Zebra on the roof?
It's interesting how obsessed I get about "may" and "can" sometimes. Not so much for grammatical reasons, but just using the definitions. "Can I have a bowl of ice cream?" Well, of course you CAN. You know where the bowls, spoons, and ice cream are. You aren't wearing manacles, and there isn't a padlock on the refrigerator. "May I have a bowl of ice cream?" Do you have permission? Is it okay to have some ice cream? Is the ice cream earmarked for another purpose? And so on.
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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