Flatmate o' Doom

[rebness]

So, like, life with aussievan can generally be summed up in the form of the following conversations, which did all take place despite any denial on her Antipodean part.



French

Becky: So, like, the French rock. They have a term for when you get that thing-- you know in an argument, someone says something sharp to you, and you try to think of something witty and devestating, but all you say is something like "piss off?" And then later, it comes to you-- esprit d'escalier. What a great term.

Vanessa: Indeed.

Becky: ...Escalier, Schadenfreude-- English lacks too many good terms.

Vanessa: Yeah. "That Thing Where You Can't Think of Something to Say But You Can Later When It's Too Late" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

Becky: Word.

The Wok

Vanessa: Becky, by the way... the wok is leaking!

Becky: What! But it's brand new...

Vanessa: It was on the counter, and the liquid from it soaked through.

Becky: Hmm... well, it was left to soak on top of that other pan... it may have just got wet from that.

Vanessa: Maybe, but...

Becky: And we just cooked with it! It would have leaked through to the wok, wouldn't it?

Vanessa: Oh... right. Yes.

Becky: Hee.

Vanessa: You'd better not put this in Livejournal!


Huh?

Cooking the other night...

Vanessa: (picks salami up and fondles it lovingly). I love salami, me!

Becky: Hee. :p

Vanessa: And bananas! :D

Becky: ...righhht...

Vanessa: (Prods the salami with a finger) Now you stay fresh, you!

Becky: :-|

Vanessa: what?!

Becky: :-|

Vanessa: :-|
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Salami: {_____}

Comments

[peregrinuscanus.livejournal.com]

We must have that thing, synchronicity, because I was reading about 'esprit d'escalier' just yesterday (or maybe the day before), and thinking how bloody useful French is at getting the mot juste.

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Exactly. It's insane, because it actually prevents you from *expressing* yourself if you don't have such cool wordage in English.

Also, I suspect that maybe you were reading that same Guardian article as me. Hee!

[tsaress.livejournal.com]

you guys scare me in that kind of cool I like it kind of way.

ARGH!

[aussievan.livejournal.com]

Grrrr! I said DON'T write about me in your LJ! Not derogotory stuff, anyways! :-P

*sulks*

Just wait until I begin MY stories... bwhahahahahaaaaaaaa!

Re: ARGH!

[rebness.livejournal.com]

Muhahahahahaaa, etc. >:-D

[therealycats.livejournal.com]

I find this fondling of salami very disturbing :|

[tsaress.livejournal.com]

DEPP

*drools*

[verastar99.livejournal.com]

the spirit of the stairway....i've always loved that phrase...read it years ago in a comic.


and *squee* for cured meats! LOL

[jaffacakequeen.livejournal.com]

ok.... do i need to bring a cucumber up next week to join in this bizarre conversation? :-/

[nyalko80.livejournal.com]

O.M.G. that avatar! LMAO

Spak

[kristoferllama.livejournal.com]

Get in touch spak, I am now doing my journal so pls let me know you are still alive and not fell down some more steps and drowned in mud or hit your head and lost your memory and sit with the homless weeing yourself and smoking peoples put out ciggarettes!

LOL!

\Luv Kris!