Thank you! I'll look for it.
Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
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.
Amy - Aug 02, 2012 7:02:31 am PDT #16579 of 30001
Because books.
Jesse - Aug 02, 2012 7:02:34 am PDT #16580 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Meanwhile, I'm getting nervous waiting for the vet to call me to come get my cat -- she wanted to do some tests, so I left him there. Poor cat.
sumi - Aug 02, 2012 7:12:57 am PDT #16581 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Shrift: I know. . . but I think it was a "non-drinking area" in the Olympic park or something.
shrift - Aug 02, 2012 7:22:25 am PDT #16582 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I know. . . but I think it was a "non-drinking area" in the Olympic park or something.
I'm just amused because I grew up and live in states with open container laws. When I went to London I was startled by the masses of people drinking on the sidewalk. The only place I'd seen people do that was the Las Vegas strip.
Consuela - Aug 02, 2012 7:31:18 am PDT #16583 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Randall Munro doesn't think we have much to fear from a robot apocalypse: [link]
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2012 7:37:00 am PDT #16584 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
I'm amazed by how smart...and persistent we are. Especially about language...our medium of connection.
Not to throw a grenade, but the conversation of think/thing (In the interest of full disclosure, I'm in the thing camp), reminded me of the first time I heard someone say "Sort of speak" versus "So to speak."
My reaction was actually physical. I had to delve pretty deep to figure out why I cared so much. The answer was complex and interesting.
tommyrot - Aug 02, 2012 7:41:21 am PDT #16585 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.
And now for something completely different: watches!
Diesel Batman Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition
Diesel Bane Dark Knight Rises Limited Edition
Strix - Aug 02, 2012 7:41:56 am PDT #16586 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I need to find a cute, cool geeky tank and a sexy skirt for my 40th bday party.
Oh, and to fan the flames:
Is it "I haven't the foggiest notion" or "I haven't the vaguest notion?"
My mom said foggiest, and I did too, till I went to college and switched to vaguest.
Discuss. Kerfuffle. Whilst I edit.
Jessica - Aug 02, 2012 7:45:32 am PDT #16587 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm of the opinion that multiple similar-sounding idioms are not a real problem. Thing/think can coexist, and so can foggiest/vaguest.
Burrell - Aug 02, 2012 7:53:42 am PDT #16588 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I for one am delighted to now know the term "eggcorn." It's hilarious. Like when my friend who teaches middle school history got a paper that had the phrase "aunt sisters" for "ancestors." And I'd heard both "another thing coming" and "another think coming" before, but the first I hear more often. Didn't realize that "think" came first.