Who ARE you people? - Page 18

Elsi · 06-22-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Xan21

Who am i? Im the new guy!

Welcome new guy! I think of myself as new, but since I've now posted close to 300 messages, I guess I'm not as new as I think.

Be sure to tell us more about yourself. What are you reading on your Sony Reader? Where are you getting your books? Do you have any recommendations?

montsnmags · 06-22-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Elsi

Welcome new guy! I think of myself as new, but since I've now posted close to 300 messages, I guess I'm not as new as I think.

Ah, Elsi, you're a sweety. I'd clean-missed Xan21's post, and "Inclusivity" has always been one of my middle names. G'day, new guy!

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Be sure to tell us more about yourself. What are you reading on your Sony Reader? Where are you getting your books? Do you have any recommendations?

What do you think of your Sony Reader? What kind of bookreader improvements/device are you looking for down the track? Who is your favourite author? What's your position on unutterable silliness? How does a gas barbecue work?

Answer all these questions -or answer ones we haven't asked; whatever floats your boat - and you'll be sure to get even more welcome response.

Oh, yeah...welcome!

Cheers,
Marc

TedPark · 06-22-2008, 10:15 PM

I don't know about the new guy - but I'm sorta new - and a PHYSICIST - on some days of the week - I can answer one of the questions:

A gas BBQ works just like an electric one except it uses gas-ons instead of electr-ons.
A gas BBQ works just like a charcol one except it uses gas-ons instead of briquet-ons.

pshrynk · 06-23-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

My nephew had a job in a local supermarket (24-hour opening) for a while and tells me that after midnight a lot of people turn up in their pyjamas, or else those leisure trousers and vests adopted by the young, and big fluffy slippers.
I got even more insomniac than usual one night, and went shopping at 3am, and it was true. Lots of people in big furry slippers, yawning.

I want to work in the 24 hour market next to ZP's apartment.

RWood · 06-23-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I want to work in the 24 hour market next to ZP's apartment.

Was that as close as the restraining order allowed you to go?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-23-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I want to work in the 24 hour market next to ZP's apartment.

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Originally Posted by RWood

Was that as close as the restraining order allowed you to go?

heh... actually, no grocery stores are open 24 hours in france, it's illegal. except maybe in the rest areas next to the highway, and even those i'm not sure.

but i was so surprised by this story, the other day i said to a friend, "so, imagine that Carrefour [big grocery chain] is open 24 hours a day. one day, it's 3 in the morning, you can't sleep, so you decide to do your shopping. do you get dressed first, or do you go in your pyjamas and slippers ?"

he stared at me like i was insane. (perhaps i should have explained the context *first*)

maybe it's an anglo-saxon thing.

i did learn though, thanks to this story, that he sleeps naked too ; so maybe *that* is a french thing. it would explain why we all get dressed before we go grocery shopping.

RickyMaveety · 06-23-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

heh... actually, no grocery stores are open 24 hours in france, it's illegal. except maybe in the rest areas next to the highway, and even those i'm not sure.

but i was so surprised by this story, the other day i said to a friend, "so, imagine that Carrefour [big grocery chain] is open 24 hours a day. one day, it's 3 in the morning, you can't sleep, so you decide to do your shopping. do you get dressed first, or do you go in your pyjamas and slippers ?"

he stared at me like i was insane. (perhaps i should have explained the context *first*)

maybe it's an anglo-saxon thing.

i did learn though, thanks to this story, that he sleeps naked too ; so maybe *that* is a french thing. it would explain why we all get dressed before we go grocery shopping.

Well ... yes .... I generally sleep naked too. But, if I get an itch to go shopping in the middle of the night ... I'm just putting on my jammies and slippers. Unless it's really cold outside, then it's jammies, coat and boots.

It's one of those "when in Rome" sorts of things.

yvanleterrible · 06-23-2008, 08:54 PM

I like to sleep in a clean bed, so I bathe or shower and if it's cold, wear clean sleeping clothes. I would feel uneasy going back to bed in clothes that have gathered city filth. Worse, sit in my truck to go there. That thing if filthy.

slayda · 06-23-2008, 09:34 PM

Remember, everyone is naked under their clothes.

And I don't blush easily.

vivaldirules · 06-23-2008, 09:35 PM

So, it's come to this, has it? Here we all are, crowded together standing at the front door to MobileRead greeting all our curious newcomers. "Welcome to MobileRead! I sleep nekkid every night and usually just throw on my nightie and bunny slippers when I run next door to buy my ice cream at Benny and Lenny's around abouts 3 am! Hows about you?"

Okay, I may as well join in. "Welcome to MobileRead. I sleep nekkid, too, but my slippers are lavender and they have little puppy dogs on them. Be sure to check our ebook library and feel free to ask questions."

montsnmags · 06-23-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

So, it's come to this, has it? Here we all are, crowded together standing at the front door to MobileRead greeting all our curious newcomers. "Welcome to MobileRead! I sleep nekkid every night and usually just throw on my nightie and bunny slippers when I run next door to buy my ice cream at Benny and Lenny's around abouts 3 am! Hows about you?"..."

Not me! I don't put clothes on, and I get my icecream at Massimos (the police are so nice about it. They keep a cushion in the back of the divvy van for use on its metal bench seat, and they've even photocopied a whole lot of pre-filled forms so that I just have to sign one on the way in to the gaol cell).

Cheers,
Marc

RickyMaveety · 06-23-2008, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I like to sleep in a clean bed, so I bathe or shower and if it's cold, wear clean sleeping clothes. I would feel uneasy going back to bed in clothes that have gathered city filth. Worse, sit in my truck to go there. That thing if filthy.

A clean bed, hmmmm?? I gave up on a clean bed around the time I got my sixth cat. They just love sleeping on the bed, and getting under the covers, and tracking kitty litter in there. Most of the time, when I get into bed, well, it's sort of like slipping inbetween a sheet and a piece of sandpaper.

There are nights I'm so tired, it wouldn't matter if one of the cats had gotten sick on the bed. I figure it won't kill me to sleep in a puddle of vomit, I've gotten worse stuff on me. (Remind me to tell you about the time I opened a can of what was supposed to be a 72 hour stool sample ... only to have about 100 cockroaches come out and scamper all over me.)

RWood · 06-23-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Not me! I don't put clothes on, and I get my icecream at Massimos (the police are so nice about it. They keep a cushion in the back of the divvy van for use on its metal bench seat, and they've even photocopied a whole lot of pre-filled forms so that I just have to sign one on the way in to the gaol cell).

Cheers,
Marc

Do they give quantity discounts or frequent arrest thrifty saver points?

montsnmags · 06-23-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by RWood

Do they give quantity discounts or frequent arrest thrifty saver points?

Big W Clothing Department Gift Vouchers actually. I usually buy hats.

Cheers,
Marc

RWood · 06-23-2008, 11:48 PM

Do the gibbons respond better when you are wearing a hat?

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06-22-2008, 10:15 PM	#258
TedPark Zealot Posts: 135 Karma: 17148 Join Date: May 2008 Location: California Device: Sony 505	I don't know about the new guy - but I'm sorta new - and a PHYSICIST - on some days of the week - I can answer one of the questions: A gas BBQ works just like an electric one except it uses gas-ons instead of electr-ons. A gas BBQ works just like a charcol one except it uses gas-ons instead of briquet-ons.

06-23-2008, 08:54 PM	#263
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I like to sleep in a clean bed, so I bathe or shower and if it's cold, wear clean sleeping clothes. I would feel uneasy going back to bed in clothes that have gathered city filth. Worse, sit in my truck to go there. That thing if filthy.

06-23-2008, 09:34 PM	#264
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Remember, everyone is naked under their clothes. And I don't blush easily.

06-23-2008, 09:35 PM	#265
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	So, it's come to this, has it? Here we all are, crowded together standing at the front door to MobileRead greeting all our curious newcomers. "Welcome to MobileRead! I sleep nekkid every night and usually just throw on my nightie and bunny slippers when I run next door to buy my ice cream at Benny and Lenny's around abouts 3 am! Hows about you?" Okay, I may as well join in. "Welcome to MobileRead. I sleep nekkid, too, but my slippers are lavender and they have little puppy dogs on them. Be sure to check our ebook library and feel free to ask questions."

06-23-2008, 11:48 PM	#270
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Do the gibbons respond better when you are wearing a hat?