I desperately hope she's actually calling you Miss Flea instead of Miss [actual last name].
You're wrong about River. River's not on the ship. They didn't want her here, but she couldn't make herself leave. So she melted... Melted away. They didn't know she could do that, but she did.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
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.
DavidS - Jan 31, 2018 10:33:11 am PST #21656 of 30002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:07:09 am PST #21657 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I was assuming Miss [actual first name] which I have been told makes women approximately my age feel old when I do it to them. I don't mean anything by it, in my head it's affectionate if anything.
flea - Jan 31, 2018 11:20:06 am PST #21658 of 30002
information libertarian
Miss Firstname. This is a common cultural convention in the South to indicate respect; my new staff member is in her 20s and is African-American. So it totally makes sense and is touching in that cultural context, but it's not generally used between peers, and I think of her as my peer but clearly I'm now a respected elder!
Connie Neil - Jan 31, 2018 11:35:46 am PST #21659 of 30002
brillig
I know it's supposed to be a Southern term of respect, but I keep hearing a silent "Bless your heart" when someone uses it on me.
A woman here in Utah spent several years in the South and said "Everyone was just so lovely to me and my children. So friendly and cordial, I don't know how many people said 'Bless your heart.'" Everyone else said, "Oh, how sweet," while I winced for the poor woman who had no idea.
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:39:34 am PST #21660 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
See, I am just that respectful of my peers.
-t - Jan 31, 2018 11:41:17 am PST #21661 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I kind of don't have anything to do, work-wise. Don't tell anyone.
flea - Jan 31, 2018 11:45:12 am PST #21662 of 30002
information libertarian
I mean, people do say Bless Your Heart in a non-snarky way in the south, too.
Jesse - Jan 31, 2018 11:47:40 am PST #21663 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's on Fox, so it would only be cancelled quickly if it were quality. Brace yourselves for a 16+ season run.
Hahaha!
You guys, I just genuinely thought, "Oh good -- I could work late tomorrow!" The fuck is wrong with me?
Jesse - Jan 31, 2018 11:51:47 am PST #21664 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, I realized it's mostly because that means I don't have to do any more work today. Phew!
-t - Jan 31, 2018 12:04:56 pm PST #21665 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's ok then.