Comments on: When I was at home for Thanksgiving… http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/ the tao that can be blogged is not the eternal tao Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tim http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899127 Tim Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:57:05 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899127 Of course it was plastic, otherwise it could still get soaked through and ruin her hair. And you shouldn't blame your sister for being able to whup your ass at Risk. That PR nonsense sounds like you're trying to explain away your own lack of skills at the game. As weak as the Ukraine is, Madagascar and SA are even weaker. Of course it was plastic, otherwise it could still get soaked through and ruin her hair.

And you shouldn’t blame your sister for being able to whup your ass at Risk. That PR nonsense sounds like you’re trying to explain away your own lack of skills at the game. As weak as the Ukraine is, Madagascar and SA are even weaker.

]]> By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899079 Ezra Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:32:54 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899079 Tim, come to think of it, I think she carries one in her purse. Tim, come to think of it, I think she carries one in her purse.

]]> By: Ezra http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899078 Ezra Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:31:07 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899078 Tim, the same must go for Hungarians, because mine did too. Actually, she's still around, and I think she still does. Was your grandmother's plastic? Tim, the same must go for Hungarians, because mine did too. Actually, she’s still around, and I think she still does. Was your grandmother’s plastic?

]]> By: Tim http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899040 Tim Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:50:25 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908899040 My grandmother would always bring her babushka with her if there was any chance of rain (or even just windy days that might muss the hair). I think the term ended up getting co-opted since it was all little, old Polish women that would wear them and it made sense to refer to them as such. And the "O Brother..." musical choice is hilarious, you just didn't think so because you were the one with shovel in hand. My grandmother would always bring her babushka with her if there was any chance of rain (or even just windy days that might muss the hair). I think the term ended up getting co-opted since it was all little, old Polish women that would wear them and it made sense to refer to them as such.

And the “O Brother…” musical choice is hilarious, you just didn’t think so because you were the one with shovel in hand.

]]> By: Terri http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898540 Terri Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:29:56 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898540 Yes, a babushka makes lots of sense in that context, but you wouldn't hear an anchor on a Boston station signing off in that way. In Pittsburgh, however... As for the Risk game, you are full of donkey. You played much more aggressively than anyone else and got a nasty look on your face to boot. It wasn't just Abby acting helpless, my friend. Yes, a babushka makes lots of sense in that context, but you wouldn’t hear an anchor on a Boston station signing off in that way. In Pittsburgh, however…

As for the Risk game, you are full of donkey. You played much more aggressively than anyone else and got a nasty look on your face to boot. It wasn’t just Abby acting helpless, my friend.

]]> By: Marco http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898539 Marco Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:29:34 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898539 You mean to tell me that a game in which the objective is world conquest might bring out the bully in people? You don't say! I'm sure in some Pythonesque universe babushkas earn pin money by allowing themselves to be used as raingear. You mean to tell me that a game in which the objective is world conquest might bring out the bully in people? You don’t say!

I’m sure in some Pythonesque universe babushkas earn pin money by allowing themselves to be used as raingear.

]]> By: John Cowan http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898526 John Cowan Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:04:52 +0000 http://realfake.org/blog/2007/11/26/when-i-was-at-home-for-thanksgiving/#comment-13647034969908898526 The primary meaning of "babushka" in English is "a woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin". Quite reasonable to wear to keep off the rain, no? The primary meaning of “babushka” in English is “a woman’s head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin”. Quite reasonable to wear to keep off the rain, no?

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