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I'm still a jerk
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Little Mexico
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#167 |
polaroid of perfection
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Last night it was bad subtitles.
We have to have them on because Mum's hearing is sensitive and she won't tolerate loud noise. Dad and I have limited hearing, so can't catch every word - not always necessary, but in dramas it helps. In one night I saw, "standing up to her cruel gaze" as "standing up to her cruel gays" and "poise and grace" as "poison grace." FTR - this is via the subtitles on TV (and we appreciate them being there!) rather than films, where they tend to be much more accurate. The only time they bug me is for comedy, where I get to read the punchlines before they are performed. Still, better than missing jokes.
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#168 |
Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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My cow orkers.
Some of them are in a total flap because they are trying to enter marks into spreadsheets and they won't save. It is some kind of "read-only" protection. Save-as people, SAVE-AS. ![]()
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Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl. |
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#169 |
~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Sometimes the choices products give.
Why not make all cat food urinary health. All toothpastes have tartar control and all deodorants maximum protection. It amuses me I can choose a high ash content to kill my cat, prefer to have tartar on my teeth this month and smelly armpits if I want. |
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#170 |
The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
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This is America, goddammit, you have the constitutional right, to smelly armpits, cruddy teeth and a dead cat.
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#171 |
I hear them call the tide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Perpetual Chaos
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Maybe it's because there are also drawbacks to all those benefits -like cancer of the armpits, bleeding gums and there are 101 uses for a dead cat and only 7 uses for a live one?
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#172 |
~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~
Join Date: Apr 2006
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blindsided me there monster
I was laughing out loud before I knew it .....didn't see that coming |
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#173 |
polaroid of perfection
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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Mum's friend D (the infamous D who "knew" I was faking depression because I coloured my hair) has been convinced for years that anti-perspirants cause breast cancer. An ex nurse. Sigh.
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#174 |
Doctor Wtf
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Badelaide, Baustralia
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I am being mildly amused by one of my more hopeless students. In general without a clue (12/40), he can nevertheless recognise a statistical generalisation when he sees one (probably just because it has a % sign in it, but never mind that); but his attempt to name this comes out as "Genersatical".
Mind you, his mate got 11.5/40. [shakes head sadly] A few of these lads who should never have been admitted to the course.
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Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl. |
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#175 |
I can hear my ears
Join Date: Oct 2003
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from a funny site a friend pointed out to me: textsfromlastnight . com:
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#176 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
Join Date: Jun 2006
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So today a student made a crack about Dayton, she'd been robbed of all her stuff recently, and I said "you mean the armpit of Ohio?" and she wrote it down for later use.
I totally stole that but I don't know from where. It's the thievin' that keeps on givin'!
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#177 |
~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~
Join Date: Apr 2006
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I usually use online banking but on the road I used my cell phone to get a balance. After the system asked me for all important numbers and to possibly give over my first born it then asked," press 1 to continue"
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#178 |
I know, right?
Join Date: Aug 2008
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#179 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Heheheheeh...it's mild compared to what I call MY town.
![]() I was just giving her a little boost. I like Dayton. ![]()
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#180 |
Your Bartender
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Philly Burbs, PA
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