It's I Can Keep A Secret Weekend MKF! 12-28-02

[tommo]

So, can you? Heh. I'm pretty good at keeping secrets. People trust me (fools! mwahaha) and often tell me things that they wouldn't tell anyone else. And you know, I suppose I'm reliable in that "not telling anyone" way. No matter how much I might want to spill all over the show. And I love being entrusted with secrets as well, especially when they're important ones. It's a sign of friendship, I suppose, that someone wants to give you a secret to keep, because they feel the need to tell you about it.

So, let's see...what secrets do you think Willow and Tara trusted one another with?

And, more importantly, what secrets have you been entrusted with that you feel like spilling here in this thread? Hee.

Have a good weekend kittens; my Saturday will consist of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. That's the film, not some bizarre sexual practice, by the way. Ahem. More the flaming pity.

[Zippy]

Nobody usually tells me their secrets, I have no idea why as I'm pretty good with the whole not telling anyone.

My dad is the only person who tells me secret stuff, but his logic stems from the fact that if I can keep the fact that I'm gay quite for so many years then telling me the odd thing here and there about the farm will be fine.

I hope my so called work buddies are good at keeping secrets though or else I think I maybe in big trouble if my manager finds out what I said about her girlfriend at the work's christmas meal.

I'm sure Willow and Tara have lots of naughty secrets about each other & that if they ever did slip out, no one would really believe them.

Well I hope you all have a nice weekend, I'm off to do a spot of decorating.

[Imperfectly Me]

My friends usually come to me when they have a secret they have to tell someone but they don't want it repeated. I have a whole arsenal of imformation stored in my head that I can't tell anyone. Currently I'm dealing with the knowledge that my friend's best friend is three months pregnant by a thirty eight year old man who doesn't happen to be the man she's engaged to.
(And now, in getting that out here I feel less burdened with it.)

I think Willow probably shared all her embarassing Xander and Buffy secrets with Tara, just so they could have a laugh over them.

Aim

[maudmac]

I can definitely keep a secret. I'm usually keeping some whoppers at any given time. The biggest ones probably involve my gf's family. They have some enormous, family-shattering secrets and I know most, if not all, of them. It's so bizarre to talk to them or be around them, knowing what I know.

I got smacked with my own family-shattering secret about ten years ago from a friend of the family, who immediately swore me to secrecy because she wasn't supposed to have told me. I worked on her for seven years to get her to tell my mother that she'd told me. Finally, I got her blessing to confront my mother with what I knew. And I finally got to meet my father.

I think, maybe...some secrets? They really ought to stay secret. It's complicated, but I think sometimes people are more hurt by the truth. In my case, it turned out well. My father and I met and, though we don't have a relationship, it made both of us happy just to meet once. However, there are a couple of people in my gf's family who I hope never learn the truth.

I really hate drama.

In other news, I'd be leaving for work right this minute if I weren't on vacation. Words cannot express how happy it makes me to mock the clock right now. Stupid time, you have no power over me!

And, finally, some random links, just because (I know these won't be new to some of you, but, hey...):

The Deadly Follies of Stick Figure Warning-Man and Family

The Way of the Exploding Stick

The Prior-Art-O-Matic

The Advertising Slogan Generator


Hope everyone has a ridiculously blissful weekend, a weekend full of everything you love most about being alive.

[tommo]

"To our members, we're the fourth emergency. Buffy."



Excellent; thanks holley.

[skittles]

The funniest "family secret" story I ever heard was from a college friend who came from a very conservative family....

She realized her senior year in HS that she had been born only six months after her parents' wedding. When she asked her mother about it, the response was, "I believe in short engagements." That was it. Her mother refused to say anything more about it. At all.

[FlereImsaho]

skittles reminded me of our family secret:

My parents grew up in the Missouri Ozarks, bible belt of the US. If there is a more conservative area of the country, I don't want to go there.

One day my gf asked when my parents' anniversary was. I couldn't tell her because I didn't know. My parents never mentioned their anniversary in the 17 years I lived with them. They never mentioned the date, never said Were going out to celebrate our anniversary, no exchange of gifts, etc. The subject never came up, ever. I never thought that anniversaries were a big deal 'cause no one ever talked about them. "Why, are anniversaries a big deal?" Duh. (That error in my thinking has been corrected.) They never did tell me.

[feena191]

hey Ruth, how's your head today Do you think the Child Catcher is scary? I was (umm..still am) terrified of him

I'm great with friends's secrets, & also as I work at a doctors surgery we get to know everything about all the patients....weird for the neighbours maybe.... *eg*

Feena
-x-

[Diebrock]

Okay. Let's see:
The Advertising Slogan Generator:

Tara: Tara Saves Your Soul
Willow: Feel The Raw Naked Willow Of The Road
Lesbian: Give that man a lesbian
Gay: Gay just feels right
Kittens: Kittens make(s) everything better

ETA: Four out of Five Dentists Recommend Joss Whedon.
(You know, for when they can't treat you immediately and you have to bear your toothache for days. It's always good to be reminded that there are things way more painful than your little sore tooth)

[tommo]

My head is fine. Y'know, after two hours sleep. Hee. I don't much mind, I keep going till I drop.

And the child catcher... Y'know, my sister is 35 and still frightened of him. She also has a fear of dwarves. So, no Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and no pantomimes for her. Me? I'm 'ard. I'm frightened of nothing.

Well, except Spike nipples. Skeeery...

[feena191]

Spike nipples definately scary!! No circuses for me - I have Clown Fear


Choosy Mothers Choose Feena

Ruth. Its Whats For Dinner

Try Xita, Youll Like It




ETA: just tried it again with me

Unzip a Feena

[Still Waters Run Deep]

Hmmm... I got:
A Willow a day helps you work rest and play

You can't really argue with that can you?...I want the product!

[xita]

Oh feena, I love that slogan

Secrets are a weird thing. I believe the longer you keep something secret the more power it has over you. I believe in no secrets, or as a few as possible. I've had a few good ones in my life but ask anyone who knows me , I pretty much share everything. There are things that aren't secrets so much as things that I only feel comfortable talking to certain people with.

I can keep some secrets, I've known some good ones in my life that I knew were very important crucial ones. My sister's non-exitant virginity was one when I was a teenager. I didn't even use it against her, god I was a good girl. Currently a co-worker has a love secret that I really can't share, that's a good one and it's not even tearing me up not to tell. However, many are of the impression that I cannot keep secrets. It's true though, I do like to gossip. It's sad really but if it's really important I do keep it.

I think Tara admitted her most negative thoughts to Willow. I think Willow would also tell her what she really thought of people.

[Warduke]

I have been told many secrets and I have kept them all...well for the most part anyway

W/T, I also think they have many naughty secrets between them but I think probably the biggest one they had, was keeping their relationship a secret at the beginning. Tara wasn't thrilled about that, but she knew Willow needed to come out in her own time, so she gave her that time. And during that period, she did have Willow all to herself

Holley, that slogan generator is a hoot...

Things Go Better with Brian...so true.
Do You Eat The Xita Last?..of course I do
Life's Pretty Straight Without Ruth...it sure is
Tell Them About The Holley, Mummy...now that's just scary
It's Not All Kathy, Kathy, Kathy, you know...rofl

And the best one...

Promise Her Anything, But Give Her Trevor

[mscheckmate]

My friends call me "The Black Hole," meaning that they trust me to keep their secrets. Their trust is not misplaced. But members of my immediate family are generally incapable of keeping things to themselves. My brother outed me to my parents before I had the chance to out myself to them. He didn't do it maliciously: he loves me, and he's not homophobic. But once he figured it out, he just had to tell. Ironically, he has a huge secret of his own to keep: he and his wife cannot tell her family that they are married. Her parents do not approve of her relationship with someone of an ethnicity different from their own. They barely tolerate the idea of my brother being her boyfriend, but would disown her if they found out that he is actually her husband. And let's just say that my sister-in-law would prefer to remain in her parents' will.

eta: FlereImsaho, small world. My grandfather was from the Ozarks. (His mother's family was from Kentucky, and his father's family was from Spain. I wonder how that played in Clampett-land.) Anyway, I am very grateful that my family eventually moved to a more liberal part of the country.

[Sparky]

Okay, the slogans started off nice,

~Tell Them About The Kitten, Mummy.

~All Kitten, All The Time

~Make Someone Happy with a Willow.


Then the dirty mind turned on and produced these,

~A Taste For Tara.

~There's More Than One Way To Eat A Sparky. Hee hee he!

~The Cream of Willow.

~Have You Forgotten How Good Willow And Tara Tastes?

~Is Tara In You?

This thing is pretty funny, I got a good giggle out of it.

[drlloyd11]

Well.. I know all your secrets ruth.. does that count?
Ok W/T secrets...
Just one:
Tara dresses as head cheerleader for the chess club, Willow the star of the team. And yes she wears the glasses..

[LadyBrymstone]

Love the Ad Slogan generator. I got:

"Happiness is a cigar called LadyB" - Uhhh...thank God I wasn't in the Oval Office during Monicagate. LOL.

"LadyB really satisfies" - I'm not one to toot my own horn, but...

"I scream, you scream, we all scream for LadyB" - See above. I guess word gets around.

"Just do Kittens" - If you insist...

"I Want My Willow" I so do.

"And all because the Lady loves Tara" and I do...

[bowieinberlin]

I tend to agree with Xita on the secrets...but I mean that on an intrapersonal level. I don't keep my own secrets. When I start keeping secrets is when everything goes to hell. As for other people's secrets, I usually find that certain people are more prone to tell you certain kinds of secrets. Discretion is key here. But as much as I hate to admit it, I love people, and I hate to see them hurt-- especially by my inability to keep a secret. Mostly, though, I think secrets are stupid. Now quiet understandings...those are special.


Of course I love Holley's links for the idea and slogan generators. Among my favorite personal slogans:
Plink, Plink, Sally...
The Biggest Sally Pennies Can Buy. (Yeah, I'm a chep date)
The Sally Sign Means Happy Motoring.
Come to Life. Come to Sally.
The Non-Sticky Sticky Sally.

Happy weekend everybody.

[MAISEY12]

I am very good at keeping secrets, not because I am totally confidential, but because I usually forget what the secret was in the first place and who confided in me.

My family have got some pretty good secrets, but there again most familys have. In saying that, when the family closet finally opens, it will be very interesting to see what happens.

Holly, I loved the slogan genertator and it came up with these amusing gems:-

Do You Eat The Ann-Marie Last.
Ann-Marie......Australian For Beer.
Always After Me Ann-Marie.
Four Out Of Five Kittens Prefer Ann-Marie.

[lustandrhymeremover]

Seems like lately I've gotten a lot better at keeping secrets than I used to be. That seems almost sad in a way, but there have been several important things of late that are better sealed in a vault than a zip-lock. A lot of people usually still don't trust me with their secrets, however, as I am notoriously bad about slipping up.

I remember when I was much younger my sister used to tell me all of these "important" secrets, and my parents would know by the end of the day. "Mommy! Sissy's boyfriend was here while you and Daddy were at work. He jumped the fence (actually impressive since we had a privacy fence) when Daddy came home for lunch. It was cool!" Yeah... Then again, those that I didn't spill I usually forgot anyway. Lately though, my sister's secrets have gotten a little bigger, as have my own, and I've learned to keep my yap trapped for the better good. As far as I can tell secrets are a bit like fire - when the need arises, a small flame can be enough to offer people warmth and comfort; but if a fire is too large, or not watched carefully, someone will get hurt.

~LRR

[Rosenberg]

If You Like A Lot Of Rosenberg On Your Biscuit, Join Our Club.


Your life is not complete until youve had Rosenberg on your biscuit. Yes, Rosenberg would absolutely LOVE to be on your biscuit! Heh. Dont ask me what kind of club it is that youre joining though. Im not sure I want to know.

For some reason, a lot of people entrust me with their secrets. I dont know if its because Im seemingly trustworthy, or if its just because Im pretty quiet and dont tend to say too much most of the time. Of course I cant spill any of those secrets here, because that would be betraying a confidence. I do have a couple of good ones, but youll just have to trust me on that.

[The Shadowcat]

I'm great at keeping secrets. I usually forget them several minutes after they're told. [img:6ad34411a4]http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/wink.gif[/img:6ad34411a4] I guess that is one advantage of going senile.

[WiccansIllusion]

" You can't get quicker then a gender bender fitter"

hmm.....

"obey your fuck."

"just do joss whedon" I'd like to "do" him a few..er..yeah..

"You deserve a Buffy today."

"Takes a Willow and a Tara but it keeps on tickin.." LOL



Well, Willow would tell all these secrets about Xander making it very hard for Tara to keep a straight face. Stuff like..well, playing house etc.

As for me, whenever anyone says don't tell anyone it makes me want to tell that person even more...

oh and the best for last.." Do you eat the Willow and Tara last?"

[taralicious]

To the other Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fanatics out there,
I'm relieved to hear there are others who are frightened of The Child Catcher as well.
He scared the living shit out of me as a kid, then, as the years passed and I hadn't seen the film since childhood, I only vaguely remembered bits of it.
I watched it recently for the first time in about 20 years and, sure enough, it all came flooding back and The Child Catcher's innate creepiness just scared the living shit out of me again.
There aren't many things in this world that have the power to terrify me like that but he's still one of them.
Odd then, that it's still my second favorite film from childhood.
The first being Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, both scripts having been written by Roald Dahl.

[BoredNow99]

The Child Catcher scared the living daylights out of me when I was a kid. I'm over it now...might have something to do with hiding behind a cushion whenever he's on

Coincidentally, I was in a record shop on Friday when I came across an EP of a fave band of mine from my youth - the Ludicrous Lollipops. The title of the record is Scrumdiddlyumptious and it has a huge picture of the Child Catcher on the front cover. The first track starts off with a clip of him saying: "Here we are children, come and get your lollipops."

So now I have them blaring out of my stereo (with a chorus like "Smile ya bastard, or sulk yourself to death" you really can't argue), with the Child Catcher smiling at me in my peripheral vision.

Onto to the question. I'm pretty good at keeping other people's secrets. It's my own I have trouble keeping.

Surprises are the worst. I organised a surprise party for two of my housemates in college as a joint 21st birthday celebration. The day before it was taking place we were at the college bar, and found out that another group of friends had organised a party for the same night - it was a small college so it meant we'd be fighting over guests.

Feeling aggrieved, I turned to one of those who was gonna be surprised and said: "I can't believe they've organised a party for the same night as yours."

As soon as I said it, it just hit me. All I could hear was the whistling of the wind through the empty space in my head that used to contain my brain. The others in on the surprise just glared at me. The birthday girls pretended they didn't get it to try and save me, but it was pointless. I do it all the time, I'm a buffoon.

ETA - Holley, the slogan generator is hilarious. I got...

Nothing says lovin' like Emma from the oven

Just Do Emma

Rosenberg, yours has got that song permanently stuck in my head. Classic advert

[Warduke]

I'm off to a weird start today...I stayed in chat last night until pass 4am, then I watched my Deep Impact DVD, so when I finally went to bed, it was about 6:30. It took almost an hour to fall asleep and I woke up at 8:15, and I couldn't go back to sleep, so I got up. Now the weird part is that I am totally rested, after only about an hour of sleep, not tired at all, I'm completely awake...well I guess if I fall asleep in front of my computer later, I'll know why

[Dumbsaint]

Ooh, Deep Impact. Tea Leoni. Soooo hotttt. *dies* Hhhwwant to touch the hiney.

Hmm, secrets. I have one or two, but I won't be airing them here. I'm good at keeping important secrets, particularly other people's. But in truth? Not so good at keeping my own. I'm an open book in many matters, as many Kitties suffering from "JuliaTMI-itis" can attest to. Hee.

Okay, with a little luck, I will hopefully be going to see The Two Towers today. I really wanna see it and find out for myself just how hot this ass-kicking chick that Brian is in love with is. Afterall, Gertrude must familiarize herself with her elfporn competition.

Edited to add: I just read that photographer Herb Ritts passed away on Thursday. I always really enjoyed his work. Always thought he had a delightful knack for making his celebrity subjects appear to be very comfortable, to actually be inhabiting their own skin, you know? He had a very human style, if that makes sense, as opposed to some celeb photographers, who tend to make their subjects look like plastic idols to be worshipped from afar. Very sad news- he was only 50. Much love to his partner and the rest of his family and loved ones.

[relativegirl]

I'm pretty good at keeping secrets, 'specially my own. I'm keeping one now, in fact.

Gertrude: "A smooth running Gertrude is a relaxing experience"

Ruth: "It's how Ruth is done"

[tommo]

Well that's very nice E. But uh...just how am I done, eh?

Ah, wait. Your sig says it all. Ahem.