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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8445 on: July 20, 2015, 10:04:06 AM »
Eep!  I think I actually used "sweetie" in a post.  :-[  I hope I get the Old Fart discount, if I  did.   :P
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8446 on: July 20, 2015, 10:08:58 AM »
Eep!  I think I actually used "sweetie" in a post.  :-[  I hope I get the Old Fart discount, if I  did.   :P
I call people 'hon' and 'babe' and 'sugar' all the time irl and everyone thinks I'm being super condescending when I'M NOT MEANING TO BE.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8447 on: July 20, 2015, 10:13:32 AM »
I call people 'hon' and 'babe' and 'sugar' all the time irl and everyone thinks I'm being super condescending when I'M NOT MEANING TO BE.
It's a Southern Thing.  In my case, it's a grandparent thing.

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« Reply #8448 on: July 20, 2015, 10:25:47 AM »
Whyyyyy are Icelandic books so expensivvvvveeeeeeeeee?
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8449 on: July 20, 2015, 10:27:11 AM »
It's a Southern Thing.  In my case, it's a grandparent thing.

I just checked my posts, and discovered my native reserve saved me.  Whew!  ::)
Good to know then! I just need a t-shirt now that reads, I'M NOT CONDESCENDING I'M FROM TEXAS.

And fairly unrelated tangent, just about everyone I've met in California so far  m u m b l e s. I used to think it was just my relatives, but I'm only catching about half of what my coworkers say and I'm beginning to understand how Emil must feel around Mikkel. Like they'll be saying stuff and I'll assume that they're talking to themselves because it's so quiet, but then there's a pause and I realize they're waiting for me to respond. They probably all think that I'm somewhat deaf, heh, especially since it's likely that I sound really loud to them.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8450 on: July 20, 2015, 10:41:40 AM »
Whyyyyy are Icelandic books so expensivvvvveeeeeeeeee?
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8451 on: July 20, 2015, 10:46:16 AM »
Welcome to Iceland, land of 24% VAT. Oooor our bugs books are just expensive because Iceland.

I'm going to become a broke Icelandic hobo. You'll know it's me because I'll be surrounded by a pile of books.
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8452 on: July 20, 2015, 11:05:34 AM »
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« Reply #8453 on: July 20, 2015, 11:54:40 AM »
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8454 on: July 20, 2015, 03:35:20 PM »
Eep!  I think I actually used "sweetie" in a post.  :-[  I hope I get the Old Fart discount, if I  did.   :P
heyy i hope you didn't get the impression that it's bad to use pet names! I don't mind them, I'm just very unused to being called them and most of my exposure to them is in a condescending context.

...I'm trying to think of any norwegian pet names that are actually used seriously and can't think of a single one

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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8455 on: July 20, 2015, 03:43:29 PM »
welcome back, Ana!

Thank you! It's very good to be back: I've missed this craziness.  ;D
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Re: General Discussion Thread
« Reply #8456 on: July 20, 2015, 03:45:44 PM »
Thank you! It's very good to be back: I've missed this craziness.  ;D
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« Reply #8457 on: July 20, 2015, 03:55:05 PM »
Haha!  ;D And speaking very obliquely of pets and names and puns, my two dogs' names were based on a stealth pun. They were Norwegian elkhounds and were named Elli and Odie (Odin) for the Norse gods. My dad was very proud of coming up with that  :P
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« Reply #8458 on: July 20, 2015, 05:09:15 PM »
Today I bought a sketchbook, my first. I am excited to start using it. (usually I just use loose printer paper, but it's starting to build up since finding ssss)
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« Reply #8459 on: July 20, 2015, 05:12:22 PM »
Haha!  ;D And speaking very obliquely of pets and names and puns, my two dogs' names were based on a stealth pun. They were Norwegian elkhounds and were named Elli and Odie (Odin) for the Norse gods. My dad was very proud of coming up with that  :P

Aww, elkhounds!  They're so cute!  Our family had a Norwegian elkhound about 25 years ago.  We called him "Blaze" because of the white patch on his chest.  He was overweight, noisy, and not very bright, but he was very friendly.
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