Happy Birthday - "Twirly" - FictionAlleyHouses - schnoogle

[Rita Winston]

Happy Day after birthday (at this hour, day after day after birthday) to
Chris and Kristin. 

Heather the birthday witch wrote:

> Thanks everyone! I've certainly had better ones,
> but it's nice to be remembered.
> My daughter and I started with a big argument
> because all her "twirly" dresses were in the 
> laundry and I ended up late for work after 
> forcing her to wear a sundress set that she
> discovered is actually "twirly." 

What is 'twirly'?

Heidi (the Mayor of Fiction Alley) wrote:

> Gryffindor for AstronomyTower (romances of any 
> length): How many romance fics (including yours, 
> Viola!) don't involve someone from Gryffindor?

Mine!

> And why Justin? Well, why *not* Justin? We 
> didn't want Cedric - too depressing...

I expect any straight men who might wander into the fanfic community
would have preferred if the Hufflepuff guide was Susan Bones or Hannah
Abbot.

Amy Z wrote:

> Justin fits in great with humor as well as 
> Hufflepuff, since he usually seems to be in 
> fics for comic relief (why? & will someone 
> explain to me why he is always, always gay?

Probably because someone did it a long time ago and other people copied
it until it became mistaken for canon. I think fanfic writers do a
certain amount of copying little things from each other. I think this is
NOT plagiarism, but building a shared world. 

Laila wrote:

> WHAT IN THE HELL IS A SCHNOOGLE(sounds like a fancy pastry)?

I have to explain this so often in Chat that I should make a Chat macro
for it.... 'schnoogle' is any physical expression of affection, from the
most innocent. suitable for use on a child whose parent is present, to
the kind that cause the audience to shout 'get a room!' 

 
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