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20 hours ago, CalicoKitty said:

I actually went to customer service at Kohl's to point out that the sign in the PETITES department should  not be spelled PETITES' (in foot-high letters, I might add).  They dropped the apostrophe when they remodeled.

Please come sit next to me. This is the sort of thing I would do.

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This is well worth the sidebar into OT-ness, I promise:  back in college in the 90's, I once passed a young black girl on the street in NYC.  On her young frame, she was proudly sporting a Janet Jackson tour tee shirt, with the legend:

"That's the Way Love Go's" (sic).  

I had to fight back the urge with all the willpower I possessed, not to tap her on the shoulder and say "Uh, girlfriend, anyone who can spell is going to know you never went to that concert, and thus ruin the cred you are trying to maintain by buying this bootleg shirt." 

A colleague was also bragging at their skill at picking knockoff purses on Canal Street that look "just like" the real thing; and thrust that then-ubiquitous LVMH purse at me. 

Unfortunately for her claim, the brown leather square that was facing me, quite plainly read "Louis Vitton" (sic) and not "Vuitton"; so I'd say there are some flaws inherent in her chooser.

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19 minutes ago, queenanne said:

This is well worth the sidebar into OT-ness, I promise:  back in college in the 90's, I once passed a young black girl on the street in NYC.  On her young frame, she was proudly sporting a Janet Jackson tour tee shirt, with the legend:

"That's the Way Love Go's" (sic).  

I had to fight back the urge with all the willpower I possessed, not to tap her on the shoulder and say "Uh, girlfriend, anyone who can spell is going to know you never went to that concert, and thus ruin the cred you are trying to maintain by buying this bootleg shirt." 

A colleague was also bragging at their skill at picking knockoff purses on Canal Street that look "just like" the real thing; and thrust that then-ubiquitous LVMH purse at me. 

Unfortunately for her claim, the brown leather square that was facing me, quite plainly read "Louis Vitton" (sic) and not "Vuitton"; so I'd say there are some flaws inherent in her chooser.

The bolded reminds me of when Bruhman from the Fif’ Flo’ (Martin) was hawking the “Whitty Huton Wuld Toor” t-shirts 😂

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It's nice to have so many fellow grammar nerds on this website!  Here are my contributions about public correction of grammar:

I was attending the national teachers union convention in Seattle.  One night a delegation of us attended the Mariners vs Yankees game.  It was a poster/sign competion night.  I , along with some of the teachers I was with pointed out to a Mariners fan that he had used the apostrophe incorrectly.  I dug a marker from the bottom of my purse, and corrected the sign.

I was participating in a labor union march in NYC and my friend and I pointed out to a member of another union that there were errors on their sign.  They thanked us and we went on our way.

For anyone who may be interested  there is a daily grammar tip email.  You can go to "grammar tip of the day by thoughtco" to sign up.

I think that the Duggars would greatly benefit from this..

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On 3/28/2019 at 6:07 PM, Zella said:

I've vandalized multiple signs at work to fix the apostrophes. Guerrilla grammar. . . . 

That reminds me that I have been known to copyedit signs in work break rooms and copy rooms to correct punctuation. I also occupied my time while my mom was having surgery more than 20 years ago by copyediting the hospital's brochures (though most of that was stylistic disagreements, as I recall).

Sorry for the OT.

On 3/28/2019 at 2:08 PM, Heathen said:

I was in traffic behind a work truck advertising XXX and Son's, Painter's. I emailed to point out the error, but got no response. 

You're my hero.

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43 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

That reminds me that I have been known to copyedit signs in work break rooms and copy rooms to correct punctuation. I also occupied my time while my mom was having surgery more than 20 years ago by copyediting the hospital's brochures (though most of that was stylistic disagreements, as I recall).

Sometimes I did it guerrilla-style to avoid hurting someone's feelings while still ensuring grammatical correctness reigned. Usually the victim never even noticed. 

My RA in college, however, did notice that her whiteboard had been changed and really lost her shit over it. I could hear her hollering all the way down the hall about it. 

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34 minutes ago, DangerousMinds said:

I guess she doesn't realize that when window shopping, you don't actually enter the store.

Where I grew up, window shopping is like browsing.  We would go in and look around, but not intent on buying anything. Small town stores don't have big display windows, in my experience.

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On 4/4/2019 at 6:32 PM, sleepysuzy said:

Where I grew up, window shopping is like browsing.  We would go in and look around, but not intent on buying anything. Small town stores don't have big display windows, in my experience.

Our regional terms for it are’ just looking’, ‘ just browsing’ and ‘wandering the aisles’. 

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10 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

Our regional terms for it are’ just looking’, ‘ just browsing’ and ‘wandering the aisles’. 

My absolute favorite for browsing that I still quote when I'm shopping is Rodney Dangerfield in Easy Money (the browsing joke starts around the 1:30 mark but the beginning is funny too).   I'm very sure Lauren has no clue about that movie or Rodney and her post was a nice try but if she's in the store she is definitely  browsing or just looking.  I suspect though that in that picture she's doing none of the above and the phrase she was looking for is "Posing for social media likes".    I'd like to warm up to her a bit, bring things down to a normal snark level but to me everything she does comes across as drama queen or attention seeker and I can't get past that.

Waiting for an announcement on their first baby (but second blessing) any day now.

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27 minutes ago, Vaysh said:

Why is it Josiah can never find clothes that fit him well? Either the trousers are too long or the shirt too tight or his jacket ill fitting. This outfit could have worked for him, it's quite dapper, but instead it makes him look like a well stuffed chipolata. Is it the lack of neck?

Lauren must be doing a lot of fancy cooking for her hubby. Josiah's jacket and pants are at least two sizes too small. Eye traps! He's being victimized by his clothing choices. All it takes is a mirror and a clear mind to see this. Where are the Queer Eye makeover guys when you need them? 

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46 minutes ago, BradandJanet said:

Lauren must be doing a lot of fancy cooking for her hubby. Josiah's jacket and pants are at least two sizes too small. Eye traps! He's being victimized by his clothing choices. All it takes is a mirror and a clear mind to see this. Where are the Queer Eye makeover guys when you need them? 

Best. Crossover.  Ever. 

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The dress wouldn't be so bad if the length were appropriate and the sleeves short, maybe cap sleeves. At least it's a nice color. 

I don't blame them much for modesty panels if they're not Frankenstyle. I wore a cami under my V-neck sweater today. I don't like showing cleavage (plus I have a scratch on my chest that is irritated and needed to be covered). 

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Oh my... that dress is indeed too long and not made to be worn with a t shirt. These girls need to invest in some cute, light camisoles to wear underneath their clothing if they’re feeling too “exposed”. 

And Josiah... oh my. That jacket should be longer and those pants should be looser. As for the dumb mayor of Munchkinland topnot on your head, just shave your hair off, dude! You will look soooo much better! (As would a few of your brothers). It’s not necessary to have 1970’s anchor man hair like your father. 

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