HOLIDAY LINER NOTES

... What is a present if it is not gorgeously wrapped? Willie Nelson’s gentle version of the standard is even sadder than Roy Orbison’s original take. #6. The Ting Tings – “Shut Up... Frost – “I’ve Got My Love To Keep me Warm” Sung by a chanteuse from British Columbia, this version of the holiday standard combines elements of lounge and classic jazz; even though it’s from 2008 sounds like it sounds ...

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Chapter Eighty Eight: Drunken Debauchery

.... "What're you going to say to him?" "I don't know yet," Billy admitted. "Probably the standard stuff, you know, promise to love, cherish, protect him... do you think I should try to be ...fucking shit, mate, really," Lou said, giggling as Andy straddled Billy's thighs. "I'm white and British, what do you expect?" Andy retorted, rolling his eyes and then pressing his crotch against Billy's, turning...

Tags: bookshop monaboyd

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Tango Milonga

... of dancing. Liquid hardly had an issue with it-- he'd learned a few of the more common dances during training with the SIS. Apparently it was standard for British spies to know how to waltz, tango, and rumba. Liquid placed a disc into the stereo labeled D'Arienzo and pressed play; a moment later, the ...

Tags: series: metal gear solid series: metal gear

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Books read, early December

... to be much more convinced that he was overturning a view of the British in India than I was, because I never had the (frankly stupid) view that the British had influenced the Indians without themselves being influenced. So having him refute that ... games are also good, and I'm interested in how it breaks standard mystery novel procedure even for within a series. I'm fond of ...

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Gift fic for karamaru_kagi

... when the man spoke so softly. His Italian was weak, the vernacular confusing and detached from the standard he'd been taught in a stuffy classroom. "Yes?" Jun responded, the most coherent way he ... no more had been said on the subject. Neither of them had passion for anything, really. A proper British couple in society, many would say. But it was the first time he'd seen a suffragette quite ...

Tags: aiba masaki matsumoto jun *year: 2009 *group: arashi *rating: pg-13

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LJ Daily Answers: 16 December 2009

...!' is the gayest superhero catchphrase thingie ever." - melayneseahawk Correct Answer: The Fantastic Four 2. British politician Edmund Burke supposedly referred to the press or journalism as what? "A valuable ... "His boom stick" - bigmo76 (+1, Army of Darkness. -CV) "LawGiver IV - standard issue to all Street Judges" - wiredwizard (+1, Judge Dredd. -CV) "A...

Tags: answers

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Customs: a custom I wish we could Do Without

...minimum, questioned at length about misdeeds both potential and actual. As Naomi Wolf warned in her recent book The End of America , arbitrary and unpredictable arrests and detaining of citizenry is a standard tactic of would-be dictators in suppressing democracy. What is even more disturbing is that Peter Watts had to deal with this despite the fact that the main instigator of such arrogance, ...

Tags: current-events philosophy politics

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Tidings of comfort and joy

..., despite the title "The Cookie and Biscuit Bible," appears to be largely British, and I have to make sure I'm getting the correct measurements (as they appear in grams, weight, AND standard cups). This morning I couldn't get my computer to read my ...I figure I can send the picture later. For friends, being late is standard, but Mom should have her stuff by Christmas day. I cannot ...

Tags: christmas shopping meme food

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FIC:"Crossroads" for magnetic_pole

... murmured. “They’ve been burning all the examples of Western influence, and they’ve just gotten to the British Embassy.” “Saving the best for last,” Sirius said. Lily paused, a plate halfway to the table. Sirius ... inch of snow. “Did you do that?” “No, Lupin. Purely natural phenomenon. Not usual by any standard, but not entirely unheard of. On a day like this, it might last a whole hour. Maybe ...

Tags: 2009 rated pg fic

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ganked endofyear meme

... to put up the winbanner I downloaded.) October: "It's been a weird summer, kids." (Followed the standard boilerplate opener for My Equally Valid Opinion. And as weird as the summer was, the season proper has...WEREN'T REALLY CANADA AS WE KNOW YOU UNTIL 1949 WHEN NEWFOUNDLAND JOINED UP BUT HEY THAT'S COOL BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT AND ALL THAT" (Aww yee, got my patriotism on this year.) June: ""Hello...

Tags: cautious pessimism

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