tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:234887 Taking metaphors too far since 1995 Tim Chevalier 2015-03-04T18:51:14Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:234887:1884031 2015-03-04T18:51:14Z 2015-03-04T18:51:14Z public 10 1. Forgetting to clean the lint filter in the dryer and starting a fire in the laundry room.<br /><br />2. Gingivitis.<br /><br />3. Stevens-Johnson syndrome.<br /><br />4. Unpaid library fines.<br /><br />5. Getting botulism from canned food.<br /><br />6. Getting cancer from having to go through airport body scanners, even though I have TSA Precheck<br /><br />7. Getting salmonella from drinking a cocktail with raw egg white in it.<br /><br />8. Splinters.<br /><br />9. My cats getting rabies, even though they're vaccinated and don't go outside.<br /><br />10. Defamation lawsuits.<br /><br />11. Making a mistake on my taxes.<br /><br />12. Toenail fungus.<br /><br />13. Eating the wrong part of rhubarb.<br /><br />14. Amtrak derailments.<br /><br />15. Getting falsely accused of sexual harassment.<br /><br />16. Sunspots causing bugs in my code.<br /><br />17. Not understanding IEEE floating point.<br /><br />18. Celery.<br /><br />19. Split ends.<br /><br />20. Stepping on a power cord.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tim&ditemid=1884031" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:234887:1878165 2015-01-23T16:13:41Z 2015-01-23T16:13:41Z public 17 Take this list, remove a thing, sort it by how much you like the things, add a thing at the top, a thing in the middle, and a thing at the bottom (preserving the sortedness, pedants):<br /><br />(most liked)<br />The Mountain Goats<br />Getting up early<br />Twitter<br />Getting something in the mail that isn't bills<br />Tidying<br />Maths<br />Thermal underwear<br />Porridge<br />Steam locomotives<br />Nessie Ladle<br />Eating paper<br />Undercooked Aubergine<br />Celery in a stir-fry<br />(most disliked)<br /><br />From <a href="http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/134958.html">http://pseudomonas.dreamwidth.org/134958.html</a> -- like him, <i> I have tried to add things which are not *universally* loved/hated; I feel putting "Orgasms" and "Genocide" on there would be kinda boring...</i><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tim&ditemid=1878165" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-03:234887:1677017 2009-12-21T07:24:02Z 2009-12-21T19:47:52Z public 10 Imitating <span style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='https://juli.dreamwidth.org/profile'><img src='https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png' alt='[personal profile] ' width='17' height='17' style='vertical-align: text-bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='https://juli.dreamwidth.org/'><b>juli</b></a></span>, things I've done this decade (the long version):<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://tim.dreamwidth.org/1677017.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tim&ditemid=1677017" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments