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Aliantha · 02-28-2013, 10:02 PM

ZenGum · 02-28-2013, 11:22 PM

The bandolier is cool, I think that should be more common - we as a culture ought to de-mystify menstruation. Being jokingly open about carrying tampons is a start.

But I am rather disturbed by the ... device ... he is holding.

ZenGum · 02-28-2013, 11:23 PM

I actually came here to post, I like lychees. Partly, they are healthy and yummy, but also, I am amused by the confusion caused at the supermarket checkout ... "umm, what are these?"

glatt · 03-01-2013, 07:20 AM

I'll have to try them.

footfootfoot · 03-01-2013, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

I actually came here to post, I like lychees. Partly, they are healthy and yummy, but also, I am amused by the confusion caused at the supermarket checkout ... "umm, what are these?"

It's less amusing when asked the same question about broccoli, which has happened to me. (also with other somewhat common vegetables) Granted she was a young cashier in training, but still.

Sundae · 03-01-2013, 08:44 AM

In our "big four" supermarkets they come pre-packed. So they have a barcode and there are no probs.

On the market you ask for them by name so again, no probs.

I do love me some lychees.
Hate the air-miles.
So I buy them by the box, figuring it's beetter that way.

Lychees are my second favourite fruit.
After cherries. But I try to hold off til they are in season.
Apart from anything else it does make them more special.
Who knows, perhaps Penny (my tree) might gift me one of two this year.

glatt · 03-02-2013, 05:34 PM

My son's new Boy Scout troop got a tour of the county jail. We convoyed over there, and I was expecting a hassle finding parking in this urban area, but was surprised when a scout in the lead car jumped out as we entered a parking garage that was unknown to me, and swiped the same transponder key as each car entered. I asked the other dad who had the key, and it turns out the troop leader is also a county judge. So we got an amazing tour of the jail, going basically everywhere. I was quite impressed. I don't ever want to go to jail, but if I ever do, I want to go there. Quiet and clean. Well run.

Sundae · 03-04-2013, 08:29 AM

Sounds good, V.
We had a trip round the Police Station when we were Brownies (equiv Girl Scouts I think.) Including the cells. Scary.

Blimey I'm cold today.
Like really, seriously, bone-deep cold. I hate.

Coupla pics that don't fit anywhere else.
My gorge cat ring.
My nasty iron burn. Yes I am a clumsy mare. Glad I did the ironing though - burn is worth the points. I have long elegant fingers, but ugly hands.

BigV · 03-04-2013, 12:50 PM

I've been mistaken for glatt. this makes me flattered and happy today.

were your boys scared straight or did they just oooohhh at the spectacle?

glatt · 03-04-2013, 01:19 PM

Didn't see much of a reaction from the boys. The dads, myself included, were very interested in how the whole system worked. I was talking at length with the guy who ran the place.

My son was acting out A LOT for the rest of the day when we got home, so I wonder if it had scared him and he was looking for parental attention. There was one point that we were standing in the central area of a cell block, and inmates in their cells were looking quietly at us out the windows in their doors. I ignored them and forgot they were there, but I think the boys kept looking at them looking at us.

The thing that impressed me the most about the jail was how quiet and clean the place was, and how in control the guards were. Not in a tough guy bravado sort of way, but just simple matter of fact control. I felt perfectly safe. It's a sleek new modern place (almost 20 years old though.) The booking area was more like a doctor's waiting room or airport lounge than what I would think of as a jail. There were little rooms off to the sides where they could chain up an unruly person, but the rest of the booking area just looked like the most boring waiting room you have ever seen.

They said that the new jail has much better behaved inmates than the old jail did because the new jail feels more human. No bars anywhere. Heavy steel doors with bullet proof glass, but no bars.

infinite monkey · 03-07-2013, 01:24 PM

Does anyone think NK is gonna nuke us?

glatt · 03-07-2013, 01:34 PM

Well Dennis Rodman says that they said they don't want war, so I think we're safe.

orthodoc · 03-07-2013, 01:44 PM

Thank heaven for Dennis Rodman, yessiree. Where would we be without his diplomatic chops and incisive analysis?

infinite monkey · 03-07-2013, 01:49 PM

I'm frightened and cold.

Nirvana · 03-07-2013, 08:42 PM

I came here post I found my Mexican Fire opal earring I lost about a year ago. I rarely wear jewelry it might end up inside a cow this time of year.. but I found this in some stored clothes that I decided were going to GW.

Dennis Rodman is on my CDP list.

02-28-2013, 10:02 PM	#3541
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02-28-2013, 11:22 PM	#3542
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	The bandolier is cool, I think that should be more common - we as a culture ought to de-mystify menstruation. Being jokingly open about carrying tampons is a start. But I am rather disturbed by the ... device ... he is holding. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-28-2013, 11:23 PM	#3543
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I actually came here to post, I like lychees. Partly, they are healthy and yummy, but also, I am amused by the confusion caused at the supermarket checkout ... "umm, what are these?" __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-01-2013, 08:44 AM	#3546
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	In our "big four" supermarkets they come pre-packed. So they have a barcode and there are no probs. On the market you ask for them by name so again, no probs. I do love me some lychees. Hate the air-miles. So I buy them by the box, figuring it's beetter that way. Lychees are my second favourite fruit. After cherries. But I try to hold off til they are in season. Apart from anything else it does make them more special. Who knows, perhaps Penny (my tree) might gift me one of two this year. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-04-2013, 08:29 AM	#3548
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Sounds good, V. We had a trip round the Police Station when we were Brownies (equiv Girl Scouts I think.) Including the cells. Scary. Blimey I'm cold today. Like really, seriously, bone-deep cold. I hate. Coupla pics that don't fit anywhere else. My gorge cat ring. My nasty iron burn. Yes I am a clumsy mare. Glad I did the ironing though - burn is worth the points. I have long elegant fingers, but ugly hands. Attached Images __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-01-2013, 07:20 AM	#3544
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I'll have to try them.

03-02-2013, 05:34 PM	#3547
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My son's new Boy Scout troop got a tour of the county jail. We convoyed over there, and I was expecting a hassle finding parking in this urban area, but was surprised when a scout in the lead car jumped out as we entered a parking garage that was unknown to me, and swiped the same transponder key as each car entered. I asked the other dad who had the key, and it turns out the troop leader is also a county judge. So we got an amazing tour of the jail, going basically everywhere. I was quite impressed. I don't ever want to go to jail, but if I ever do, I want to go there. Quiet and clean. Well run.

03-04-2013, 12:50 PM	#3549
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I've been mistaken for glatt. this makes me flattered and happy today. were your boys scared straight or did they just oooohhh at the spectacle? __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

03-04-2013, 01:19 PM	#3550
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Didn't see much of a reaction from the boys. The dads, myself included, were very interested in how the whole system worked. I was talking at length with the guy who ran the place. My son was acting out A LOT for the rest of the day when we got home, so I wonder if it had scared him and he was looking for parental attention. There was one point that we were standing in the central area of a cell block, and inmates in their cells were looking quietly at us out the windows in their doors. I ignored them and forgot they were there, but I think the boys kept looking at them looking at us. The thing that impressed me the most about the jail was how quiet and clean the place was, and how in control the guards were. Not in a tough guy bravado sort of way, but just simple matter of fact control. I felt perfectly safe. It's a sleek new modern place (almost 20 years old though.) The booking area was more like a doctor's waiting room or airport lounge than what I would think of as a jail. There were little rooms off to the sides where they could chain up an unruly person, but the rest of the booking area just looked like the most boring waiting room you have ever seen. They said that the new jail has much better behaved inmates than the old jail did because the new jail feels more human. No bars anywhere. Heavy steel doors with bullet proof glass, but no bars.

03-07-2013, 01:24 PM	#3551
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Does anyone think NK is gonna nuke us?

03-07-2013, 01:34 PM	#3552
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Well Dennis Rodman says that they said they don't want war, so I think we're safe.

03-07-2013, 01:44 PM	#3553
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Thank heaven for Dennis Rodman, yessiree. Where would we be without his diplomatic chops and incisive analysis? __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-07-2013, 01:49 PM	#3554
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I'm frightened and cold.

03-07-2013, 08:42 PM	#3555
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	I came here post I found my Mexican Fire opal earring I lost about a year ago. I rarely wear jewelry it might end up inside a cow this time of year.. but I found this in some stored clothes that I decided were going to GW. Dennis Rodman is on my CDP list. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

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