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user-inactivated  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 15, 2015

"Baby, don't get mad at me! It's not my fault. nowaypablo said it was inevitable and I agreed with him, so I just let myself give in . . . What? No! I am not sleeping in the bed of the truck tonight. That's not how this marriage works . . . Okay. Fine. Whatever. Where's the fucking sleeping bag?"





lil  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've been banished to the bed of the pick-up truck since July 4, but I haven't told anyone except thenewgreen and _refugee_ and wasoxygen. I guess that's quite a lot of people. I'm getting used to living in the pick-up truck. The weather's been great and I parked it by Lake Huron. There's even a guy here who's been making all the meals. They said I could stay as long as I want, but I'll have to make a foray back to the city tomorrow morning. Damn.

thenewgreen  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Turning lemons in to lemonade!

nowaypablo  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sounds like a dream– stay warm!

user-inactivated  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jokes on whoever banished you. Sounds like you're having a camping trip. I'm jealous.

b_b  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Always easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

jleopold  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd always heard it with better instead of easier, and was always a little skeptical, because my parents sure liked it better when I asked permission. Your way makes a ton more sense, and is most certainly true.

b_b  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Both relative terms, so pick your poison. The difference in asking forgiveness is that you've committed a sin of omission, whereas if you ask permission and are denied then you are forced to commit a sin of commission to achieve your ends. Commission usually trumps omission in degrees of evil, so it is both "better" and "easier" in my opinion. But, I agree that the saying flows better when using 'easier.'