Coke. Or at least, used to. Now maybe soda or soft drink.