“Pick up the nearest book to you. Turn to page 45. The first sentence describes your sex life in 2012.”
Hm...
The expression "Shiver me timbers!" comes from the society of pirates, who enjoy using interesting expressions almost as much as jumping aboard other people's ships and stealing their valuables.*
I have always said everything's better with rum and pirates. ;)
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*"A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grim Grotto" -Lemony Snicket
Hm...
The expression "Shiver me timbers!" comes from the society of pirates, who enjoy using interesting expressions almost as much as jumping aboard other people's ships and stealing their valuables.*
I have always said everything's better with rum and pirates. ;)
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*"A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Grim Grotto" -Lemony Snicket
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OK, it goes on for about half the page - you know POB, but I had to stop at 'diversity among sea-officers'
O.O
I hope not!
Maybe if I had stopped at 'Stephen Maturin'
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I was just imagining my sex life for the next year consisting of each of these variety of officers that Stephen lists for half a page, and it was quite exhausting emotionally just to think about it ;D
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:D
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"They'e going to March to Hyde Park - and who do you think started it all - Alec!" "The dirty swine," she ejaculated, her eyes blazing.
Uhmmm.
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I got this: "Employment in the silk industry doubled to 150,000 people between 1846 and 1857." (Mauve, Simon Garfield)
I'm... not sure how to interpret that one.
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In response to the danger, itinerant preachers suddenly began stalking the countryside, appearing in settlements waving their Bibles until they became as familiar as the smoke.**
Okay, we'll just have to see about that!
**Gess and Lutz, Firestorm at Peshtigo
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(and I had to edit 'you' to 'your' - which is funny, considering you had to edit yours, too. Apparently neither of us can type. ;))