Overheard language gem

Monday March 14, 2005 @ 05:42 PM (UTC)

The lady in the next cube forgets people’s names, but never says ‘whats-her-name’. Instead, she says, ‘whats-her-nose.’ I find this whimsical and eccentric.

Update: At 2:36 pm, neighbor said “whats-her-toes.” Variation duly noted.

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speaking of Overheard language gem...

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A military biologist has documented a new species of fairy shrimp in Idaho, one of only four species among hundreds that are longer than an inch (2.54 cm) and eat their relatives, officials said on Wednesday.

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That’s right. Cannabalistic fairy shrimp. Let’s just thank the heavens that science found it before sci-fi writers. shiver

EMeta
Wednesday March 16, 2005 @ 09:00 PM (UTC)

Re: speaking of Overheard language gem...

writes ‘cannibalistic fairie shrimp’ under ‘Ebola robots’ on ‘Exalted encounter list’

felicity
Thursday March 17, 2005 @ 11:12 AM (UTC)
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