I remember very few things from those books beyond "ennui", saying "rabbit rabbit" on the first day of the month, and Trixie pointing out "last one in, first one out" of the car.
I don't remember those things! I only remember "jalopy."
Let me guess. We're in a hurry.
Inara ,'Serenity'
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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 - Jul 11, 2017 7:38:08 am PDT #13734 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Connie Neil - Jul 11, 2017 7:40:23 am PDT #13735 of 30002
brillig
What is 'rabbit rabbit'? I don't think I've read any Trixie Belden.
Dana - Jul 11, 2017 7:47:22 am PDT #13736 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Ha, the Trixie Belden bit is mentioned in the wikipedia page about Rabbit Rabbit.
"Rabbit rabbit rabbit" is one variant of a superstition found in Britain and North America that states that a person should say or repeat the word "rabbit" or "rabbits", or "white rabbits", or some combination of these elements, out loud upon waking on the first day of the month, because doing so will ensure good luck for the duration of that month.
Except Trixie totally cheats by putting a sign at the foot of her bed to help her remember.
Steph L. - Jul 11, 2017 7:58:28 am PDT #13737 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Except Trixie totally cheats by putting a sign at the foot of her bed to help her remember.
#lifehack
brenda m - Jul 11, 2017 8:30:43 am PDT #13738 of 30002
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 never could remember to do that.
I doubt anyone living in a city needs to worry about anything worse than a rat coming up via toilet.
You'd be wrong there. When we lived in a high-rise in NYC it happened - someone's pet python or something got into the building pipes and scared the fuck out of more than one tenant before it was captured.
Wild ones though, probably not an issue.
-t - Jul 11, 2017 8:52:13 am PDT #13739 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Pet pythons cause a plethora of problems.
Atropa - Jul 11, 2017 8:55:45 am PDT #13740 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
So not clicking on billytea's link. Nope.
I know the "rabbit rabbit" thing from witchy friends. I had no idea it was in the Trixie Belden books!
Today's goals (besides meetings and work stuff): no migraines, not fall down any stairs.
Amy - Jul 11, 2017 9:43:18 am PDT #13741 of 30002
Because books.
I think I missed Trixie Belden -- it was all Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames for me. Definitely learned the words "titian" and "roadster" from Nancy.
When we lived in a high-rise in NYC it happened - someone's pet python or something got into the building pipes and scared the fuck out of more than one tenant before it was captured.
Oh my good god.
tommyrot - Jul 11, 2017 9:49:57 am PDT #13742 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What I heard back in '79 is on the first of the month you should yell "White Rabbit!" at each of your friends the first time you see them. Or else call them to do it.
On June 1st, a friend of mine dropped off a rabbit in a box on our front lawn. We didn't notice the box until the evening, by which time the bunny was gone.
Scrappy - Jul 11, 2017 9:53:44 am PDT #13743 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I was taught "rabbits, rabbits, rabbits" on waking up by my mom, who learned it from her mom. From her 23 and Me analysis, my mom could not be more Anglo-Saxon/Irish if she tried, so it tracks.