Suppose you're a high school student, and kind of a gaming geek. You get decent grades, but you're not exactly a model student, because sometimes you cut school to go pick up a clue in the game you play. One of those times, you're unlucky enough to be out of school when a major terrorist attack happens in the city where you live. You're picked ( Read more... )

Comœdis Personae:
The Puppy, my boyfriend
The Harpy, his mother

The Harpy.  I hope you aren’t still seeing that man.
The Puppy.  Christopher?  No, I’m not.  We broke up.
TH. Oh, good!
TP. I have someone much better now.
TH. Better?
TP. Yes.  His names José.  He’s from Colombia.
M. Uhhh...
TP. (laughing) He’s such a bear! He’s over six feet tall, and weighs ( Read more... )

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What American accent do you have?
Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."
The Midland

The Northeast

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From Jim MacDonald (a US Navy veteran) at Making Light:

You are not required to obey an unlawful order.

You are required to disobey an unlawful order.

You swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

The Constitution states (Article VI): This Constitution, and the Laws of ( Read more... )

Barbara Bauer is a scam literary agent, as you can see from the listing there. Barbara Bauer tried to get a friend of mine fired because she posted a link to SFWA's Twenty Worst Agents list, which is where all these links to Barbara Bauer go.

Needless to say, Barbara Bauer is on the list. She's a particularly belligerent creature, as you might ( Read more... )

For Mother's Day, I mean. That may not seem unusual, but actually it's the first time in years and years that I've done it. We were estranged for a long time, for reasons that amount to dysfunctional family TMI.

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Ten Top Trivia Tips about Christopher!

1. Japan provides over thirty percent of the world's Christopher supply!
2. Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than Christopher.
3. The colour of Christopher is no indication of his spiciness, but size usually is!
4. If you toss Christopher 10000 times, he will not land heads 5000 times, but more like 4950, because his ( Read more... )

You scored as Linguistics. You should be a Linguistics major!

Linguistics
92%
English
92%
Psychology
83%
Sociology
75%
Engineering
75%
Mathematics
58%
Dance
58%
Philosophy
50%
Theater
50%
Journalism
42%
Biology
42%
Anthropology
42%
Chemistry
25%
Art
17%
What is your Perfect Major?
created with QuizFarm.comInterestingly, I WAS a Linguistics major, with minors in Psych and ( Read more... )

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