That's hard, -t.
Is it acting like a noun when you say "is that Kate swinging?"
No, there it's being a present participle, just to confuse you.
It's possible that he's in the land of perpetual Wednesday, or the crazy melty land, or you know, the world without shrimp.
Anya ,'Showtime'
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.
Ginger - May 30, 2014 5:34:10 pm PDT #28839 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
-t - May 30, 2014 5:35:51 pm PDT #28840 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Glad you made it, sarameg!
I think participles in general are beyond my scope.
Burrell - May 30, 2014 5:37:30 pm PDT #28841 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh -t, sending you much ~ma and wrapping you in a virtual blanket.
meara - May 30, 2014 6:03:23 pm PDT #28842 of 30000
I refuse to understand any of the wordstuffs y'all are talking about. I don't think I even knew what direct or indirect objects were until I learned them in Spanish class.
-t, that sounds like a hard time. I hope you're getting good support and hugs or not hugs as needed.
-t - May 30, 2014 6:18:13 pm PDT #28843 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I'm actually pretty okay! But it is always good to know I have buffistas in my corner, ready with virtual hugs, not-hugs and blankets. Y'all are the best.
erikaj - May 30, 2014 6:39:52 pm PDT #28844 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
The saddest thing about#yesallwomen is that the guys who need it most are all "I'm not listening!la,la, la,la!" Also some incidents that were gimp opporession are totally lady oppression, too. I kind of had to tell a friend she was a jerk today on FB. Because it's weird. She's like the lady in "Quickie Nirvana" from the Rockford Files...if you haven't seen it, you really should. Anyway, this woman who's kind of too old for it joins this commune and calls herself "Princess Moonfeather" or whatever, which, of course from Jim gets the big old @@. But she's constantly looking for a crowd or a "family" and she'll do anything to get one. But in real life my friend's new "family" is into RW talking points.
erikaj - May 30, 2014 6:51:17 pm PDT #28845 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
IoN, but related to facebook tangentially, the man with the glasses who wants the "Not one more," campaign was the father of a victim, not the shooter, right? Because some jerk was all "Why should we listen to a guy because he farted out a bad seed?" and I said, essentially, that as far as I knew, he hadn't(the "dumbass" was implied.) But then somebody backed up him up, so I have to know if I'm the dumbass.(Either way, the man's language kind of appalls me so I'm not *that* sorry about it, but if I misread things that badly, I need a program or something.Or he's wronger than a Riley/Parker/Dawn threeway.
erikaj - May 30, 2014 6:53:23 pm PDT #28846 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Maybe if these incidents happened less frequently, I could keep the players straight, also.
Burrell - May 30, 2014 6:59:53 pm PDT #28847 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
You're right, erika, he is the father of one of the victims. He also reached out to the parents of the murderer and noted that they lost a son that day too.
erikaj - May 30, 2014 7:04:58 pm PDT #28848 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Score one for me, and negative-367 for "If the net says it, it must be so."(Also, because I said something at the time, instead of stewing.) And, yes, I have *some* sympathy for that man's father too...it seems like they tried to help.