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Um, well, we listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen for their ability to dance. Then we ate cookie dough, and talked about boys.

Giles ,'Get It Done'

Natter 69: Practically names itself.

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Hil R. - Dec 02, 2011 5:02:28 am PST #9546 of 30001

Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

You still don't get to call human beings it.

I agree, but I wonder how/when this developed. I've definitely seen characters in Victorian novels referring to young children as "it" with no one questioning it -- I think it was Wuthering Heights where I noticed it constantly, but I've definitely seen it in other books from that period, too.

My grandmother thought it was rude to refer to someone with any pronoun when that person was present. If the person is in front of you, you refer to that person by name. So, like, if I was telling my sister to give something to my grandmother, I couldn't say "Give this to her." It had to be "Give this to Oma."

SailAweigh - Dec 02, 2011 5:28:51 am PST #9547 of 30001

Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Not when he was Penn, the vampire?

::penny drops::

I could not, for the life of me, figure out where I had seen him before. I assumed it was commercials for other movies. I suppose I should have IMDb'd him, but I is lazy.

juliana - Dec 02, 2011 5:31:14 am PST #9548 of 30001

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

sarameg, I 'm so sorry, I forgot to give condolences on MK. He had a great life with you.

P.M. Marc - Dec 02, 2011 5:32:09 am PST #9549 of 30001

So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Every time I see him, I do a little AtS cheer.

Zenkitty - Dec 02, 2011 5:41:03 am PST #9550 of 30001

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

It's not morbid or weird to me. You knew him, you loved him. And you honored that.

What I wanted to say and couldn't express. You loved him.

I agree, but I wonder how/when this developed. I've definitely seen characters in Victorian novels referring to young children as "it" with no one questioning it -- I think it was Wuthering Heights where I noticed it constantly, but I've definitely seen it in other books from that period, too.

I've heard older folks do this a lot. My grandmother often referred to me as "it", often in my presence, until I was maybe 12 years old. I think she thought she was being affectionate.

Jessica - Dec 02, 2011 5:46:29 am PST #9551 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

If I can't guess/remember the sex of a baby, I'll generally just avoid pronouns altogether until someone tells me the baby's name. ("How is your little one?" etc)

juliana - Dec 02, 2011 6:01:21 am PST #9552 of 30001

I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

If it's anything in either direction, I saw a clip of a fight scene with the female lead, and she was absolutely awful.

Okay, now I will just trawl YouTube for footage. Thank you for validating my desire to stay the hell away.

Jessica - Dec 02, 2011 6:02:11 am PST #9553 of 30001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

ION, Dylan wants a pogo stick for Hannukah. This should be fun.

Tom Scola - Dec 02, 2011 6:10:52 am PST #9554 of 30001

Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

It's directed by Brad Bird, of all people.

DavidS - Dec 02, 2011 7:04:02 am PST #9555 of 30001

"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

It's directed by Brad Bird, of all people.

He did good spy stuff with The Incredibles.

All the Pixar guys seem to branching out now. Stanton is doing the John Carter movie.

Who's doing an Advent Caledar this year? We just started our Playmobil calendar last night and Matilda is jazzed about it.

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