The Hertz rental car people in Spokane know me! They pull my agreement and hand it to me without needing my driver's license even.
...other than that, I've got nothing.
Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.
Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'
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.
meara - Nov 30, 2011 8:00:25 am PST #9247 of 30001
DavidS - Nov 30, 2011 8:02:18 am PST #9248 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The guys at the corner store give Matilda free shiny pennies from the penny dish, and she has special bathroom privileges not afforded to casual customers.
Consuela - Nov 30, 2011 8:04:29 am PST #9249 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
My dry cleaner knows my last name
Mine, too--I've been going there for ten years, and my sister for 24. Also the guy in the sundries shop closest to my office knows me, because I buy a pint of milk there once or twice a week (to share with a couple folks for coffee/tea doctoring). Once he let me have my milk even though I had no cash.
And the bookstore by my house knows me and my dog very well, of course. She won't pass by without trying to go in, because they always give her treats & pet her.
Jessica - Nov 30, 2011 8:08:17 am PST #9250 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Unbelievably creepy walking robot:
If I ever encounter one of these in the wild, my first instinct will be KILL IT WITH FIRE. It's like an uncanny valley centipede.
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2011 8:09:11 am PST #9251 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
There was a clothing store in Royal Oak when I lived in Michigan where the owner of the store knew what fit me and what I liked. I rarely went by the store without going in, and I rarely went in without her saying "I got these and thought of you", and that rarely happened without me buying something, regardless of me needing anything.
She was good. She totally had my taste, size, and body type down. But she never seemed to have an issue if I didn't want the stuff, even if she'd only bought the one.
Calli - Nov 30, 2011 8:22:33 am PST #9252 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I did make soup with magnets yesterday, so that's something.
Cool! How do you do that?
Frankenbuddha - Nov 30, 2011 8:23:36 am PST #9253 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I did make soup with magnets yesterday, so that's something.
Cool! How do you do that?
My question exactly.
Strix - Nov 30, 2011 8:23:42 am PST #9254 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So there's a difference between creepy and good.
I see that!
I hadn't seen that Unshelved, though I read it pretty frequently now. Don't think I was in 2007, though.
Polter-Cow - Nov 30, 2011 8:26:17 am PST #9255 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Fucking magnet soup, how does it work?
Zenkitty - Nov 30, 2011 8:27:29 am PST #9256 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The magnets pull all the toxins out of your body as they pass through.