Maybe they have to be fresh...I just got in a new shipment today, so the smell was concentrated. (I made J cry!!! And after all that bathing fun we had!!! Oh dear!!!! *concerned look.*) There there...let's try a different smell, shall we? How about tape? Tape has that slightly sharp adhesive smell. Or ...How'zabout a big black Sharpie? That's distinctive, and it sure makes the night go faster, hah? (I'd recommend going easy on the big black sharpie, though. No huffing!!)
Ms Mausi, trying to comfort her dear ex-temp-husband..Ummm Tums? You can smell Tums, and they have banana flavor, even!
Ooh - wierd transatlantic smelly things I don't recognise!
OK, tape (mine is a cheap nasty-smelling brand). But what is "Sharpie"? It sounds like something to eat rather than office supplies, and as for "Tums"...
Funny office supplies story coming up. I used to know an Australian girl. She worked on a small team for whom I was installing software. She was lively and forthright (i.e. Australian) but the rest of that team were middle aged women. They'd already taught her which swear words were acceptable and which weren't, as she had no inhibition about such matters. Then she really made their jaws drop. At the top of her voice, she said:
"Anyone got any Durex?"
She had no idea why they were shocked, because in Australia, Durex is sticky tape, not condoms.
Sharpies are a brand of permanent marker, used for just about everything. If you "Huff" them, you get high. (Don't, just don't.) Tums are a brand of stomach antacids that come in fruity flavors.(They all taste like chalk but smell like fruit.) I should have explained.:) so what do YOU use in your office?
Ms Mausi, chewing on a tums as we speak. (Mm! chalk!)
Funny, but, I take offense! "Middle aged women" does not necessarily mean dull and lifeless, gimme a break here! I'm a lively and forthright (although not Australian) middle aged woman, and that is *not* an oxymoron. Hrmph.
I had no intention of maligning middle aged people, women (or even Australians), so I'm sorry if it came across negatively. My offence was sloveliness of expression rather than bad intent. I didn't say "dull & lifeless", and the people I was referring to certainly weren't that - actually they were quite a lively bunch, and I enjoyed my time with them.
My life plan is to live to (or past) 90, so with 30 years each of being young and old, I'm middle aged now at 36. It's marvellous! I get the impression from your posts that you're pretty comfortable with it too. Youth gets more than enough attention, old people have waved their flag for recognition, but there's not much said about us in the middle. Shall we campaign?
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Boo hoo
Nothing.
I even checked it was the genuine article, not a cheap copy, but it's marked on the back "Post-it Note".
8-(
Hmmm...
Date: 2001-03-07 12:48 pm (UTC)(I made J cry!!! And after all that bathing fun we had!!! Oh dear!!!! *concerned look.*)
There there...let's try a different smell, shall we? How about tape? Tape has that slightly sharp adhesive smell. Or ...How'zabout a big black Sharpie? That's distinctive, and it sure makes the night go faster, hah? (I'd recommend going easy on the big black sharpie, though. No huffing!!)
Ms Mausi, trying to comfort her dear ex-temp-husband..Ummm Tums? You can smell Tums, and they have banana flavor, even!
Re: Hmmm...
Date: 2001-03-07 02:45 pm (UTC)OK, tape (mine is a cheap nasty-smelling brand).
But what is "Sharpie"? It sounds like something to eat rather than office supplies, and as for "Tums"...
Funny office supplies story coming up.
I used to know an Australian girl. She worked on a small team for whom I was installing software. She was lively and forthright (i.e. Australian) but the rest of that team were middle aged women. They'd already taught her which swear words were acceptable and which weren't, as she had no inhibition about such matters. Then she really made their jaws drop. At the top of her voice, she said:
"Anyone got any Durex?"
She had no idea why they were shocked, because in Australia, Durex is sticky tape, not condoms.
*snicker*
Date: 2001-03-07 02:58 pm (UTC)Sharpies are a brand of permanent marker, used for just about everything. If you "Huff" them, you get high. (Don't, just don't.) Tums are a brand of stomach antacids that come in fruity flavors.(They all taste like chalk but smell like fruit.) I should have explained.:) so what do YOU use in your office?
Ms Mausi, chewing on a tums as we speak. (Mm! chalk!)
Re: Hmmm...
Date: 2001-03-07 04:38 pm (UTC)Apologies and clarifications
Date: 2001-03-08 07:29 am (UTC)My life plan is to live to (or past) 90, so with 30 years each of being young and old, I'm middle aged now at 36. It's marvellous! I get the impression from your posts that you're pretty comfortable with it too. Youth gets more than enough attention, old people have waved their flag for recognition, but there's not much said about us in the middle. Shall we campaign?
8-)
Re: Apologies and clarifications
Date: 2001-03-08 09:22 am (UTC)Sorry, I can't campaign right now, I'm too busy fighting joint pain!
((((J))))
Re: Apologies and clarifications
sloveliness - the quality of being slovenly and lovely simultaneously 8-)
Re: Apologies and clarifications
Date: 2001-03-09 06:48 am (UTC)Ms Mausi, singing, "Banana-fanna-fo-fanna" in your honor. No reason, just seemed a good idea at the time, like euroDisney. (smirk)
Re: Apologies and clarifications
Date: 2001-03-09 01:49 pm (UTC)