I have to say I derive too much enjoyment at your constant state of face palming consternation at your mother's tactlessness. It's a dynamic worthy of some witty George Kaufman play.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
DavidS - Feb 06, 2015 3:25:15 pm PST #16811 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Atropa - Feb 06, 2015 3:27:42 pm PST #16812 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Plei, I like your mum, but she is ... wacky. Frequently wrong in the head.
Of course, my dad had me convinced my middle name was Vegomatic. I didn't get proof it wasn't until I was 16.
Totally a lemur.
Tickybox Squeakaboo, Lemur Princess!
Steph L. - Feb 06, 2015 3:28:15 pm PST #16813 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Plei, your mom is the only person I've seen whose tactlessness rivals my aunt's. It's glorious.
meara - Feb 06, 2015 3:32:50 pm PST #16814 of 30002
My sister thought her middle name was Ceiling, for many years (it's Celia).
P.M. Marc - Feb 06, 2015 3:34:26 pm PST #16815 of 30002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Plei, your mom is the only person I've seen whose tactlessness rivals my aunt's. It's glorious.
She was the youngest of five girls, and at least three of the five were entirely missing the tact gene.
Hil R. - Feb 06, 2015 3:37:20 pm PST #16816 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I am wearing several layers of clothing, and a fleece hat. I am indoors.
sarameg - Feb 06, 2015 3:37:46 pm PST #16817 of 30002
If my aunt Mary was on fb, they could have a tactless off. You mom makes me laugh and laugh and think of Mary...
erikaj - Feb 06, 2015 3:41:39 pm PST #16818 of 30002
Always Anti-fascist!
I actually know(of) two men named Cloves, actually, Jilli. One was a newspaper editor who had the dubious "honor" of receiving my red-and-green resume in a Christmas card during my "Ya gotta have a HOOK!1" job-hunting period after college, and his son, Cloves Campbell, Junior, is a Democratic legislator.
beekaytee - Feb 06, 2015 5:06:07 pm PST #16819 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
There is a Clovis way back in my father's family and, more recently, a Crafton.
erin_obscure - Feb 06, 2015 6:51:27 pm PST #16820 of 30002
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Editor-istas: I just got a formatting question from a coworker who is presenting a short (3 pages single spaced) paper to a state group of law enforcement types and hasn't had to write a paper since before computerized word processing. He wanted to know...how to write it. I think I hit the basics (follow the end of a sentence with a single space and then capitalize the first letter of the first word, consider using a footer to auto paginate) but wasn't sure if there's a "business standard" for things like margin size and single vs double spacing. Would AP stylebook be most appropriate?