Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.

Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Spike's Bitches 49: As usual, I'm here to help you, and I... are you naked under there?

Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


Laura - Feb 20, 2019 2:51:45 am PST #5341 of 8216
Our wings are not tired.

She deleted, but her post in Press is still there. Mystery.

Come back beekaytee!


Connie Neil - Feb 20, 2019 6:46:02 pm PST #5342 of 8216
brillig

I'm afraid my anxiety meds are losing their oomph. Or maybe a long cold winter with health stress is just dragging on me. It'll be lighter when I leave work soon, and creeping warmer(ish). I wonder if SAD is something you can acquire.


Vortex - Feb 20, 2019 8:31:46 pm PST #5343 of 8216
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

Question -- is the phrase "Tipping is not a city in China" (referring to tipping a server in a restaurant) offensive/culturally insensitive? It is currently a matter of debate amongst some friends. I have an opinion, but am trying to ask the question in a neutral manner.


DebetEsse - Feb 20, 2019 9:19:24 pm PST #5344 of 8216
Woe to the fucking wicked.

Sort of like "denial isn't just a river in Egypt"? Only there's not a near-miss homophone, which makes it pretty "ching-chong-ding-dong" in my book, and best avoided.

Like, if you're gonna make a pun, make an actual pun. But it should be based on a real word, English or not.


billytea - Feb 20, 2019 10:11:25 pm PST #5345 of 8216
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

I solicited Biyi's opinion on this question. She doesn't find it offensive, but did raise a bit of an eyebrow at it. (For what it's worth, both 'ti' and 'ping' are valid syllables in Mandarin, but I don't think there's even any word in Chinese that combines them.)


meara - Feb 21, 2019 4:51:53 am PST #5346 of 8216

I've never heard that phrase before, but if there isn't a Tipping, China, I'm going lean on "sounds racist and even if it's not there's a better way to say whatever it is you're trying to get across"


Dana - Feb 21, 2019 5:03:24 am PST #5347 of 8216
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Yeah, sure it could be worse, but if you have to stop and think about it, probably best not to say it.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 21, 2019 10:36:54 am PST #5348 of 8216
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

if you have to stop and think about it, probably best not to say it.

This is my theory.


Toddson - Feb 21, 2019 10:43:35 am PST #5349 of 8216
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Think twice, speak once?


lisah - Feb 22, 2019 5:40:37 am PST #5350 of 8216
Punishingly Intricate

Deena! My friend Jack just created an IG specifically for showing off his makeup lewks! [link] Thought your son might be interested (& anyone else. Jack is one of my fave people in the world!)