tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post2407244764628944555..comments2023-04-17T03:56:33.698-04:00Comments on Novel Eye: Know what I hate?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-85173384644714093262007-12-13T09:00:00.000-05:002007-12-13T09:00:00.000-05:00As I recall, you could also refuse to swap in whit...As I recall, you could also refuse to swap in white elephants, whereas you MUST swap in Yankee Swap--or at least in the versions in which I've been involved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-51529600761652376262007-12-13T08:54:00.000-05:002007-12-13T08:54:00.000-05:00I vaguely remember doing the white elephant thing-...I vaguely remember doing the white elephant thing--and yes, that was a bit more fun. <BR/><BR/>And, oh, man, I really need to proof these before I hit enter, don't I? :) <BR/>Or not do it between 10 and 11 pm.<BR/>So, yes, DunKin' Donuts (you can see how often I go there or look at the sign) and the mail/female...<BR/><BR/>Mirror's wife wrote one of the funniest plays I've ever had the pleasure of being in called "Male and Shemail" (I think I have the title right) set partially inside a computer. I played Victoria I. Rus, a femme fatale, who asked a journeying email, "Can I be your attachment?"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199981339240227463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-84273134282176394092007-12-13T00:40:00.000-05:002007-12-13T00:40:00.000-05:00PS: I also love "Duncan Donuts" - my nickname in g...PS: I also love "Duncan Donuts" - my nickname in gradeschool often involved Donuts, and when my ex-girlfriend used me as an example in her linguistics class, she would refer to me as "Mark Donut." <BR/><BR/>I often explain my name as "like the yo-yo, not the donut."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624271114891098929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21723978.post-73663544433408129172007-12-13T00:37:00.000-05:002007-12-13T00:37:00.000-05:00At my former job at NIU, this was called a "white ...At my former job at NIU, this was called a "white elephant" and the actual goal was to bring something so dumbass goofy as to MAKE people want to get rid of it. I got a couple of really choice weird framed pictures and strange knickknacks. Someone would often bring something cool, though, too... <BR/><BR/>BTW, I'm trying to figure out the Freudian slip in "mail/female" but I can't, exactly...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04624271114891098929noreply@blogger.com