In an effort to follow up on yesterday’s lesson in Italian slang, I asked my wife for some suitable Chinese examples with which to educate you al. Alas, she was only able to come up with two:
Heui-sei: Which, she cautions, is a very bad thing to say and translates to “Drop dead!”, and…
Chee-sin: According to Fondy, this one implies that “the neurons in your brain are disconnected”. Usually preceded by a “tsk” and a sideways glance thrown at the intended target.
According to Fondy, aside from the aforementioned expressions, another thing you can do to seem “more Chinese” is to make unwelcome comments about people’s weight. I can’t tell you the number of times we’ve been to Chinese restaurants and had the waiter or waitress make a crack about the fact either of us had put on a few pounds. Once, a waiter noted that Fondy was looking “bigger” and, when she reacted negatively to the comment, he mimed weight-lifting as if to suggest it was all muscle. Just recently, at a holiday party thrown by my accountant, I was in discussion with another guest when one woman asked me how I kept in such great shape. I asked her what she meant. She jerked her thumb toward the other guest and muttered: “Not like him and his big belly.” There was an awkward lull in the conversation and then she laughed, apologized, and headed back to man the receptionist desk. Finally, my favorite “unwelcome weight” crack came several years ago when my sister-in-law was visiting Vancouver. We were at a Chinese restaurant and just settling in when the upbeat owner/server came up to greet. My sister-in-law requested a couple of chairs for her “two babies“, prompting the owner/server to happily correct her: “Three babies!”. Then, “One baby!” – pointing to my three year old nephew, “Two baby!” – pointing to my six month old niece, “And three baby!” – pointing to her belly. Unfortunately for everyone involved, my sister-in-law wasn’t pregnant at the time.
So I received an update from Lawren back in Vancouver. Apparently, the city has still not seen fit to plow our street so it looks like he won’t be seeing his car again until the spring thaw. Other than that, no incidents of note with the exception of the two hundred pounds of snow that slid off the side of our roof the other night. Lawren reports that it came down on the west side of the house which suggests that, sooner or later, it’ll be coming down on the south side – the back yard – as well. I told him to make sure that if and when it does happen, the dogs are nowhere near the area. Of course, now that I think about it, an even worse scenario would be having Lawren himself positioned directly beneath the avalanche. With our return to Vancouver another five days away and given the fact that our dogs are always hungry, it wouldn’t be long before they started feasting on him. Which, it goes without saying, would be a terrible thing because once dogs acquire a taste for human flesh, it’s very tough to shake them of the habit.
The other day was a Mallozzi family reunion of sorts that saw a gathering of cousins hailing from Boston, Tuscon, Houston and, of course, Vancouver. The afternoon lunch was hosted by my cousins Marilyn and Carolyn (yep, twins) and their dogs, so-laid-back-you’d-think-she-was-stoned Rosalie, and cute-as-all-get-out rescue pup Finnegan. Also in attendance: sis, mom (with her date, Felix the schnauzer), my cousin Jeannie, her boyfriend Dave, my cousins Matthew and Tanya (bulldog Bella and pet rabbit), and Marilyn’s cousin Robert. Lots of food and chat. I talked mead production and game-hunting with Dave, and discussed Tanya’s recent completion of an Ironman Triathalon in Hawaii. While 17 hours of non-stop swimming, cycling, and running certainly sounds like a blast, I can think of better things to do with my time on the big island (hint: it has less to do with bikes and bathing caps and more to do with beaches and those oversized drinks with the little umbrellas in ‘em, but takes about the same amount of time to complete – roughly 17 hours).
How’s everyone doing out there? From your comments, it sounds like everyone is having a good holiday. Before closing out this entry, just a few notes:
Those of you who haven’t done so yet should finish up On Basilisk Station. Author David Weber will be coming by to chat with us the week of January 14th.
And those of you who haven’t started on The Living Dead anthology, get moving (the first story, by Dan Simmons, is killer!). Editor John Joseph Adams joins us the week of January 21st..
And, finally, a gentle reminder that our third book of the month club selection for January is City of Saints and Madmen. Author Jeff Vandermeer will be taking your calls the week of January . Hey, Trish! Tell Allie to start formulating her thoughts!
Today’s entry is dedicated to birthday gal Pilota.
My friend Genius is encouraging me to learn to post videos to my blog. In costume. Random subjects. He thinks I’m crazy enough to do it. I think he’s crazy to think I’m that crazy. I’ll let you know.
My family seems to have evaporated for the holiday. S’alright, I’m hibernating.
Here’s hoping no dogs or Lawrens get buried under roof-alanches. The neighbor across the street was knocking snow off his aluminum window awnings the other day. Yep, you bet. Right in the face. Since I was alone in the house, I howled until I wept. I am easily amused.
Awww!!! Your family puppies are adorable!!! Do they all get along well, being in the same house?
Whenever we bring our male dachshund to family gatherings with our cousins’ female yellow Labrador, we sometimes worry our little puppy thinks it’s time to make some dachshradors 😉
Tell Tanya we all say congratulations!!! That’s intense!!! I run 5k races, and I can’t even imagine the training and preparation that goes into an Ironman.
Could Lawren possibly walk to the store to get food for the puppies? How far away is it?
I’m aware that many cultures, Asian and otherwise, tend to look upon those of “excess” weight with some distain. Despite being myself well into the obese catagory, I’ve been fortunate not to catch much in the way of disparaging remarks or insults. I personally think it’s because i’ve made it clear enough to people that I’m a) a former Marine, b) a former postal employee and c) still capable of PMSing. certainly that triple threat keeps the guys at work somewhat in line. And I’m willing enough to take a few shots at my own weight from others. After all, I know what I am worth, overweight or not.
Do hope that Lawren and the dogs stay safe from stray masses of sliding snow. Enjoy the rest of your holiday, and looking forward to more behind the scenes peeks when you do (finally) get back to work.
It is so wonderful to be back in my own home, with all the sugar, caffeine and salt I want, plus a bottle of wine and CABLE!! Last night I even got to sleep in my own bed…without dogs! As much as I missed them, it was nice to sleep all night without being pushed out of the bed. We picked up the dogs this morning, and after the rapturous reunion, they both hopped up on the bed with huge sighs and went to sleep. I guess they don’t have mattresses and electric blankets at the kennel.
I’m pretty sure GeekBoy is home with us, because there’s a glow coming from under his bedroom door, but after five days of visiting relatives, I think he’s going to be self-sequestered in his room for a while (with his new XBox Live account and wireless hookup). I’d do the same thing if I didn’t have to actually work. Well, not the XBox part, but hiding out and doing something mindless? Definitely!
Doing well, thank you! Gearing up for New Year’s Eve, debating on which restaurant to hit. Or rather, which restaurant we can still get a reservation at! One of these years, we’re going to remember to plan ahead.
Here in Michigan, after a couple weeks of cold and close to two feet of snow, we had a sudden thaw. It got up to sixty degrees a few days ago, and within a couple hours all our snow was gone. With it went my plans to cross-country ski. Now we’ve got a lot of flooding, and high winds too. Makes it feel like early spring, though I know it won’t last.
I’m excited to say that I got On Basilisk Station from the library last night. I’m off on Saturday and will be reading it then. As for The Living Dead, well the back country library does not have a copy and City of Saints and Madmen doesn’t exist according to them. (deep breath) Looks like I’ll be heading to the city on Saturday too. But in good news the library bought Sister Alice so I’m reading that on Wednesday right after I ponder why I moved to the country in the first place.
Between you and Fondy, how many languages do you speak? Are there any languages that either of you want to learn?
Doing okay, Joe…thanks for asking. I just don’t have much enthusiasm…not sure why. Winter blues? Probably. But otherwise, okay.
Yesterday I did pick up the new Stargate mag. Nice to see Tyler’s BT Wraith get a picture in there, as well as the Primary’s commander. I really liked that Wraith – felt sorry for him because, honestly, Todd screwed him over. I just thought he had real affection for his queen, but – of course – couldn’t show emotion over her death or it would be seen as a weakness. Yeah…I liked him. 🙁
So, I see in the magazine that Jason supposedly cut off his dreads because the All Blacks lost to France (in the rugby World Cup). I figured Jason was a rugby fan because he’s done a micro-haka in a couple of episodes – Sateda, and at least one other one. Dang. Too bad he doesn’t come in and chat with Perragrin and me about the delights of New Zealand rugby! I wonder who his favorite player is? Some of my favorites a couple years back were Justin Marshall, Jonah Lomu, Tana Umaga, Andrew Mehrtens and Leon MacDonald. Most have moved on, but I believe Leon is still on the All Blacks squad. I’ve seen that guy get two concussions in a season – one really bad…I still have it on tape somewhere – I saved it because I felt so bad for him. It was raining, he clashed heads…and dropped like a ragdoll. When he tried to pick his face up off the ground, the blood was just streaming out and the poor fella just crumpled back down. I really wanted to give him a hug. (Okay – I am a rugby player-whumper, I suppose… 😛 )
Still…Jason’s love for the game doesn’t give me the warm and fuzzies for that ol’ Wraith killer, Ronon. 😉
Oh, PERRAGRIN!!
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Jason made me do it… 😈 (Ya gotta admit, the guy does have a rather Wraithy browline… 😉 )
das
Hey Joe, you might want to note that “A Dog’s Breakfast” is now available on hulu.com.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/50266/a-dogs-breakfast
I’m still at a loss as to why people of any background seem to think it is proper to make comments about someone else’s weight. It’s just such personal space….. And, yes, I’ve been subjected to more than my share.
Alas, I couldn’t find ANY of the book club books in my area & started reading my “must read” stack that has been amassing since last February. It wouldn’t make sense to comment on the wrong read. Would it?
The thought of the dogs feeding on faithful Lawren…..!!!!!!!
Aw, Bella the bulldog is adorable. Well, all the doggies are adorable. But Bella especially. I love bulldogs..I used to pet-sit for a bulldog named Belle. I find the best dog names are usually somewhat ironic. Like Goliath for a chihuahua, or Tiny for a Great Dane.
Wow that is soooooooooooooooooooooo akward for your sister-in-law!! I would have died on the spot. That, or beat him over the head with my chair.
joe its 4AM in London, i have to be up at 8 and i have mid-sessionals looming over my head yet i have to make this comment
just saw vegas and enemy at the gate.
while enemy at the gate seemed like a normal season finale (not saaying it’s bad jsut that you guys have set a high standard for yourselves), vegas was easily the best episode i’ve ever seen of any TV show. it was perfect from top to bottom, especially sheppards charecter, and i hope that’s the sort of character based storylines we see in universe!
i’m not the most eloquent, just know that as long as you have the courage to experiment like this people will always watch it.
[edited for potential spoilers]
Hey Joe.
Sounds like your having fun in Montreal. On the note of the snow falling off of the roof of your your house, our old neightbour’s house used to do the same thing……only it would fall from the roof of their house, to the roof of our shed, to the middle of OUR backyard. When my stepdad suggested that they go onto their roof and shovel it off by hand into their yard (which they had done before many times), they did…..only being the rude and arrogant old man he was, he shoveled every last bit into our yard….knocking it off our window and shed…….eventually breaking the seal around the window and forcing my parents to replace it. Ahhh….the fond memories of my old house 🙂
Happy Holidays!
Went online post birthday dinner and saw the sweet dedication. Thanks Joe. We went to PF Changs (a chain yes but family friendly and it seems to be the only Chinese restaurant here in Palm Springs).
Love hearing about your holidays and your family. I’m in Palm Desert with my family and my Mom and Dad. Weather is warming up enough to play some tennis and actually check out the pool.
Keep up the vacation updates and Vancouver weather reports – poor Lawren – and have a Happy New Year.
When we will hear about the new SGU casting details you mentioned a few days ago? Must say I’m beginning to get excited about that one.
P
Your cousin brought his bunny rabbit to a party? I hope that you hid the big stew pots.
Yes!!! the holidays family gatherings good friends good food …..cant beat that.
Still digging out from under the snow here in North Vancouver as well. And getting mighty tired of the buses not always running. I will be very happy to be rid of the snow soon. Anymore and I may join the crew in Atlantis or on the Destiny lol!!!
Hope you and Fondy have a safe trip home in 5 days. And hopefully the dogs will be alright and no where the snow when it falls!!!
Hey Joe,
Since you asked in your blog, I’ll give you an update. We drove from southern California to Colorado springs (for post-Christmas family fun) and for snow and…no SNOW!! What a bummer!
So, lots of fun being had. We’re going to visit the Air Force Academy – as my stepdaughter and I are huge SG fans, and I’m ex Air Force, as is my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and her husband (not the aforementione BIL, a different guy) , and a niece. My partner’s the odd one, she’s ex Army. :: shrug :: Takes all kinds, I guess.
So, big plans for New Year’s eve? Ours include leaving the car keys on the hook, building a fire in the fireplace, hauling out the games (and the Wii) and laughing like lunatics as we did on Christmas Eve.
All the best to you, Fondy, the beasties and the Stargate family (past, present and future) in the new year.
Pol
Joe,
I wanted to finally post a message as I’ve been reading your blog for a couple months and have yet to do so.
I was wondering if you’ve read anything by Neal Stephenson? I received his book Anathem for Christmas and just finished it. I quite enjoyed it and was wondering if you’ve read any of his other works? Or Anathem itself?
Also, I love all the pictures of your dogs. We have an English Bulldog, coincidentally, also named Bella.
Thanks for the daily doses of humour!
Nadine
PS. As a fellow Vancouverite, I think most streets, aside from bus routes, have remained un-plowed. The snow is particularly bad up in the BP’s in West Van.
I must say that I *love* the fact your family get togethers include the dogs. 😀 😀 😀
So I finally ventured forth from my snowy prison in a feeble attempt to socalize the small wild thing running amok in my living room(aka the toddler). Boy was that a bad idea! She decided that the appropriate form of communication would be to stand at one end of the room while her playmate stood at the other and they SCREECHED at each other. *shakes head* I guess I really didn’t need that left ear drum anymore.
Hope that the snow doesn’t crush Lawren or the dogs(we’ve been loosing a fair amount around here as well).
speaking of dogs feeding on everything. some of my family finally made it over for christmas, which was ruined by the dogs throwing up several times on everything and everyone.
The garbage hasn’t been picked up for about 2 weeks and I had forgotten about the bag I threw in the backyard, which the dogs got into. Khula got a turkey bone which had to be pried out from under her, while I distracted her snapping jaws which caught my hands a couple times. And Jersey must have gotten sick from the garbage, since she hurled on the couch, carpet, the kitchen, my aunt and sister, and probably a couple more times after she went home. Khula on the other hand is on “poo watch” to make sure she safely passes the turkey bones she ate without incident.
Jersey:
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Khula:
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What an awesome collection of pooches! Rosalie is the double of my very first English Springer Purdey (smith & wesson was a bit of a mouthful and anyway she was an english gun dog) she had such a soft mouth she would carry an egg without breaking it…*goes misty-eyed at the memory* She would guard the crib when the first baby turned up and wouldn’t let anyone but me near it, she presided over feeding times, nappy changes, play times she was a regular Nana and a bloody good gun dog besides. I didn’t realise how much I missed her until now…
The rest of the crew look a motley assortment and the dogs look cute too.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday
Shiningwit
Does Fondy speak Cantonese? I speak Mandarin (and come from Mainland China) and I haven’t heard of any of those expressions.
Now, the “weight crack” thing, THAT I can understand. My mom and dad do it all the time. In fact, we refer to one of our family friends as “Fat Boy’s Mother”, because she has a son who’s kinda overweight. Oh, they also make unwelcomed age remarks. We’re just blunt like that. Hey, we’ve got 1.3 billion (?) people to talk to; no time for pleasantries.
Of course, this only applies to Chinese people who spent a mass majority of their lives IN China.
It’s a simple matter of culture shock, I imagine. With Chinese people, or at least the old fashioned Chinese people like my parents, they’re not easily offended when their age or weight is mentioned. It’s a simple matter of not being preoccupied with their image, and being extremely laid-back. For my parents’ generation, who grew up under a heavily-communist regime, they tend to dress less flashy, as you can imagine; it seems to have trained them to care more about the substance, rather than the flash. If you tell them that they seem fat, it’s received as a joke and is laughed off, or a reminder that it’s time to work out. Constructive criticism, you know?
Heck, my mom and dad remark upon their OWN weights all the time; they know they’re gaining weight as they age; might as well just accept it and move on.
I for one admire that; clothing to me, for instance, is just protection, not a fashion statement; as long as I’m warm and the clothing is clean, it’s fine.
Though I wouldn’t be caught dead in pink. I do draw the line SOMEWHERE.
By the way, here are a few more Chinese swear words and insults:
Huen Dan – literally translates to “bad egg”, but is much more severe than that. I’d say it’s equivalent to “asshole”. It’s used to describe a person.
Go Shi – literally translates to “dog shit”, which, as you can imagine, is bad enough. By the way, “shi” isn’t pronounced like “she” in English. It’s…hard to describe the exact pronounciation; I can’t think of any arrangements of letters in English that would result in that sound. It’s also used to describe a person.
Ta ma de… – literally translates to “his mother’s…” and I think it’s equivalent to “dammit”; basically something you say when you’re frustrated.
To be fair, I left China when I was 9, so I wasn’t exactly privy to a lot of swear words and their exact meanings; these are all from my dad, actually.
Hey, I see that you mentioned a pet rabbit, but failed to give it a name like with the dogs. Do I see some kind of pet bigotry going on? Is the rabbit not important enough in your psyche to warrant a mention of its name?! 😉
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Pilota!!
thought you might like this pug video…do they really do that alot???
Thank you for these ongoing cultural lessons. It’s so important to continue to bring our world together by learning the appropriate insults to share.
As for Lawren, maybe he should invest in an avalanche beacon, just in case?
Hmmm….let me see – some insults we have. I don’t know if everyone uses these.
If you want to call someone stupid, call them a dropkick (it’s a sporting term) or a doofus. If you want to call them a coward, call them a wuss (rhymes with puss). If they’re lazy, call them a bludger. Of course for extra zing you could add an expletive in front of these.
If they’re whinging a lot you have to say in a sing-song voice Sooky-Sooky La La (yeah it’s juvenile but it gets the point across. My best friend is excellent at this).
Cheers, Chev
Hi Mr Mallozzi !
Really interesting lesons. Particularly the Italian one as I’m half Italian 😀
I just come in hope to see answered some of the questions that I ask myself. I don’t know if you answer anymore this type of uestion but as SGA is finished I thought that it was a good time to ask you even if I’m waiting for the movie and more I hope.
This is probably the sort of question that you dislike so I haven’t great hopes for an answer LOL but this is Christmas after all we can always dream 😀
I just wanted to ask if you feel that John and Teyla were separated this season or no. I don’t speak as a shippy way. We know that she is with Kanaan even if you only said to us that it was her babysitter, but if thy weren’t lovers they always been awesome friends. Why change this at a point where they hardly have exchanges anymore. I find it sad because I always loved their chemistry even if we had to consider it only as frienship, it was great to see.
But it seems to me that they put a lot of distance and we haven’t an explanatin as to why ?
I have a question too as to why we never see Kanaan anymore except that he was her babysitter, did they have a relationship once again. Honnestly I would have loved to see this and see more of the Athosian culture. It wasn’t necessary to put it all fore and front but after what we had between McKay and Keller a short but sweet scene between Kanaan and Teyla wouldn’t have stolen too many screentime to McKay and Keller in my humble opinion.
I don’t know if you are on holidays I hope you enjoy this time of year. Best wishes 😀
Hi Joe! So many pets in your family. Cute. I was sick all holiday long, serious sinus infection, better now. Glad your having a good holiday. Loved the dog videos yesterday LuLu is a ham! Have a good New Year.
How rude! If i were you I’d buy the restaurant and fire those people! What do you mean you can’t afford it, you work on Stargate don’t you?
Or perhaps as the English comedian Jimmy Carr says “If you are offended by any of those names perhaps you should try the salad” *g*
Hey Joe! Good to hear that the trip East is going well for you and Fondy. The Mallozzi clan is really into dogs, huh? 🙂
The story about people making unwelcome comments about weight prompts me to tell you that it must be an all-around Asian trait. You don’t need me to tell you how I know this.
Joe, I don’t want to impose but could you please dedicate tomorrow’s blog (12/31) to me for my birthday?
Thanks and I hope you have a great new years with your family!
I really like both of those Chinese sayings, I think I will try them out.
Poor Lawren! We are thinking about you. How much snow did you get?
OMG! That Chinese restuarant guy is still alive? Yet, you keep going back. Are you doing it just for the laughs? You probably were gracious and held in your laughter (for your own safety of course), but I may have bursted out laughing like when my sisters and our families were going horse back riding. The guy at the stable looked at one of my sisters and said I have to find a horse big enough for you so you don’t break his back. I began to giggle at that and then when he began to tell my other sister that she looked and sounded like she was the bossy one, I could no longer control myself, I burst out with laughter. I got the dagger eyes shot at me and I just shrugged my shoulders because it was all true.
A few years after high school, I ran into a girl I was friendly with back in the day. After a few minutes of conversation, I asked when she was due. Turns out she wasn’t. That pretty much ended the reunion.
Hello again,
in our family for Christmas time we love to rewatch the movie “Astérix : Mission Cléopatre” with Gérard Depardieu, Alain Chabat et …MONICA BELUCCI as CléopaAHHHHH tre !
You are a fan of Astérix (in french original version ) so you know that this story is one of the best of all. And this movie is also far better than all the others ( Le Gaulois et Contre César ) not to mention the last one ( Aux Olympiques ) who it is a “navet”.
Have you seen “Astérix : Mission Cléopatre” ? If not I strongly suggeste that you should.
Happy New Year 2009 to you and all your cousins and family!
Happy Holiday week!
It sounds like Lawren might need to take precautions when he goes outside, just in case of avalanche. He should take a shovel at all times, a snack for himself and treats for the puppies, just to be on the safe side.
In an unrelated thought, I personally have a set of three rules with regards to elevators, developed during a stint in an historic building with an unreliable elevator (I was paid hourly, so I didn’t mind much if I got stuck on company time) I never get in an elevator if I have to pee, I always take reading materials, and I never get in an elevator if it is close to quitting time and I’m the only one in the building. I don’t know why I felt the urge to share that at this time. ~shrugs~
Might be awhile before Lawren sees his car again. From the CBC this morning (http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/12/30/bc-snow-ice-vancouver.html)
“Those hoping municipalities will clear the ice and snow-clogged side streets are also being warned it’s not in their plans.
“We’re hoping that the weather will clear those side roads,” Jennifer Young of the City of Vancouver said.”
Hi Joe! Since you’re asking how we’re all doing out here…it’s been busy/nuts. Got a new computer for Christmas and it’s getting some getting used to, but it’s so cool I’ll force myself. My daughter’s dogs leave to England on Sunday with my daughter and her husband, so we’re all a little sad. Otherwise, we’ve all gained some weight (holy sh– it’s easy to do), but the Guatemalan food was a huge hit. Hope you can make it next year 🙂 SO looking forward to Friday night/Vegas! Have a wonderful NEW YEAR!
So, no writing while in Montreal? You would think you were on vacation or something.
I love all the dogs, but Finn is my favorite.
Perhaps Lawren will get to experience that Stephen King short story where the only survivor of a plane crash (I think) starts to eat pieces of himself in order to stay alive. A toe here, a fingertip there. I think in King’s commentary he mentions asking a doctor friend how long someone could do that before it was hopelss. I don’t remember the answer. It’s curious, I didn’t like that story, but it has sure stuck with me over the years.
I’m doing well, thanks for asking.
Good times and such nuts.
Check.
Thanks for asking.
My Holidays are mostly fine… except for the times where it isn’t. Being angry at my father for smoking in the house (actually he only smokes in his room, but as my room is above his, the smoke come’s through), therefore thoughts about going back to Lübeck, where MY home is and settle down for real there (finding a Soccer team there, saying goodbye to my present team near my parents place), not to forget my exam in chemistry on the 4th of February (I’m already preparing for it as it would be my last exam if I don’t pass :-S)
But otherwise I’m great. Really! I just enjoyed a walk in the dark with my mom. We had a beautifully clear skye and enjoyed looking at the stars ( which one would we be Abydos *lol*). And I had some work to earn money to slighly improve my financial situation.
Now I’m looking forward to a nice cosy new years eve Party tomorrow with a few selected friends :o)
As I won’t write tommorrow I’ll now wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
@ Das: “Too bad he doesn’t come in and chat with Perragrin and me about the delights of New Zealand rugby!”
That.. I would quite happily do all day. I’m not really a Jason-ite, but I have to admit that he’d look more at home in the middle of an All Black Haka than anywhere else. And i’m also glad to see that i’m not the only one who picked up on those mini-haka moments. Awesome.. In Sateda, I was almost expecting the pair of them to dive into a ruck 😀
Course.. if he came out here to surf and talk Rugby, I might be persuaded to give Ronon a little more viewing time..
“.. Jonah Lomu.. “
Aaah.. the infamous Human Wall. Ya know, i’ve rarely seen Martin Johnson or Lawrence Dallaglio tremble or quiver in full view of an opponent, but I do remember Lawrence once commenting on how it felt to be faced down with Jonah Lomu in full flight.. I think he said it was something like staring down a herd of stampeding Rhinos and knowing there’s crap all you can do about it. It’s gonna hurt.. Accept it.. Hope your box is sitting right.. And pray that the Medics pick up all the pieces thereafter 😛
“Jason made me do it… (Ya gotta admit, the guy does have a rather Wraithy browline…) “
Scissors. Samson-sized scissors.
Snip-snippity-snip.
😉
Oooh.. almost forgot.. bought my ticket for the six nations Wales v England match. Millenium Stadium, 14th February. I’ll be the one waving a Welsh Dragon and wearing a Kiwi on my back, whilst screaming at those Celts to ‘.. beat that bloody english rose to within an inch of it’s life!’ 😀
I’ve been going through the last few days posts and the movie “A Christmas Story” caught my eye. My father- in -law loves that movie. So much so that my sister-in-law got him a mini version of the leg lamp for christmas this year. Granted it’s in a cardboard box rather than a wooden box it still says fragile on it. My mother-in-law told him he was not allowed to put it in the front window but rather in his garage. He doesn’ t care, he likes the lamp regardless where it is. Hope you are having happy hollidays.
~Amber~
Only use this one if you are ready to put up a fight: fai tai. Meaning garbage/trash. Call someone this and they’ll be pretty pissed to say the least.
HI TRERE JOE SORRY IF YOU DONT LIKE TO READ THIS SORT OF THING BUT DONT NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN BUT I FEEL THAT STARGATE ATLANTIS IS BY FAR THE BEST TV PROGRAMME ON TV TO DATE AND DESERVES TO GET A 6th SEASON ON TV AND FOR THIS REASON I BEG YOU NOT TO CANCEL THIS SHOW I FEEL IT MAKES SCI FI CHANNEL THE BEST ON AIR TODAY I HAVE HAD STARGATE IN MY LIFE EVER SINCE THE FILM WAS MADE IN 1994 WHEN I WAS 12 NOW 26 I OWN THE MOVIE AND EVERY EPPISODE OF SG1 AND SG1 ARK OF TRUTH. SG1 CONTINUUM. PLUS SEASONS 1 TO 4 OF ATLANTIS WHEN SEASON 5 BOXSET IS ON SALE I WILL HAVE THIS TOO AS FOR THE NEW STARGATE UNIVERSE
I FEEL THIS IS THE WRONG WAY TO GO ABOUT IT I THINK ATLANTIS SHOULD BE THE PLACE IT COMES FROM WHATS TO SAY THAT THEY FIND A LAB IN ATLANTIS WITH A DATA CONSOL MACAY DOES HIS THING AND WORKS IT OUT ABOUT THE 9th CHEVRON THEY INFORM EARTH OF THERE FINDINGS WHO DECIDE TO SEND A TEAM TO INVESTIGATE YOU HAVE THE BEST CREATIVE MIND IN THE WORLD IN MY EYES SO YOU COULD SORT THESE DETAILS BUT THEN YOU WOULD HAVE STARGATE UNIVERSE THAT EVERYONE WOULD LOVE IF SG1 AND ATLANTIS CAN RUN SIDE BY SIDE FOR TWO YEARS THEN SO COULD ATLANTIS AND UNIVERSE THIS WOULD PLEASE ALL THE FANS AND YOU WOULD HAVE RATING FOR TWO PROGRAMES BUT FROM THE RESERCH IVE DONE IT LOOKS LIKE THE STARGATE FRANCHISE COULD LOOSE BIGTIME I WOULD HATE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AS IT HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE FOR 14 YEARS SO PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LISTEN TO YOUR FAN BASE AND KEEP STARGATE ATLANTIS GOING ATLANTIS OR UNIVERSE I PICK ATLANTIS ANY DAY OF THE WEEK IF IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE COULD YOU LET US NO IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE WE CAN EMAIL TO TRY SAVE ATLANTIS IF YOU COULD POST SOME EMAIL ADDRESSES THIS WOULD BE A BIG HELP THANKS FOR READING HOPE SOMEONE MAKES THE RIGHT DECISION IN THE END
Heya Joe, thanks for asking…
Starting with the usual – withdrawals cause there only other reruns on TV and not our SGA; over eating and enjoying every smidgin and morsel; drroooling over your food photos; trying not to be out when it is single digits ands snowing; and trying to figure out the weather. One day – freezing our butts then up to 60 degress and rain. LOL go figure.
Having a great holiday season!
Wishing you, your family, and our blog mates a very Happy New Year. May we all have good fortune and prosper!
Hauoli Makahiki Hou
Kung Hee Fat Choy
Al little trivia for you, Terry Pratchett has been named in the New year honours list for his contribution to literature. He will be knighted Sir Terry Pratchett!
Well deserved I think for his country to honour him also I immediatley thought my of favourite character from several of his book Sam Vimes 🙂
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7804822.stm
Sorry if I’ve missed it but do you plan to review any Discworld books?
Crapiola!!! I put my darn comment on the wrong day… If you have time, it’s on the one for December 20, 2008.
Sorry, sorry, sorry… I’m an idiot, what can I say.
Mo shiwake arimasen.
When I was teaching in Korea, there were a few boys in my class who were a bit overweight. My co-teacher nicknamed them Big Boy 1, Big Boy 2, and Big Boy 3. And she called them this in class. It horrified me, especially as the kids were obviously not enthused about the nicknames.
While on the topic of Korea, and thinking about “nice” phrases to use, here’s a couple (spelled phonetically):
gay shah key – son of a bitch
way goo lay – what the hell? (to be said in best whiney voice)
And if you’re a girl named Jill, I highly advise you to go by a different name if you visit Korea. Unless you don’t mind being named Vagina.
My job is done.
-Emily
Hmmm, maybe my Aunt has some Chinese in her somewhere. She’s always asking fat ladies when their babies are due!