by ryanc | Dec 10, 2004 | Childhood, Twistedhip
There’s also boy slang that doesn’t see a whole lot of use past age eight, and i thought i might include it here in case any girls were interested; it’s a seedy peek into the life of males you may not be privy to. If you were ever in residence in...
by ryanc | Dec 2, 2004 | Childhood, Fatherhood, Toys, Twistedhip
When they coined the term “deadbeat dad,” they were talking about my father. The information i have about him is pieced together from whatever scant information my mother would mete out, and the very few visits i had with him. A world traveller, my father...
by ryanc | Dec 1, 2004 | Awesomazing, Toys, Twistedhip
So today IS my actual birthday, and unlike most other years, it came in like a lion and went out like a lion – no lambs in sight whatsoever. And if there were any lambs, the two lions would’ve eaten them pretty hard and spat out the bones into the shape of...
by ryanc | Nov 29, 2004 | Awesomazing, Toys, Twistedhip
i am SO SORRY for ever, EVER mentioning anything about not having enough toys and presents. Numbers chapter 1 comes screaming into mind: 1 Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD , and when he heard them his anger was aroused. 4 The...
by ryanc | Nov 27, 2004 | Lexicon, Twistedhip
i’ll play the part of preservationist presently, by putting in print a pair of pwords that never quite made the cut as far as slang is concerned. i came to this while thinking about Harry Potter, and how the characters use the word “wicked” as slang...
by ryanc | Nov 27, 2004 | Rants, Twistedhip
As long as i’m ranting about advertising, i may as well mention another ad trend that’s driven me consistently crazy since ’83 – ads and promo spots that re-word songs so that whenever you think of the song, you sing the ad lyrics. It’s...
