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Mithalwen 06-07-2012 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 670543)
I assign utter lack of summer heat in Toronto.

It is bucketing with rain here ..... again.... at least I will find out if the repair I made to a leaking skylight at the weekend has worked! No great rush to collect the sandals I ordered though...

Galadriel55 06-07-2012 10:19 AM

I think we can all safely assign weather in general to Mordor. Whatever it is, chances are we're not happy with it. :D

Lalwendë 06-07-2012 01:06 PM

The only weather that belongs in Mordor is sunshine, because it's boring unless you are on holiday. And too much snow, which is just a nuisance.

The Atlantic low hitting the UK right now is amazing. Torrential rain, wind and interesting weather charts for me to geek out over. With a bit of luck, I might have some swollen rivers to look at again in a few days. British weather belongs firmly in The Shire. :cool:

Galadriel55 06-07-2012 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë (Post 670577)
The only weather that belongs in Mordor is sunshine, because it's boring unless you are on holiday. And too much snow, which is just a nuisance.

Hmm... Today's the first day in about a week that I've seen the sun come out and stay there for the whole day. It's been all clouds. And this year I was *still* waiting for a snowfall in April. In a sense, we didn't have a winter. I think you'd love Torontonian weather. :rolleyes:;)

Mithalwen 06-07-2012 04:23 PM

I could do without the kind of teach the car to swim type weather we had today....

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-12-2012 08:53 AM

I assign high school final exams. Especially math exams.

Galadriel55 06-12-2012 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 670791)
I assign high school final exams. Especially math exams.

I love high school exams! They leave me more free time than I ever had during the year! Especially the math exam.

Vardamir Nólimon 06-12-2012 11:23 AM

people of mordor
 
Those people that saw Star Trek (2009) for Chris Pine, LOTR for Orlando Bloom, or any other amazing movie simply because they wanted to swoon over an actor. Especially if they take up space at a midnight showing. If you're going to do that, rent the movie later and stop wasting our time.
Also, people that post infactual information in public places, people with terriable grammar that don't bother to check it. This is both online and in speaking.
I have to agree with Galadriel55. I love exams.

Mithalwen 06-12-2012 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Vardamir Nólimon (Post 670800)
Also, people that post infactual information in public places, people with terriable grammar that don't bother to check it.

How do you feel about those who don't check their spelling? :Merisu:

Welcome to the downs.

Galadriel55 06-12-2012 12:22 PM

I second Mith: welcome to the Downs, Vardamir!

Galadriel55 06-15-2012 09:16 AM

I assign doctors who change you a certain amount for a test, and then charge you just as much to put their signature on a form.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-15-2012 09:41 AM

People who are major homophobes, racists, and sexists, as shown in the things they say, and then claim that they AREN'T racist, sexist or homophobic.
*cough*my dad*cough*

Seriously? "All Puerto Ricians need to go back to Puerto Rico" is pretty racist sounding to me, but he STILL claims not to be. Jerk.

Still, don't get me wrong. I love my father, but he can be infuriating.

Oddwen 06-15-2012 05:36 PM

I assign whichever designer decided that shirts with patterns or sequins may only have the patterns or sequins on the front of the top. That abrupt stop at the shoulders and sides looks shoddy off, and even worse on.

Sometimes, there just aren't enough sequins.

Galadriel55 06-15-2012 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Oddwen (Post 670996)
I assign whichever designer decided that shirts with patterns or sequins may only have the patterns or sequins on the front of the top. That abrupt stop at the shoulders and sides looks shoddy off, and even worse on.

Oh, I agree with you 100%!!! It's like they sew on the front of one shirt to the back of another!

Aganzir 06-15-2012 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 670976)
People who are major homophobes, racists, and sexists, as shown in the things they say, and then claim that they AREN'T racist, sexist or homophobic.
*cough*my dad*cough*

Seriously? "All Puerto Ricians need to go back to Puerto Rico" is pretty racist sounding to me, but he STILL claims not to be. Jerk.

Next time, ask which country you should go back to that your ancestors came from. ;)

Inziladun 06-15-2012 07:28 PM

Work issues that follow you home, especially on a weekend. :mad:

Aganzir 06-16-2012 04:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Inziladun (Post 671006)
Work issues that follow you home, especially on a weekend. :mad:

Think on the bright side - as long as it isn't criminals walking on your lawn, it could be worse. ;)

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-16-2012 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir (Post 671002)
Next time, ask which country you should go back to that your ancestors came from. ;)

I'd love to go to Ireland. Thanks for the idea, Aganzir! I'll try it! ;)

Inziladun 06-16-2012 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir (Post 671020)
Think on the bright side - as long as it isn't criminals walking on your lawn, it could be worse. ;)

Truly a fresh perspective. :D

Galadriel55 06-16-2012 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir (Post 671020)
Think on the bright side - as long as it isn't criminals walking on your lawn, it could be worse. ;)

Criminals walking in your house, kidnapping food from your fridge and gruesomely murdering it with their teeth? And they keep parking their bottoms on the wrong side of the sofa. While probably playing Minesweeper on your computer illegally. :D :D



Never mind.

littlemanpoet 06-16-2012 08:50 AM

I assign to Mordor being totally alone in a strange town and state for months.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-17-2012 03:14 PM

I assign having to wake up early all week, then looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday, but your biological clock wakes you up at 6 AM, even though you've been running on nearly zero sleep all week :mad:

Mithalwen 06-17-2012 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 671051)
I'd love to go to Ireland. Thanks for the idea, Aganzir! I'll try it! ;)

Only problem with visiting Ireland (and I have an "Easter Rebellion" surname) is that it is the only place I have been to that was wetter than England... the only time I have been in a plane and it has skidded on landing.. and then becuase I had gone to a friend's ordination into the Church of Ireland I had a very "Father Ted" experience...

Galadriel55 06-17-2012 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 671091)
I assign having to wake up early all week, then looking forward to sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday, but your biological clock wakes you up at 6 AM, even though you've been running on nearly zero sleep all week :mad:

I hate that you want to sleep any day you have to wake up early, and can't sleep when you can sleep in...

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen (Post 671098)
Only problem with visiting Ireland (and I have an "Easter Rebellion" surname) is that it is the only place I have been to that was wetter than England... the only time I have been in a plane and it has skidded on landing.. and then becuase I had gone to a friend's ordination into the Church of Ireland I had a very "Father Ted" experience...

I've read too much of Gone With the Wind and Scarlett to believe anything bad about Ireland... :D


ncidentally, I'd like to send to Mordor people who are overly passionate about political correctness, racism, and pretty much any other thing like that. I'm not saying that racism is ok, but you have to admit that, however equally you respect (or not) people, they are still different, and you're not going to make them any more the same. I get aggrevated by extremist anti-racists, anti-sexists, environmentalists, and -- you know, all these "popular causes". It's now what they do but how they do it.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-17-2012 05:39 PM

I assign people who don't ahve the common decency to LEAVE YOUR BEDROOM when they have gas. Yeah, it's a natural bodily function and all that, but I seriously don't need my carpet, curtains, bedclothes, and clothes smelling like your @$$!

Boromir88 06-17-2012 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 671101)
ncidentally, I'd like to send to Mordor people who are overly passionate about political correctness, racism, and pretty much any other thing like that. I'm not saying that racism is ok, but you have to admit that, however equally you respect (or not) people, they are still different, and you're not going to make them any more the same. I get aggrevated by extremist anti-racists, anti-sexists, environmentalists, and -- you know, all these "popular causes". It's now what they do but how they do it.

This...this reminds me of something I meant to assign to Mordor a couple months ago.

One morning I woke up to a message that put me in a sour mood, because it was a "Here is how boys behave, and here is how Men should behave," with a conclusion that no "men" will do this, and therefor, we are all boys and suck. It was insane and if anyone is dying of curiosity for the full story, shoot me a message and I'll forward the story.

Anyway, what I'm assigning to Mordor is the expectation males need to be the "disney prince" by always being their knight-in-shining armor/rescue the pretty damsel in distress. It's asinine disney-movie plot for a reason, because it's not real and completely unhealthy. Guys are humans too, if you want a solid one, be a confident and self-dependent lady. Then you'll have no problems finding the guy who will always be there to support and love you for your decisions as an equal. Not one who has an unhealthy rescuer complex which sets up just a different form of a screwy possessive relationship.

*ahem* I'm good. I promise, just remembered this from a couple months ago. :rolleyes:

Aganzir 06-18-2012 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen (Post 671098)
Only problem with visiting Ireland (and I have an "Easter Rebellion" surname) is that it is the only place I have been to that was wetter than England...

I misread this as "better than England," and for a second my thoughts went like "Wait, I didn't know Mith was that patriotic...?" :D

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Originally Posted by Boromir88 (Post 671111)
Anyway, what I'm assigning to Mordor is the expectation males need to be the "disney prince"

I think they'll only be my type of males after spending some time in Mordor... :smokin: ;)

And since I'm here, I could as well assign the irritating and persistent cough that's been bothering me for over two weeks now.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-18-2012 03:55 AM

That sucks, Aganzir.

I assign allergy medicine that makes you drowsy, and cats that shed all over your clothes.

Actually, I take back that last comment. I love my kitties too much to send them to Mordor.

Galadriel55 06-18-2012 06:19 PM

Decisions. Decisions. Did I mention decisions? Oh, and decisions too.

Every time I make an important decision I feel like crying afterwards because I've clearly made the wrong choice - even though it usually turns out ok and I know the latest one will be ok too. Really, sometimes I wish I lived in one of those dystopian novels* where there is some sort of committee/government that makes all the decisions for the people. Would make my life so much easier.


*not very seriously, though. Only when yet another decision makes me really depressed.

TheGreatElvenWarrior 06-18-2012 10:38 PM

I assign pets dying to Mordor. We brought in a pretty little stay cat last August and she died on Saturday. I cannot begin to describe the grief it has caused. I am running away from the empty feeling, but it catches up to me every time I look at her favourite places to nap. It is one of the saddest feelings a person can ever feel, I think.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-19-2012 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior (Post 671210)
I assign pets dying to Mordor. We brought in a pretty little stay cat last August and she died on Saturday. I cannot begin to describe the grief it has caused. I am running away from the empty feeling, but it catches up to me every time I look at her favourite places to nap. It is one of the saddest feelings a person can ever feel, I think.

My sister and I, back in 2001, talked my dad into letting a stray cat inside in winter to keep it from freezing to death. She more or less adopted us, and in April had a litter of kittens under my dad's bed. She left a few months later, and my dad got rid of the male cats. That's how we have Fluffy and Kimberly.

Galadriel 06-19-2012 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Boromir88 (Post 671111)

Anyway, what I'm assigning to Mordor is the expectation males need to be the "disney prince" by always being their knight-in-shining armor/rescue the pretty damsel in distress. It's asinine disney-movie plot for a reason, because it's not real and completely unhealthy. Guys are humans too, if you want a solid one, be a confident and self-dependent lady. Then you'll have no problems finding the guy who will always be there to support and love you for your decisions as an equal. Not one who has an unhealthy rescuer complex which sets up just a different form of a screwy possessive relationship.

*ahem* I'm good. I promise, just remembered this from a couple months ago. :rolleyes:

Haha. Frankly, if I met a Disney kind of guy, I would run away and name him a stalker. :D I despise the 'knight-in-armour' idea, because it's so patronising to women. So, we can't be our own helpers? Oh, joy. Why can't there just be a relationship based on mutual respect? :(

Galadriel 06-19-2012 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 670976)
People who are major homophobes, racists, and sexists, as shown in the things they say, and then claim that they AREN'T racist, sexist or homophobic.
*cough*my dad*cough*.

Hypocrites are the worst, meaning no disrespect to your Gaffer. :D

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-19-2012 05:30 PM

That random half day at the end of the school year when you've got nothing to do and forgot to bring a book.

Nerwen 06-20-2012 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TGEW
I assign pets dying to Mordor. We brought in a pretty little stay cat last August and she died on Saturday. I cannot begin to describe the grief it has caused. I am running away from the empty feeling, but it catches up to me every time I look at her favourite places to nap. It is one of the saddest feelings a person can ever feel, I think.

I know just how you feel...:(

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-20-2012 06:16 AM

I assign losing your library card. I can't find my student ID, so I don't have a photo ID to get a new one. I'm going to be dying of boredom ALL SUMMER

Galadriel55 06-20-2012 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 671284)
I assign losing your library card. I can't find my student ID, so I don't have a photo ID to get a new one. I'm going to be dying of boredom ALL SUMMER

Don't they accept things like passports or citizenship cards?

TGEW, I second Nerwen in that. You have all my sympathies.

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-20-2012 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55 (Post 671289)
Don't they accept things like passports or citizenship cards?

Don't have them. SUCKS TO BE ME.

Galadriel 06-21-2012 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MCRmyGirl4eva (Post 671284)
I assign losing your library card.

I assign not having one in the first place. :D Yes, I am obsessed...

MCRmyGirl4eva 06-28-2012 02:39 PM

I assign having your friends promise to call, and they don't :(


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