You guys, there is a person at my office who I've never spoken with, but thought was a woman. Apparently, he is a man! This is some real Pat-level shit. I thought his name was a woman's name, and he is totally androgynous, physically. People in the world! Confusing.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
Simon ,'Objects In Space'
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Aug 13, 2014 4:14:26 am PDT #4069 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laura - Aug 13, 2014 4:20:02 am PDT #4070 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
I am sure I never could have pulled off an androgynous look. Even more sure that DH couldn't manage it. There are only a few people that I have met that could do so well.
tommyrot - Aug 13, 2014 5:08:49 am PDT #4071 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
These are always fun:
The 2014 winner has been crowned in the annual Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, in which writers compete to construct the worst opening line for a novel.
2014 Contest Winners » The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
The runner-up for crime fiction might be my favorite:
Hard-boiled private eye Smith Calloway had a sinking feeling as he walked into the chaotic crime scene, for there, as expected, was the body dressed in a monk's habit; there was the stuffed cream-colored pony next to the crisp apple strudel; there was the doorbell, the set of sleigh bells, and even the schnitzel with noodles - all proclaiming that the Von Trappist Killer had struck again.
chrismg - Aug 13, 2014 6:24:49 am PDT #4072 of 30000
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
all proclaiming that the Von Trappist Killer had struck again.
Now there's a killer with real dedication to his theme.
No steaming up the company cubicles.
I think this one's my favorite.
meara - Aug 13, 2014 7:00:54 am PDT #4073 of 30000
Hah--Jesse, that reminds me of a friend of mine also named Jesse, who apparently confounded some coworkers when marrying his partner Jamie--she's a girl, but they were apparently unsure, with the gender neutral names, whether he was gay or not. I guess this had already been confusion and then the wedding (after gay marriage was allowed) didn't help, he got some weirdly phrased congrats, he said!
meara - Aug 13, 2014 7:03:12 am PDT #4074 of 30000
Yay Aimee!!!!! Woohoo!!!
brenda m - Aug 13, 2014 7:03:22 am PDT #4075 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
So excited for you Aims!
Tom Scola - Aug 13, 2014 7:09:55 am PDT #4076 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Yay, Aimée! Yay good news!!
Strix - Aug 13, 2014 7:26:55 am PDT #4077 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Mad congrats, Aimee!!
Jesse - Aug 13, 2014 7:32:58 am PDT #4078 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
YAYAY AIMEE!!!!
Hah--Jesse, that reminds me of a friend of mine also named Jesse, who apparently confounded some coworkers when marrying his partner Jamie--she's a girl, but they were apparently unsure, with the gender neutral names, whether he was gay or not.
That is hilarious. I just interviewed a man named Jamie, but maybe I should try to marry him instead??