"'The dean unexpectedly cancelled a trip that has been publicly moving forward for more than 6 weeks, and the 8 student participants had all bought plane tickets to Mexico' wasn't good enough." !!! D:< That is... I don't have words. :(((
""I'm sorry, but we can't offer any exceptions to the policy" is good. "If I gave one to you, I'd have to give one to everyone" in this chiding tone-- THAT was it. Umbridge." >:( That is the worst. Is there any way of getting the dean who put you in this mess to pull some strings for you? I mean, if there were seven other students, too, surely you aren't the only one in this situation? Surely they can make exceptions for exceptional circumstances?
The history of tampons? That sounds like a super-interesting paper, I'm not going to lie! :D I love finding out the history behind obscure things. :) I don't know much about the history of menstruation aside from the whole First-World-War-nurses-and-bandages story, and the fact that apparently during the fur trade men would give the softest part of a rabbit's fur to their wives for such purposes... But otherwise, it was absorbent moss (the same plant used in place of diapers) for all the native women of the area. Or so I'm told. I haven't actually looked at the sources.
"but the French aviators were too damn furious that the dragon was taken at all, let alone hatched and bonded to some English pig." Right, I can see the aviators being pissed about that. As for the French insults... I'm trying to remember period appropriate ones. I can't remember how recent "Rosbif" is - it comes from the French pronouncuation of "roast beef" which is apparently the defining English dish to them. I'm thinking... maybe they would call the English "cochon" (pig), but...
Oh, lol, according to Wikipedia: "les goddams - During the Hundred Years War, the French took to calling the English les goddams because of their frequent use of expletives." XD I'm not sure if this term would have still been in use in the early 1800s, but it's hilarious nonetheless!
"Flamme de gloire" = "flame of glory". :) (Also has associations with fame/celebrity, but mostly glory.)
"It's clear on return that Laurence is still sputtering and attempting to make the dragon not do it again--" I suppose it must have even been Laurence that convinced them to turn around. He, as a navyman, knows better than most just how BIG the ocean is and how far away from land they are.
"- Tem's fault, and they can laugh a little at the poor English bugger that's more like the dragon's pet than the other way around" XD I love this idea. SO TRUE. Laurence is but a dragon-toy at times. ;)
I seriously love the image of Temeraire and dragon!Laurence cuddling/comforting and being comforting. Adorable! <3
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Date: 2011-03-01 04:55 am (UTC)!!! D:< That is... I don't have words. :(((
""I'm sorry, but we can't offer any exceptions to the policy" is good. "If I gave one to you, I'd have to give one to everyone" in this chiding tone-- THAT was it. Umbridge." >:( That is the worst. Is there any way of getting the dean who put you in this mess to pull some strings for you? I mean, if there were seven other students, too, surely you aren't the only one in this situation? Surely they can make exceptions for exceptional circumstances?
The history of tampons? That sounds like a super-interesting paper, I'm not going to lie! :D I love finding out the history behind obscure things. :) I don't know much about the history of menstruation aside from the whole First-World-War-nurses-and-bandages story, and the fact that apparently during the fur trade men would give the softest part of a rabbit's fur to their wives for such purposes... But otherwise, it was absorbent moss (the same plant used in place of diapers) for all the native women of the area. Or so I'm told. I haven't actually looked at the sources.
"but the French aviators were too damn furious that the dragon was taken at all, let alone hatched and bonded to some English pig." Right, I can see the aviators being pissed about that. As for the French insults... I'm trying to remember period appropriate ones. I can't remember how recent "Rosbif" is - it comes from the French pronouncuation of "roast beef" which is apparently the defining English dish to them. I'm thinking... maybe they would call the English "cochon" (pig), but...
Oh, lol, according to Wikipedia: "les goddams - During the Hundred Years War, the French took to calling the English les goddams because of their frequent use of expletives." XD I'm not sure if this term would have still been in use in the early 1800s, but it's hilarious nonetheless!
"Flamme de gloire" = "flame of glory". :) (Also has associations with fame/celebrity, but mostly glory.)
"It's clear on return that Laurence is still sputtering and attempting to make the dragon not do it again--" I suppose it must have even been Laurence that convinced them to turn around. He, as a navyman, knows better than most just how BIG the ocean is and how far away from land they are.
"- Tem's fault, and they can laugh a little at the poor English bugger that's more like the dragon's pet than the other way around" XD I love this idea. SO TRUE. Laurence is but a dragon-toy at times. ;)
I seriously love the image of Temeraire and dragon!Laurence cuddling/comforting and being comforting. Adorable! <3