There is a world without dragons where there are no paintings of dragons or stories of dragons or dreams of dragons. It is not this one. This is a world without real dragons.
Komodo don't count.
Jayne: Captain, can you stop her from bein' cheerful, please? Mal: I don't believe there is a power in the 'verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month.
'Serenity'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2009 7:17:31 pm PST #22379 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
-t - Dec 01, 2009 7:18:33 pm PST #22380 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
In that case, if I did go to the universe without shrimp, I would never know.
Burrell - Dec 01, 2009 7:26:10 pm PST #22381 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Maybe, CJD?
Unfortunately that makes me think of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
Er, that's probably just me.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2009 7:31:00 pm PST #22382 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not anymore.
Heather Locklear's lipwork has messed up the way she talks. I wonder if that bothers her.
Burrell - Dec 01, 2009 7:34:41 pm PST #22383 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh sorry. Should I whitefont that one?
bon bon - Dec 01, 2009 7:35:57 pm PST #22384 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Bob lives in such a world. He became allergic as an adult. I keep telling him that shrimp just is not that good anymore -- sometime when shrimp got cheap it got chewy and tasteless.
Ginger - Dec 01, 2009 7:36:27 pm PST #22385 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If I didn't look so much like my sisters, I'd SWEAR I was adopted.
I don't look much like my family. There's no chance I was adopted, but I'm still holding out for switched at birth.
§ ita § - Dec 01, 2009 7:49:54 pm PST #22386 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Adult onset allergies are cruel. At least most of my developing migraine triggers also become unpalatable. Missing the fact of shrimp is worse than missing the idea of beef jerky.
My mother insists I was switched at birth. With an alien family.
Zenkitty - Dec 01, 2009 7:54:53 pm PST #22387 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My BFF just told me her long-time boyfriend (seven years) has some kind of immediate liver problem, and he won't go to the hospital. Apparently he took some test for a medical trial he wanted to be part of, and when the lab work came back, they told him to go to the hospital. Right now. And he won't go. No reason, just doesn't think it's all that big a deal. She's beside herself with worry. She's afraid he's going to die, and he just doesn't seem to get why she's so upset. She's also told me that he's been throwing up a couple times a day for years now, and has never seen a doctor about it. He just drinks, and then he feels better, so it's okay. I don't understand people who refuse to go see a doctor when they're clearly ill. Now I'm worried about the guy, too. My BFF is a rock-steady practical woman; if she's worried, there's reason to be. Dumb guy, he should go just because she's worried!
shrift - Dec 01, 2009 8:05:34 pm PST #22388 of 30001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I don't know. I kind of understand why your BFF's boyfriend might not go, even if it's stupid. Sometimes being in denial is easier than getting a diagnosis, especially if you know that you haven't been taking care of yourself properly.