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[Lettow77]

 It wouldn't do for her to fall asleep while cooking! It's sort of endearing, but only in a dojikko sort of way. It genuinely sets her back and can be disruptive- the random nature of it can also make it hard for her to consistently plan around it.

It is a constraining, cruel thing, and makes it too hard for her to function. I don't think it's ideal for these reasons.

Edit: I would say that TB is an absurd idea that doesnt fit at all, but an associate made an excellent case for it. Consider the following:

    why it is the beauty of the fall
    this woman is doomed to die of consumption
    and she will still seek you
    though you, dashing cavalry man
    must range far and wide for the confederacy
    yet she is weak and attempts to be a dutiful and faithful wife
    but no no, it cannot be, you must tell her
   "rest thee now"  but she cannot, she is the lady of the house, you see and
    while you are gone she is ever so bereft and powerless
    and, ah, she coughs!
    ah, the blood stain on the white kerchief.
    she must hide it, of course
    but she is doomed to die
    as you return from the wars
    defeated.
   no, you could not carry the day
    no, the enemy was too great.


    an enlightened man would understand.
    the image of you, dashing cavalry officer
    riding away slowly, cap in your lap from your
    plantation estate
    while she steadily waits for you to cross the horizon
    only to collapse when you do
    and cough, being drained of your life force.

After this marvelous exchange, I was substantially convinced. White gloves to the elbow and a white hankerchief with a flowering pattern of blood  really is, in the end, an endearing notion.

[Neil]

Languish- this doesn't quite merit a thread, but I am going to write a speech about maladies that can improve a young woman, refining her from the vulgar sensibilities of the modern era to something more in line with classical beauty.

So far I have blindness, to fight vanity, build a wall of separation from the impure women of society, and encourage her to be a homebound lady,
and anemia to prevent her from unfeminine levels of exertion, a becoming pallor, and a certain languid poise.

What is the best third candidate, though? We want something adorable.  TB and narcolepsy are not ideal, but in the absence of a superior candidate I may have to choose one to go forward.

None of those are adorable.  All a young lady needs is self-respect.

[garbon]

At work - "Is Benelux a country?" "What are the Nordic countries?"

[Ideologue]

At work - "Is Benelux a country?" "What are the Nordic countries?"

Can I have a job?  Because I can answer these questions rapidly and also condescendingly if required.

[Lettow77]

 Neil, you are generally right without fail, but I disagree here.

Consider the case of the unabashed and and shameless harlot- it is not an uncommon thing.

Somehow, it has become widespread to reconcile respect for yourself with acts of impropriety, due to the evolving nature of just what propriety entails.

Pale skin is endearing, and so is laziness. The fair and languid lady who enjoys leisure, and seeks nothing more than quiet evenings of discussion, quiet togetherness, tea, and the reassuring rhythms of everyday life sounds very ideal.

[Ed Anger]

[garbon]

At work - "Is Benelux a country?" "What are the Nordic countries?"

Can I have a job?  Because I can answer these questions rapidly and also condescendingly if required.

You actually could do the job of people here. Mostly we just send e-mails all day.  A light bit of excel work.

[garbon]

http://i.imgur.com/PGvap.jpg

Let's move on.

[Ideologue]

At work - "Is Benelux a country?" "What are the Nordic countries?"

Can I have a job?  Because I can answer these questions rapidly and also condescendingly if required.

You actually could do the job of people here. Mostly we just send e-mails all day.

As for the first question, you should've said yes, then casually mentioned how its current prime minister Fernando Alvarez ("he's originally from Spain, of course") and the Bloedraad have been doing excellent work in dealing with potential civil disorder such as seen recently in Britain.

[Admiral Yi]

CNN had a story about an American murderer who escaped from prison 41 years, hijacked a plane, got a million bucks ranson, went to Algeria, and has just now shown up in a Portugese retirement communityl.

Wolf asked the Brit stringer what the reaction of his neighbors was, the Brit says "frankly, they were gobsmacked." 

Another story was about a Long Island high school kid who has been arrested for taking SATs for six other students.  He charged $1,500-$2,500 per.  He has been charged with a felony, the dumb rich kids are being charged with misdemeanors.  Not sure I get that one.

[jimmy olsen]

Al-Qaida calls on Ahmadinejad to end 9/11 conspiracy theories

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/sep/28/al-qaida-ahmadinejad-911-conspiracy

It's just like that skit on the Onion News Network

[Razgovory]

Every time I walk into the grocery store the stupid alarm goes off.  It's getting annoying.

[Habbaku]

Have you tried using the front door?

[Caliga]

Have you tried using the front door?

It's Food Lion, so he felt it was more prudent to sneak in the back.

[Neil]

Neil, you are generally right without fail, but I disagree here.

Consider the case of the unabashed and and shameless harlot- it is not an uncommon thing.

Somehow, it has become widespread to reconcile respect for yourself with acts of impropriety, due to the evolving nature of just what propriety entails.

Pale skin is endearing, and so is laziness. The fair and languid lady who enjoys leisure, and seeks nothing more than quiet evenings of discussion, quiet togetherness, tea, and the reassuring rhythms of everyday life sounds very ideal.

See, but that's not respect for herself, that is a girl with no self-respect trying desperately to gain approval from others.  A girl with self-respect sees her value, and so can afford some modesty.

I have no problem with a quiet life, I just think that careful selection of a mate is more useful than fetishizing various disabilities.