Primal With A Side Of FABULOUS page 445

[naiadknight]

I was the kid that would filch grapes from produce and eat them right there. Washing up was an afterthought in our house unless you were noticably filthy or it was bath time.
Geek has caught that I forgot to turn the oven off after baking something or the burner was just BARELY turned on (stupid electric stove.) I rarely wash my hands unless I handle meat or go to the bathroom. I never scrub fruits or veggies, greens get a bath to get the dirt off them.
I don't worry about what I might catch something from the ijit that had the handbasket before me because germs don't last that long on a dry, room temperature surface and if they do, I don't lick my hands anyways.
What does worry me? Turning at a light, stop sign, or out of a parking lot. Too many ijits that won't hang up the damn phone or quit swatting the kids long enough to see my little grey car. Too much oilfield trash that has the reaction time of my dead grandmother from lack of sleep and gratuitous alcohol the night before. Too many assholes in pickups that don't know the laws of momentum. Too many special little snowflakes that think the stoplight/ stop sign/ traffic rules can't possibly apply to them.

[Gay Panda]

i also triple check that i turned computer stuff off, double check that i turned the stove off/locked doors/locked car doors & pat my pocket every so often to be sure my phone didn't fall out mysteriously

cocaine can only fix so much

LOLOLOL.

I'm also a pocket patter. That sounds so X-rated. But I'm just convinced my wallet has fallen out by some mysterious means.

[Gay Panda]

or was there?
New Strain of Swine Flu on the Rise | Healthland | TIME.com

you could keep some Wet Wipes in the car or on your person. When japanese people get home, they immediately wash their hands and gargle. Also, it's perfectly acceptable to wear those masks in public, especially in crowded places. Pandaland!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

Every time I consider buying Wet Wipes for this reason, I think that I'm giving in to the OCD. And then everyone at Whole Foods will know I have it.

[RaeVynn]

If I saw you wipe off the Trader Joe's basket handle, using the wipes that they provide right there, I would just think that you were prudent. Lots of people do that, especially during cold/flu season.

Now, if I saw you wearing latex gloves while shopping, I might wonder a little...

Have you seen "As Good As It Gets"? (that one annoys me. Part of me KNOWS the question mark goes inside the quotes, but the other part says "that isn't the question - the question is outside the quotes") Anyway, I love that movie.

[badgergirl]

Have you seen "As Good As It Gets"? (that one annoys me. Part of me KNOWS the question mark goes inside the quotes, but the other part says "that isn't the question - the question is outside the quotes") Anyway, I love that movie.

One of the many subtle differences between UK and US English - the Brits punctuate like that. Perhaps you're a closet anglo?

[bloodorchid]

buuuuuuuurn

[Owly]

hahahahahaha (going back to fix that because there were 2 h's in a row... sigh)

Panda, I always put the lowest weight in, and I never enter a higher one. IOW, if I weigh 145 on Monday, that's what I put in my (albeit written) journal. If I bounce around 145-148 for the next week or two or three, I keep entering 145. Eventually it goes down again. It's a cheat I guess, but I know I'm doing it, so if I see that I've been the same weight for 4+ weeks, I know I'm screwing up and need to see what I'm doing wrong (read: drinking too much).

I have an app that graphs it 'cause I'm nerdy like that. I like being able to see the overall downward trend even when there are little bumps up now and then.

[Owly]

One of the many subtle differences between UK and US English - the Brits punctuate like that. Perhaps you're a closet anglo?

No, even in North American English usage, if it's the title of something and does not originally include the punctuation mark in question, the punctuation goes on the outside of the quotation marks.

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[hockeyfan7]

You should get a small container of antibacterial hand gel and one of the blinged out holders for it that you could clip onto a belt loop or bag - Bath & Body Works has some great ones. That way you could clean your hands after touching carts and baskets.

[Gay Panda]

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