It's a tisane, isn't it?
In Quebec for sure. I don't think I've ever (until now) heard the word used in the States.
Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.
Buffy ,'Beneath You'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
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.
brenda m - Dec 08, 2011 3:07:46 pm PST #10561 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
Jesse - Dec 08, 2011 3:10:13 pm PST #10562 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think I only know that from books, honestly.
-t - Dec 08, 2011 3:12:19 pm PST #10563 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's one of those words I don't know how to pronounce because I've only read it, not heard it.
Amy - Dec 08, 2011 3:15:09 pm PST #10564 of 30001
Because books.
They're always having tisanes in Regency romances!
Sue - Dec 08, 2011 3:17:09 pm PST #10565 of 30001
hip deep in pie
In my experience Canadian tea bags can definitely make a decent second cup but American ones cannot.
Canadian tea bags have to survive sitting in a tea pot all day in a simmering tea pot when a Newfoundlander gets their hand on them.
§ ita § - Dec 08, 2011 3:17:33 pm PST #10566 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've always preferred teas to coffees, and I like quite a range of teas, green, white, black, etc, but not that big on tisanes. Hibiscus and cinnamon are about it. I'm nuttier about this particular jasmine green tea that I have a bushel of than I have been any variety in a while. It's pretty much all I drink now. But not more than two cups a day (same leaves) and rarely after noon, just in case.
meara - Dec 08, 2011 3:21:01 pm PST #10567 of 30001
They're always having tisanes in Regency romances!
So true!
Anne W. - Dec 08, 2011 3:21:15 pm PST #10568 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Teavana's Jasmine Dragon is faboo. That's pretty much the only thing I get there.
Calli - Dec 08, 2011 3:52:17 pm PST #10569 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Now that it's chilly I'll be drinking tea again. I like Twinings Constant Comment, with the orange peel. A little sweetener, no milk.
§ ita § - Dec 08, 2011 3:54:33 pm PST #10570 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm looking at this Shortpacked comic critiquing the sexualising of female superheroes, and I find something weird about it. In the female character's quest to say "No. That's not what I find attractive in a man." she totally feminises and makes Batman childlike. I'm not surprised the man is uncomfortable. She's making Batman look more like her. That's completely different from how badly handled Catwoman makes me feel uncomfortable.
I totally get the difference between Batman being designed as a power fantasy and Catwoman as a sexual one, but isn't Batman also attractive women? Isn't that part of a male power fantasy (in a way that doesn't translate as effectively across the genders)? I mean, the powerful male superhero is sexier than the sexy female superhero is powerful?
Okay, I've totally confused myself now. It was totally clear a few minutes ago.
Oh, *don't* read the comments. FYI. FWIW. FTR.