Aw! At least now I know not to wait with baited breath.@LittleSin : I just received the message that your package was sent and should arrive January 3rd. Don't ask me where this sudden delay comes from..n
When I was a kid I used to think this meant that you ate worms. And when used in context it never failed to confuse me.baited breath
Probably also confusing because the correct term is a homonym, bated breath. As in "abated." Apparently it's another one of those fanciful phrases Shakespeare pulled out of his ass and the English Language just said "YEP THAT'S A THING."When I was a kid I used to think this meant that you ate worms. And when used in context it never failed to confuse me.
I was not a smart child.
Did she, though?Of course, until I was 4 I wanted to be a cat when I grew up. You said I could be anything I wanted, mom! You lied to me!
Look, if @Dave was (mis)using it in his youth, it was clearly already a thing before Shakespeare's time. So that's clearly nonsense.Probably also confusing because the correct term is a homonym, bated breath. As in "abated." Apparently it's another one of those fanciful phrases Shakespeare pulled out of his ass and the English Language just said "YEP THAT'S A THING."
It was probably made more difficult because it’s also one of the more famous Mork & Mindy quotes:When I was a kid I used to think this meant that you ate worms. And when used in context it never failed to confuse me.
I was not a smart child.
—PatrickMork: [Eugene has just said that he needs to tell him something important] “Well, come on, I'm waiting here with a worm on my tongue.”
Eugene: “Huh?”
Mork: “Baited breath.”
By the time M&M rolled around, I was past that phase, TYVM.It was probably made more difficult because it’s also one of the more famous Mork & Mindy quotes:
—Patrick
Well, yes, you were of retirement ageBy the time M&M rolled around, I was past that phase, TYVM.
You. Corner. Now.Well, yes, you were of retirement age
...fine, fine, I'll give it a rest again.
Hey, I didn't claim he predated the English language! I thought I was being good!You. Corner. Now.
The package from singapore got here today. I'll hold off opening it till the other one gets here.Hey @GasBandit, this is from your Secret Santa:
"Gas, I'm still waiting for a couple of things to get to my house so I can consolidate and send it all in one box, but it should be getting sent out on Wednesday or Thursday. There is also a package coming from Singapore which will probably still take another week or two, but it is definitely NSFW and should not be opened in front of anyone you don't want to know about your weird fetishes."
Isn't that every Friday, though?Aaand the other package got here. I am anxious to get home, now!
Even moreso this time, for sure.Isn't that every Friday, though?
--Patrick
Whup, ok, yep, that's... That's going home in the tube. But here's as much as I can show outside the NSFW forum!
Mercy, Mercy, Me.
Thanks much for the swag, Santa Dei! Well chosen.
Yeah, “Not afraid to NSFW at work,” my sweet patoot!He says, not posting anything in the NSFW forum. Pfeh!
He says, not posting anything in the NSFW forum. Pfeh!
Here's a bigger (still censored) preview +probably still NSFWYeah, “Not afraid to NSFW at work,” my sweet patoot!
—Patrick
This is as far as I read.I can't keep it uncurled with only one hand (the other hand being