Blowhole

[Sapphire Silk]

You're overlooking something. It was almost certainly just one guy, or possibly a woman. Whenever a guy gets beat up, when he tells people about it his story always says "it was a bunch of guys" If he was shot or stabbed, it was "some dude." In either case, the victim was always just innocently minding his own business before being attacked for no reason.

I don't normally shill for another site, but this is a very interesting read. It's basicly SC stories from EMS workers.

Don't forget, "And I only had two beers."

[Rapscallion]

How's your back now?

Rapscallion

[Gravekeeper]

How's your back now?

Rapscallion

I can make it about 3 blocks walking now before reverting to a hunched over shadow creature. -.-

But at least I can stand upright now. Just can't push it too far or it starts to lock up again.

[Sapphire Silk]

I can make it about 3 blocks walking now before reverting to a hunched over shadow creature. -.-

But at least I can stand upright now. Just can't push it too far or it starts to lock up again.

Ouch. Hope you start feeling better soon. Hope your doctor gives you good drugs

If it's any consolation to you, my back starts killing me every time I finish reading one of your posts. The laughter is just too intense; my back muscles spasm with the strain, and my lungs cannot exchange air. I have to make sure I am in a safe place, in case the lack of oxygen this causes makes me pass out.

[Becks]

bacon cockring

I read that and my brain stopped. Always useful for days I have to work.

[Ghel]

I really must learn how to harness these involuntary looks of unspeakable evil.

When you figure it out, will you teach us?

I don't have so much trouble with evil looks, but the maniacal laughter escapes at the most inappropriate times. I'm still trying to learn how to control it.

[RetailWorkhorse]

bacon cockring

I am intrigued. Tell me more.

Do you have any idea what that visual just did to Retailworkhorse's already fragile psyche?

I can die and go to BaconHeaven now?

[Jester]

I really must learn how to harness these involuntary looks of unspeakable evil.

Apparently I have. Someone recently told me that I have a "very piercing stare." Considering the fact that my eyes are permanently half-closed and give me a "dude, I'm stoned!" look, that is pretty impressive.

Generally this look is reserved for boyfriends of my nieces and people who irritate me, such as Swiss lawyers who are inappropriately groping my female friends.

I must admit, I am one of those who go straight to spelling my last name when asked. It certainly isn't a collection of verbal ticks like what was in GK's story, but still it seems to be complicated enough that I have to or be subject to questions/trivia/interrogation about it.

Amusingly, I also go straight to spelling my name. Despite the fact that it is short and easy, people manage to fuck it up in all kinds of creative ways. Hell, I spell my first name too, but that is more because my first name has more than one common spelling.

So generally, when I am giving my name over the phone, it goes something like this:

THEM: "Your name?"
ME: "First name Jester, J-E-S-T-E-R. Last name Dude, D-U-D-E."

Saves me a lot of hassle down the road.

[Talendor]

I only spell my last name because there are at least 3 different popular versions of it and 90% of vendors and other people spell it wrong.

[StanFlouride]

B) I’m afraid I’m Canadian.

There, there... don't be afraid.
It must be hard to have a decent health care system, (mostly) polite people, good beer, etc. but it's nothing to be afraid of, honest.

[Magpie]

Amusingly, I also go straight to spelling my name. Despite the fact that it is short and easy, people manage to fuck it up in all kinds of creative ways. Hell, I spell my first name too, but that is more because my first name has more than one common spelling.

So generally, when I am giving my name over the phone, it goes something like this:

THEM: "Your name?"
ME: "First name Jester, J-E-S-T-E-R. Last name Dude, D-U-D-E."

Saves me a lot of hassle down the road.

Ok, for some reason everyone adds an extra vowel to my last name. It's funny, but funniest was the person who had spelled it that way. Ok, makes sense, they tried to spell it when they knew how it sounded, right? Except that I had spelled it out to them... (And it's pronounced exactly the way it's spelled. The only thing you need to know is if it's an "i" or a "y")

There, there... don't be afraid.
It must be hard to have a decent health care system, (mostly) polite people, good beer, etc. but it's nothing to be afraid of, honest.

It is hard, when the beer you're best known for is, with reason, described as like making love in a canoe. Most of the people I know, if given a choice between any of the known national brands, and water, will jump on the water and potentially be mildly offended that you offered them the other stuff. It's deliberately brewed to be as flavourless as possible so that it's sold based on the ads, not on taste. (American national brands might do the same, I don't know). That and I don't like lager.