SS4 33 Gerry has a date!
skyangel on Aug. 27, 2010
The story so far:
Gerry is a close friend of Sarah's from school, who was once very much in love with a girl who treated her badly. She then became a little too fond of Sarah who also began to feel more
attracted to her, but Sarah decided that Janey was the girl in her life and after listening to Gerry moan about being single at their moving in party she urged Gerry to try and find herself a girl through the dating ad's in the local paper. After a few weeks Gerry made a contact and began chatting to her online..
Next week: Sarah and Jane take Gerry to meet her girl!
** Following on from the outfit for Leo competition DAJB of ‘Shades’ fame has done a great two page spoof for her which I'll put up on Wednesday.
** Plus Xatiav has designed an out fit for Sarah which I've just got in. If you think Leo's was sexy wait till you see this one!!!!!!!!! I'll be putting that up tomorrow.
Have a nice weekend all :)
Sven Oglesburg at 6:40PM, Oct. 5, 2010
I don't think I've ever seen/heard "pear shaped" used over here and I'm a 'merkin - though it might be regional slang. (I was going to ask but apparently someone else beat me to it.) I guess I could just look online - you can find answers to anything - the trick, of course, it determining if it's true or not. :)
clomle44 at 3:15AM, Sept. 2, 2010
You just tap it on the table edge until it loosens then open it... works every time. Skewering the top is just ridiculous. YAY for date!
DarkVisor at 7:48AM, Sept. 1, 2010
Don't need to change things just for me :P, was just wondering about the hair and glasses (have only just started Chapter 3, but broadband will still be down until next week so catch up will have to wait :))
kouroh at 11:30PM, Aug. 29, 2010
Typically I tap the edge of a butter knife around the edge of the lid, hard enough to leave small dents in the metal. For some reason, this makes the lid come right off.
skyangel at 1:17PM, Aug. 29, 2010
Thanks for the tips on opening pickle jars guys!! lol If I'm in a desperate hurry I pierce the lid and put a sticker over the hole, but it's not the best idea as the vinegar tends to rust the hole after a week and drip back down which is pretty gross. Darkvisor: lol Sarah's hair is supposed to be chestnut brown, but I colour it on one computer and it looks different on another so you'll have to just ignore that if you can. Sarah started wearing glasses near the beginning of part four (SS4 page 10 in the drop down). So yea it is Sarah and I'll re-dye her hair fo you! :) Oh yea they are all about about 20-21 now. I jumped forward 5 years at the start of this chapter. CassieFoxkit: I always thought 'gone pear shaped' was a US expression that we imported but it really just means 'turned out badly or gone wrong'. I think it possibly comes from the idea of something neat like a ball or balloon suddenly lsing it's shape. Carl E: You summmed it up very nicely, thankyou. Would you trust a girl who has a weird way of dealing with things handle your love life?lol JinxMinx; I'm cruel I know but it made me laugh to think that S and J are more interested in the pickle jar than her insecurities.
Emeraldas at 1:11AM, Aug. 29, 2010
The pickle jar... a never ending battle.
JinxMinx at 6:53PM, Aug. 28, 2010
Poor Gerry got forgotten for pickles.
DarkVisor at 2:35PM, Aug. 28, 2010
Think everyone focusing on the stuck pickle jar is because that's easier to 'fix' then a blind-date going bad
MeepLover at 11:37AM, Aug. 28, 2010
i hate pickle jars! they mock me...
dontworrybehappy at 10:41AM, Aug. 28, 2010
I agree with Carl... LMAO xD i'm not sure gerry should be left alone in the bar/restaurant with that misterious girl xD btw. sky. i love how grown up the 3 of them look :)
Carl_E at 7:55AM, Aug. 28, 2010
Gerry really *does* look nice here! And Janey has a thing for pickles? If she eats them the way my daughter does, they'll be gone before he hole in the lid makes any kind of difference... I love how everyone focuses on Sarah's solution at the end, rather than Gerry's issues. Even in the comments, everyone has a pickle solution, but no one has a solution to Gerry's "pickle"... So it really *is* just like real life!
CassieFoxkit at 7:49AM, Aug. 28, 2010
I use a rubber band on the lid to get a better grip :) I'm not familiar with the phrase 'if it all goes pear shaped' I can guess what it means, but why? oooh yeah and I adore the interweaving of Gerry's conflict about meeting the girl from the ad and Janey's 'bottled up passion' Very cute! Hope things go well for Gerry
DarkVisor at 4:35AM, Aug. 28, 2010
Still catching up, but had to pop back to ask a couple questions: When did Sarah's hair go grey? When did she start wearing glasses? Just how old are they now? :P Wait, that _is_ Sarah, isn't it? Janey hasn't moved in with Dawn has she?
DarkVisor at 3:06AM, Aug. 28, 2010
Agree with Lopriest: a knife (butter knife usually, the kind with a dull curve at the tip) between the lid and the threads works (try and find the part of the lid that bends inwards a little, most screw lids have a few, not sure why, unless it was designed to help for those without the Hulks grip :D) Ok, back to catching up (currently on Part 2 page 23, so a lot of reading to do :))
DAJB at 2:37AM, Aug. 28, 2010
Oooh, Gerry's looking all growed up! But onto more important matters ... if you haven't got a super hero to hand, bang the corner of the lid on the floor. Does wonders for loosening the tops of pickle jars! Although, of course, there is a [i]slight[/i] risk you'll end up with vinegar all over the floor!
Lopriest at 1:59AM, Aug. 28, 2010
Sliding a table knife between the lid and the threads will let air in without having to pierce the lid ;-)