Comments on: And help yourself to anything in the fridge http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:02:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Aubrey http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-67720 Aubrey Mon, 04 Feb 2008 06:00:41 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-67720 that was very amusing. we have a similar but slightly less complicated situation in our house. "and here you have the remote collection..." that was very amusing. we have a similar but slightly less complicated situation in our house. “and here you have the remote collection…”

]]> By: Michael M. http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-44153 Michael M. Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:25:59 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-44153 Is there any chance you could come over and help me with our home entertainment system? I'm still looking for the power switch on mine. Is there any chance you could come over and help me with our home entertainment system? I’m still looking for the power switch on mine.

]]> By: jdog http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-44109 jdog Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:01:15 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-44109 I need a bit of a liedown now. Think I'll stick to the books. On a semi-related note, I recently gave a new (Australian) friend a copy of Fisher's Hornpipe for a birthday gift. And he said the syntax and lack of quotation marks are giving him such a headache, he can only read a few pages at a time. I noticed there were no quotation marks, sure, but I can't say it gave me that much trouble. I have to really question the validity of a friendship that will be derailed by unusual syntax. I need a bit of a liedown now. Think I’ll stick to the books.

On a semi-related note, I recently gave a new (Australian) friend a copy of Fisher’s Hornpipe for a birthday gift. And he said the syntax and lack of quotation marks are giving him such a headache, he can only read a few pages at a time. I noticed there were no quotation marks, sure, but I can’t say it gave me that much trouble. I have to really question the validity of a friendship that will be derailed by unusual syntax.

]]> By: gaoo http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-44073 gaoo Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:50:58 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-44073 just have Adam do it instead..... just have Adam do it instead…..

]]> By: juliloquy http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-44014 juliloquy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:41:10 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-44014 Oh! Thanks for the reminder - I need to have my husband teach me how to play music from iTunes over our speakers. Oh! Thanks for the reminder – I need to have my husband teach me how to play music from iTunes over our speakers.

]]> By: sgazzetti http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43991 sgazzetti Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:32:11 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43991 The weird thing is that we're so used to the remote madness that we barely even notice it until we try to explain to someone else. There's actually a valid reason that "EXT 1" is Region 2 and vice versa, but you probably don't really care by this point. Oh, and the Region 1 player was originally a Region 2 player and can be made to go back and forth, but it requires a little more remote-voodoo than you might be ready for. I sort of doubt anyone wants to go into that right now. The weird thing is that we’re so used to the remote madness that we barely even notice it until we try to explain to someone else.

There’s actually a valid reason that “EXT 1″ is Region 2 and vice versa, but you probably don’t really care by this point. Oh, and the Region 1 player was originally a Region 2 player and can be made to go back and forth, but it requires a little more remote-voodoo than you might be ready for. I sort of doubt anyone wants to go into that right now.

]]> By: DarkoV http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43977 DarkoV Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:56:28 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43977 I promise I will <b>never ever</b> break into your house. I don't have enough access to medications to permit myself on such a dangerous foray. Though that last thing? Book shelves? I think I can handle that. I promise I will never ever break into your house. I don’t have enough access to medications to permit myself on such a dangerous foray.

Though that last thing? Book shelves?
I think I can handle that.

]]> By: Jane http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43961 Jane Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:46:55 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43961 Seriously. I'm exhausted. Seriously. I’m exhausted.

]]> By: Paul http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43949 Paul Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:53:28 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43949 Well I sure feel better about my system now. Well I sure feel better about my system now.

]]> By: Erik R. http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43942 Erik R. Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:17:25 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43942 Lovely, lovely, lovely! Isn't technology fun? I particularly love the part of the design that <i>you</i> had control over, the assignment of the Region 1 player to EXT2 and the Region 2 player to EXT1. Brilliant. I bought a region-free DVD player a few years back. It was a special offer from the online store. I could pay $20 more and wait a week longer while they installed the special chip. If I ever used the DVD player, it'd be handy. I never have understood the DVD regioning strategy, particularly the laptop DVD drives that will happily let you change the region, <i>but only 5 times!</i> What's up with that? Lovely, lovely, lovely! Isn’t technology fun? I particularly love the part of the design that you had control over, the assignment of the Region 1 player to EXT2 and the Region 2 player to EXT1. Brilliant.

I bought a region-free DVD player a few years back. It was a special offer from the online store. I could pay $20 more and wait a week longer while they installed the special chip. If I ever used the DVD player, it’d be handy.

I never have understood the DVD regioning strategy, particularly the laptop DVD drives that will happily let you change the region, but only 5 times! What’s up with that?

]]> By: G.I http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43931 G.I Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:03:58 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43931 oh god, i'm so tired, i'm just gonna lay down and read a book. oh god, i’m so tired, i’m just gonna lay down and read a book.

]]> By: camille http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/comment-page-1/#comment-43916 camille Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:12:56 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/2007/11/02/and-help-yourself-to-anything-in-the-fridge/#comment-43916 <i>Cut to: the sound of a shriek, a bit of commotion, the door slamming, and a car peeling out of your driveway.</i> Yeesh! Cut to: the sound of a shriek, a bit of commotion, the door slamming, and a car peeling out of your driveway.

Yeesh!

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