Shelve this under "S" and "M"

[zakur]

Town shocked when librarian's wild side is revealed (http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82%257E1865%257E1575857,00.html)

CONCRETE, Wash. -- The town librarian, in sweet summer straw hat, approached a stranger outside the library door, where a taped-up poster showed a goofy big-eyed pup advertising the kids' book "Hugs and Kisses."

The woman beamed a warm, jolly smile in welcome.

She bolted when she learned Friday's visitor was a reporter.

"I do not want to talk to you!" announced a fleeing Valerie Shahan.

Shahan, hired in June to run this little town's new library, made headlines last week when her private life as Lady Jane Grey was made public in the Skagit Valley Herald.

Lady Jane Grey, Shahan's alias, is the star of a kinky Web site that describes her as "sadistic, yet caring" and promises "she will transform you into a weak-willed toy for her pleasure."

The site, which Shahan pulled earlier this week, shows her in bondage leather and mesh, with long black gloves and a whip in hand. "Limits?" reads the copy. "Only the ones she imposes." It makes clear, however, that while fetishes and fantasies are encouraged, direct sexual contact is not.

[NoZed Avenger]

I defy any woman to transform me into a "weak-willed toy for her pleasure."


. . . Please?


NA

[Regnad Kcin]

"[S]adistic, yet caring..." :D

Boy, I'll bet the late return fees are murder!

[arcticpenguin]

Wow, that's amazing. There's a town named "Concrete".

"When I was young I discovered in myself a personal aspect that was a little bit different than a lot of folks," she told the newspaper.

Which phrase do you use:
Different than
or
Different from
or other?

[peptoabysmal]

Book 'em, Dan-o!

[LucyR]

Originally posted by arcticpenguin

Which phrase do you use:
Different than
or
Different from
or other? [/B]

'Different from' is, I believe, the correct phrase. I often say 'different to', but that's informal.

[Jon_in_london]

Ill second that. "different from".

[Jon_in_london]

ie "it differs from the original" NOT "it differs than the original"
:teacher:

[Crossbow]

Wow! I hope she becomes a librarian in my area.

:p

[Mercutio]

Anyone want to bet she wears horn-rimmed glasses and keeps her hair in a tight bun? At least behind the reference desk... [/cliche]

[Ricomise]

Anyone want to bet she wears horn-rimmed glasses and keeps her hair in a tight bun? At least behind the reference desk... [/cliche]

Visions of an Adam Ant video keep running through my head.

[Wudang]

Originally posted by Jon_in_london
ie "it differs from the original" NOT "it differs than the original"
:teacher:

However as Fowler points out, other words like "according" fail to follow this - "according to" but "accords with" etc. He suggests that some writers use "different than" as a shorthand for "different from that which". Accordingly, while there are occasions when I would use "different than" they are very rare and and "different from" is the one I would regard as more generally correct.

[Tricky]

Sounds very much like the Jill Sobule song,http://www.letssingit.com/jill-sobule-karen-by-night-7rz8hf8.html (http://www.letssingit.com/?Karen by Night
Karen, she's my boss at the shoe store
We sell to the rich on Madison Avenue
I come in late from Brooklyn on the F train
Karen says "honey, make this your last time"
But we like her, she's firm but approachable
Dresses in style, pretty conservative
We ask her, "hey, come out with us after work"
Karen she always declines

And we talk about
Karen by night
We imagine she must lead a very dull life
With just a cat and a book by her side
We know her by day but we don't know
Karen by night

In the stockroom searching for a 9B
I overheard Karen whisper on the phone
She said, "Meet me at the club
There's a shipment coming in
And I can't pull this one off alone"
Well, I didn't know what to think
Was my mind playing tricks?
Was there more to this Karen then realized?
I had to know so I followed her home
I could not believe my eyes

And then I saw
Karen by night
The leather comes out under the moonlight
Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike
Looking like young Marlon Brando
Karen by night

Saw her leaning on the bar with a drink in hand
And a cigarette dangling from her bright red lips
She looked like she was looking for someone
Like she was looking for a fight
Then a young blonde buck walked in
She grabbed him by the collar
Kissed him hard on the mouth
And slapped him on the cheek
Then I thought she spied me in the corner of her eye
So I ran outside, but all night all I could think about was

Karen by night

The next morning, I'm late as usual
Karen's there fresh as a daisy
She says with a smile, "You look like hell
And where you last night?"

Karen by night
Imagine she must lead a very dull life
With just a cat or a book by her side
We know her by day but we don't know
Karen by night
The leather comes out under the moonlight
Takes off her Chanel and hops on her bike
Looking like Marlon Brando
Looking like young Marlon Brando
Wish I could be more like
Karen by night

Looking like young Marlon Brando
Not like the old fat Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now
Karen by Night