Bwah! Teppy, I was just about to post the same identical thing! Also, practically every single line of the mockery of the Ghost Butt In The Sky is eminently taggable.

Also, practically every single line of the mockery of the Ghost Butt In The Sky is eminently taggable.

t bows One of those is mine.

One of those is mine.

Not just one of them -- aren't you the one who coined the phrase "Ghost Butt in the Sky"?

Oh, I think several people arrived at that one independently. I was one of the ones who nominated it, though.

I liked the alternate title for "The Pirate's Jewel" myself.

Anyway, I have just embarrassed myself, as I am here after work reading the Worst Cover comments, and I am laughing like crazy. I mean out loud, tears streaming down my face, almost sobbing, and a student just walked in! She must think I'm nuts!

Oh, the happy. "On Becoming A Woman", scanned for your enjoyment.

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Curiosity, when under control, is an asset. When not properly controlled it can lead to unwholesome experimentation and inquiry.

Betsy, the part I like is right off the bat:

In your twenties and thirties you will experience the realities of becoming bride, housewife, and mother. Each of these experiences will carry its full quota of satisfaction and enjoyment. But the routine duties that accompany homemaking will fill your time so that you will hardly have the opportunity to realize that your cherished day-dreams have come true.

I gotta say, The Bell Jar makes even more sense now.

Also, a girl thinks feminine thoughts, is domestic in her inclinations, and is fundamentally gentle in her relation to others.

I'm guessing a fondness for Mulder/Krycek curtain fic doesn't really fulfill these criteria.

a girl thinks feminine thoughts, is domestic in her inclinations, and is fundamentally gentle in her relation to others.

"Can't you make the camo in a nice floral pattern?"

"I'd rather worry about domestic enemies than foreign enemies at the moment, actually."

"Oh, you big baby, that didn't even hurt, get up."