Quote:Bob Schroeck wrote: As she stood there expectantly, the voice of Terry Jones floatedI have to "Aaaarrgh" about this one, because I'd been considering throwing in a line Doug could've followed up with, something to the effect that in view of Luna having set that up so perfectly, he was giving thus-and-so-many points to Ravenclaw. Only I wussed out and didn't post it, and now you've gone in more or less the same direction. Aaaarrgh.
through my mind: "And that, my liege, is how we know the earth
to be banana-shaped." I valiantly resisted the urge to imitateGraham Chapman's follow-up and ask her how sheep's bladders couldbe used to prevent earthquakes. Gods help me, she might have hadan answer prepared! Instead, I decided to feed her a straightline, just to see what would happen. So I fixed her with a sterngaze and said, "Surely you're not serious."
She turned her wandering gaze more or less back to me, tilted herhead slowly, then replied, "Of course I'm not serious. StubbyBoardman is. And don't call me Shirley."
I resisted the urge to grin. Oh, she was good, and not half ascrazy as she made herself out to be. I could get to like MissLuna Lovegood, I could. Oh, yes, indeed.
Quote:And suddenly everyone's calling her Shirley instead of "Loony", because "well, that's her name, innit?"Alternatively you could stick her with the name "Osaka." Which, come to think of it, has a certain appropriateness....
Tomo: Hey everybody! From now on Ayumu is Osaka, OK?
Classmates: OK! Sure! Roger!
Ayumu (who'd just got done saying that nicknaming her "Osaka" was the stupidest thing she'd ever heard): Oh ... my ... Gawd...
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.