So, remember the infancy of the Geek Blog, when we were young and naive and altogether hopeless? And when Blogger liked to delete things at random? And when I thought it would be a good idea to have Blogger e-mail me all the updates that came through here?
Yeah, me neither. Which was why I was surprised when I found this in my e-mail archives. It is Meg, cursing Jonathan. I think you'll find Blogger ate the original post, so it is a Rare Find, or at least interesting. It also might generate some sorely needed discussion. Observe!
"In what language would you like me to curse him? Do you want profanity or magic or what?
Double double toil and trouble, make Shine get on his computer.
Shine is a wanky bugger (no, you're not really, just, you know, going with the flow. I didn't mean it! You're not a wanky bugger! You are probably one of the least wanky buggery people I have ever met. You are a... erm... sweet, kind, um... nice, intelligent, handsome person. Really. I mean it. You know I love you.)
?? ?????? ???? ??????? ? ?????(?????) ? ????? ???????? ?? ?????? ??????? ??????????? ??? ????????? ????? ????????. (You should be boiled in oil and then toasted over low heat for the rest of eternity.)
Det neste gang jeg ser De som jeg spytter i Deres ansikt og stomp på Deres toes. (The next time I see you I will spit in your face and stomp on your toes.)
Espero-o morrer mil mortes horríveis mil vezes sobre. (I hope you die a thousand horrible deaths a thousand times over.)
Potere le sue die diventano delle carote, i suoi capelli nella paglia, le sue dita nei cetrioli, il suo naso in una pesca, la sua bocca in un ravanello, i suoi orecchia nelle albicocche, ed i suoi occhi nelle olive. Ed il tutto maggio i suoi Natali sono luminosi. (May your toes turn into carrots, your hair into straw, your fingers into cucumbers, your nose into a peach, your mouth into a radish, your ears into apricots, and your eyes into olives. And may all your Christmases be bright.)
There, I think that was appropriately done, don't you, Ursula?"
That was back before I was named Ushi, too. Wow.
And this has
nothing whatsoever to do with my inability to focus on long-term homework assignments. At all.
Yes.