In which Ruth almost but not quite outs herself

[rthstewart]

Been there, done that, got the turkey coma (and a search at 11:30 PM last night for a grocery store that was still open and had fresh turkeys to accommodate my swelling gust list.  Yes, I cooked 2 turkeys this year as my list went from 7 to 15). 

We have a tradition that everyone at the table must identify a book or movie that was moving, interesting, or memorable in some way.  Two years ago at Thanksgiving, I went on and on about Roald Dahl and the Irregulars in Jennet Conant's book (and TQSiT was the result).  Last year I blathered about the Kladstrup Wine and War book (which I used for Maenad of the Maquis).. 

This year, it was gay giraffes, same sex paired albatrosses, and Biological Exuberance  and that remarkable wikpedia entry.  Apparently I was hilarious and articulate.  But really my wine soaked guests had difficulty getting passed the "OMG GAY GIRAFFES?"  We were very loud.  Good thing the kids were watching Jurassic Park.  I consider myself a pretty dull person in real life.  It's pretty funny when the stories you tell about the fic you saw in a porn challenge involving Pepsi and Coke and John Major and QE2 are memorable enough that people remember them the following year. 

Happy Thanksgiving if you celebrate it.  If not, I hope you  had a lovely day.  I am grateful to all my imaginary friends.

Comments

Re: Class distinctions

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I find the nuances fascinating and confusing as well, even when it extends to things like sports. According to my father, if you were upper class, you played rugby and lower class you played football/soccer. So at their boarding school Peter and Edmund would play rugby, tennis and row. Although as far as I can tell everyone played cricket!
ClaireI

Re: Class distinctions

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

This is one I'm never going to nail exactly. My British readers have been incredibly generous both in not criticizing my errors and in gently helping when they could. Though I seem to have lost theoretica, who was very helpful with the military side of things. And the hummingbirds.