Conversation re: wristrests:
Melle: Those are so cool.
Co-worker 1: Aren't they, though?
Co-worker 2: Can I just say, those might be cool compared to the other ones, but they are not cool according to any objective standard.
Melle: I think they're cool.
Co-worker 2: Yes, bt you're a geek, you're allowed.
They are cool, dammit. All blue and gell-filled and ooooh! If I had any use for them, I'd get them. Unfrotunately, despite the fact that i've had RSI since fourteen (did I mention the geekdom?), wristwrests only seem to make it worse, not better. Sigh.
Conversation re: English tabloids:
Dad: There was one headline that read "Never Trust A Belgian!"
Melle: *snorts*
Dad: Now, much as that's a good piece of advice ...
Um, yes, I do get my sense of humour from my dad. We are, after all, the family that considered driving their cat schizofrenic. ("Twice the cat for half the mess!")
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