Comments for Baggage Carousel 4 http://laloca.org stumbling toward sanity Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:15:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on metro *headdesk* by alejna http://laloca.org/archived/6553/comment-page-1#comment-26016 alejna Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:15:37 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6553#comment-26016 But I love the word "penultimate," at least when properly used! (It drives me batty when people use it to mean something like "even better/stronger/more so than ultimate.") Did you know that phonologists regularly talk about the penultimate syllable of a word (also called "the penult"), and even the antipenultimate? I've even occasionally heard talk of the pre-antipenultimate syllable. But I love the word “penultimate,” at least when properly used! (It drives me batty when people use it to mean something like “even better/stronger/more so than ultimate.”)

Did you know that phonologists regularly talk about the penultimate syllable of a word (also called “the penult”), and even the antipenultimate? I’ve even occasionally heard talk of the pre-antipenultimate syllable.

]]> Comment on dark days for the san fernando valley by john http://laloca.org/archived/6563/comment-page-1#comment-26013 john Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:24:22 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6563#comment-26013 Apparently sugarbank is a vile and evil disgusting site since the saudi server police won't let me link into it. The other day i was watching the today show on Orbit satellite tv and a segment on Iran was edited with the following comment -- "this segment is not appropriate for international audience" sic. Meanwhile hordes here are downloading bareback vids using bit torrent such that there is not enough bandwidth for me to get any quality online gaming done. Apparently sugarbank is a vile and evil disgusting site since the saudi server police won’t let me link into it. The other day i was watching the today show on Orbit satellite tv and a segment on Iran was edited with the following comment — “this segment is not appropriate for international audience” sic.

Meanwhile hordes here are downloading bareback vids using bit torrent such that there is not enough bandwidth for me to get any quality online gaming done.

]]> Comment on re: neil gaiman by laloca http://laloca.org/archived/6545/comment-page-1#comment-25983 laloca Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:03:54 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6545#comment-25983 morning suit: on the guy second from the left. morning suit: on the guy second from the left.

]]> Comment on re: neil gaiman by john http://laloca.org/archived/6545/comment-page-1#comment-25967 john Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:25:08 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6545#comment-25967 it may be a bola or ebola but based on your comments about not knowing what a morning suit was i still pose the query about the lower lip and the eyes of the golum like man on the right.... it may be a bola or ebola but based on your comments about not knowing what a morning suit was i still pose the query about the lower lip and the eyes of the golum like man on the right….

]]> Comment on re: neil gaiman by laloca http://laloca.org/archived/6545/comment-page-1#comment-25960 laloca Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:50:44 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6545#comment-25960 that's a bola, not a morning suit. that’s a bola, not a morning suit.

]]> Comment on i’m thinking the settlements will be huge by laloca http://laloca.org/archived/6548/comment-page-1#comment-25959 laloca Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:49:40 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6548#comment-25959 funny you should mention that - my coworker brought up the same thing yesterday afternoon. your memory is good, although <a href="http://www.roadstothefuture.com/AirFlorida_SubwayDis.html" rel="nofollow">the accident was at federal triangle</a>, on the blue/orange line. the red line's really not that bad - it's just still considered to be the central line for the city. far worse is the orange line during rush hour - NoVA residents call it the "orange crush." funny you should mention that – my coworker brought up the same thing yesterday afternoon. your memory is good, although the accident was at federal triangle, on the blue/orange line.

the red line’s really not that bad – it’s just still considered to be the central line for the city. far worse is the orange line during rush hour – NoVA residents call it the “orange crush.”

]]> Comment on re: neil gaiman by john http://laloca.org/archived/6545/comment-page-1#comment-25955 john Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:17:52 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6545#comment-25955 We're talking about the fellow at the far right correct? We’re talking about the fellow at the far right correct?

]]> Comment on i’m thinking the settlements will be huge by Holly http://laloca.org/archived/6548/comment-page-1#comment-25952 Holly Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:42:49 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6548#comment-25952 I haven't tried to google this to confirm, but isn't the red line the one where the accident happened the same day the plane hit the bridge years ago? My memory is that the red line is always the problem line -- the late one, the broken one, etc. I didn't ride it much but knew that it was the one to be avoided... as in "roll eyes", ugh, the red line. I'm waiting to hear that the accident is related to texting. I haven’t tried to google this to confirm, but isn’t the red line the one where the accident happened the same day the plane hit the bridge years ago? My memory is that the red line is always the problem line — the late one, the broken one, etc. I didn’t ride it much but knew that it was the one to be avoided… as in “roll eyes”, ugh, the red line.

I’m waiting to hear that the accident is related to texting.

]]> Comment on twitterpoem this morning by laloca http://laloca.org/archived/6540/comment-page-1#comment-25943 laloca Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:01:24 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6540#comment-25943 unfortunately not. and in the blink of an eye, it was all lost to me: NPH, and the beautiful architectural ruins, to boot. unfortunately not. and in the blink of an eye, it was all lost to me: NPH, and the beautiful architectural ruins, to boot.

]]> Comment on twitterpoem this morning by Holly http://laloca.org/archived/6540/comment-page-1#comment-25942 Holly Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:29:16 +0000 http://laloca.org/?p=6540#comment-25942 Ahhh. A dream goal for tonight. I hope you had enough wiggle time to slam that alarm shut and get back to Neil. Ahhh. A dream goal for tonight.

I hope you had enough wiggle time to slam that alarm shut and get back to Neil.

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