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.)
Mal: Which one you figure tracked us? Zoe: The ugly one, sir. Mal: Could you be more specific?
'Out Of Gas'
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.
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.
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!)
Connie Neil - Feb 22, 2019 12:04:53 pm PST #5351 of 8216
brillig
What is the difference between jealousy and envy? There is an adorable young couple here, and they make me both happy and sad. Is jealousy wanting something specific someone else has and envy wishing you had something like it?
Laura - Feb 22, 2019 12:06:13 pm PST #5352 of 8216
Our wings are not tired.
I would call that envy. And perfectly understandable.
meara - Feb 22, 2019 1:41:44 pm PST #5353 of 8216
Connie I was just wondering that the other day! Like I have a recent ex who is now in a v happy relationship. And I'm happy for her—she's great and deserves some awesome. And I don't want to be dating her. But it still hurts somehow.
WindSparrow - Feb 22, 2019 7:17:22 pm PST #5354 of 8216
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
As I understand it, envy is wanting something that someone else has, but in a deeper, darker sense than wistfulness and wishing. Jealousy proper is possessiveness about something you have (or think you ought to have). Jealousy is often used in place of envy, in much the same way that literally is used in place of metaphorically.