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[gnomi]

And now, another entry in the category of "ahhh...now things about gnomi make much more sense":

A snippet of conversation with my mother:

Me: So, I'm looking at flights to Norfolk, VA.

Ima: You should look into Southwest, see if their prices are good.

Me: Yeah, but they only fly out of [TF] Green and... uh... Purple*.

Ima (without a beat): Right. You know, they're starting a shuttle to Purple, so it's easier to get to.


*Purple, in this case, is Manchester, NH, which is no closer distance-wise to my parents than Logan but is closer to them in terms of actual travel time. Since beckyfeld is within commuter-train distance of BWI, Ima frequently goes Southwest from Manchester to BWI.

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[violetcheetah.livejournal.com]

i have friends who use the word 'noun' to replace whatever noun they can't think of. for some reason, i use purple to indicate that something is particularly spiffy. i believe your husband was around, and possibly playing, when i got a bridge hand many years ago (during the brief period when i played bridge), and it was really good, and i exclaimed 'purple!' my partner said, 'i'll interpret that as three-no-trump.'