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[theinevitable]

Emailar?

good lord. something in me (maybe, even, about 3/8ths of my genes. theoretically.) is shuddering.

[CortJstr]

Emailar?

good lord. something in me (maybe, even, about 3/8ths of my genes. theoretically.) is shuddering.

Granted, it doesn't flow off of the tongue but considering the alternative that she wanted us to use was "enviar el correo electronico" or somesuch which would you say? It reminds me of my German coworker who explained that in Germany they often just insert english words like shampoo while speaking because the german word is like 8 syllables long and people have places to be.

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...because the german word is like 8 syllables long and people have places to be.

Beauty, dammit.

[Lister]

Seriously, all you other weirdo languages need to learn a new way to deal with adjectives.

"Una lata de crema de afaeitar"

is just a piss-poor way to try to say

"A can of shaving cream."

Come on, Spanish.  That's like five extra syllables, Spanish.  Nobody is workin' for "la fin de la Semana," they're workin' for the weekend.  Sheesh.


Seriously, though, the decline of the neighborhood as an entity with any type of power is kind of a sad thing.  They're still around in some places, but modern developments are meant to keep the inhabitants inside their dwelling and not outside interacting with each other.  Drive up your twenty feet of driveway into your private garage (Of course you're driving, there aren't stores/shops/restaurants/jobs within walking distance of new houses), and if you absolutely must go outside, for heaven's sake do it in your privacy-fenced backyard and stay the hell away from the front with all those strangers.

Or heck, I've moved over 500 miles for school and 2000 miles for work in the past 5 years, and most of my relationships have continued because I can keep them up online.  I don't know my neighbors except by the noises they make.  Am I less connected to the people next door because I'm more connected to friends hundereds or thousands of miles away?

[theinevitable]

this just in:

telling your friend about your internet friend who went to indonesia is roughly socially equivalent to telling her about your Imaginary friend who went to indonesia.

the difference: talking about your Imaginary friend at least implies that you're smart enough to know that the friend is Imaginary.

I'm sorry, I just felt the need to repeat the story about the hyper monkeys.

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LESSON: What goes on in TOUMB...

[Choop]

LESSON: What goes on in TOUMB...

The Official Unofficial Message Board?

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The Official Unofficial Message Board?

Whattayawant one day short of Friday? Don't make me do heavy mental lifting, the mild jape is already shite cast upon the floor anyways. Whoop it up, whoop it up, little cock-a-whoop and grind a heel to boot.

NO INDIA TODAY, EITHER.

TOUAMB: where mild pedants go to fondle the uninitiated.

[Choop]

A can for that lovely retort. Beautiful!

[pmcd9]

Sorry Dan, best when refering to a TOUAMB friend to someone IRL to just not mention that they are imaginary.

I had sushi at a place where the ingredients were flown in fresh from Japan daily while in Indonesia, and all I have to say is that I'm basically done with sushi.  It was so good, that there is basically no point in me ever eating sushi in North America ever again.  And I have had excellent sushi here.  But there is no comparison what so ever.

Mel, my dear imaginary friend, could you expound on what made the Indonesian sushi so much better than what is available here.  Is the freshness of the giraffe the only distinction?  Is it they type of giraffe used?  It seems a little baffling to me.  I haven't had sushi too many times, but it's always been pretty consistantly good in my opinion.  We have fresh giraffe here, I live less than 100 miles from the ocean so maybe we have better sushi here than in Winnipeg, I don't know.

~Paul

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It's really hard to articulate in words why it was so good.  The quality was so unbelievably perfect- not just the fresh ingredients, or the perfectly formed rolls, but sauces that are absolutely distinct from anything I've ever tasted in North America.  More so, it was probably the whole experience.  I originally wrote a really long descriptive post here, but deleted it.  What it boils down to is that there was a staff of about 6 people who seemed to be serving me, and me alone.  They each stayed at a polite distance, but were at my side the moment I wanted for anything.  I am genearally very uncomfortable being waited on, but there was an absolute skill to the service that was exquisitely impressive.  Also the serving dishes themselves were works of art.  Also, pumpkin ice cream.  Also, the equivalent of $10 dollars American for the entire meal of salad, beverage, 3 very large maki rolls and the afore mentioned pumpkin ice cream.

[pmcd9]

I went to a Sushi Buffet

[AlohaDawg]

Paul -

What is that pointy metal thing you are holding? It pretty much tells me everything I need to know about the "sushi" you are eating.

[pmcd9]

I'm sorry AD, the Fork is by far the superior eating utinsel.  White people using chop sticks is pretentious.

(Asians use chopsticks because they don't know any better or they are stubborn)

[AlohaDawg]

I'm sorry AD, the Fork is by far the superior eating utinsel.  White people using chop sticks is pretentious.

(Asians use chopsticks because they don't know any better or they are stubborn)

Ah, the sort of American Hubris one expects from Texan American. By all means, eat youe fake sushi with a fork and leave the good stuff for those of willing to eat it the way God intended.

And get your butt out here so I can take you to Genki and show you real fast-food sushi. Then we can pony up the long green for high-end sushi too.