Interesting, sumi. And reminded me that I have been wondering for a while if there were actual blue hosiery involved in the origin of the term so I googled and:
The term probably originated when one of the ladies, Mrs. Vesey, invited the learned Benjamin Stillingfleet to one of her parties; he declined because he lacked appropriate dress, whereupon she told him to come “in his blue stockings”—the ordinary worsted stockings he was wearing at the time.
Which is really far from anything I imagined.
Bourbon, alibis, and vuvuzelas
sounds like the title of a Buffista memoir.
It does!
Since we're heading towards Halloween and Christmas isn't far behind, I came across this Nightmare Before Christmas Advent Calendar. It seems to be something some Buffistas would like.
FWIW, I really like this company - they have old books - remaindered hardcovers, some paperbacks - DVDs, BluRays, audiobooks at reduced prices. And, if you use their paper order form and pay by check, everything you order is shipped at $4; if you order online, they'll charge the $4 for each item. I've gotten some good stuff from them; the only issue I've had is that they'll sometimes run out of something I want before my order comes in.
Oh wow, I haven't thought of Hamilton Books in years! Do they still send the newspaper-sized print catalog? Someone light the Atropa Signal . . . .
Trudy, I was also thinking Legos would be a lovely gift - I wonder if they offer custom colors?
Title of your sex tape
We watched the final episode of Brooklyn Nine Nine last night, and *that* ("title of your sex movie...did I do that right?") was the thing that made me get teary.
Hey ND! How are you and Pix enjoying the trip?
Apart from the bed in our Air BnB combined with our backs and general "having the olds" regarding substandard beds, it's a lovely trip.
Bourbon, alibis, and vuvuzelas sounds like the title of a Buffista memoir.
Ah, ha, ha, ha!
Apart from the bed in our Air BnB combined with our backs and general "having the olds" regarding substandard beds, it's a lovely trip.
Glad it's going well aside from the beds. I'm figuring we'll have the same issue in our house full of Olds on our beach trip, but... worth it, I'm also figuring.
amyparker, yes, Hamilton still sends out paper catalogs ... various sizes but the print is uniformly small (or it could be that my aging eyes don't read it as easily these days). And they're charging sales tax these days, which they didn't do when I first started ordering from them. But the one cheap shipping/handling fee still makes me go through for the things I want. (And it lets me indulge my taste for terrible movies ... Bermuda Tentacles anyone?)
