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featherynscale ([personal profile] featherynscale) wrote2004-10-29 02:30 pm

Cheese, random friends, and nosybitchery

Life is better with cheese. I just had a lovely cheese and fruit lunch and am feeling much more optimistic about the universe in general. Which means, if we are subjectivists (and I am, but I don't know for sure about you), that my experience of the universe in general should improve. In any case, my toe is not hurting at the moment, and there was brie and roquefort and apples and raspberries, which is a good start.

Also, I've been friended by a random Kansas City person called [livejournal.com profile] sirvinegar, of whom I immediately approve, because not only does he have something against Ann Coulter, but also he claims to get better at darts the drunker he gets. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one in the world for whom alcohol increases dexterity. I am now a member of a small subculture with [livejournal.com profile] sirvinegar and Dr. Johnny Fever.

Finally, a question:
[Poll #375061]

[identity profile] featherynscale.livejournal.com 2004-10-29 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you.

I know "have drunk" is correct, but it never sounds right to me. Not that any of the other options sound any better, really.

[identity profile] zylch.livejournal.com 2004-10-30 10:45 am (UTC)(link)
It might be because "have drunk and bowled" sounds like both verbs should take the same direct object, eg "I have never seen and heard so many idiots in one place before." "I have never drunk alcohol and bowled" sounds more right, but it's still not great.

In such cases, I prefer to generalize antiquated forms to words where they don't really apply, such as "I've neven drinken and bowlen before," or "Have you washen your hands?" But as we all know, I'm a freak.