Tri-trivial, too linky, monoconfessional

[larryhammer]

You decide which is which:

• 24 Oct is World Origami Day in the USA and UK. Japan has to wait until 11 Nov. Apparently Japan ∉ {World}.
• The Hittite law code prescribed death to any man who had sex with a sheep, dog, or pig, but exempted from punishment one who had sex with a horse or mule. We have no idea why.
• The random euphemism generator makes me giggle because I am so twelve years old.
• In many languages, the word for raccoon translates as "washing bear." The English name comes from Algonquian aroughcoune, "he who scratches with his hands."
• Every single "I am the terror that flaps in the night!" from the first 30 episodes.
• The real danger of writers living together is not a household of the artistic flakeness, or even the perils of a dual freelance income pattern. It's the temptation for crossover fics.

---L.

Comments

[jonquil.livejournal.com]

You're less likely to damage the horse or the mule?

[larryhammer]

Bryce speculates it's a contagion-to-community thing -- but is still at a loss to explain the excemption.

---L.

[azang.livejournal.com]

The euphemism generator 'tis a fun thing.

[larryhammer]

"Returning after her mysterious disappearance, she sheepishly admitted she had been understanding the moose."

Bwah!

---L.

[palomapus.livejournal.com]

I thought the horse/mule thing was a likelihood issue - they are just much more difficult to molest.

As for being too 12 years old and giggling at euphemisms ---- thank god it is not just me!!!! :)

[larryhammer]

Then why mention them at all? And if you do, why excempt their molesters from punishment?

---L.

[janni.livejournal.com]

Were the horse/mule folks specifically exempted, or merely not mentioned?

If the latter, I'd guess the law covered sheep, dogs, and pigs because they had problems with people molesting sheep, dogs, and pigs.

Most folks not passing laws against things unless they're an issue.

[larryhammer]

Specifically excempted.

---L.

[janni.livejournal.com]

Implying people stopping people from molesting horses and mules was the perceived problem.

[larryhammer]

Not really -- no punishment for them.

---L.

[janni.livejournal.com]

I was unclear--I meant the concern was about those people who would unjustly stop law abiding citizens from molesting mules and horses. They have to know they're not to interfere with such things, and we need a law to tell them.

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

"The last time I had this much fun, I was delegating the melting glass mushroom."

[larryhammer]

... does that one make sense?

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

I suppose it would depend on what I was delegating to the glass mushroom?

[larryhammer]

Or what you were delegating the glass mushroom to.

BTW, will you be at WFC or is school taking up your time?

---L.

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

School is taking up my time. Also my mom said I would have to pay for my own plane ticket which... isn't happening. Next year, hopefully?

Have fun for me!

[larryhammer]

I can kinda understand your mom's point. Or at least, can see that being fair enough. Does that mean I'm turning into an adult?

Will wire back any extra fun left over.

---L.

[chibicharibdys.livejournal.com]

I sort of see my mom's point as well, I'm just broke. Hm. ...could... could it be happening to me, too? Could I be... growing up?!

Will await extra fun!

[janni.livejournal.com]

For all its hassles, growing up has its benefits. That whole I-can-make-my-own-decisions-and-control-my-life thing does seem to make up for an awful lot.

They have folks at cons who ship books; surely they'd ship some fun, too.

[borntofr4g.livejournal.com]

On the subject of being twelve years old, is it bad that I read the last link as "I am the terror that faps in the night!"?

[larryhammer]

*inches away*