in case anyone else read it that way also
FWIW, Nicole, I did not.
You two carried me through that war. Now I need you to carry me just a little bit further. If you can.
Tracy ,'The Message'
Bureaucracy 2: Like Sartre, Only Longer
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Jon B. - Apr 15, 2003 8:56:30 am PDT #194 of 10005
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Trudy Booth - Apr 15, 2003 9:03:22 am PDT #195 of 10005
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I know I hurt Kat's feelings.
If I hurt anybody elses please let me know. It has never been my intent in this conversation (or any other)to do so. Or to call anybody names for that matter.
And in the new spirit of things:
My favorite cus is Fuck, call me a traditionalist. Or don't since one of my achievements of which I am most proud is teaching my Mother to swear. (Alas, there was no way to put that on my resume).
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2003 9:08:32 am PDT #196 of 10005
brillig
My new favorite curse is "buggering hell." Hubby twitches when I say "fuck" because he feels it's unladylike (which caused me to stare at him in concern that, after 18 years together, he still has fantasies of me being ladylike), but "bugger" doesn't bother him as much.
Julie - Apr 15, 2003 9:13:04 am PDT #197 of 10005
Put me down as a buggerer. And a shitter. And a fucker.
erm.. so to speak.
Under great pressure nothing beats the eloquence of a nice long string of fuckity fucking fucks.
Also, awfully fond of "sodding" in front of anything that does not please me.
Oh, look! It's just like Sartre.
Nutty - Apr 15, 2003 9:33:28 am PDT #198 of 10005
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Will no one speak up for the silly and harmless -- and thus more startling -- "Oh my sainted Aunt Marie!" or "For the love of Mike!"?
Am I the only one, she asks tremulously??
Sometimes, a well-placed "Jesus wept" can be very effective. Okay, maybe it only works when you can hear the "I'm about to beat your brains in" tone.
Hayden - Apr 15, 2003 9:35:32 am PDT #199 of 10005
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
I cuss quite a bit. It's just considered polite here in Texas. Apologies to anyone I've offended with a stray epithet. It's just my way of trying to talk around the bullshit.
DXMachina - Apr 15, 2003 9:40:40 am PDT #200 of 10005
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Am I the only one, she asks tremulously??
Oh, for crying out loud. No, for Pete's sake...
Jessica - Apr 15, 2003 9:42:51 am PDT #201 of 10005
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I've been known to burst out with an extremely unladylike "oh for the love of little green apples!" every now and then.
Nutty - Apr 15, 2003 9:46:31 am PDT #202 of 10005
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Deeply embarrassing confession #1:
I occasionally use the epithet "Szplitz on Szplug!" when I am frustrated at myself. This epithet was coined (In French, mimicking fake-Czech) in a Tintin graphic novel involving the Iron Curtain, intrigue, and that irritating blonde opera singer whose name I forget.
Deeply embarrassing confession #2:
When I feel the need to express my opinions of other people's driving and/or ambulatory habits, I have fallen back on "dumb bunny!" with increasing regularity.
I think the guys in white coats are on their way here right now.
Connie Neil - Apr 15, 2003 9:48:32 am PDT #203 of 10005
brillig
It's very handy to have British curses handy, because most local folk think I'm being all quaint and PBS-ly. Then actual Brits wander past and hear me and I have to apologize to their poor shocked selves.
I always wonder what visiting Brits think as they drive around and see all the gardening stores proudly declaring "SOD!" on their signs.