Like this: [link] (but so adorable! and in French! Who cares if it makes no sense!)
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
flea - Jul 07, 2009 8:59:44 am PDT #15565 of 30000
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Polter-Cow - Jul 07, 2009 9:01:46 am PDT #15566 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That is one cute little French girl. Aw.
Jessica - Jul 07, 2009 9:18:45 am PDT #15567 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
he can't quite pass the Turing Test yet
This is the PERFECT way of putting it.
Burrell - Jul 07, 2009 9:23:43 am PDT #15568 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
It's a good thing they're so cute (and their crying so annoying), otherwise babies would never get fed.
Technically, the reason they get fed isn't that they're cute but rather that the parent's body is being flooded with hormones and hunger cries are a huge trigger.
My memories of Isaac's infancy are often structured in comparison to Frances. When he first crawled versus when she did, etc.
DavidS - Jul 07, 2009 9:24:45 am PDT #15569 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
he can't quite pass the Turing Test yet
This is the PERFECT way of putting it.
It's very apt. I've always thought as "that tricky place between when they begin to talk and when they begin to reason. They are like crazy people, filled with the irrational exuberance of chimps on ice skates."
But Raq's insight is much more succinct. With Emmett as my standard, this period lasted from 2ish to mid 4ish.
I frequently advise JZ to quit reasoning with Matilda and pursue shiny object distraction strategies.
-t - Jul 07, 2009 9:28:15 am PDT #15570 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I can remember my dad trying to reason with my then-toddler nephew when my sister's family lived with them for a while. Not quite as fruitless as when dad tried to reason with my dog when we were living there, but close.
Poor dad. Always with the unreasonable houseguests.
Polter-Cow - Jul 07, 2009 9:32:12 am PDT #15571 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I frequently advise JZ to quit reasoning with Matilda and pursue shiny object distraction strategies.
Matilda told me that the moon had no arms, but it had a mouth and a nose and a face. I just went along with it.
-t - Jul 07, 2009 9:33:59 am PDT #15572 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, that sounds right.
Polter-Cow - Jul 07, 2009 9:35:32 am PDT #15573 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I just love the fact that whether or not the moon had arms was apparently under contention.
Barb - Jul 07, 2009 9:48:33 am PDT #15574 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
Discussions with Abby still have a great deal of that sensibility or lack thereof about them. Then again, this is a child who spends the vast majority of her time talking to Jigglypuff and drawing manga-style comics.