And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.  

[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.


Burrell - Aug 06, 2010 10:59:22 am PDT #27765 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Congrats, Nora!


Volans - Aug 06, 2010 11:04:48 am PDT #27766 of 30000
move out and draw fire

Yay Nora! Psychic income is very good.

I don't have any nifty swearing other than "slimy cuntmuscle," which tends to be fairly specific.

I did learn a couple nice descriptive phrases recently: "Fanny pelmet" for a micromini skirt, and "two-bit slapper" for the lady wearing it.


Steph L. - Aug 06, 2010 11:09:21 am PDT #27767 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I forgot to say YAY EMPLOYED NORA!!! That sounds like a great organization, and a great fit for you!

"You should get a job as a proctologist since you're always up my ass."

I am stealing this for future use.

I've actually also heard people get all up on their high horse if the waiter does break the bills.

Because it's seen as a "hint" for a tip.


Atropa - Aug 06, 2010 11:09:22 am PDT #27768 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Congrats, Nora!

At the club I go to on Friday nights, the bartenders all give change in the smallest bills possible, and I know it's because they want to make it easy for drunk patrons to tip. Which I think is very smart of them.


smonster - Aug 06, 2010 11:10:15 am PDT #27769 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.

I like jackhole in mixed company. Not technically a bad word, but everyone knows what you mean.


Steph L. - Aug 06, 2010 11:14:32 am PDT #27770 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I generally tip 20%, but I've always thought that tying tip to the cost of the food is weird. I mean, if I order the $20 entree and you order the $10 burger, and we're dining together, am I really getting service that's twice as good?

But I understand that tying it to cost of food makes it easy to calculate, vs. a set amount. Still, it's odd.


Ginger - Aug 06, 2010 11:18:33 am PDT #27771 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

Yay, Nora! (And you never sucked.)

For some reason, all the bad drivers I yell at are shitheads, even though it's a term I otherwise rarely use.

Today I realized another wonderful thing about a dog: a dog will never ask you for free tech support.


§ ita § - Aug 06, 2010 11:19:30 am PDT #27772 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I now call people "assbutt" a lot. But only in my head. If I ever said it out loud I would crack up laughing. And possibly explode.


Polter-Cow - Aug 06, 2010 11:23:43 am PDT #27773 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

I generally tip 20%, but I've always thought that tying tip to the cost of the food is weird. I mean, if I order the $20 entree and you order the $10 burger, and we're dining together, am I really getting service that's twice as good?

But I understand that tying it to cost of food makes it easy to calculate, vs. a set amount. Still, it's odd.

It's totally odd.


Steph L. - Aug 06, 2010 11:28:00 am PDT #27774 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

But I understand that tying it to cost of food makes it easy to calculate, vs. a set amount. Still, it's odd.

It's totally odd.

I'm trying to think of other services for which I tip, and whether they're tied to the amount of money I spend. I think I do tip roughly 20% when I get my hair cut. When I've checked my bags curbside at the airport, I've tipped the dude $1 a bag, but it's been a while since I've flown anywhere; maybe that's too low these days.

I tip more than 20% when I eat some place where my total is less than $10, because I just think less than $2 is a lousy tip if I'm sitting at your table and you're bringing me food and drink.