Toy penguins:
Ben: I didn't ask for any of this. I just want to be normal. Gronx: I wanted to be an underwear model. We play the hand we're dealt.
'Touched'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 9:55:09 am PST #21597 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 9:57:37 am PST #21598 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This is fun - a co-worker and I are educating the rest of our team on fandom jargon. (I just Googled "exclamation point fandom" because I didn't want to link to our FAQ.) So far we've been through shipping, OTP, HSQ, Vampire!Willow, slash/gen/het, woobie...I'm running low on terms I can just pull out of my head. Any big ones we're missing?
Consuela - Mar 06, 2014 9:59:57 am PST #21599 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Adorable and very persistent dachsund: [link]
Consuela - Mar 06, 2014 10:02:07 am PST #21600 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
fanon, AU, High School AU, Always-an-X-AU, genderswap, mpreg, A/B/O (if you feel up to explaining it), OT3, apocafic, fix-it-fic, WNGWJLEO (which you don't see much anymore, I admit), ATG, dub-con...
Jessica - Mar 06, 2014 10:16:09 am PST #21601 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
fanon, AU, High School AU, Always-an-X-AU, genderswap, mpreg, A/B/O (if you feel up to explaining it), OT3, apocafic, fix-it-fic, WNGWJLEO (which you don't see much anymore, I admit), ATG, dub-con...
Perfect, thanks. Except I think the only people paying attention to the conversation anymore are me and the other fannish co-worker. Maybe we scared everyone off by telling them about rule 34?
(My other problem, of course, is distinguishing between fan jargon and Buffista jargon. I frequently can't remember which is which, and since I bitch about work here I want to keep the two separate...)
shrift - Mar 06, 2014 10:55:20 am PST #21602 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
What is with this week and me being pulled into calls to play the heavy?
le nubian - Mar 06, 2014 11:45:42 am PST #21603 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
brenda,
so drinks are on you this Friday? Congratulations!
Happy Thursday all!
le nubian - Mar 06, 2014 12:50:36 pm PST #21604 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
one of my colleagues had a discussion with her advisee (a graduate student, I should note) about why women go to strip clubs. I would not have had this discussion with my advisees, but oh well.
Anyway, the advisee mentioned she herself went to strip clubs. Colleague asked: "why do you go to strip clubs?'
Answer: "I like the chicken wings."
So...when my colleague told me the above, without exaggeration, I laughed for 15 minutes straight until I could hardly breathe. I think that is the most hilarious response to an earnest question on the topic that I could ever imagine.
Sheryl - Mar 06, 2014 1:02:37 pm PST #21605 of 30000
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
There were doughnuts and bagels at lab retreat part 3 this morning. I had bits of one that was the sweetest thing ever. It was cream filled, had green frosting and Oreo bits on top. Tasty, but made my teeth hurt.
Dana - Mar 06, 2014 1:30:12 pm PST #21606 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I am starving, but there's no sign of husband. To compensate, I had Girl Scout cookies.