Below are the most recent 3 friends' journal entries.

Monday, December 28th, 2009
mock_the_stupid [ themistressmoon ]	11:12p	Obviously he didn't marry you for your brains. So my sister-in-law and brother who live in North Carolina came to Minnesota together for only the second time for the holidays. On the way home from the Christmas celebration at my uncle's house, a few of us were for some unknown reason humming Battle Hymn of the  Republic. Me: You know what's really cool? Mark Twain wrote an awesome version of Battle Hymn of the Republic, a satire. I don't remember much of it but it's definitely worth looking into. Sister-In-Law: Wait, Mark Twain is a singer, right? Me: *looks at her for a moment hoping she's being facetious...she isn't.* No...Mark Twain was an author. S-I-L: *blank stare* Me: ...Tom Sawyer? S-I-L: OH!!* laughs* Then who's the Twain singer? Brother: *shakes head* That would be Shania, babe. (16 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009
mock_the_stupid [ messy_bettie ]	12:19p	So, one day when I was about 16, my mother and I were driving by a local duck pond that she used to take my sister and I to when we were little. The pond was currently covered in ice seeing that it was winter and all. Conversation is as follows: Mom: Krystie, you're smart. Can I ask you something? Me: Uh, sure. Mom: Where do the geese go? You know, in winter? Me: Seriously? Mom: Yeah! Do they like, tunnel under the water and hibernate? Me: ... Mom. They fucking fly south for winter. It's called migration. (After about five full minutes of silence and my mother looking like she's taking a Calculus exam...) Mom: OH YEAH! Don't tell your sister I just asked you that. Current Mood: chipper Current Music: Lily Allen (42 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
mock_the_stupid [ chelonianmobile ]	12:59p	Well, at least she knows SOME rules of the road ... My mother has a friend who is a police officer. Let's call her Betty. She has a daughter who we'll call Deirdre. Deirdre is learning to drive, and Betty was helping her practice, sitting in the car with her while she drove around in a deserted area, drilling her on roadsigns and suchlike. Suddenly, a very drunk man stepped out in front of the car, bounced off the bumper, and collapsed in the road. Deirdre, however, did not stop the car. Betty yelled at her that she had to stop the car, it's illegal to leave the scene of an accident especially when there's a police officer in the car, etc ... "I can't stop here, there's a double yellow line!" (Luckily Betty did persuade her that stopping was ever-so-slightly more important, they went back and checked on the guy, and he wasn't hurt, because they'd been going slowly and possibly because his drunkenness dulled any pain.) EDIT: In case people don't know, we're in the UK, where a double yellow line down the side of the road means you aren't allowed to stop your car there. So it does make a kind of sense, but ... (21 Comments |Comment on this)