Random Confessions

ancientpeas said:

Just before I took my dog for a walk I spoke to her for about 5 minutes in French. I think her people might have spoken to her in french because she definitely knows the words for walk and good girl. Her name is Bella so that's really close to belle so my calling her beautiful got a big response.

I think my dog might be more bilingual than I'll ever be. Or multilingual because she speaks dog.

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iluvtodd said:

This reminds me of one of my uncles who had a dog named Shayna (which means "pretty" in Yiddish). He would speak to her in English, Spanish, & Yiddish, and she would respond!

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ancientpeas said:

Just before I took my dog for a walk I spoke to her for about 5 minutes in French. I think her people might have spoken to her in french because she definitely knows the words for walk and good girl. Her name is Bella so that's really close to belle so my calling her beautiful got a big response.

I think my dog might be more bilingual than I'll ever be. Or multilingual because she speaks dog.

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Ducky said:

My roommate talks to her cat, Max, in French. As Max is a cat it is hard to tell whether he understands her or just doesn't care.

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Senator John McCain told this story in his 1999 memoir, 'Faith of My Fathers.' :

"his father was in command of a docking submarine.

A young officer was at the controls and struggling to navigate the Thames River’s strong currents, McCain wrote. His father stood on the conning tower of the vessel, smoking a cigar, “not paying sufficient attention to his ship's progress.” However, McCain’s father — along with those who lined the Groton shore to watch, including McCain, his mother and siblings — soon realized the sub would crash.

As McCain's father attempted to call “all engines stop,” he choked on the cigar’s smoke. The submarine plowed right into the pier, toppling a lamppost — directly onto the McCain family car.

After order had been restored, McCain wrote, “my father went home with us and began a long and difficult argument with his insurance company over the credibility of his insurance claim for a car destroyed by a submarine.”

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dorispulaski said:

When I have to talk to an insurance company about a claim, I find this story comforting:

Any time you think you might have trouble explaining the cause of some accident to your insurance company, cheer up, it could be worse. You could have had this accident, reported by the New London Day:

See! Anything you might have to explain is cake compared to "My car was destroyed by a submarine."

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hanyuufan5 said:

I wish I could make a thread in The Lutz Corner where people could post pictures of their feet and say what kind of skates they wear. Then people could look for the feet that look the most like their own and have a better idea of what models/brands to check out. But... internet perverts...

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Spirals for Miles said:

Nothing that says senior like applying to colleges

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invisiblespiral said:

Nothing says college freshmen like going to a family friend's BBQ and being asked to give the seniors there college advice.

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invisiblespiral said:

doubt it. I had an english teacher (11th grade) and a college counselor look over mine.

And i just found a bunch of poems i wrote post-2017 worlds about skaters. Anyone want to read?

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