My sister is named Margaret but we call her Meg, and for most of her life, people assumed her name was Megan.Quoting Wryan (view post)
Sometimes I call her Peggy to piss her off.
My sister is named Margaret but we call her Meg, and for most of her life, people assumed her name was Megan.
Sometimes I call her Peggy to piss her off.
...and the milk's in me.
Unusual nickname constructions I really like:
"Ned" for Edward.
"Nell" for Eleanor.
I guess I like "N" names. I don't know why...
Uncommon but not baffling nickname constructions I like:
"Xander" for Alexander
"Topher" for Christopher
"Beth" for Elizabeth
...and the milk's in me.
Two days until I find out if I get the World Cup Tickets in the lottery!!
Mel Gibson's wife of 28 years (and mother of his 7 kids) just filed for divorce.
They married without a prenup.
This might be the most expensive celebrity divorce ever.
...and the milk's in me.
I think it will be tough to top Juanita Jordan (Michael's ex), who ended up with $250 million, but it will be big.
Contagion (Soderbergh, 2011) - 6.5
The Descendants (Payne, 2011) - 7.5
Midnight in Paris (Allen, 2011) - 5
Margin Call (Chandor, 2011) - 6.5
The Ides of March (Clooney, 2011) - 5
Mel has an estimated worth of $900 million, and they live in California, which is a 50/50 state.
...and the milk's in me.
Contagion (Soderbergh, 2011) - 6.5
The Descendants (Payne, 2011) - 7.5
Midnight in Paris (Allen, 2011) - 5
Margin Call (Chandor, 2011) - 6.5
The Ides of March (Clooney, 2011) - 5
Amazon sent me Tokyo Beat Down, a Nintendo DS game (so smaller than a DVD case) in a giant ass box.
I smell potential for a reality TV show!!
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Are there parody lyrics to the song "Love Shack," but instead called "Lovecraft"?
I'd expect such a parody to suck, but it should totally exist.
I've frequently thought something similar about Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".
"Night of the Living Dead"
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I've often thought someone should adapt Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard to the post-Civil War South.
Someone, not me.
...and the milk's in me.
i have this similar experience in a coffee bean. no idea at all till this very day what happen.
"Over analysis is like the oil of the Match-Cut machine." KK2.0
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Why not?
I have some contempt for Zac Efron, mostly because High School Musical is so ubiquitous, but I think his monologue on SNL is pretty funny, and on-the-nose.
Thanks, tweens!
Contagion (Soderbergh, 2011) - 6.5
The Descendants (Payne, 2011) - 7.5
Midnight in Paris (Allen, 2011) - 5
Margin Call (Chandor, 2011) - 6.5
The Ides of March (Clooney, 2011) - 5
If I still had a desk job, I totally would spend half the day working on this.
Coming to America (Landis, 1988) **
The Beach Bum (Korine, 2019) *1/2
Us (Peele, 2019) ***1/2
Fugue (Smoczynska, 2018) ***1/2
Prisoners (Villeneuve, 2013) ***1/2
Shadow (Zhang, 2018) ***
Oslo, August 31st (J. Trier, 2011) ****
Climax (Noé, 2018) **1/2
Fighting With My Family (Merchant, 2019) **
Upstream Color (Carruth, 2013) ***
As much as I like Tiger Woods, my favorite golfer of all time is Ernie Els. Followed by the Golden Bear, Jack Nicholas. And even though I'd place Tiger above him as an overall favorite, I still like Lefty better. Its a shame that his career hasn't been much better.
Unfortunately because of work yesterday, I missed the final round of the Masters for the first time in 4-5 years. I was bummed.
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It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
Amazon is quite fond of doing that. I just received a dvd from them today in a box which could easily have fit 50 dvds in.
TV Recently Finished:
Catastrophe: Season 1 (2015) A
Rectify: Season 3 (2015) A-
Bojack Horseman: Season 2 (2015) A
True Detective: Season 2 (2015) A-
Wayward Pines: Season 1 (2015) B
Currently Playing: Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (replay) (XB1) / Contradiction (PC)
Recently Finished: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4) A+ / Life is Strange: Ep 4 (PS4) A / Bastion (replay) (PS4) B+
Why does Stephanie become "Roxie"? I have two friends who have this nickname and I'm trying to figure that out.
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
615 Film
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Did you get a box filled with those little air baggies and the DVD squished tightly in one corner?
This happens when I order from Amazon.com, but their Canadian site seems to choose more appropriate packaging.
Then again, it's a trade-off, because the Canadian site has half the selection, and when things go out-of-stock they never re-stock them.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
They used to be better about this.
Their was one little strip of those air baggies but at least a good 6 inches thick of empty space. The box was pretty caved in because of all the empty space.
TV Recently Finished:
Catastrophe: Season 1 (2015) A
Rectify: Season 3 (2015) A-
Bojack Horseman: Season 2 (2015) A
True Detective: Season 2 (2015) A-
Wayward Pines: Season 1 (2015) B
Currently Playing: Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise (replay) (XB1) / Contradiction (PC)
Recently Finished: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4) A+ / Life is Strange: Ep 4 (PS4) A / Bastion (replay) (PS4) B+
The DVD was OK though, I hope?
I have had a couple of times when books have arrived with covers bent/ripped because of this shoddy packaging.
Here's a tip - if you order multiple items and one of them is damaged, call customer service and tell them that item was missing. They'll send you another, no questions asked.
I've done this numerous times.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
The whole skit pointing out how stupid High School Musical is was pretty good, too, especially when he points out the typical Disneyfied school system where "being yourself" is the primary lesson.
"I found out that I had a terrible education! I learned nothing in my four years here."
"That's not true! I learned that it doesn't matter if you want to sing and dance, as long as you stay true to yourself. I can be a dancer AND a jock!"
"What's the capital of Texas?"
"...Texas City?"
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