YW makes fangirls say stupid things to cute boys

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

My copy of Wizard's Holiday finally arrived from the US last week (I read it in a day and then left it on the couch and then MY MOTHER USED IT TO LEAN A SUDOKU PUZZLE ON, SO NOW IT HAS NUMBERS EMBOSSED INTO THE COVER >_>, but that's irrelevant), which made me squee. (Wizards at War is on order and will arrive when it comes out in paperback.) It also made me, well, say stupid things. >_>

I was in a lecture the other day with a boy I, well, kind of like, and as usual we were casually bantering with each other before class started. We managed to start comparing him to a tree - "Well, you do emit oxygen"; "I'm not sure about a love of nitrogen" and the like - and, thinking of Filif, I asked "Well, do you like to root?"

A stunned silence followed before I realised what I'd just asked and my friend slowly said, "No, actually, I do not like to root".

I think (or at least I'd rather like to think) I managed to explain my thought processes there to him, but it was definitely very embarrassing. XD;

edit: I didn't realise that the meaning might be lost in 'translation', as it were. In Australian slang, at least, 'to root' is 'to have sex'. XD

Comments

[eavanmoore.livejournal.com]

hahahahahahahahahahaha
That is great.

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

I show my general ignorance in not being sure of what exactly was so embarrassing about that question . . . could someone kindly educate me?

[persephone-kore.livejournal.com]

From what I understand of Australian slang, she asked him if he liked to have sex.

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

Sorry about that, I didn't realise the meaning'd be lost in transferring to other cultures. XD I've edited my original post. Anyway, persephone_kore is right. XD;

[bar-gamer.livejournal.com]

A guy that DOESN'T like to have sex?! *Suspicious look.* He must be an alien that finds humans ugly, insane, or the Lone One. To the manual! XO (I should know better than to make silly posts after midnite. XD)

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

I haven't actually determined his status yet. XD; But he's certainly insane.

[adiva_calandia]

*snerk*

Clearly, the books should come with warning labels.

[bar-gamer.livejournal.com]

They warn us about the dangers of the broken word... but not this! XDDD

*Pat-pats the poor fan.*

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

*is pat-patted* Thank you. XD

... he's going to hate me now. XD;

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

After this incident I went back to the references to 'rooting' in the text and was very much amused when Filif went to 'root' for one last time before possible death. XD

[majaji.livejournal.com]

mee hee hee...

priceless...

I've done my fair share of making jokes referring to books that no one around me understood...

[caiteydid.livejournal.com]

I'm known for making jokes or references to books no one has read!

[lord-maahes.livejournal.com]

Ditto here, unfortunately. Though any of my friends who do not knnow what YW is when they meet me find out fairly soon.

[kheha.livejournal.com]

Oh, you poor thing! =D

[tortoises.livejournal.com]

Sure, laugh at me. :P I'll never live this down. XD;

Chillax!

[coldiebear.livejournal.com]

So he either thinks you were making a joke about a tree, or he thinks you were flirting with him.

Either way it's cute. I don't see the problem :D