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Look Who's Talkin': Recent Comments We Have Known and Loved

Posted by Linnea Covington, November 7, 2008 at 4:00 PM

We're bananas for what goes on in Talk. There's so much useful, funny, and interesting stuff going on that we almost can't keep up. Here's some of the discussion that's piqued our interest this week.

How not to say, "I love you":
"I used to write little 'I love you' messages on the outside of their snack baggies, until my son brought his lunchbag home with the baggies empty and the messages unceremoniously scribbled out. When I questioned him about it, he got really embarrassed, and felt bad that he might have "hurt my feelings" but said, 'Mummy, I love you too, but when you write messages like that to me in my lunch the other boys tease me!'—juliebugsmama

What does a sweet potato french fry want?:
"It just wants to be baked in its own skin until its spitting sugar and then given a little pat of butter."—Soigne

Fashion dogs:
"Dang, that knish dog looks great! Too bad NYC is such a long walk from Michigan at lunch time..."—LunaPierCook

Proposal for a new holiday:
"But when is National Teenagers Make Dinner Night? Heck, I'd even settle for National Teenagers Do the Dishes and Take Out the Garbage without Complaining Night."—Dee

Don't peel a watermelon at home:
"Uh, I cannot describe in human words the carnage that would result were I attempt this."—C

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