28 July 2002 | In Passing...

28 July 2002

Submitted by eve on Mon, 07/29/2002 - 9:46am. Funny

"It goes under the bay?"
"Under the whole thing. In a tunnel. You know, like the Chunnel under the English Channel? You know that one?"
"No. *long pause* It goes under the bay? Under the water?"
"In a tunnel." *Repeat ad infinitum*
--Two girls about 8 years old, on BART

That brings back such fond memories of freshman year, telling all the first time BART riders to look out the window for fish as we went under the Bay. Is there even a term for nostalgia about malice?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/19/2002 - 1:19pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Actually had she been an IP lurker she'd know who
'the Monk' is and recognized him by his ...

Trappist clothing. *g*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/19/2002 - 12:33pm.

Archived comment by tim:
Rofl

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/19/2002 - 11:42am.

Archived comment by Monk:
I think the bleach had finally seeped through her head.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/19/2002 - 9:42am.

Archived comment by Saint:
So...do you suppose she was just drunk, or was she a secret IP junkie? After all, there are thousands of people who look at the site but never post.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/19/2002 - 8:20am.

Archived comment by Monk:
she just laughed and laughed, as if I had just recited the best joke she'd ever heard. I forget her name though. I politely excused myself when I found out she was 21.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/18/2002 - 9:24am.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Aww Monk just when I think you're beyond hope, you redeem yourself. 2 (count 'em 2!) cool pts for using an IP non sequitor with a 'civilian'.

What was her reaction?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 08/15/2002 - 7:55am.

Archived comment by tim:
What i wouldn't have given to have been a fly on the wall just to see the look on her face.
~ shaking my head laughing~
Nice one Monk.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 08/15/2002 - 7:42am.

Archived comment by Monk:
Tim! Joe!

*looking around with huge grin*

I used it! I used it! Met this woman last night - at the point in the middle of the conversation when you are trying to think of more inane questions....I asked her.

So....it goes under the Bay?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 08/15/2002 - 2:41am.

Archived comment by Ben:
Puddin tain puddin tain, I'm amazed that I even forgot my name!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 08/15/2002 - 2:40am.

Archived comment by Passerby:
Eh? I thought the Golden Gate Tunnel was a hoax? Bah you west coasters!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 08/15/2002 - 2:40am.

Archived comment by Passerby:
Eh? I thought the Golden Gate Tunnel was a hoax? Bah you west coasters!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/10/2002 - 8:18pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

It goes under the bay?

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/05/2002 - 6:55am.

Archived comment by steff:
katrina, don't do that! you don't know where he's beeeeen! *snicker* eh, on second thought, carry on, i've got the listerine. i must now go secretly switch the rico suave cd for monster magnet and leave the sound cranked up. ta!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/05/2002 - 5:10am.

Archived comment by tim:
How'd you know about that video??
; )

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/04/2002 - 5:26pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
Tim, methinks you could work with a cold corpse, a rubber hose and 50 miles of video tape.

Just a guess.

*lick* *L*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/04/2002 - 9:06am.

Archived comment by tim:
I was wondering why you'd be doing that?
Must have been a Freudian thing.......on my part ofcourse.
Oh well.......you were still stuffing something and god knows I can work with that.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/04/2002 - 8:24am.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
Katrina doesn't go in for twinkies. Sorry Tim. *pat pat pat*

You'll get over it, I'm sure.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/04/2002 - 5:04am.

Archived comment by tim:
Well it's not a Good scotch.......its the only thing that softens that gravel spawn up.

We did Captain Crunch and beer a few times........I believe it was German pilsner though. It wasn't an amercian beer. That was before Captain Morgans....Oh and it wasn't a frat thing.........it was a day after the party thing.

Katrina and twinkies in the same sentence is a good thing.
I won't go into the " stuffing" aspect.
It's sunday after all

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 10:39pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
*looking up from stuffing twenties into the false cd stereo*

wah? Sorry, I was concentrating. Need to make sure we can still play our Rico Suave CD.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 9:10pm.

Archived comment by steff:
food, pah. ANYTHING can be turned into something dirty. credit is good, cash is better. you DO know where i keep the cash-stash in the car, right katrina? good... now, we'll never speak of this again. heh. matt, that sounds like a college friend's cure for flu - ramen noodles made w/ vodka instead of water. cure ya or kill ya!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 8:11pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
PUnit, usually I don't flaunt my um large...

credit ratings

but....

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 8:03pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Ohh and Katrina - you should know that women with large...

credit ratings...

are always a pleasure to have around.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 8:01pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Aw yes, frats - my father was in one, my brother was in one, but me, no way. The few guys I knew that were in them were not guys I wanted to be friends with. Of course I too have heard 'legends' about what Hell Week things are done to pledges - which is one of the many reasons I never joined one.

Of course, having said that, Animal House is one of the great classics in American Cinema.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 6:58pm.

Archived comment by Matt:
You don't actually put the scotch in the grape nuts, do you tim? Because that would be wrong.

For a couple of years, I was a boarder in a fraternity house. One of the Hell Week rituals I heard about--but never saw--was the Captain's Breakfast. One morning, instead of the usual swill they give the pledges, the Marshall seats every pledge down with a bowl of Captain Crunch. Sounds good, right? Here's the kicker. Instead of pouring milk, he pours in Captain Morgan's Rum. Finish the contents until the bowl is dry or fear for your life, apparently.

I have worse stories about frat Hell Weeks, but I don't think you guys want to hear them.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 5:30pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
Joe's right PUnit. I'm steff's partner in crime.

*choking up* I was so honoured by her bestowing this moniker on me that I HAD to put it in my name.

steff's my hero

Plus I do have credit cards with large limits. It helps to have credit with that girl......

for bail.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 3:33pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

I think she's steff's Partner In Crime, Parental.

She carries the bail money...*Grin*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 3:27pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Aww Katrina - I could never stay mad at you. But I'm still Denise's personal assistant, in charge of the day shift.

By the way, what does PIC stand for?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 3:11pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
I'm sorry PUnit..... *hanging head*

I can't help it!! I'm like this in real life too. Everything turns into a porn theme!!!! *wailing* It's a curse!

Boo hoo.....

*peeking up to see if this "apology" is working*

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 11:40am.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Actually as a kid growing up I didn't have too many books (got them from the library - went through 3 different libraries). But as a 'sort-of' adult I exhibit many of the same book finding behaviors that Katrina and tim discuss.

And grapenuts are just fine as a breakfast cereal. Would you guys STOP trying to make EVERY food into a porn thread? (*G*) It's getting so that I can't go to the grocery store without really disturbing images popping into my head. Stop it!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 11:16am.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
I don't know about you guys but remember when your parents made you clean your rooom and it ended up taking you all afternoon because you kept finding books you forgot you had and kept being distracted into reading them again.

It used to take me HOURS to get through my room.

tim, grapenuts just seem wrong on so many levels.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 10:37am.

Archived comment by tim:
No ,Katrina ...I'm pretty sure its the grapenuts......those things will kill ya.
As far as books go.......never thrown one away. I have an attic full of boxes of books.........what I eventually do is just give them away. One by one......and while I'm up there getting one to give away......I always find something I'd been meaning to read again.
: )

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 10:11am.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
I guess the scotch is slowing tim's mental processes down. *L*

I too have too many books. After moving 10 times with more boxes full of books than household goods, I finally just donated them. There comes a time when you you simply must part with your books because they are costing you half the payment of a mover.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 7:27am.

Archived comment by tim:
I like when steff says " ass "

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 6:23am.

Archived comment by steff:
hmmm. you're slipping, katrina. i thought for SURE he'd pick up on the mention of your ass before the use of the word slippery. must recalibrate. =D parUnit, i bet you do TOO have duplicates. intelligirly, send him... the biblio-holic book!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/03/2002 - 4:22am.

Archived comment by tim:
I like when Katrina says " slippery as it looks"
~ goes back to his morning bowl of scotch and grapenuts~

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 7:14pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Ohh Intelligirly go ahead and let's compare... books. (Said with a Monkish grin). Sorry couldn't resist. Sure go ahead and drop me a line 'off-list'.

And what I meant by duplicates isn't that I have multiple copies (though I do of some), but that I have read many (most) of them 2 or 3 (or 12) times.

Oh and all I can say to the storage problem is 'used book stores'. Sell the so-so ones and get credit and try out new authors.

Ohh *Major Nerd Alert* - Do I have to deduct cool pts.?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 6:47pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

And, in light of Cebú's comment, I'll also add that I'm only posting on a Friday night at quarter of ten in the evening because my parents are in town...

I accuse my parents. (Que MST#K music)

Anyway...you know, if you stack your paperbacks horizontally in the bookcase, you can take up all that wasted "headroom" that most bookcases have between shelves. Of course, if you have bookcases like some of mine, you're risking death-by-book-burial if you want to get one off the bottom of the stack, but it's cheaper than putting another room on the house...

Right. Off to distract the parent-folk.

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 6:25pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

I just needed to add...

DEATH TO E-BOOKS!

*bows and departs*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 5:58pm.

Archived comment by Katrina aka officialPICgirl:
Hey, it was grade 12 and it was a play day sort of thing. I got my ass trounced though.

Jello IS as slippery as it looks.

Just thought you ought to know.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 5:43pm.

Archived comment by Cebu:
Look at me, on the computer on a Friday night! I have no life, yaaaaaaayyyyyy!

Heh. Anyway, I wonder sometimes what a good solution would be to Girly's book "problem" for lack of a better word. I just mean, what will you do eventually? You can't literally have them covering every square inch of your apartment. No you can't! I don't think you should stop buying books but... you just have to marry rich and buy a big house. It's just that simple! And I will do the same. pppfftt.

Chunnel.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 5:30pm.

Archived comment by Intelligirly:
Although, obviously, the 40 year thing, I can't compete with. I'll have you beat by the time I'm 40!!! Course, then you'll be...however old.

I'll stop the double post now and go back to my book of the night. (really.)

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 5:28pm.

Archived comment by Intelligirly:
Impressive, yes. But I have at least that many paperbacks right now, and I'm 25. Not including my hardcovers (which are lesser because they're not as easy to read in bed), nor my higher elementary age books I enjoy collecting. And yeah, I think every bibliophile has duplicates.

Of course some books get read more than once. Please! What would be the point of reading something one time only?

We should compare book notes sometime. I have far too many people telling me I need to get rid of books or that I already have enough. Piffle, I say!

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 3:09pm.

Archived comment by Parental Unit:
Umm Intelligirly - I believe I've got you beat in the books dept. and I can have our site goddess back me up on this. I read about a book every two days and have so for about 40 years. (Many duplicates as I re-read some). But I've got about 2,000 paperbacks around (doesn't count Eve's 500 or so 'young adult' books either).

steff doesn't even have to jello wrestle, I think she'd do the commentary very well.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 12:39pm.

Archived comment by Cebú:
I'm not a Jackie Chan fan. :D

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 12:37pm.

Archived comment by steff:
ooooo, i just LOVE sage nods! *swoon* yeah. so, anyway, i'm glad you finally got the idea that my sister and i will NOT be jello wrestling. katrina, fine, she doesn't seem to have any objections to that sort of thing and she's not related to me. we do, however, expect to be paid handsomely. back rubs from monk don't count. who doesn't love jackie chan? did i miss something?

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 12:24pm.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

Sorry, I've recently gotten out of the "Rescue Damsels in Distress" buisness. You know the bad thing about damsels in distress?

Dragons.

*nods sagely*

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 11:52am.

Archived comment by Intelligirly:
I will NOT have foil on my windows. Unlike my vampiric sister, I crave light, light, LIGHT!!!

But yeah, the books, and the animals. Probably so. I need a man to rescue me...or build me a really big house so I can have a couple of libraries inside.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 11:45am.

Archived comment by Paul:
Jack Vance is a sci-fi/fantasy writer who's been around since the '50s or so. My favorites were the Cadwal Chronicles trilogy and the Lyonesse trilogy, but the Demon Princes novels were excellent as were the Tschai books. Overall he's one of my all-time favorite authors, one of the few whose writing style I truly envy- I can imitate almost anyone else, but not him. (My Anne Rice knockoff stories have almost fooled some of her more devoted fans, and I can even sound like Bradbury when I want to- but Vance has a voice all his own.)

If you can find "Araminta Station", buy it- that was Vance at his most compelling at wittiest.

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 11:35am.

Archived comment by Joe Napalm:

*Looks a bit confused*

Wait...books don't count as furniture?

-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

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Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/02/2002 - 11:35am.

Archived comment by Cebu:
Well, then, you'll be sleeping on books on the floor.

I think Buffy may be confusing if you come in on some random episode. Maybe it's better to start at the beginning of something?

Girly will be the crazy lady that saves everything and puts aluminum foil on her windows and has books and such stacked all over cause she can't stop buying them. Plus cats.

I'll just have 50 cats. But just one or two tidy bookcases!

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