ZOMG! I saw those very otters at the Vancouver Aquarium just a few years ago. My husband had to peel me off the fence as I was just so overwhelmed by Teh Cute in person.

Hey, thanks, chog. And I have to try out "congratufuckin'lations" soon!

In reply to your comment:
“yes and congratufuckin'lations, new word, new star, yer one of a kind!”

Yes, there are. Thank goodness he didn't try this move.

What do you call 100 pundits at the bottom of the ocean? A start.

God, this kind of inside baseball shit just makes me incandescent with rage.

Meanwhile, a bunch of Canadians only know this song as the soundtrack to a cell phone commercial.

Good luck with this one! I tried this a month ago but it never escaped the queue.

Ah well, I learned something today. *looks wise*

I had a save handy, so it's back in the queue.

*save

Basically, they're fair game. Discards don't show up on a search pre-posting, and they don't show up in the list of possible duplicates in the final step before posting, so we don't see if they've been tried before.

I think at least one of my discards was a success for someone else. Sometimes it's just timing.

Woo-hoo, gwaan! Keep it up!

I remember knowing exactly what was going to be in that damn box as that scene started, but bursting into loud, embarrassing sobs nonetheless when the contents were revealed.

*tiny chorus line of black and white Long-Evans hooded rats cheers and waves pom-poms*

Go for the awesome, bamdrew! (And I still adore that snow-diving fox.)

*NSFW

You're not deleted as far as I can see.

Things have been a bit wobbly lately. I don't think you're targeted.