I'd bought a friend a "disappearing rights" mug, which had the Bill of rights, but certain rights disappeared when you added hot liquid. Because of said magic, the mug had to be hand washed. the cleaners put the mug in the dishwasher and ruined it. They had to buy him a new one.
So, how was your summer? Mine was fun. Saw some fish. Went mad with hunger. Hallucinated a whole bunch.
Angel ,'Conviction (1)'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Vortex - Feb 08, 2010 2:24:40 pm PST #7195 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Calli - Feb 08, 2010 2:26:45 pm PST #7196 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I got one of those paper-looking ceramic cups a few months ago. It would be perfect for work, but I haven't taken it in, partially because I'm worried about keeping it.
Steph L. - Feb 08, 2010 2:29:10 pm PST #7197 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Scrappy, RIGHT ON!!!
Is there a space in between a number and a greater-than or less-than sign? For example, < 40-50%.
Our house style is no space. That doesn't mean it's Universally Right, though.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2010 2:32:02 pm PST #7198 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That just made me wonder what kind of mug I could get that would amuse me that no one would steal, and google led me to this. I wonder how long it would take someone to ask the obvious question. But this is much more grownup.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 08, 2010 2:32:28 pm PST #7199 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
My favorite mug was a gold and black ceramic Windsor Canada mug that neighbors bought as a souvenir for me when I was a kid. Carbonated drinks would fizz forever in that thing.
Sue - Feb 08, 2010 2:43:45 pm PST #7200 of 30001
hip deep in pie
The cleaners at work are not allowed to touch anything on our desks.
Polter-Cow - Feb 08, 2010 2:47:36 pm PST #7201 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That just made me wonder what kind of mug I could get that would amuse me that no one would steal, and google led me to this. I wonder how long it would take someone to ask the obvious question. But this is much more grownup.
I've got the Dunder-Mifflin "I'm the boss's go-to man" mug for a dollar from Target.
brenda m - Feb 08, 2010 2:55:08 pm PST #7202 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm not sure I can muster Chicago enthusiasm right now. I'm going so stir-crazy with this snow
Hey, we're not having a Snowpocalypse.
Zenkitty - Feb 08, 2010 2:57:06 pm PST #7203 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Once, years ago, the cleaners threw out a large FedEx box full of about 20 unopened - clearly visibly unopened - manila folders that I had sitting beside my desk. They were manuscripts, back when we still used "paper". I didn't discover this until the next afternoon because my assistant was supposed to have picked it up; I assumed he had, and he assumed I'd given it to someone else. By the time we realized the true horror of the situation, the garbage trucks had come and taken it all away. After that, my boss had a bunch of big red and green stickers made up that said, in three languages, "This is trash"/"This is not trash!" and AFAIK people in the office are still required to use them on anything that looks even vaguely like trash.
Hil R. - Feb 08, 2010 3:13:56 pm PST #7204 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
University closed tomorrow. And, since we're supposed to be getting a bunch more snow tomorrow afternoon, I'm guessing we'll be closed Wednesday, too.