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04 October 2007

What's your secret?

post by: joelf at: 13:37 | 30 comments

Mine is I take the buffet when I take BC Ferries, because you get a full table st sit down on and coffee for the entire trip.

posted by joelf 04 October | 13:38

Hey long time no see, joelf. What have you been up to?

My secret to a really great Old Italian Grandma kind of pasta sauce is 2 dashes of cinnamon. Mmmm.

posted by iconomy 04 October | 13:43

Man, which ferry are you taking, joelf? The one I take has barely edible, overpriced fried stuff (burgers, chicken strips, fries) and coffee you wouldn't want to drink without a healthy shot of something. They've added pre-packaged sandwiches to the menu, but I'm pretty sure they're kept fresh by being washed weekly (that last description courtesy of Douglas Adams.)

posted by elizard 04 October | 13:45

I don't use soap on my face. It's actually Beyoncé's secret, but I made it my own.

posted by Hugh Janus 04 October | 13:46

It wouldn't be a secret if I told you, would it?

posted by TheDonF 04 October | 13:48

A dash of brewed coffee in anything chocolate, such as cake, brownies, or frosting.

Wholesome, homemade food and plenty of fresh air.

Apologizing rather than asking permission.

posted by Miko 04 October | 13:49

If I told ya, I'd have to kill ya.

posted by deborah 04 October | 13:54

Don't spit into the wind. Never ever.

posted by tr33hggr 04 October | 13:55

Oh, and a spritz of lemon juice really wakes up a soup.

posted by tr33hggr 04 October | 13:56

My secret is to bring my own food on BC Ferries, and a bottle of something to put in the coffee.

posted by elizard 04 October | 13:56

My secret: I work very hard maintaining all my secrets, which is quite stressful.

posted by rainbaby 04 October | 14:01

My secret is that I don't know what the hell BC Ferries is and now I have to google it.

posted by desjardins 04 October | 14:08

My secret is that I'm a unbearable asshole when I'm drunk. Never a mean asshole, but a stupid asshole. I'm sure I'm being very hard on myself as usual, but I'm thinking of giving up drinking entirely even though I'm an infrequent imbiber. I lack the self-control that is necessary when consuming alcohol. I find myself filled with regret much too frequently after drinking, and I'm tired of feeling that way.

posted by LoriFLA 04 October | 14:29

I'm actually Yule Brynner. I have figured out a way to cheat death.

posted by deadcowdan 04 October | 14:33

My secret is that I only smoke cigarettes when I'm too drunk to remember it the next morning (ah, college).

posted by muddgirl 04 October | 15:07

I have trouble getting proper motivation to do things/meet people. This bothers me.

posted by CitrusFreak12 04 October | 15:23

I have the attention span of a toddler. I don't know why this is, either. And yes, it does impact my life when I'm not working to hide it.

Also, the secret to good spaghetti sauce? Pork neck bones. Totally.

posted by kellydamnit 04 October | 15:49

How did this move from secrets to confessionals? My secret? Hydrate.

posted by msali 04 October | 16:43

My secret is that I'm a unbearable asshole when I'm drunk. Never a mean asshole, but a stupid asshole.
You're lucky - I don't need to drink to be like that.

I have no secrets - even if I did, I would have forgotten them by now.

posted by dg 04 October | 17:06

How did this move from secrets to confessionals?

Isn't the act of telling a secret confessing?

posted by CitrusFreak12 04 October | 18:23

My secret is that before he died, the Colonel shared his secret recipe with me. But you'll never get it, never! Muhahahahaha!

except at your local KFC®

posted by Joe Invisible 04 October | 18:51

My secret comes in a blue container. It's got a little click wheel at the bottom, and when you turn the wheel, some fragrant white goo comes out of the top. It's like magic.

posted by brina 04 October | 19:05

my secret is my fear that people will discover my secret

posted by DarkForest 04 October | 20:10

My secret is that I can never finish wh

posted by Eideteker 04 October | 20:23

Norman Paris - I've Got A Secret (Plink Plank Plunk)

posted by box 04 October | 20:43

Mascara. And All Bran.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 October | 21:08

ha brina, it took me two minutes to figure that out!

My real secret is that I clean my ring with toothpaste.

posted by LoriFLA 04 October | 21:39

My other secret is that I'm not as bitchy as I sounded upthread, just jealous of joelf's ferry. I'm thinking it must be the Vancouver-Victoria run.

(Also, if you have to do a long run and/or are in need of a nap, you can rent a 'stateroom' for $15 and nap on a couch in the privacy of your own room. Or drink with your friends.)

posted by elizard 04 October | 22:09

Eight hours of sleep, in a lead lined hyperbaric chamber fed with 99% pure oxygen, buried five miles below the surface of the earth, every night, leaves you feeling as fresh as a daisy in the morning.

posted by doctor_negative 04 October | 22:46

Yeah, but digging yourself out every morning is murder on your fingernails.

posted by dg 04 October | 22:49

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