none of these were exactly seen as insults when I was of the age to be saying them -- they were just a formula that had to be followed Yes, that's exactly it. But when you look at a lot of them now, well...
Bubble gum rings a bell, faintly. I never managed real jump rope (uncoordinated plus self-conscious), but I might've heard other girls using that. [I played Chinese jump rope instead, which was much easier.]
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Date: 2005-03-14 11:46 am (UTC)Yes, that's exactly it. But when you look at a lot of them now, well...
Bubble gum rings a bell, faintly. I never managed real jump rope (uncoordinated plus self-conscious), but I might've heard other girls using that. [I played Chinese jump rope instead, which was much easier.]