+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Subvisual Haze said: I arrive home tonight and discover my cat got sick on the edge of a windowsill and there's a line of cat puke down the wall from the window ledge to the floor. I turn a 180 right back out my front door and head to a restaurant for dinner. Was I nonplussed(1), or was I nonplussed(2)? I think this is a special case where you were nonplussed in both senses of the term, one state followed immediately by the other. Let's look at @RShara's definition again: 7 hours ago, RShara said: non·plussed adjective: nonplussed; adjective: non-plussed; adjective: nonplused 1. (of a person) surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react. "he would be completely nonplussed and embarrassed at the idea" 2. North Americaninformal (of a person) not disconcerted; unperturbed Initially upon discovering the end results of maladroit feline digestion you were nonplussed (1). Once your initial shock and confusion were past and you decided to execute a 180 and be far away from the contents of your cat's stomach while dining you were nonplussed (2) by the decorative dyspepsia currently decorating your domicile. Edited January 12, 2018 by hoiditthroughthegrapevine 2
Subvisual Haze Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, hoiditthroughthegrapevine said: I think this is a special case where you were nonplussed in both senses of the term, one state followed immediately by the other. Let's look at @RShara's definition again: Initially upon discovering the end results of maladroit feline digestion you were nonplussed (1). Once your initial shock and confusion were past and you decided to execute a 180 and be far away from the contents of your cat's stomach while dining you were nonplussed (2) by the decorative dyspepsia currently decorating your domicile. Exactly! When disintegrating baddies with clinical efficiency I just imagine Jasnah as having the exact same expression I did when glimpsing my feline's artistic expression of individualism via the medium of targeted gastrointestinal retroperistalsis. 2
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Holy crap! 1 hour ago, Subvisual Haze said: targeted gastrointestinal retroperistalsis. I just figured out what to call my abstract expressionist masterwork, where I swallow large quantities of paint and spew it out on the canvas. Brilliant! I am currently out of upvotes but when they trickle back in you'll get some @Subvisual Haze and @RShara. That's some funny rust. Edited January 12, 2018 by hoiditthroughthegrapevine
Calderis he/him Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, hoiditthroughthegrapevine said: I just figured out what to call my abstract expressionist masterwork, where I swallow large quantities of paint and spew it out on the canvas. Brilliant! This is, unfortunately, a real thing.
+Hoiditthroughthegrapevine he/him Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Calderis said: This is, unfortunately, a real thing. This fills me with deep sadness.
RShara she/her Posted January 12, 2018 Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Calderis said: This is, unfortunately, a real thing. Maybe that's why Vortaan was feeling dizzy...
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