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Lori wrote: "Monika wrote: "*ROFL* *crying* thats no fun."Ah, but half the fun is making up words that can stand as substitute for the real thing. Think of it as a ... creative challenge. =o)"
That will give me a headache. I was lead to believe this place was relaxing. It seems you are given promises to reel you in then once you're in its too late they got ya.
Monika wrote: "That will give me a headache. I was lead to believe this place was relaxing. It seems you are given promises to reel you in then once you're in its too late they got ya."Yeah, the old bait and switch tactics. Gotta love 'em. ;op
Lori wrote: "Roger, where did you find the grouch?..."An
http://www.sherv.net
Grumbling over the in-law situation. I feel like they are trying to take over our lives. *sigh* Wish they would get called away.
Fussing and fuming with Tj. With out your Limbaugh-loving, farging ice-hole, donkeypoop, rightwing, homophobic, anti-miscegenation, frigging in-laws you would not have a husband who made you sit in the back seat of the truck on a long ride disregarding your orthopedic problems and causing you pain. So that's the upside of having the in-laws exist at one time. Although, clearly they are no longer needed.
Whining that, now that Prop 8 & DOMA have been squashed, one of my favorite actors, John Barrowman, from Doctor Who & Torchwood has tied the knot with his sweetie, Scott:
Mind you, my eyes are on the dogs. Beautiful dogs!
I don't like country music, but this isn't very country:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiyjY...
he is cute
Averin wrote: "I don't like country music, but this isn't very country: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiyjY... he is cute"Oh puke! How revolting. I feel sickened by this freaking perverted trash. These country music video people are frigging heterosexuals! Gag!!! Do you know what these people do in bed? It's so disgusting I cannot even think about it. Quick somebody play a Davey Wavey vlog. I thought this was a respectable place and now I am exposed to this godless trash.
Lori wrote: "Whining that, now that Prop 8 & DOMA have been squashed, one of my favorite actors, John Barrowman, from Doctor Who & Torchwood has tied the knot with his sweetie, Scott..."I kvetch and moan this is a travesty leaving poor Ianto Jones for this Scott guy who clearly lacks Ianto's milquetoast submissiveness.
Monika wrote: "Lori wrote: "Monika wrote: "*ROFL* *crying* thats no fun."Ah, but half the fun is making up words that can stand as substitute for the real thing. Think of it as a ... creative challenge. =o)"..."
We regret to say we certainly don't want don't want to give Monika a headache so here are some substitute curse words for all those not up to the creative change.
Snopshite
Didgeridoo!
Yuck Fou!
I Don’t Give a Donald Duck!
Moogenschniber
Butter Beans!
Crapola!
Mohambie
What the frog!?!
Frell
Frelling
freaking
donkeypoop
Go Lick a Duck!
Frack!
Frigging
Son of an Itch
Frazzle Fart!
Snicklefritz!
Dirty Rackafratz!
Beeotches in Heat!
Fudge nuggets
Monkey Flunker
Toe cheese eater
Republican
Nuckin Futz
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I object to rule number one. I objects to all the rules but I see all I have to do is whine, complain and be a regular pain in the butt and someone else (namely Boyd) will do my work for me? This place
Boyd wrote: "Lori wrote: "Whining that, now that Prop 8 & DOMA have been squashed, one of my favorite actors, John Barrowman..."II kvetch and moan this is a travesty leaving poor Ianto Jones for this Scott guy who clearly lacks Ianto's milquetoast submissiveness. ..."
¡!Aloparc nacilbuper, I had to look up "milquetoast", which I thought must be some Yankee type of French Toast made with more dairy product because Ianto would certainly have gone down well with a helping of melted cheese, egg yolk, and milk. The Barrow Man put the city of Cardiff on the map with Torchwood, having appeared in Doctor Who, which was traditionally made in the quarries near cardiff until along came gay writer and Zack fan Russell T. Davies (born Cardiff) and had the new BBC facilities built to make the NEW Doctor Who. So how horrifying for the Daleks to meet a real lord…
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/...
Averin wrote: "I don't like country music, but this isn't very country:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiyjY...
he is cute"
Shut up, Boyd, he is cute ;-{}
Ach, mein Gott! That wasn't a criticism, you understand < sound of wrist slapping…>
Roger wrote: "The Barrow Man put the city of Cardiff on the map with Torchwood..."As much as Torchwood was my favorite miniseries ever because of (the long, long ago once sexy) John Barrowman, Cardiff made it to the map a long time ago in 1965 when The Byrds put out their version of the Pete Seeger song The Bells of Rhymney see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFb_x... based on Welshman Idris Davies poetry two years before actor John Barrowman was born.
Millions more people knew the lyric "All would be well if, if, if, if
Say the green bells of Cardiff" from this Byrds' record and radio hit than have ever watched the Whovian offshoot starring the 46 year old Scottish-American recently married to his tall partner of 20 years in California. You can take Glasgow of of the Scotsman but apparently the memories of growing up in Indiana are stronger favoring the map on Barrowman's American side of his dual US, UK citizenship.
The two long time lovers already had a UK civil partnership.
Lori wrote: "Whining that, now that Prop 8 & DOMA have been squashed, one of my favorite actors, John Barrowman, from Doctor Who & Torchwood has tied the knot with his sweetie, Scott:Mind you, my eyes are on..."
I outrageously bemoan that I woundn't mind at all to be the covers of that bed during that wedding night. Just saying.
Averin wrote: "I don't like country music, but this isn't very country:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiyjY...
he is cute"
I'm so peeved sexy Steve Grand didn't get his all-American boy. I just tweeted the
Someone wrote on the comments: I volunteer I volunteer hahahaha I know what he wants!!!!
Happy 4th of July!
Boyd wrote: "Cardiff made it to the map a long time ago in 1965 when The Byrds put out their version of the Pete Seeger song The Bells of Rhymney see:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFb_x... based on Welshman Idris Davies poetry two years before actor John Barrowman was born...."
Kerplop and be jiggered! You, too, must have had a Byrds lecture from He Who May Not Be Named. ;-{}
Averin wrote: "I don't like country music, but this isn't very country:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjiyjY...
he is cute"
That poor guy.
Boyd wrote: "Monika wrote: "Lori wrote: "Monika wrote: "*ROFL* *crying* thats no fun."Ah, but half the fun is making up words that can stand as substitute for the real thing. Think of it as a ... creative..."
Okay, complaining that the in-laws are so pushy that even when it is obvious hubby and I aren't up to "conversation" they still push:( And Boyd, they are...Republican;) {Maybe I should use my daughter's name for them...The Nazis}
I'm sadly griping about hubby's work night. One of his co-workers was leaving for work and didn't see her 2 year-old behind the vehicle. She ran him over and he died:( Hubby is a supervisor so he had a lot of organizing to deal with since they send co-workers to stay with the family for a time. I just can't imagine what she is going through:(
Tj wrote: "I'm sadly griping about hubby's work night."What a tragedy for the driver, the parents and most especially of course the child. Very sad.
Tj wrote: "I'm sadly griping about hubby's work night..."That's awful. I'm sorry for the parents and their loss.
Thanks guys. I don't know the co-worker but she was hysterical after it happened. I really feel for her and the family. It won't be an easy road for them:(
Tj's story was so sad I needed a happy thought and the happiest thought I can think of in this situation is the 5 generations Photo of Tj, TJ's mom, Tj's grandmother holding Tj's grandson and the baby's father Tj's incredibly handsome son.
Those kids are so darn
Okay, here's a genuine complaint, moan, gripe: Dreamspinner just rejected Gregory's Story, the sequel to A Life Apart as not suitable.Pretty much what I expected. So the book will go ahead as originally planned, self-published under the reckless Books banner. In about two weeks time. WATCH THIS SPACE!
Rat tails! I meant to say "Reckless Books" but I can't edit the post because the #£&¶*€ Group Rules box sits right over the reply/edit/delete bit!!!!!
I hereby complain that “The Song” is now available for singing at the M/M Romance site.If you wish to have a MOBI, PDF, Word or EPUB version (complete with all the “official LHNB” stuff) before the site has them, you but have to ask: ea westfall 43 @ gmail . com
I also complain I have no idea how to post images within these posts or I'd show you Enny Kraft's marvelous!! cover.
Eric
Well isn't that
Roger wrote: "Okay, here's a genuine complaint, moan, gripe: Dreamspinner just rejected Gregory's Story, the sequel to A Life Apart as not suitable.Pretty much what I expected. So the book will go ahead as ori..."
I'm so sorry, Roger. Considering how much dreck they publish, maybe it's a blessing?
Averin wrote: "I'm so sorry, Roger. Considering how much dreck they publish, maybe it's a blessing? ..."
It'll be a blessing in the longer run, Averin :)
Roger wrote: "Okay, here's a genuine complaint, moan, gripe: Dreamspinner just rejected Gregory's Story, the sequel to A Life Apart as not suitable.Dreamspinner didn't want it because, if the sequel is like it's predecessor A Life Apart, it is not the typical M/M formulaic series of tropes or as Lori once termed the usual M/M fare, 'paint by numbers.'
You don't even have step-by-step sex through a close-up lens in A Life Apart so if Gregory's Story is similar the required anal sex one finger, two finger, three finger -pop- let's fook is missing. If it is similar to your novels Thunderbolt:Torn Enemy of Rome and A Life Apart, it is a gay male romance not a big misunderstanding with erotica tossed in here and there. So of course they spurned it. It's too real. Why I bet you even made the mistake of having the story be historically accurate instead of fantasy history.
In fact knowing your work I bet it even has a plot—an unpardonable sin in the world of the likes of Dreamspinner.
Well, I smell a contest coming in three weeks for a free ecopy of Gregory's Story since we intend to plug the book as much as possible.
What Dreamspinner and the rest of those publishers don't understand is that women want the excitement and realism of stories like yours, just ask Monika :-)
Preston wrote: "Roger wrote: "Okay, here's a genuine complaint, moan, gripe: Dreamspinner just rejected Gregory's Story, the sequel to A Life Apart as not suitable.Dreamspinner didn't want it because, if the seq..."
Preston got it all
Roger hid this in the Author's Self Promotion section where it might not get as much notice as in this thread so I'm quoting Roger:"As mentioned in the main Complaint thread, Dreamspinner rejected Gregory's Story , the follow-up novel to A Life Apart, as not being suitable for them. Since they would probably have refused Oliver's great cover image had they accepted it, I'm not upset.
So Wednesday July 17 Gregory's Story will be available in all ebook formats at Smashwords and Amazon and (expensive) paperback from Amazon. Via Smashwords, the ebook versions should trickle through to B&n, iTunes and other outlets, and will also appear at TL Gay.
Synopsis and other info to follow!"
Griping, why can't my mother-in-law not use bleach! I've told her before no bleach in the house but she sneaks it in anyway. I try not to mind since the major reason, my daughter has asthma that reacts to chemical vapors, is no longer in effect but when I have a headache the fumes are terrible. I HATE the smell and as strong as the fumes are now it would give me a headache:( I think it's time to talk to them again about it not being in the house!
Tj wrote: "I think it's time to talk to them again about it not being in the house!"Asking in anger at the futility of it all but wouldn't it be better to let her have bleach in the house and instead talk to MIL and FIL about them not being in the house? All the torments they have caused seem unbearable.
Ah, I keep thinking they will go. I should know better. I'm trying to not have a hissy for hubby's sake. He is getting all the love and affection they never gave him as a kid. It's sad really but I just have the hardest time "rocking the boat". I'm not much for confrontations. I'm more the peace maker. That is why this is hard for me to deal with. They are so...pushy...arrogant...*sigh* just so convinced everyone around them thinks the way they do and oh, so ready to pick a fight to prove it. (They suck at it and repeat the same arguments like if they say it enough times it makes it right.) My family all say they same as you, kick them out, but they are family and I just can't seem to do that to my hubby. It's a hard place to be. I think it is getting time to talk to hubby about when they are leaving!
Tj wrote: "I think it is getting time to talk to hubby about when they are leaving! "Because the dreary futility of getting rid of your MIL and FIL I must vehemently complain that if your in-laws are so high and mighty, holier-than-thou, strict Bible believers your husband should remind them that Genesis 2:24 (also repeated in Ephesians and Mark) says
"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."
What part of "leave" and "cleave" do your hubby and your
He is grown up and married now, he should be able to do the normal thing of leaving his mommy and daddy. Instead he cleaves to them instead of cleaving to you as the Bible demands of the faithful.
Apparently they only believe in the parts of their bibles that they like such as Leviticus 20:13 "If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them."
Your husband's parents should be busy killing gay men like me instead being lazy believers who don't actively put their faith to work in doing the will of God by putting us abominations to death.
Be the God-fearing good Christian gal your in-laws always wanted you to be and tell then to leave and tell your husband to cleave.
Good luck lovely Tj.
Point them to the Washeteria, TJ (that's laundromat for those of you who don't speak Texican).
Averin wrote: "Point them to the Washeteria, TJ (that's laundromat for those of you who don't speak Texican)."Hey clever Averin, I'm gurfundled and kvetching that if Texans are so gung-ho about stopping illegal immigration, why are they so busy speaking texican and eating tacos instead of standing at the border with their guns loaded? Too busy working against a woman's right to choose I guess.
I hate that people use god as a reason to hate someone. I am a non-believer, I think if having religion makes you a BETTER person, then by all means. But if you're insulted by someone you will never meet marrying someone of the same sex, than maybe you're not as confident in your relationship with god as you might believe. You walk around with tattoos, piercings, with your children out of wedlock and you think you have the right to judge someone. Ugh, it pisses me off, have you not read the bible? They are all SINS!
I'm a straight Atheist who could not care less who you have sex with. If you're not an Asshole we can be friends. Going to church doesnt make you anymore religious than standing in a garage makes you a car.
P.S. If she insults my pitbull one more time, I'm going to drown her jesus loving ass in a bucket of drain-o.
Whooooo, had to get that off my chest.
Preston wrote: "Roger hid this in the Author's Self Promotion section where it might not get as much notice as in this thread so I'm quoting Roger:"As mentioned in the main Complaint thread, Dreamspinner rejecte..."
I've now posted the synopsis and an extract in the Authors' promotion thread here:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
Roger wrote: "I've now posted the synopsis and an extract in the Authors' promotion thread here:"I must (pretend) to be annoyed the above link for Gregory's Story's synopsis and extract from Chapter 2 is wrong.
The synopsis and extract from Chapter 2 of Roger Kean's forthcoming novel Gregory's Story are at this link:
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...
See messages 92 and 93 on that page.
Roger wrote: "Preston wrote: "Roger hid this in the Author's Self Promotion section where it might not get as much notice as in this thread so I'm quoting Roger:"As mentioned in the main Complaint thread, Drea..."
This sounds good. Now I have to read the first book, darn it. :o)
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Ah, but half the fun is making up words that can stand as substitute for the real thing. Think of it as a ... creative challenge. =o)