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blamebrampton) wrote2009-08-23 01:35 am
blamebrampton) wrote2009-08-23 01:35 am
I do love my friends
Sometimes we have little cross-cultural moments ...
Me in IM: TROTT HAS HIS CENTURY IN HIS MAIDEN TEST!!!
Pingrid (who is Norwegian): uh, I will!
Me in IM: TROTT HAS HIS CENTURY IN HIS MAIDEN TEST!!!
And Pingrid, just trust me that is good.
Pingrid (who is Norwegian): uh, I will!
what is it good IN?
and later:
Pingrid: I approve of cricket, in the way one approves of things that are mysterious but which feature fit men in vintage style clothes.
On a separate note, if you or any of your friends are in Australia and have been too poor to buy The Demon's Lexicon (or bought the spooky hardback cover and long for the paperback), you might be interested in this page, which has a giveaway at the bottom. Historically, very few people enter web-based giveaways that require effort, so your chances are good!
and later:
Pingrid: I approve of cricket, in the way one approves of things that are mysterious but which feature fit men in vintage style clothes.
On a separate note, if you or any of your friends are in Australia and have been too poor to buy The Demon's Lexicon (or bought the spooky hardback cover and long for the paperback), you might be interested in this page, which has a giveaway at the bottom. Historically, very few people enter web-based giveaways that require effort, so your chances are good!
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To this day my knowledge of gridiron is very limited since it has been wholly formed by American teen films. I think I could possibly explain what a quarterback does ...