Just giddy all over

[itsallovernow]

ETA: I'd just like to throw in there how much both Doonesbury and Get Fuzzy have made my week, treating the injuries that soldiers have sustained in Iraq with grace and humor, and gentle, respectful snark. There are reasons why I love the comics with a passion, and these two are definitely leading the way this week (although if I don't get my Bucky fix soon, someone's gonna get hurt:)

It's just a glorious Friday. I feel the need to reiterate this. I wanna dig out my Rusted Root CD, and listen to happy, drummy spring music. Okay, a beach chair and a margarita would not go amiss, but honestly, I'm just in a fantastic mood, wrote a silly, giddy drabble here for the blowin' up stuff and kissin'fascapefriday challenge, although I'm voting for naked surfing to be next week's challenge:) Hee hee.

Dude, those quotes could keep us going for months:) Or knowing some of us, the naked surfing would be much to distracting and we wouldn't get any writing done at all:)

Also, if rubberneck and crankygrrl are getting any work done today, it's not because of me:)

I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, that there's rest and relaxation and fun TV and good music and very, very little that has to get accomplished.

Oh, oh, also huge Congratulations to double_helix who's had a pretty big week:)

I guess Spring has sprung here. I feel like Tigger. Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, bouncy, fun,fun,fun,fun. And I'm jealous of whitelight1, who has The Critic on DVD to watch this weekend. "That's not Bill Clinton, that's one of them hillbilly bears." Dude, it puts a whole new spin on Disneyland.

So, Feldman and I were discussing 4th grade boy words, since she's rediscovered the one she'd earmarked for use in a story. I have a slew of favorite phrases, courtesy of my father's colorful vocabulary, and I'm interested in other people's favorite descriptive phrases.

There was also an article in the paper about euphimisms they used on TV, and whoever wrote the article neglected to mention "frell." Loser, clearly someone fell behind on their research:) So, in addition to colorful phrases ( cretkid referred to someone not being able to find their way with a guidebook and a guide dog, and my absolute favorite is "unable to find his ass with both hands) give me some substitutes for the word fuck. I don't tend to use euphimisms, but perhaps I'm just overly fond of the sound of the original:)

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[veritykindle.livejournal.com]

ETA: I'd just like to throw in there how much both Doonesbury and Get Fuzzy have made my week, treating the injuries that soldiers have sustained in Iraq with grace and humor, and gentle, respectful snark. There are reasons why I love the comics with a passion, and these two are definitely leading the way this week (although if I don't get my Bucky fix soon, someone's gonna get hurt:)

Ooh! Thanks for reminding me! I'd forgotten that the Boston Globe, where I usually read the comics, had censored out today's Doonesbury strip because, and I quote, "the strip includes language inappropriate for a general readership," and I wanted to check it out on the web.

Now that I've read it online, I want to hit the Boston Globe editors in charge of the comics with a shovel. Or, um... one of the other weapons you were suggesting to crankygrrl. They are doing a storyline about a soldier in Iraq losing part of his leg, and they are offended when he uses the words "Son of a bitch"?! Goddamn frelling... (speaking of "fuck" euphemisms. *g*) This is just ridiculous!

I love these current storylines, too. I love it when the comics get just the right balance of snark and respect like this. I can't believe the Globe censored this Doonesbury strip! Who do they think they are "protecting" by doing this, anyway? :(

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

I can't believe they censored it. They should be ashamed of themselves!! How is use of language worse than the idea of someone losing their leg, it's just so unbelievable to me that the values are that twisted. It wasn't used obscenely, well, not really, and it seemed entirely appropriate to me. Of course, goddamn sonofabitch was and is one of my father's favorite phrases:)

[kernezelda]

Our local paper censored it, too.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Who knew I'd be grateful to the L.A. Times for anything. It never even occurred to me that they'd censor it.

[riarambles.livejournal.com]

First feldman talks about this word she lost and then found, and now you mention it, but neither of you has actually said what the frelling word IS.

This is highly frustrating, in an insane sort of way. Next thing you know it'll become a meme--"let's all mention feldman's word without ever using it."

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Nah - Cranky asked:)

It was numbnuts. Hence the fourth grade boy words:)

[haphazardmethod.livejournal.com]

I've loved Doonesbury forever but even more so with this recent storyline. It may be the first time I've read a comic strip and yelped out loud.

Thanks for the book recs -- the Crusie books in particular look like a lot of fun.

4th grade boy words. Yet more to look forward to. I'm still amused by a two year old boy's happiness with giraffe poop. *g*

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, 4th grade boy words, and 4th grade boy jokes, which just never fade away, remain clinging to 4th grade classrooms everywhere:) And the best part is, those fourth grade boys grow into 16 year old boys, who still get excited by telling jokes to female authority figures:) And who still laugh at giraffe poop:)

[sorlklewis.livejournal.com]

WORD on Get Fuzzy this week (today's was especially brilliant), and on the subject of colorful words, you saw the Channel 4 Ad that was circulating awhile back, yes?

Anyway, I too am overly fond of the originals, so, I don't use euphimisms as much as I combine various words and variations of those words to create extended versions of the original. Y'know, like, "fuckin' bloody frellin' wanker." That sort of thing.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

Hee. I think that's why just saying fuck doesn't really feel like swearing. For my dad, swearing meant at least four different words strung together with vigor:)

[ropo.livejournal.com]

Today I went to see "Ella Enchanted" (don't make fun) and she is from the town of FRELL. Really. She is Ella of Frell. I cracked up, and I barely know Farscape.

[thassalia.livejournal.com]

That's hysterical, and just so very wrong:) (That book's been out for awhile too:) Hee!

[simplystars.livejournal.com]

My stupid paper edited Doonesbury too. *rolls eyes*

naked surfing works as a topic for me. just sayin'. *vbeg*