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Me: I want to call our house "Alexandria Tickeybox", but I don't know if George or Nav would like that.
Mum: What's "tickeybox"?
Me: On livejournal, there are often polls, which often have an 'amusing' choice for people who want to vote, but not for any of the 'serious' options. This is often a checkbox aka tickybox, and "tickybox" has come to mean such a gratutious option, and in general, a cute exclamation. I'm uncertain why people derive near-orgasmic pleasure from crying it, but they apparently do.
Mum: If you shared Alexandria with three other people you could call yourselves the Alexandria Quartet.
Me: I disown you.

If you call your house Alexandria..

Date: 2004-08-25 12:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rcv1.livejournal.com
Mum: You'll have to keep plenty of beer in the fridge...

Re: If you call your house Alexandria..

Date: 2004-08-25 01:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
Hey, that's be like an ice-cold in alex. Now, who do I know who would have heard of a film like that, and also tell such a pun? :)

Date: 2004-08-27 09:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] senji.livejournal.com
I like that :)

Date: 2004-08-27 09:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com
Which pun? Or all of them?

Date: 2004-08-27 09:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] senji.livejournal.com
Yes :)