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Bradley J. Birzer's avatar

Great bitz!

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Michael Marshall Smith's avatar

Thank you Brad! :-)

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Duane Swierczynski's avatar

Another great installment, and that last one finally explains why my wife can't stand horror movies.

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Michael Marshall Smith's avatar

It's the same with mine!

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Eleonora Pasotti's avatar

Spot on! I can't watch horror movies! LOL

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Michael Marshall Smith's avatar

My wife is the same!

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Eleonora Pasotti's avatar

Wow, as I read the other comments an interesting gender/household divide emerges!

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Sarah's avatar

I don’t really want an exciting fusion of cultures, international synergy in a bowl. I just want some frickin’ lunch.

This made me laugh so much.

I also hate the ‘would you like us to explain the concept here?’ comments. I really want to go ‘you bring food, I eat food?’

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Michael Marshall Smith's avatar

OH yes. Along with "Have you eaten with us before?" To which I want to say "No, but I'm really hoping it's going to boil down to me ordering some food, and you bringing it".

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Sarah's avatar

Ok, so basically we are grumpy shits when it comes to eating out…

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Louise Levene's avatar

God, you've exactly explained my dimly understood horror of horror movies. I would say 'I just can't stand them' and it was never enough.

The menopause has laid bare - in this as in many other things - dark anxieties, long buried selves and problems that never actually went away during the insane busyness of the pre-menopausal life, and the last thing my sleepless dread and anxiety needs is...more!

As always, I come for the writing and stay for the comments...

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Michael Marshall Smith's avatar

Interesting how many people are saying the same... I wonder whether people with some anxiety dislike horror for that reason, but people with something "slower" like melancholy or depressive tendencies like the way it speeds them up...

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