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Right. Piano. Because that's what we used to kill that big demon that one time. No, wait. That was a rocket launcher.

Xander ,'Touched'

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Cass - Nov 06, 2014 8:21:08 am PST #9821 of 30000

Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

and doing everything online is easier and faster is such a mistake.

I work for the govt and they require an epic amount of 'training' and I can't tell you how often the answer on how to find a course is to, "Google it."

I had to watch, read and click along to an hourlong course that informed me it was unsafe to ride my motorcycle without a helmet. One, I know. Two, the govt says it's people are required to wear a helmet regardless of state law so I'm not sure why everyone needs a whole training on the matter. Three, took me twenty minutes to find the damn course.

Excellent use of my time, I tell you.

Hil R. - Nov 06, 2014 8:27:45 am PST #9822 of 30000

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I had about two hours of training on how to recognize signs of child abuse, and what my legal responsibilities are to report it, and exactly which university officials have what different responsibilities. I do not work with children.

lisah - Nov 06, 2014 8:30:07 am PST #9823 of 30000

Punishingly Intricate

No spaces around m-dashes!

Sophia, keyboard shortcut in Word is ctrl+alt and the number pad (10-key? What's it called?) dash.

Zenkitty - Nov 06, 2014 8:37:54 am PST #9824 of 30000

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

IEEE style neither requires nor forbids spaces around emdashes, requiring only that their use must be consist within the article. Personally, I prefer emdashes without spaces, and will change usage to that. Unless the author gives me grief about it, in which case I give in because life is short.

Connie Neil - Nov 06, 2014 8:40:07 am PST #9825 of 30000

brillig

in which case I give in because life is short.

So many crises could be resolved with that philosophy. But then, I don't care if I "win" in these situations or not.

Dana - Nov 06, 2014 8:41:43 am PST #9826 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

This training class, which I am attending from home since I am sick, was supposed to end at 12:30. Apparently we don't care about time and will just keep talking forever, through everyone's normal lunch hours.

Kill me now, is what I'm saying.

Dana - Nov 06, 2014 8:41:45 am PST #9827 of 30000

I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."

brenda m - Nov 06, 2014 8:46:22 am PST #9828 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

I bought a wine glass with unnecessary ellipses in the text printed on it and had to get out a sharp knife and scrape them off before I could use the glass.

[FTR: It's not drinking alone if the dog is home. Ellipses after the "if". How am I supposed to live with that??]

-t - Nov 06, 2014 8:50:55 am PST #9829 of 30000

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Maybe it was legitimately a longer quote originally. It's not drinking alone if [the cat's away but] the dog is home.

-t - Nov 06, 2014 8:52:34 am PST #9830 of 30000

I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Oh, god, do I want to try to see the webcast of today's guest speaker? This is not a restful sick day, my friends.

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