» My sex misconceptions

slightly edited pearoast
So, I'm sat in a Sex Ed class, aged about 13 attempting a quiz we've been given - "Can a girl get pregnant if the guy pulls out before he comes?" The answer, as I now know is in fact "yes", but to my innocent mind the answer is undoubtedly "no" because I've understood it like a band pulls out of a gig in that they didn't turn up, so in my head the guy is probably on the other side of town because he's phoned up to say "Sorry, I can't see you today" - before he comes, being before he gets there - how on earth can that make a girl pregnant? Oops!
(Tue 30th Sep 2008, 10:51, More)

» Stuff I've found

The story of the owl
(or how staying in is far more fun than going out)

Let me take you back about 10 years to a warm sunny day in the May half term. Mummy and Daddy Sinner have promised the little Sinners (me and my little brother) a day at the zoo. This however was not to be - the littlest Sinner had been naughty all week so as punishment the trip to the zoo was cancelled.

So there I was minding my own business walking downstairs to make something with my Fimo when there, in the middle of the stairs was the most beautiful barn owl.

"Come quickly" says I - "there's an owl on the stairs" so over the littlest Sinner comes to take a look "Mummy, Daddy - there's an owl on the stairs". "Oh yes, so there is" says Daddy Sinner "Don't be silly" says Mummy Sinner "you're having me on". "But there is, there is, there really is".

After much persuasion Mummy Sinner comes over and sees that yes, indeed there is an owl on our stairs! So we boxed up the owl and took it to the bird lady of Taplow. She is a lovely person who has devoted most of her life to looking after sick animals, especially birds. I've tried looking for an article about her, but can't find any. She's not quite an eccentric - too nice for that!

Turns out the owl had only flown from the community centre, less than 1/4 mile away so it had to be given back that afternoon.

But the owl is certainly the best thing I've ever found - I love owls!
(Mon 10th Nov 2008, 16:50, More)

» School Projects

Geography cake
Aged around 13 we were set the task of creating a model to show contour lines - the rest of the class set about making cardboard cones or using papier mache. This however was a little too normal for a young deadly. I instead, after failing with sponge cake, created 5 different sizes of biscuit which I cooked and then stuck together with icing.

It spent the few months on display in the entrance hall, and didn't taste too bad when I eventually got it back!
(Mon 17th Aug 2009, 13:13, More)

» Conversation Killers

Good Friday this year
I was sat round the table with my very religious parents, who had not long got back from church. Somehow the conversation got round to my mum mentioning how sad it was that some people got more famous after they'd died. Forgetting where I was, I said "Well, it certainly worked for Jesus didn't it?"
(Mon 16th May 2011, 21:01, More)

» Accidental innuendo

misunderstanding...
Slightly off-topic, more the accidental not understanding the intended sexual reference.

So, I'm sat in a Sex Ed class, aged about 13 attempting a quiz we've been given - "Can a girl get pregnant if the guy pulls out before he comes?" The answer, as I now know is in fact "yes", but to my innocent mind the answer is undoubtedly "no" because I've understood it like a band pulls out of a gig, so in my head the guy is probably on the other side of town because he's phoned up to say "Sorry, I can't see you today" - how on earth can that make a girl pregnant? Oops!
(Mon 16th Jun 2008, 9:21, More)