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[Félix]

Larry wrote: "Americans shouldn't be going to Germany."

... and eating Spanish cucumbers.

[Jonathan]

janine wrote: "As long as you're not a woman and stay away from cucumbers, tomatoes etc. you'll be fine."

OK.

Lager is safe, then?

[Félix]

In reasonable quantities, yes.

[Jonathan]

Reasonably large or reasonably small?

[Phil]

janine wrote: "Edit: 14 out of 16 were women."

The other two were somewhat effeminate.

[Félix]

Jonathan wrote: "Reasonably large or reasonably small?"

Yes, of course.

[Phil]

Amber wrote: "Apparently, people out West are worried enough about the outbreak (of herpes, not E. Coli) that a horse show/ rodeo had the younger kids use stick horses rather than ride real ones. I'm not sure why, since the disease doesn't spread to humans, or at least that's what they're saying so far."

Yes, it was Utah. Make yer jokes, people, and make 'em good.

[janine]

Jonathan wrote: "janine wrote: "As long as you're not a woman and stay away from cucumbers, tomatoes etc. you'll be fine."

OK.

Lager is safe, then?"

Yes, that and any processed foods.

[janine]

Phil wrote: "janine wrote: "Edit: 14 out of 16 were women."

The other two were somewhat effeminate."

I hope RA isn't planning on going to Germany.

[Félix]

Oh man.

[Phil]

Larry wrote: "Oh man."

To some degree.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

::titters::

[ms.petra]

Sally wrote: "Yes, a pretty great job, the best offer ive had."
Congratulations! If you can get your foot in the door and get experience, it doesn't have to be forever. Use it as a stepping stone to Denver. :)

[Jammies]

Sally, congrats on the job offer! Oh, and don't call the kids sea monkeys, okay?

[Jackie "the Librarian"]

I'm eating a mini red velvet cupcake, and I'm about to walk around Capital Lake. I expect to get rained on.
Oh, and I'm listening to my iPod, so I'm doing the occasional dance move as I walk, because I'm hip like that. ;)

[~Geektastic~]

Phil wrote: "Yes, it was Utah. Make yer jokes, people, and make 'em good."

Utah says: don't let your kids ride sexually promiscuous horses!

Slutty horses just can't catch a break. But apparently they can catch STDs and give them to your children.

Not my best work.

(and yes, I do know that horse herpes is not the technical name for the actual disease, and it's not actually an STD)

[Phil]

How about,

"Young Utah girls get on the stick!"

"Save a horse, ride a stick toy."

"Utah girls know you can't get horse herpes from a broomstick. But they don't know they can't get it from horses, either."

[Sarah]

Amber wrote: "Apparently, people out West are worried enough about the outbreak (of herpes, not E. Coli) that a horse show/ rodeo had the younger kids use stick horses rather than ride real ones. I'm not sure why, since the disease doesn't spread to humans, or at least that's what they're saying so far. "

I can tell you why -- if they ride stick horses they don't have to trailer in their horses. If they don't have a bunch of horses from different places in makeshift stalls and trailers, they don't have horses infecting each other and returning to their homes to infect others.

[~Geektastic~]

Sarah Pi wrote: "Amber wrote: "Apparently, people out West are worried enough about the outbreak (of herpes, not E. Coli) that a horse show/ rodeo had the younger kids use stick horses rather than ride real ones. I..."

My horse aficionado roommate explained the situation to me. I don't wish diseases on any animal, but they really should use the technical name and not "herpes," it makes it sound a lot less serious than it is and makes it too easy to joke about. I never considered herpes as a respiratory or neurological disease until now.

[Angela~twistedmind~]

thisclose to screaming like a banshee if i hear 'teetee' come out of either of my nephew's mouths one. more. time.

[Phil]

Why are they saying that? Did you have a wardrobe malfunction?

[Angela~twistedmind~]

Phil wrote: "Why are they saying that? Did you have a wardrobe malfunction?"

lol. nah. i wanted my oldest neice to call me 'auntie' and, at 2 years old, 'teetee' was the best she could do. we thought that was cute, so 'teetee' it's been ever since. her little twin brothers usually spend fridays with me and, i swear, between the two of them, i hear 'teetee' hollered out, at the very least, every 2 or 3 minutes aaaaalll daaaayyyy looooong!! and god forbid if i leave the room!
wardrobe malfunction, indeed. bwahahahahaha.

[Lizzy]

Does anyone know how to make a catapolt throw a water ballon three miles? I really need to hit my friend Zack cause he got my with the hose but I sprained both my wrists so it's kinda hard.

[Félix]

Wait and get him when he least expects it, Lizzy.

[[deleted user]]

...getting ready to pull the plug on my son's class trip to Cedar Point due to general apathy toward homework, grades, and studying.

We should've yanked his ass off his class trip to Washington, DC over Memorial Day but we were already in for $800.

I'm pissed.

[ms.petra]

Clark, are you turning into your father?

[[deleted user]]

ms.petra wrote: "Clark, are you turning into your father?"


Yeah and I'm saying many of the same things to my son that the old many said to me. I told him McDonald's is always hiring. Only difference is I listened, partially out of fear of being the only homeless member of the Edsel Ford High School Class of 1976.

I knew that shit would come back to haunt me.

[Jim]

If it's any consolation Clark, I am having some of the same problems here.

[[deleted user]]

Jim wrote: "If it's any consolation Clark, I am having some of the same problems here."

Thanks, Jim.

Shame on me and the helicopter mom for semi-enabling him.

[RandomAnthony]

I hear you, Clark. Last night I was helping my sixth grader with prepositional phrases...of course, he left his homework for Sunday night. At one point I realized he was watching tv over my shoulder while I was explaining something to him. I resisted the urge to go completely apeshit. But I turned off the tv and made sure he finished his fucking homework.

[[deleted user]]

RandomAnthony wrote: "I hear you, Clark. Last night I was helping my sixth grader with prepositional phrases...of course, he left his homework for Sunday night. At one point I realized he was watching tv over my shoul..."

I'm different than you. I can't resist the urge to go completly apeshit. It doesn't accomplish anything, but it makes me feel better.

I don't know about you but at this point, I don't think we should have to watch over him and constantly ask him if his work is done or if he has any missing assignments. But we do. Our school district has a parent internet viewer which enables us to go in and check his current grades and check for missing assignments.

Sometimes it's like entering the 10th Circle of Hell (Middle-School Sloth).

[janine]

Right now I'm happy. I have been offered a summer job at the publisher where I'm interning now. This week is the last week of my internship and I start working next week. Finally I'll be paid for all my hard work.

[Félix]

That's great news.

[Jim]

Yay J9!

[Sarah]

janine wrote: "Right now I'm happy. I have been offered a summer job at the publisher where I'm interning now. This week is the last week of my internship and I start working next week. Finally I'll be paid for a..."

Yay!!!

[Jonathan]

That's wonderful news, Janine. You must be working for smart people: they recognize ability when they see it. Congratulations!

[Sally, la reina]

Way to go Janine! Congratulations!

[Jammies]

Janine, that is fabulous--congratulations!

[Janice]

Congratulations Janine!

[~Geektastic~]

'Grats Janine! I have always wondered what it would be like to work in publishing, I hope you love it!

[janine]

I already love it :)

[Félix]

Let's have a party to celebrate for Janine wonderfulness/awesomeness. She has to wear her new dress to the party, though.

[ms.petra]

congrats, Janine!

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Trying to decide what to wear to jury duty. It's going to be 94° so I really want to wear something very cool and casual like cropped pants and flat sandals and a t-shirt but I'm a little afraid of looking like a slob. The only instruction they give you is don't wear shorts.

[Jonathan]

You're worried about looking like a slob at jury duty? I don't know about Chicago, but in New York, our jury rooms look like the set of Barney Miller, and the court officers look like Fish, Barney, Dietrich, Inspector Lugar, et al. No fashion police present.

[Heidi]

Janine! That is soooo neato! Congratulations. Enjoy your new role... the paying one. :)

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I guess you've kind of convinced me. No point in putting on a pair of cute cork-wedge heeled sandals, then.

Is it ok if the pants are cargo pants? They have the most ventilation.

[Jonathan]

I think you'll be okay.

If it's a federal court, you'll probably have to go through airport-style security, so leave the steel-toed boots at home. But if it's going to be 94°, you probably wouldn't be tempted to wear them anyway.

Edit: One more thought--the last time I was on jury duty, Ethan Hawke was in the jury pool. He dressed casually. But if you were going to meet him, maybe you wouldn't want to look like a slob after all...

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

I just want to look better than the criminal.

[Jonathan]

A sound strategy.