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Happens all the time. Amercian companies (except Amazon.com) seem to forget that there's a world beyond their borders, and that the internet allows us to look, drool, and then pay twice the item's price on shipping because we have to route it through a proxy, which half the time is impossible.

Bah; sorry. Grumbling. Any reason you ask?

Has anyone here ever spotted something on a website that they really, really, really want to buy, only to find out (once they've managed to locate the handy little link that turns the page into a readable language) that they can't because it's only available within one country?

I heard a story of a doctor who had recently moved to PA being confused by the way his nurses talked. One gave him a chart and told him, "This needs read."

The doctor was stumped as to why the chart would need some red (pen/markings) on it, until finally the nurse clarified, "No, you need to *read* it."

Personally, I was confused by the sentence "The room needs sweepered," also encountered in PA.

"How would King Arthur describe his testicles?"

You actually asked your lecturer this? What was their reply?

If it's against their rules, then why wouldn't I get in trouble?

Because so many people read and write smut over there that even if the (non-existent and completely incompetent) admins searched through all the M-rated fics they'd never in a million years catch all of the smut fics, never mind those that mention cocks in passing.

... er, vampire stories, that is. Really, from a biological perspective I like the idea that sunlight doesn't burn them, because that's a REALLY stupid evolutional adaptation to have, and historically I therefore see a need for there to be some other reason why they can't go out into sunlight, for which some sort of obviously inhuman characteristic makes sense... but SPARKLES?

Really, we could've dumped them in a barrel of glitter. Pfft.

Pads? I've an idea. let's figure out some better reason for inhuman immortal creatures (and we can just do away with the word "vampire", if your Transylvanian headdesking is too painful) to have to stay out of sunlight. Some other obvious trait other than SPARKLES. And Trojie can help with the biology.

I'll just go and paint "Dukylon" in big black letters now. :D

Happy birthday, again!

a) Seattle
b) it really depends on context - if you're saying "I think he's crazy or obsessed about something", it's "I think he needs to get his head checked". If, however, you're saying "he's borderline crazy and needs to talk with his shrink", I'd use "he needs his weekly/monthly/annual head checking".

Grammatically speaking, it all comes down to what, exactly, is being done - is his head being checked, or is he getting a head check?

The first strikes me as being slightly more serious, while the second is a bit more colloquial... Once again, it depends on context.

"Teacup."

"Huh?"

"I said, 'I'll kill you with my teacup.'"

*pwnage*

... You might be able to really mess up someone's eyesight with a bottle cap... or you could put it down their trachea or esophagus. That wouldn't be fun at all.

~Neshomeh

I think Lady Contrivance is a gag more than a character, so I'd say she's free for use by all and sundry.

~Neshomeh

Oh, wait. You meant to respond to Oozaru's post, not mine.

^_~

~Neshomeh

I like that. I can easily imagine a short guy appearing to sing random songs at the end of each chapter. "And now, another Cliffie! Yay!"

~Neshomeh

They just dropped the "to be." They do that in Pennsylvania, too, from what I've heard.

~Neshomeh

Sadly, I don't know much of anything about Latin grammar.

I wonder if "he needs (to have) his head checked" is an instance of the passive voice my professors hate so much. "His head needs to be checked" might be the academically preferred way to say the same thing. "His head needs checking" or "needs a checking" also works, though I would say that's more informal. In those constructions, the gerund becomes a noun more than a verb. Maybe the most grammatically sensible construction would be "his head needs a check." Of course, no one says that.

I don't think "checked" is strictly past tense in "he needs his head checked," though. A quick scan through my Chicago Manual of Style reveals no concrete answer, but I suspect it's some form of participle.

I'll ask my professors about it if you want more input. The word "check" is ceasing to have meaning in my head, though, so I'm done for now. ^_^;

~Neshomeh, who hates it when that happens.

school and books helped with the polishing, but learning a language starts with hearing it a lot.

While back couldn't send messages from my yahoo.co.uk address to hotmail adresses. Could reach all other addresses, plus I could reach the hotmail address from my yahoo.com address. I told yahoo about this problem; they told me there was a problem with my service provider. Which I doubt, unless my provider hates both yahoo.co.uk and hotmail but not yahoo.com

Haven't tried sending anything to a hotmail address in a while, but I guess a yes to your question would be in order.

a) Northern Midwest USA

b) ii. checked

Damn. I was hoping somebody might be able to come up with something.

There's a film about him called The Libertine, starring Johnny Depp. It begins with him telling the audience that he knows they all want to shag him, and he doesn't blame them, and they'd love it because he's brilliant in bed, and they can shag him if they want because he can't get enough. English degrees contain some funny stuff.

Yes, the intent of both sentences was identical.

I'm in Hull (which you've probably heard of, what with the ferries), and we often skip the pronoun in the same way as you with your book. For example, if you said you were going to the shops, I'd reply "Mind if I come with?" I wonder if it's parallel evolution of dialects, or if we pinched it off you or vice versa.

Exactly. He's overdue for his head-checking. *nodnods* I had the feeling it would, but I felt obliged to point it out. ^^

...darn. But hey, I learned something new, so it wasn't a total waste~

Although, to be fair, I think it's only used around me when people want to talk about me. It would be a bit pot, kettle, black if I did use it.

Anyway. a) South East England
and b) I'd actually say "he needs to have his head checked". Out of the two, "he needs his head checked" sounds better to me though.

I have not been able to get a message through to a Hotmail account in over a month.

Have a roast "vorcel hawk" on a shiny silver platter. Yes, it's a CAF, but it is edible. Mostly.