pretend every slot machine is a robot amputee waving hello

[gyzym]

I've switched my layout and my default icon again--even though the icon on this post isn't the default one, gdi--because ~I'm so changeable~ or whatever. But I'm pretty damn sure I'll be sticking with this layout for awhile; I've coveted it forever, but have been looking for the right background image to tweak it with. I've got some more tweaks to

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[gyzym]

OH, GOOD, I'LL PUT THEM IN MY TROPES. :D

[gyzym]

WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING MORE ICON SPACE IF I CAN'T HAVE DANNY AND STEVE THE OWLS, HUH?

[gyzym]

Right? Right? HORRIFYING little fuckers and no mistake, oh my god.

[surreal_44]

I love this new layout!!! \o/

I am not fond of bajillionites (what we call them :D ) but as long as they are at least five feet away from me, I can handle them. I am not an insect or arachnid person.

[gyzym]

Eeee thank you! I am super pumped about it, because I've been looking for ages for one that just like, felt right or something, and THIS ONE DOES.

Bajillionites, ahahahahha, CLEARLY OUR FAMILIES THINK ALIKE :D

[surreal_44]

I'm still hunting for the one that I like the most. I'm indecisive. :D

Oddly enough, I don't remember seeing them in Pennsylvania when I was growing up. I do remember a dobson fly landing on me once and I seriously became hysterical. They're actually pretty harmless but they are scary looking things. -shudders-

[sheeplikeme]

I can't believe out of all the posts, this is the one that makes me delurk but...

Those bugs are evil. They made the last month of apartment share awkward because when I saw one, screamed bloody murder (I hate all bugs with more than 8 legs - my boyfriend says its because inefficient things irk me), and started trying to kill it with a frying pan, my male roommate ran into the room completely naked from the shower, wielding our plunger because he thought I was being attacked.

Neither of us could look at each other for a week. I spent 40 dollars on apology baking supplies.

Thanks for the name though. Before I just called them "those non-centipedes that come up from your drain and have the worst timing ever". Bijillipede is so much better.

[gyzym]

Hi hi hi! You should delurk more often, because that is an AMAZING story, for all it must have been completely mortifying at the time. Apology baking supplies, you are my hero ♥ ♥ ♥

I am totally with you on more than eight legs--actually, I'm going to go with "more than six legs" because, for real, spiders, it's a no.

[lizzy_someone]

At this moment I feel that is pretty much the best story I have ever heard.

[postcardmystery]

We have a regional variant for what is apparently pronounced "midges", (little biting insect things?), except in the North East of England we call them midgEEs, and the first time I said that in front of my ex, (except it wasn't, I must have said it a million times and he hadn't noticed before), he laughed for like ten minutes without stopping because, and I quote, I "sounded like a seven year old".

And I was like THAT IS PART OF MY "IS SHE OR ISN'T SHE JAILBAIT" CHARM, SURELY?

[gyzym]

THAT IS PART OF MY "IS SHE OR ISN'T SHE JAILBAIT" CHARM, SURELY?

THIS IS A CHARM WE SHARE, BB. WE SHARE IT SO MUCH.

[postcardmystery]

THE ANSWER TO THIS IS: NO. BUT I LIKE TO KEEP YOU GUESSING. (ALSO PIGTAILS AND KNEE SOCKS. YES. I NEVER SAID I WASN'T CREEPY.)

[taurenova]

Frightfully rudely butting in but: I'm pretty sure Scots call them that too. I live in the North East and have a Scottish boss and that's what I've always heard her call them.

I would say it's weird that there are people who don't call them that but most of my good friends are Southerners and pronounce a lot things wrongly.

(And we don't talk about the time I ended up trying to describe sea fret to them because none of them knew what I meant when I said it. How was I to know that was something apparently peculiar to the region?! I'm not originally from here!)