FL#31, TNH#17: I left Inwood just after Guiliani was elected. To my eternal shame, I voted for him. Political naivety can be dangerous.
I lived at the corner of Seaman and Cummings, an address I gave out with great joy for 7 years. The double-takes were priceless.
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In Ohio, we were at a fair where they hung the apples. They apples were spiked (literally a railroad spike) which was tied to a string suspended from a wooden frame. You had to catch them in mid-air. Later we adapted this as a children's game at our kids' school's fall festival, substituting popsicle sticks for the railroad spikes. It is almost impossible to catch the things, but fun to try. Later we found out this was an Irish tradition called 'sparking' for apples. Since it's easier to catch the things if two people, um, work together, I'm thinking it may have been a courtship ritual/game/thing.
Sadly, we had to get away from the water-bobbing due to irrational fear of shared spit among the kidlets.
"W(h)ockerjawed" is apparently the WV equivalent of whomperjawed (which I'd never heard before). Not sure of the spelling since I've never seen, only heard it. And mostly people stare when I use it, though they understand what it means at once.
In 6th grade I got marked incorrect for spelling "honour' and 'colour' in the British fashion, but smartass that I was, I brought in a Webster's and got her to change my marks since it was an accepted alternate spelling.
My favorite Britishism is 'bob's your uncle'. I had an uncle Bob, so I liked the double meaning. I used it for years, before I finally heard it on British tv--I had and still have no idea where I picked it up as a kid.
I've always used 'grey' instead of 'gray', but am not sure why. Perhaps the Tolkien influence. I agree it seems more textured and organic. When I see the word 'gray' I think of computers and plastics. Too close to 'gravy' and gray gravy is definitely gray not grey.
RE: #213 larkspur
Someone else loved Red Moon and Black Mountain! Hurrah! Though I didn't like the sequel much. Did you ever read Excalibur by Sanders Anne Laurenthal?
For kids, but probably older than 2nd-3rd grade unfortunately: Swallows and Amazons, all E. Nesbit, Emil and the Detectives, My Great-Grandfather and I, Big Tiger and Christian, The Adventures of Nils, Octagon Magic, Gone-Away Lake, Green Knowe, Eleanor Farjeon, The Pushcart War, best stop now, hadn't I?
Re: Buffy. Watched erratically. Am about to start from the beginning via Netflix. Viva Netflix!!
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I got it. Sigh. My husband knew he was in trouble when we went to see a movie which shall remain nameless at this time; and I began, in his opinion, to speak in tongues.
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I quit a B5 forum once when it became clear everyone thought GW was Sheridan fighting the Islamofascist Shadows. *shudder*
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