Comments | skullard: "As the sun pulls away from the shore, and our ship sinks slowly in the West . . ."

skullard

"As the sun pulls away from the shore, and our ship sinks slowly in the West . . ."

Feb 21, 2010 16:42

I have to confess something. I have a very mild form of dyslexia. Not anything drastic enough to count as a legitimate disability, mind you, so I have no excuse for spelling mistakes. But I am just dyslexic enough to think the vending machines are judging me.

On my way out of the grocery store, I shove three quarters into the spankin' new Dr. ( Read more... )

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weelisa February 22 2010, 00:43:48 UTC

skull-fucked deer hunting, ice fishing, hockey playing Palin people
I'm so confused, when did you guys move to Winnipeg? Oh, wait, I should say "youse guys". Shhhh- verbal camouflage - highly effective.

Strangely enough, I had a mild form of dyslexia as a child too! Hey, high five...opps...er...

A couple of months of therapy got rid of it. I always wondered what caused it. Are you left-handed per chance?

I'm pretty sure it's proof that we're super-geniuses using a special part of our brains.

And don't listen to vending machines. They got nothing to do all day but to cause trouble...

skullard February 22 2010, 01:05:19 UTC

Yeah, I was born a lefty, but raised to use my right hand as dominant. I had a feeling that screwed up more than just my penmenship.

As for the machines, it could be worse. I could be living in Japan.

weelisa February 22 2010, 02:40:07 UTC

Okay, see, I'm a lefty too - I betcha there's a connection.

deathlikescats February 22 2010, 09:02:20 UTC

"Youse guys"?

When did Winnipeg become wiseguy-mama-mia-mobster capital of the world?

weird.

^_^

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nothingbroken February 22 2010, 04:56:59 UTC

That last photo scares me so much. It's just... ew. Creepy.

deathlikescats February 22 2010, 09:06:27 UTC

I don't know about YOU but out here in the NORMAL world (did I just use normal to describe California?) fist bumps and High Fives are acceptable geekery greetings and salutations.

Jumping high fives, or anything more complicated will get you a raised eyebrow, however.

As for Dyslexia, I've got the same type as you. It makes life interesting, when you glance at signs and they say the DARNDEST things!

just wait until you have verbal or auditory dyslexia. Makes for interesting conversations when you repeat back what you THOUGHT you heard. ^_^

You're never too old for a high five!

skullard February 22 2010, 11:35:01 UTC

As for Dyslexia, I've got the same type as you. It makes life interesting, when you glance at signs and they say the DARNDEST things!

It is a source of much free entertainment, 'tis true. Plus, it's a great workout for the neck with all the double-takes we end up doing.

Auditory? Shit, maybe I shouldn't have punched that guy.

I guess I've been too much of an isolationist here lately. Perhaps I wouldn't mind the odd fist-bump from time to time so much if I was back on the West Coast among my people. Get me away from Minnesota please!

sub_musashi February 22 2010, 12:42:51 UTC

Hey! I high-fived a Settlers of Cataan victory just the other day. And then I fucked my wife. Nothing emasculating about that.

I may take a night job programming vending machines just to mess with people's minds.

skullard February 23 2010, 11:08:10 UTC

Now there's a hobby I'd jump to take up, if you could use a co-conspiritor.

I'm sure you could figure out a way for the machine to say something different depending on what drink people selected:

Diet Coke - "Now Dispensing an Oxymoron."

Mountain Dew - "Nice Mullet."

Cherry 7-up - "Who Hurt You as a Child?"