Somebody had to do this. May as well be me.

Play nicely y'all.

Bacon is easily the most disgusting tasting food on the planet.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand, GO!

You're not supposed to eat it out of the stomach of deceased octogenarians, Cam.

That reminds me of something. Check out this video of what was found in a Quiznos sub.

Yes, Peter, inevitably it was something you said.

Man....I hate politicians!

Me too!

Someone likes politicians?

Is somebody going to come by daily to delete old posts? We can't have continuity in a shoutbox thread now can we?

I rather doubt it. The King is dead. Long live the King.

Welcome to Shoutbox v2.0: This Time It's Permanent!

I was thinking about starting up the Official Viagra thread.

You would have only a few posts but 1,000,000 million views.

Or one post that lasts a long time, even if it's old.

This was an awesome idea, Krunchdog!!!!

Let's place bets on how long we can make THIS thread last before we get muzzled.


Grrrrrrrrrr.

I propose an Official Spanish Inquisition Revival. Bounty on the head(s) of the Shoutbox Naysayer(s).

I got dibs on playing Torquemada.

We WILL get you, my pretty.

Kidding, of course. I can fit WAY more awful crap in a post than in the Shoutbox! And the Shoutbox wouldn't load pictures of my naked self anyway.

Oh, on that matter. For those of you who already have some, I'd like to buy them back. PM me.

I'm keeping the Viagra one, Bob.

That was the most requested one when it was first published, so I know there are too many of them out there for me to ever hope to retrieve them all.

Enjoy it in good health and with my blessings.

I'm being good. Do you know how tempted I am right now to drag this thread through the filthiest, meanest, most politically incorrect gutter I can mentally muster? Well, do you?

No Shoutbox! Harumph! Shit all over my new spring white bucks, why don't ya?

Really, this is just the same as if I went over to Chris' house and wiped myself with his brand new bathrobe. Dis, dis, dis!

As if?

I don't know, but I think Chris has the photos to prove it.

It had to be ordered and it has yet to arrive. Please be patient.

I thought the hospital robes were for the patient.

A priapism post...

Trouble is, if that thread was up for 4 hours you'd have to call your doctor.

Nah. I'd just go with it.

Irregardlessically...

Doctor, nothing! Call all your friends. "DUDE, check this out..."

But all of JP's friends ARE doctors!

Scott, I wouldn't be calling GUY friends to help me out with that!

EDIT: Crap! I just remembered: I'm married! That means no one would help me with it!

Ummm, statistically, that would impede only 40% of all men.
You should consider other co-factors.

Edit: In truth, the only thing you'd be considering after 4 hours is a lidocaine injection and some dilaudid. Having ANY friends come see it after 4 hrs. would only be so that someone other than yourself can help you recall what it used to look like.

Funny. It made perfect sense to me.

First, they came for the Democrats.
I was not a Democrat, so I said nothing.
Next, they came for the Republicans.
I was not a Republican, so I said nothing.
Then they came to Massachusetts.

I'm goin back to Massachusetts

After watching that video, i dont think i will ever be eating at Quiznos again (not that i eat there much as it is)... Those guys were pretty funny as well, quite entertaining.

Murph, your avatar hijack is adorable.

What do you guys know about this?

Koney2012 Video

I know I'm going to get involved !

I hadn't heard of it / him till today.....

That is a sad commentary on the state of the media these days. Haven't seen the video yet, but I understand they play a little loose with the timelines and what is going on. Koney was driven out of Uganda a number of years ago and is now a problem mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

I believe he was almost killed in the Congo two years ago.

It's a great example of how social media can be influential and invoke positive change.

However, child soldiers are a big problem in many countries of the world and while I applaud this effort to remove one leader, I hear many people discussing this video as if he is the only one in the world performing such a travesty when there are many countries where it is not only common, but even socially accepted.

Hopefully it will result in not only Koney's downfall but also a much better appreciation of the global issue.

If you are interested in another first hand look at the situation from someone who has witnessed the results, I highly recommend reading Romeo Dallaire's book.
They fight like Soldiers, They Die Like Children
It's not for the feint of heart but then again neither is the reality.

I had the pleasure, no honor, of hearing Mr. Dallaire do a speech on leadership in the non-profit sector that was based upon his experiences that he describes as his failed attempts as Force Commander of Unimar to try and stop the genocide in Rwanda. Obviously there is no comparison between the work as a non-profit leader in Canada and the situation in Rwanda but his speech centered around the psychological challenges of being a leader in general. When put into perspective of the challenges and mental anguish he endured (to the point of admitted attempted suicide upon his return.) then it really sets a perspective that can not be ignored.

Oops a bit off topic here but obviously I count Mr. Dallaire as a personal hero of mine and I believe both his books, the above plus Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda should be read by everyone who enjoys life in a free and democratic nation.

The revolution in Miranmar was led, in part, by two 13 year old twins.

In the places you are discussing, life expectancy is rather short, so you've got to kill a lifetime's worth of people and make as many babies as possible when you're still a juvenille.

I wish I were joking.

Good morning, gentle persons. Bob has just wired me from a secret location. Please correct typing error. Myanmar not Miranmar.

There's more to the Kony2012 video. Upon further research I've found there has been a lot of dissent surrounding the movement as a whole. I personally questioned the military intervention aspect, but this is only one objectionable piece of a much bigger puzzle.

It's easy to get sucked in when a video "pulls" at your emotions; I did. I question most everything, but the video got the better of me because there were children involved. It turned me from a libertarian socialist that abhors war and military intervention, to someone with a knee-jerk reaction supporting it. Don't get me wrong, I believe that military intervention can be just (after all other peaceful means have been exhausted), but there is one fundamental principal, and that is the people have to overwhelmingly agree to it-in this case the people of Uganda-and this definitely doesn't seem to be the case.

It's incontrovertible that Kony needs to be captured and brought to justice, but this will accomplish very little as it's a systemic problem in impoverished countries with corrupt president's and other curable contributing factors. The Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni-whom is a great friend of the U.S.-is wanted on war crimes...

If you read the articles and watch the video below (even do further research), it may change your view. It changed mine.

KONY 2012 Response from Adam Branch in Uganda

"Invisible Children" Co-founder (KONY 2012) Hints It's About Jesus, and Evangelizing

Joseph Kony 2012: growing outrage in Uganda over film

Video by a female blogger in Uganda.

We (White westerners) aren't the grandeur's of the universe.

Peace

YouTube personality "Skweezy Jibbs" really nails it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdkI-PoVo64 (some profanity)

Try to get past his affectations. What he says is a great summary of this KONY campaign.

Given that both the Ugandan and US Military have been actively hunting him down for a number of years, I don't know what a video will accomplish other than wider recognition of this man and perhaps the issue of child soldiers.

The reason Koney is largely in the Congo is because of its vast jungles and failed government. It is rather hard to find an kill someone without the cooperation of the local government and a more friendly terrain.

Spent yesterday up in the Muskokas, an absolutely beautiful day. Summer is coming quickly to Southern/Central Ontario this year. We weren't too far from Axiom, relatively speaking, but didn't really have time to drop in and say "Hi" (not sure if the plant was open on Saturday or not). Anyway, we bought a nice boat in Bala, the main reason for the trip (at a great price) and then went over to Muskoka Lakes Winery and sampled some of their award winning Cranberry and Blueberry wines . Afterwards we had lunch and coffee at the foot of the falls in Bala, just beautiful.

Hmmmm...my invitation musta gotten lost in the mail or something?

Spring is early here, too. Seventies today and eighties midweek. Actually, that's not Spring, it's Summer.

Unbelievable.

They had quite a stockpile of wine, Mark. I'll let them know...

I'm actually not a wine fan. I'd be looking for beer.

But the trip still sounded nice and I'm deeply hurt that I wasn't invited.

Worse, you flaunt it in my face afterwards!

How about chutney? they had Wild Blueberry Crannberry Chutney.

Why not just add pawpaw, so that all three of the indigenous fruits of North American can be included?? Poor pawpaw.

We were poor Spanish explorers, sent by the throne to look for new and exciting fruits. We didn't find any, so we had to kill everyone. We really didn't plan it, it just worked out that way. Sorry.

Hello?
::listens::
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Hrrmpf, doesn't even echo like a shoutbox...

Hey, an opening to make fun of both our heritages at the same time....

Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz was on television when he used the word 'manana'. The host asked him to explain what it meant. Alejandro said that the term means "maybe the job will be done tomorrow, maybe the next day, maybe the day after that. Perhaps next week, next month, next year. Who cares?"

The host turned to Irishman Shay Brennan who was also on the show and asked him if there was an equivalent term in Irish. "No. In Ireland we don't have a word to describe that degree of urgency,".

Where TF is Spring?!?

OK, I know one of you did it. Maybe it was a conspiracy between or among you. Maybe you've hidden it in someplace you think no one will ever look, like inside your pants. If that's the case, I'll just have to let the medical examiner find it for me. When I DO get it back, I'm not telling the Canada geese, so maybe they'll sweat to death.

We've got it here in VA. You can have it back.

Unusually warm here too. Broke records yesterday and today and tomorrow are expected to break more.

No geese yet. Feel free to keep them.

I hate geese. Was bitten on the finger by one once. I was lucky I had any skin left at all.

Do your fingers smell like tuna?

Highly doubtful.

Hmmm. They may have at the time.

Ha! See, Peter?

>>said in my best staticy Walmart PA voice>>
Moderator to thread seven. Moderator to thread seven.
We need a clean up in thread seven...

That didn't even need the "staticky" voice to be funny.
It was just funny.

Why are people so darn funny this week?

Yes, from feeding kitty! haha

To whom? haha

Sean has some Salk HT2-TL speakers and hasn't posted pics and impressions of them here. What's that about?

No way!

*note to self--do not share secrets with CV anymore. . . .

Yeah, he totally outed you on that deal. Dish.

Dearest Mr. Box: I miss you.
Love, Anonymous

Good one Bob,your going to pee him off again.



signed,

Shoutboxer

How's 'bout a 'Bring Back the Shoutbox Rally' in Ottawa? We can make it like the Million Man Marches on Washington----the 23 Man March for free speech on Canadian websites. That's assuming I can get 22 more of you to join in.

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! What is THAT 4-letter "B"-word doing on this site? Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill!

Hey! Look at that B & O ad! Their streamer looks like a tiny beer cooler for two 4 oz. cans. Eurotrash, pure and simple.

Ok, off to Home Cheapo to get some grout sealer...

...and we're back....went to Lowes instead...and got a coffee...double-double...

Hmmm...maybe this should be in the Shatner thread?

I am so over the Greek yogurt thing. At first, it was interesting. Now, if I try to eat it, I can't help thinking its' just Yoplait with 2 tsps. of flour added. I'm sorry. Did I ruin it for someone? Bandit still likes it.

Glad you are. It's really just strained yoghurt with a more 'Metro' name.

I'm still into Balkan Yogurt. why? All the fat (6%) and no thickeners.

I almost quoted Murph in this reply until I realized this is an ersatz shoutbox.

I still love it with honey.

We just make our own greek. Sorta.

I like Greek yogurt for the extra protein. A 12 pack of Chobani (asst. fruit flavors) is under $11 at our Costco. I keep a few stashed in the work frig right next to the Haldol Decanoate.

I just wanted to call Bob on his own Metroness.
And that is so a word. Well, it is now, anyway.

I feel qualified to do that with my current avatar. Damn, I really have to change that thing.

I think I just ate too much chocolate.

Keep the avatar Murph. Its so, um, metro-macho.

Happy National Cleavage Day

It's also Doctors' Day. I wonder what is the connection ...

Good day to be a doctor.

Does that mean we should all go and watch Carry On Doctor?

I still miss you, Shoutmeister.

I'm still offended by you, shoutmeister.

Nah, the shoutbox pretty much amounted to this:

But, I kind of like that.

Yep.

I had to post this *somewhere*

It's under a bridge in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. This is not my pic. It is not new to me. But I found myself thinking of it a lot lately.

She's cute and she's bored.

Where's Charles?

Ahhh...the troll under the bridge. Neat!!

Probably a meth lab inside of it.

I was wondering what Lisa Loeb does with her time when Lillith Fair is on hiatius.

She has eight OTHER stories, too.

Bren R.

I slept for about 13 hours yesterday. I fell asleep about 3:00pm, woke up around 9:30, watched Cowboys and Aliens, then went back to sleep until 6:30 this morning.

No wonder it's been so quiet on the boards!

I'm sorry I deleted it, but a friend emailed me a picture of Bill Clinton today. In it, Bill was entering a large room, about to walk up the 3 steps to the podium, both arms in the air in two big, static "howdys," sporting a gigantic smile.

The caption read: Did somebody mention Columbian prostitutes?

And while we're in the cocaine capital of the Milky Way with our best and brightest, I have a serious math problem I need help with. Well, OK, it's arithmetic. However...

There were 10 Secret Service agents (How come we don't refer to them as the SS?) and 11 military personnel. That makes 21. There were 20 women involved. I can't do fuzzy math, but I think there's still a problem.

That reminds me of a poem with the word Timbuktu in it.

You mean a limmerick, of course, right?

What's the difference?

Let's see. Poems can take any form. The form for a limmerick (still, a type of poem) is etched in stone.

It is always as follows:

There once was a man from_______ (Rhyme A)
Who used to go dancing in________ (Rhyme A)
When he got up to_______ (Rhyme B)
His his legs went_______ (Rhyme B)
And everyone pissed in their______ (Rhyme A)

5 lines, rhyme scheme A/A/B/B/A

EDIT: There really oughtta be a limmerick thread.
And in contemporay times, they're usually schmutzig.

Here you go, Bob!

I didn't find it, but I recreated it in Photoshop.

Yes.

I'm THAT good!

Great. Now I'll have to try and work while playing out all those scenarios in my head all day. Thanks Bob! GRRRR.

It's ALWAYS Hawaiian shirt day!

Maybe in Oakland, but not in Virginie. Do it anyway, just because.

Damn right. It gives people here hives. It's awesome.

Gee, Ken, that kind of behavior for that kind of "reward" makes you a lot more like me than you'd like to admit.

I often wore clothing that irked others. Some advice: if you choose the day carefully in advance, you can get a lot more mileage outta your rayon shirt (or paisley chaps). Why are Hawaiian shirts always something other than cotton anyway?

A couple of mine are cotton. They're not Hawaiian, per se (I've only got one of those, as of last night), though.

There was a Hawaiian shirt-wearing fool.
These shirts he assumed were très cool.
He wears them only on Friday
When his co-workers say, "Why, Dave?"
His response is to quote The Golden Rule.

Seen on Facebook:

Dick Clark has died. Now I can't celebrate New Year's Eve properly. Well played, Mayans, well played.

Stole that.

Bren R.

Just replaced a thermal fuse and an ON/OFF switch on the dryer. The cost of these parts were approx $130...they looked like they might be worth $3-4 apiece to make...what a scam!

That is robbery, bud!

Cool, Peter, 2 limmericks in 2 days. Can someone get Saturday, please, and I'll cover Sunday.

Painting my way red today.

There once was a man from Missouri
Whose bowels were not in a hurry.
To speed up his motions
He tried pills, plugs, and lotions,
But what ended up working was curry.

Axiom LFR1100

Sorry for the strong language.

In honor of her birthday. Again, sorry for the F word. I hadn't been to the site in a while, and it's addicting to see what images come up.

Oddly appropriate?

Hah.

And now we know who JohnK is.

Thank you for Saturday, Peter. Awesome.

I'll keep my promise for today. Does anyone want to request a limmerick topic before I begin to compose? Careful, I DO have boundaries you know! OK, so they're magnetospheric. Whatever.

how about pills plugs and lotions but for a different topic?

Or this that too easy for you?

Thanks for the suggestion, Chris. Nice way to avoid my invitation for you to take me out for a $200 dinner.

It's not that it's too easy, but there'd be footnotes necessary for the sanctimonious. Footnotes and limmericks? Unheard of!

I was kinda hoping that someone would misinterpret "topic" and head straight for nominations.

no no, dinner is a good idea.

OK, here's today's limmerick.

A man who was married to Joyce
Could never afford a Rolls-Royce
He gave up this forum
When it started to bore him
And now he's in a Bentley by choice

Mad Cowlifornia Disease. Oh oh.

Ken, I've been meaning to ax. NoVA? Really? Soho (south of houston street--that's "howston," hot "hewston") was one thing. We even let Tribeca slide (triangle below Canal Street), but NoVA?

Dude, I've seen The Cruise. No need to get snooty.

Hey, Bob, you going to the DMV any time soon?

Not Department of Motor Vehicles, but DC/Maryland/Virginia.

I thought it was Delmarva. JP hates Deleware. I don't know why.

"Get" snooty?

Is that like a brand of dinner plates, 'cause it ain't no state?

Attention: MarkSJohnson

I'm pretty sure that Peter's sig is no longer about you. Get with the program.

"Evidently, I need a new sig."

Marky, you can borrow mine if you like. I've got a backlog.

I'm pretty sure that Peter's sig is no longer about you. Get with the program.

"Evidently, I need a new sig."

Marky, you can borrow mine if you like. I've got a backlog.

Bob I noticed you had the last four post in a row on this thread. I'm going to jump in here just so it doesn't look like you're talking to yourself.

Thank you, Gary. You weren't around when we had the real Shoutbox. It was fun. I miss it. People talked to themselves there, a lot.

MARK!

Will you please PM me details re: your ad space. I have a backlog of sig lines and I would love to have two running simultaneously. I will gleefully give you fi'bucks to post a new sig for me everyday, or several times a day. It's really a great deal!

Eagerly anticipating your reply.

Gawd, what a crappy business man. He puts out an ad, gets an immediate repsonse, and ignores it. I'll bet he even belongs to the Concord BBB. Me and my fi'dolla's is still waitin'.

I could have already repsonded to and been murdered by a Craig's list advertiser by now. Jeesh!

Sorry I didn't see these posts...I've had you on "ignore"!

Wow. How insulting.
I was only on "Selectively Ignore".

I've got a couple people set on Igore.

OK, now you've seen them. Can I rent your GD sig space or not?!

OK...but it's one message per week. I'm not changing the thing every freakin' day for $4.95!

How's this work?
I bid $5.99 for his sig to read "Stop Picking on Britney!"

I was going to offer to up the bid in order to taunt Bob. Then I realized that I can do that for free with my own sig. And PMs, and thread posts.

I was gonna have my (his) first ad read:

I may be bereft of original thought, but I know how to hustle a buck off an idiot--MarkSJohnson

Charles has a treat heading his way:



It may not be JUST his nose pressed against the window while waiting....

ABC News named her Person of the Week last Friday.

Hmmmm, I had missed that.

But I assume Charles saw this and this.

Nope, I hadn't seen any of that. It's like she doesn't even need a restraining order!

Really. Your stalking skills are waning.

Charles, check with the local jr. colleges. Maybe they have some night classes and can re-certify you?

Will you all congratulate me as if I pulled a terzaghi?

Shoot, it'll be just like Mark's never ending birthday thread! For reals!

Pffffttt. It's not even on page 1 anymore.

Thanks to you know who, it is now.

So, it's come to that already, huh, Gary? I'm the forum's colloquialism to you now, too!

No posts in almost 4 hours! Where is everybody??

Hey Bob,

I didn't mention anyone's name, I certainly didn't want too enter into any conspiracy plot or anything like that. If anybody asks, I'll tell them I don't know anything. Bob, if later on you start taking on some heat, and feel like you might be needing an attorney, let me know I might be able to find you one. Just specify though if you want one living or dead. With the prices they charge though, you might want to chose the later. LOL

I think of him more as a "He Who Must Not Be Named" type of guy.

You know he who must not be named

Mark, I got the DVD (and backup?) in the mail today. And yes, I do love Regina. She was totally sweet in that interview, even when she was mocking his shaking hand with her own.

Oh, and I meant to say THANKS.

Hey, look! If I spend over $300 @ Axiom today, I'll get FREE CABLE! That's a savings for me of over $100 a month!

::Knock- Knock::

Is this thing on?

Never was before. What makes you think it is now?

Am I in the right room?

Isn't that the title of Negative Orange's parody of the Bob Seger song, Night Moves?

I don't know, but I bet CV wondered why there were no wall urinals.

I think you just gave me a nightmare about ceiling urinals.

Definitely look into getting a full facial sleep mask.

Have a great day, everyone.

That is all.

That's all?!

THAT IS ALL.

Good day, sir!

I gotta learn me that spinal punch.

Really, someone should post SOMETHING today....

You did Mark

I know, but every time I sit here posting to myself, JP starts scribbling in that damn notepad.

Keep your own notepad on JP. That's what I do.

After my thesis is complete, I plan on selling the TV rights. It will be a "Breaking Bad & Dexter" inspired theme except that instead of a chem teacher turned meth cook or a serial killer who kills serial killers, it will be about a Phsyc Doc turned 'white van speaker salesman' who is secretly assassination drug reps who won't pay for decent lunches.

Me likey.

And as a subplot, he has an internet addiction where he's always talking to the cheeseburger cats and buying Simpsons collectibles on eBay.

Can I has cheeseburger?

Oh yeah, we have a lunch today from the Viibryd rep. I posted before on my thoughts on this med.

Republican National Convention: Who Said It - Clint Eastwood Or Grandpa Simpson? (Quiz)

Best license plate ever

Is that JP's car?

T-ties are great. When your Ts are loose, it's the only thing that keeps them in place.

14 out of 15. I love Abe Simpson

Growing conspiracy
Everyone's after me
Frayed edge of sanity...

Tell us more about your weekend, Ken.

Remember, it's not paranoia if they are after you.

Holy crap, I haven't dropped in here except to post to the Princess Bride 25th thread the other day, I have a thousand or so threads/replies to read. Any one want to sum up for me?

Is too much.

Perhaps the man in black?

I donna suppose you coulda speed things up?

Dear 'Merica. Your justice system is a fraudulent fascistic conveyor belt to prison.

Oh, Conrad says hi.

Bless him, the man has a way with words...

When I first read the above post, I was sure it was from Cam and was intended to flame up 2x6.

fredk, Halloween isn't until next week, so get out of that costume!

::shoves costume under couch::

What chu talkin bout? I don't have no Cam costume.

I just love the words this guy strings together at times, not necessarily the message.

It's true. Too many prisons are owned by for-profit companies with highly payed lobbyists advocating for them in DC.

Don't make me pull this thread over!

Grover touched me!

Ken's on my side of the car! DAAAAAAAAD!!!!!

Now THERE's a line that would enable the Doc to afford internet at home.

Not if I sue him for harassment.

Get in line, buddy. Get in line.

Please don't tell Romney's speech writers either.

Grover and Big Bird are on the run, hiding from that mean mean man!

Damn, Frankenstorm won't happen. There goes the word of the day. And its followup, Stormagedon.

No mud flurries either.

Where are you seeing that it won't happen?

Seriously. I got about half a dozen email messages from mid-atlantic colleagues today basically saying "the weather is going to suck so much don't plan on me being in the office next week".

The weather is supposed to suck so bad, I may not even go on and on about Rachael Price or Lake Street Dive.

No, really.

It might happen.

I'm going to buy a real chainsaw tomorrow just to have handy in case I need to disabuse some branches of the notion that falling in inconvenient places is ok.

Hmm, premature prognostication? I found a couple of bulletins suggesting Sandy was going to head out to sea. Seems they were in the vast minority.

Woohooooo, mud flurries are still on. Make George smile...

The power company has some guys in my neighbor's backyard this morning working on the power box back there. Hoping this means that we won't have as many outages any more. Not holding out a great deal of hope that we'll make it through this storm without an outage, though.

Wonder if I can get any dry ice around here.

Some Harris Teeter stores have some in a cooler near the front of the store.

You guys get all the cool stuff in stores down there. I don't think I've ever seen dry ice in a store.

So, what exactly would your average Joe be using dry ice for?

I'm guessing it's to put in his chest freezer as insurance in case the power goes out.

Phrase of the day: "They cannot have imagined that it would catalyze the tsunami of opprobrium that it has."

Spiderman just came to the door. He looks much younger in person.

Ironman was smaller than he looks too.

The Hulk was much smaller and much, much less angry. Apparently, all he needs is a bit of candy.

Prayers and well-wishes go out to the teachers today. One of them told me recently that November 1st is always the worst day of the school year. The kids always stay up past their bedtime the night before and come in either on a sugar crash from a night gorging or a sugar buzz from sneaking treats for breakfast.

You're trying to tell me you are not in the same shape?

We never get kids thanks to our very rural road combined with our long dark lane. We buy treats every year though. You know... just in case. By about 10:00ish we realize that "someone has to eat them."

I just turn all the lights off and watch a movie. That way, I don't have to buy the candy in the first place.

Bah. Humbug.

Actually I just go to the vault in the basement and count my money.

Sounds very familiar, Murph.

For us, it's that we live in an area that is otherwise Doctor's offices, schools, etc. Not a lot of homes.

When we first bought the house, I was excited to be one of those people that really go all-out on Halloween. I made a black cardboard cutout of a person with a big knife, and attached it to the window with a variable strobe light behind it to look like lightning. I put speakers in the window and played a custom-made spooky tape. I wanted to (but didn't get the chance) to replace the sample portraits in the studio with portraits of zombies and such. I wanted to swap out all the tracklight bulbs in there with green ones. I was pricing fog machines.

I'm still disappointed that all of that would be in vain.

Mark, if it makes you feel better, I peed a little after reading about your frightening Halloween decorations.

Thanks, Sean! That DOES make me feel better!

I'm still waiting on the series of Myst games that is playable on my iPad.

Kookie, Kookie, lend me your comb.

Ha Ha!!

Romney Sings Concession

Dear USA;

You guys still have the bestest criminals.

Hell yeah. Washington voters also just legalized both gay marriage and marijuana. What a country.

Hey man, it's a free(er) country.

Hmm... I suppose we could do a copycat using wolverines or polar bears.

DERP DERP DERP

HERP DERP

HURF DURF

JP, I got way too big a kick out of that.

It must've been a slow day at the office.

Well, its better than crickets.

You ok there Doc?

http://youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=A9peZ5WOtL0

Before you point your finger, you should know that I'm the man.
If I'm the f'ing man, then you're the man as well,
so you can point your f'ing finger up your a**.....


You know, it's really hard to clean up Tool lyrics for a nominally family forum...

Horrifying events in CT today. Just awful.

Yes. Following the story.

Very sad, but not surprised. Is anyone? Just another gun day in the U.S. of A.

*The treatment of Saudi women is despicable and deplorable. We have to intervene. They must change their culture.

Holy crap, another mass shooting. Innocent people are dead. This is despicable and deplorable. My thoughts are with the victims and their families. Okay, now back to Saudi Arabia.....*

Cam, I really don't appreciate you using this horrific event to take a political poke at my country.

Just for interest sake, that's the 16th mass shooting of 2012, leaving a combined total of 88 people dead.

Timeline -

February 22, 2012—Five people were killed in at a Korean health spa in Norcross, Georgia, when a man got into an argument and opened fire inside the facility.

February 26, 2012—Multiple gunmen began firing into a nightclub crown in Jackson, Tennessee, killing one person and injuring 20 others.

February 27, 2012—Three students at Chardon High School in rural Ohio were killed when a classmate opened fire.

March 8, 2012—Two people were killed and seven wounded at a psychiatric hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when a gunman entered the hospital with two semiautomatic handguns and began firing.

March 31, 2012—A gunman opened fire on a crowd of mourners at a North Miami, Florida, funeral home, killing two people and injuring 12 others.

April 2, 2012—A 43-year-old former student at Oikos University in Oakland, California, walked into his former school and killed seven people, “execution-style.” Three people were wounded.

April 6, 2012—Two men went on a deadly shooting spree in Tulsa, Oklahoma, shooting black men at random in an apparently racially motivated attack. Three men died and two were wounded.

May 29, 2012—A man in Seattle, Washington, opened fire in a coffee shop and killed five people and then himself.

July 9, 2012—At a soccer tournament in Wilmington, Delaware, three people were killed, including a 16-year-old player and the event organizer, when multiple gunmen began firing shots, apparently targeting the organizer.

July 20, 2012—James Holmes enters a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises and opens fire with a semi-automatic weapon; twelve people are killed and fifty-eight are wounded.

August 5, 2012—A white supremacist and former Army veteran shot six people to death inside a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before killing himself.

August 14, 2012—Three people were killed at Texas A&M University when a 35-year-old man went on a shooting rampage; one of the dead was a police officer.

September 27, 2012—A 36-year-old man who had just been laid off from Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis, Minnesota, entered his former workplace and shot five people to death, and wounded three others before killing himself.

October 21, 2012—45-year-old Radcliffe Frankin Haughton shot three women to death, including his wife, Zina Haughton, and injured four others at a spa in Brookfield, Wisconsin, before killing himself.

December 11, 2012—A 22-year-old began shooting at random at a mall near Portland, Oregon, killing two people and then himself.

December 14, 2012—One man, and possibly more, murders a reported twenty-six people at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, including twenty children, before killing himself.

It's not a political poke. It's an illustration of how problems aren't dealt with (anywhere). Your attempt to silence is exactly my point. This is a big problem.

The media is now doing the same thing i.e. silence in respect for the deceased.....don't question things....it's disrespectful....we need a cool down period....

I see no solution to this problem. Mental illness runs amok everywhere. It's probably impossible to fix. It's a fact we have to live with regardless of societal and freedom changes from now on.

Cam, "just another gun day in the u.s. of a." and your references to Saudi women are not even credible ways to start yet another divisive debate.

If you want to honestly talk about causes of violence, or mass shootings or gun rights, fine. Just don't expect anyone to take you seriously when your opening salvo is so utterly lacking in compassion and context.

I think we need gun reform in my country. And I am horrified and, yes, surprised by today's events. Your only references thus far are pretty blatantly anti-American. I want to heal and make things better. Your incessant penchant for bashing America is tired, and counterproductive to civil and respectful discourse.

This is so terrible. I can't imagine what the families must be going through, just awfull.

Thank you for handling that with your typical restraint, Tom. I could not have done the same in this case.

Go to sleep, you freak.

Now the whole damn forum has gone to sleep.

This could bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "piss on you"

Liven up dudes! Its Christmas. Wohooooooooo!!!

Not yet.....

And a merry un-Christmas to you good sir.

Hmm... I always get nervous when GOD is lurking. Whacha plannin now?

This was in the local newspaper today. May change my lunchtime walking habits.

Why were you wearing a shirt?

I'm Irish, not Bohemian.

Why do I keep pushing the wrong buttons?

Were they wrapped in blue LCD lighting? Explains everything.

Dear America;

Can we borrow your law requiring the government to respond to petitions with more than 30,000 signatures? Our government really, really needs a sense of humor.

P.S. you can keep that DeathStar that the Pentagon forgot to mention to Mr. President.

How many did you get right? (Don't give away answers!)

I got 13 of 13 and know of two other forum members that did also!

You answered 10 of 13 questions correctly along with 12% of responders.

Your score is better than 56% of responders and below 32%.

I missed 1, 7, 10.

13 for me as well.

12 of 13 for me. I didn't know twitter's logo, I'm proud to say.

He gave away an answer!

Guessed on all but one.I would have got twitter.
6 right. Guess I should read the US news more often...
Anybody else see this

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/01/12/...rn-day-warfare/

on the death star rant page?

OH, I'm so sorry. Another senior moment.

13

12. How the hell am I supposed to know who the US Attorney General is unless he does incredibly stupid (or annoying) stuff to get on the front page of the news? I think he needs to step up his game.

Hhhhhhhhot!! Hot hot hot hot holly hot batman.

Local Middle Eastern restaurant added extra more to their hot sauce today. Yowza!!

Need a "Like" button.

LOL!

Maybe a couple pints of ice cream?

The only cure for this one was about 14 hours.

I have no idea what peppers they used, but that sauce had staying power. Felt like I was belching flames for a while. Chalk one up for humbling experiences.

Judy Garland = Francis Ethel Gumm?

Aaah!! I'm being stalked by a Yeti.

Fred, I like your experimentation with loose associations. It's like you stopped your antipsychotic meds or something.

Meds are for wusses.

And to be clear, I'm being followed by a Yeti, espresso machines and golf clubs.

Hmm... I wonder what starts following me if I Google houses of ill repute a lot?

Bob.

Hahahahah

"Comparing walkers to runners is like comparing Barry Manilow to the Rolling Stones. "

At least its healthy.. Wait, that makes it worse doesn't it? Oh the shame!

::walks to fridge to drown sorrows in chocolate milk::

Do you suppose the inventor of the internet envisioned it being filled up by forums and threads like this?

The 2000 NBA draft is generally felt to be the worst in history. Will this year's draft approach that level of awfulness? It might. Check back in 5 years for a follow up post.

My draft approach is to drink lots of it.

Where's the "Like" button for Murph's post?

He's daft for draft.

Daft PUNK!

What is this "NBA" of which you speak?

Um, yeah ... Remind me not to talk NBA with the man from the greater Seattle area ... [slinks away quietly]

Boy, I HAVE been away for a while. It's after 5 and JP's still in the office. I didn't know one could earn an A.A. in ethics in less than a year!

Are you sure he's not napping?

That can never be determined, apparently, since he hasn't been fired!

Someone poke him with a stick.

Careful, his new behavior is all part of his carefully played therapeutic double bind that he has been building up on us for years. Whatever we do next will simply result in more scribbling.

<looks at Mark>

scribble scribble

<looks at Bob>

scribble scribble scribble scribble

<looks at Murph>

scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble scribble

HA! Who woulda thunk the guy that used to joke about having buried bodies in his basement would warrant less scribbles? HA!

The guy who doesn't joke about that.

Mark's new motto:

"Now with 50% less scribbles than other New Englanders and 75% less than those pesky Canadians!!!"

If JP were to get an A.A. in ethics, then he'd be the 3 degrees: JPS, B.S. (yes), M.D. (Ha! now THAT's funny), and A.A. (if he's not careful).

Wow. That would be the Bee's Knees with 3 Degrees!

File under Peter's "no one ever said that, ever":

Yay! I am soooo excited! I just got the bill for my new speakers!

Guess I won't be doing this as much any more:



http://news.fredericksburg.com/businessb...onuts-location/

"Spotsylvania" is really pretty hilarious all by itself.

Surely, SOMEONE will fill the donut void, er, hole, er, whatever.

Good lord, look at what Murph just made me discover...

Dear America;

We'll see your Marion Barry and raise you a Rob Ford.


Sincerely,
Canada

Dear Canada: Do not forget that the city of Wash, D.C. re-elected him after the fact.

Ha, ha. We're crazier than you are, we're crazier than you are...

Dear America: Yeah, but our mayor comes complete with a big ugly brother/politician/ex-dealer. And, he may yet get re-elected...

You guys in Canada are like all growed up and everything!

Don't forget our new currency!


Note: Sadly, the reference to Murphy Artizan has nothing to do with me.

Murph. You guys aren't going to separate after we ship you Duffy are you?

As if on cue:

Nation Not About To Start Giving A Shit About Canadian Politics



Thanks, Onion!

Don't worry. He will do like he always does. Stay here a couple weeks in the prime of summer and then go back to Ottawa.

I have a good friend very near his primary residence cottage which is 10 minutes from my house. In the 10 to 12 years I've been visiting my buddy there, I have seen him once, maybe twice if I think harder.

Maybe you need glasses. Hes a big fella, kinda hard to miss.

In other news, the Rob Ford entertainment show continues on. No need to wait for 'video at 11'. Just go to to thestar.com.

Nice!

Hey, Joe Biden, "Murf" showed us that map quite a while ago.

Yeah, but he talks really funny so I probably didn't "get it" at the time.

I bow to your encyclopedic knowledge of forum posts. I can't (and don't want to) keep all that crap in my head.

Oh, look, shiny...

Sorry Washington.
Chris Farley Tribute Mayor F.T.W !!!!!!!!!

Warning, severe language.
Rob Ford caught WASTED on tape ranting about murdering someone.

I used the Youtube version instead of the newspaper version so you could enjoy the closed captioning. There are some classic lines here you don't want to miss.

Ya know, Tom, in the last 12 months I think I've aged 10 years in every respect, including my memory.

I only remembered it, because I always enjoy any and all images that stereotype and denigrate whole swaths of people and countries.

Ya know, Tom, in the last 12 months I think I've aged 10 years
in every respect, including my memory.

"...liars, thieves and birds." That's great! Was that rant done in a different "drunken stupor" than the "one" that included the crack?

Now if you can just find footage of him whipping basketballs at City Councilors heads and groins, you'd really have somethin' goin' awn.

Sorry, no basketball whipping, but now we have stories of organized crime types with suitcases full of cash wandering the neighborhood where the video was shot offering to buy it. I'm waiting for the 'concrete shoes' episode of the Rob Ford show.

Ya know what'd break this apart, a newly surfaced sex tape of Rob Ford and Chris Christy. Hell, now I gotta go brush my teeth, just like after every other time I throw up. Imagine being so fat, you can successfully smother any and all farts? Sorry, just trying for a little positive spin.

Funny you should mention sex tapes. There is a rumour about another video of exactly that (sorry not with Chris Farley).

I'll be sure to post the links for you when it comes out.

I'm still amused by the Rob Ford saga. Apparently, so are the interwebz.

Councillor: Mr. Mayor, do you still have a zero tolerance policy for drugs and gangs.

Mayor Ford: Yes.

Councillor: Mr. Mayor, have you purchased illegal drugs in the past two years.

Mayor Ford: Long pause...... Yes.


Honestly! Somebody needs to buy the movie rights to this stuff. I haven't been so amused by the news in my whole life.

I just can't believe the arrogance of not stepping down!

In order to understand the arrogance, one has to know the history of this clown. He is one of four children from a very rich family whose father was in politics as well and quite well known in the area and prior to being elected mayor, Rob was a local councillor who appealed to the masses originally because he came across, especially to the large volume of immigrants, as just "one of the boys". Three out of the four offspring(obviously, him as well) have had drug and substance abuse problems in their lives. It was also quite well known that while in high school Rob was a drug dealer along with himself and his brother being a pair of the school bullies, so none of this really comes as a surprise. Intimidation and ridicule in his office now coming out from ex-staffers just adds to the character that he already was.

It is the old adage "a leopard never changes its spots".
Once a punk always a punk, he just happens to come from a "well-to-do" family who have protected him along the way.
The screws now are, however, tightening on him and something will happen soon.

Despite his personal failings, he's saved the city one hell of a lot of money(something TO's previous mayor's knew nothing about).

Dear Italy;

Our Rob Ford is more embarrassing than your Silvio Berlusconi... and that's without the details on the Bunga Bunga parties!

Well, that's the story he's selling. There are more than one fiscal conservative on Toronto city council. I find it hard to believe he is the best, or even capable of leading the charge. He certainly is good at saying BILLIONS!!

The Star had a good breakdown of the claimed vs actual savings. He has pushed the city in a more responsible fiscal direction, but there will be a lot of fallout from his time as mayor.

I hope for Toronto's sake that John Tory decides to run for mayor.

In some ways yes, however, in other ways he is taking credit for stuff he had nothing to do with, in fact, he took credit for the cities' recent 250 mill. surplus, despite the fact that the bulk of that surplus was generated from a real estate fee implemented by the previous administration that was at the top of his list to eliminate as soon as he was elected.

Agree on the first point.

The Star is a poor source where politics are concerned. They basically gave McGinty a free pass on anything he did when he was premier yet were trying to undermine Ford from the moment he became mayor. Everyone knows where the Stars politics are aligned.

John Tory would be a better choice, but has stuck his foot in his mouth, big time, in the past.

Last Tuesday, somewhere in America, the first Whig in 156 years was elected to office. Now you guys want to elect a Tory?

Ford's latest quote is better than I could have ever dreamed we'd catch a person in public office saying during a live media conference. It's like he hired Seth Macfarlane to be his speech writer.

Even after removing the objectionable word in respect for the Axiom board keepers, I'll still put in a spoiler button with a warning it's offensive language. Still, it's just so completely unbelievable. He's either completely lost it or he's looking to publish later.

One has to admit that it was an awesome response to the question. At least he didn't call her a skank.

I'm sniffin' a reality show coming his way.

...

Yeah, the Star has a bias. That does not make their numbers wrong. It is funny to see how the Star seems to choke on any admission that Ford (or more correctly the Ford administration) actually has made some progress.

Bob, it's already a reality show and I bet more people around the world tune in every night for the next episode than any other Canadian show.

I can't wait to see how he tops his most recent performance. The man has talent.

The other night, I was about to take the first bite of hot pizza and thought, "Ooh don't burn the roof of your mouth!"

At that very moment I realized that it is NOT the roof of my mouth, it is the ceiling of my mouth. How could we have gotten that so wrong for so long?

Wouldn't one have to suck the pizza through one's nose to hit the "roof" of one's mouth? Ew!

I've opted for popcorn ceiling on mine.

REAL "This is Spinal Tap" stories:

http://nyp.st/1cjwY8c

Alice Cooper's incident is way cool!

That is laugh-out-loud funny!

Happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, everybody!

As only Brian can do it...

Really? Brian's been accused of violating copyright law?

Does it break forum rules if I advertise and post a link for my parents house for sale? There may be a local member of the forum (or they may know someone) that's looking for a beautiful lakeside house in the country.

Thanks

You just need to be more sly.

You should have posted a story about how sad you are that your parents are selling a beautiful home on the _____ Lake and how some of your best memories in life came from growing up at nn ___ Road and that you are insulted that your parents are only asking nnnnnnn for such a treasure trove of irreplaceable family memories.

. Did you see my Facebook post by chance?

This one's for Murph.

GET OFF MY SNOWBANK PUNK!!

Well, Cam, it's been more than 72 hours without a public response at all, let alone a "nay." I'd say you're good to go.

BTW, How many beds/baths? One or two stories? What part of Peterborough? frpl? hdwd fls th-out? d & d, any WTW? Sq. ft? Parking? Yard? How far from schools? Etc., etc.?

No, this is not an ad, really. I PERSONALLY am dying to know the answers to these questions. Plus, I really like your folks.

Well, here it is - linky.

I never thought I would get so emotional when my parents put it up for sale. I knew it was coming, but it still really sucks. It's a beautiful place to live. I wanted to keep it as a cottage (it is in the heart of cottage country) but it's just not feasible.

Peace

I did see that Cam. Although just yesterday. I rarely go into Facebook anymore but yesterday I was pretty, 'clears throaght' tired after a very late night out for the ECMAs East Coast Music Awards. So I needed something mindless during to do for a while.

It sounds like a beautiful spot. I can imagine the memories there would be like postcards.

I went through the same thing when my parents sold our house. Beautiful, 3 story, century home that my Dad bought for an absolute steal (we were just a shade above poor at the time.) Since he was a kid, he had been spending a lot of his time doing all the handyman work for the three ancient sisters who lived there. They barely paid him ('barely paid us' as I got old enough to cut the grass, paint, etc.) but it paid off in the end as he was practically handed over of the nicest houses in town.

I remember talking myself out of buying it. It was too far from work, especially for Sharon who did shift work as a nurse at the time and I knew heating it was like a mortgage all of it's own. Still, it was home I'm hoping it's still around and goes for sale if I ever retire.

What a bunch of maudlin sissies! Boo-hoo, my folks are selling the place I always called "home."

If you ask me, you're both lucky that your folks didn't thrown you out of "the place I always called home" when you were 12!

I can't "know" it but, I can "feel" what terrible children you were.

I have to go to work now, but would you do me favor while I'm away today? Grow up!

(I know, I know, that REALLY oughta end with an emoticon, but I can't find one for: "No, pussies, I really mean it.")

I'm pretty sure that the emoticon you're looking for is an extended middle finger?

WOW, Bob. Your childhood really must have been miserable.

I've been Bobified! FINALLY !

Just like being made fun of on SNL, you haven't truly made it until you've been called out by Bob. I feel better now.

Ah, I remember that day when Bob told me I was going to cut my arm off with my table saw. So refreshing!

Love you, Bob.

Bob hasn't publicly made fun of me yet!

::Runs away crying::

Well ... uh ... usually a fella keeps that to himself, but if you're the kind to kiss and tell, I guess there's no stopping you in this day and age of social media and whatnot. Let me guess, next somebody will "accidentally" release the tape. We know it was you that did it in your quest to be a star.

WOW!! That was REALLY fun!

It is a monstrous release to say such horrible things to or about people you actually like and respect---or even people for whom you have no feelings at all, but I wouldn't publicly say that about Mark and Tom, well, not here, in this post.

Seriously, Cam & Murph, it must be a drag to see the family home get sold. And both of you have very tightknit families, just like the old Irish clans that you don't know you still belong to. It was where you grew up and learned how to do bad things and not get caught. That alone must make it dear to you.
(Now THAT sentence, I DO mean!)

Jack, I was adopted outta foster care and couldn't have gotten luckier. My sister (also adopted) and I had over 40 cousins. We knew as school children that each of our parents was the glue in their families (7 for Mom, 5 for Dad), and that we got the best of the lot. We were the only ones to go to college and grad school. Lucky, indeed!

They were always supportive and encouraging, academically and otherwise. They lived with a rock band in the bsmt for 4 years.

Most of all, they provided me with a firm foundation from which to launch my fake attacks w/o notice! Thanks for asking.

Edit: Before anyone goes thinking all "Bostony and Beacon Hilly," I grew up in a blue collar 'hood. My Mom took in sewing and my Dad opened the doors on the subway.
Ahh, from such humble beginnings to this! Pathetic, pathetic.

BAHAHAHA! I can't believe you guys thought Bobby was serious. I got a good laugh from that, my friend .

Awesome, 'cause you and Murph are the main laughs I was looking for!.

Wish your folks good luck for me. Hope there's a bidding war!

Bob, Cam and many other of you sarcastic b___s are, and continues to be, people that I wish I could hang around with more than what realistically might have been that only time in a lifetime.

Where I grew up, if you weren't being made fun of by your friends, it meant that you better look out because you must have pissed them off.

It was kind of the ultimate, passive aggressive society. We were only polite to strangers, elders and people we didn't like. As long as you were still getting hit with sarcastic zingers, you knew you were good with your friends. If they were being nice to you, it was a form of exclusion.

Edit:
Ken has no honor.

It was only refreshing, Ken, 'cause I was wrong, so far.

Bingo, (on the part before the "edit.")!

I don't understand the Ken part? Who's Ken?

Wow. I have been ignoring the Shoutbox thread since way back when the Shoutbox went away.

Funny thing about this. AlaskanAVGuy has truly been trying to make a lot of friends lately by showing his "love" for people not just here, but same tone over on AVS, and I stumbled (ok, not really *stumbled*) across the same type of pissy tone over at HomeTheaterForum as well. He must have a LOT of friends now. Interesting that the accounts are all just a couple of weeks old and he has made so many new friends.

I didn't understand the Honor part? What's honor?

[/quote]

Awesome

Thanks! I love a good Internet meme. But I'll have to be careful not to overdo it, or this place will look like the Weezer "Pork and Beans" video.

If all of us put our heads together, we could not come up with a number for "JP Overdoes It."

Wait! Didn't the REAL shoutbox get removed 'cause of y, y, yu, yu, you? No! Now I remember!!! Fred took a dump in the shoutbox and there was no one willing to clean it out and disinfect it! Well that may have "been the straw, " but I think you built the f'n camel.

Hey!! It was empty and I couldn't wait. Besides, any self respecting shoutbox should flush every 24 hours.

True.

It should follow more of a Borat bag model as opposed to a full septic system.

I you don't understand my reference, I suggest you watch the movie. Actually, No, I can't reasonably suggest that and retain my honor.

* Kens ears are perking up somewhere *

I'm no Vulcan p'taQ!

But you are out of your Vulcan mind!

I WILL KILL YOU WHERE YOU STAND!

in, like, a few hours. Can you hang out while I drive down there?

Well, Mr. Klingon buddy, are you in trouble now. I've found this expert corner where I can learn tae kwan dog and dog fu, and then I'll show you. And your little targ, too.

Mmmmmm! Dog fu yung. By the way, what ever did happen to Sunshine?

Look! Joe in SC is in the house! Funny, but he and I used to be a lot closer when he was Joe in CT. Stuff happens.

I went through a McDonald's drive thru on the way to work this AM. After sitting on my desk for 45 minutes, the coffee is now at the temperature I like to drink it.

McDonald's "food" is an oral suppository. I bet you had to change your diaper shortly after consumption.

Pfffft.. PJ has been toilet trained for months already!

Some people use fiber supplements, I eat a sausage mcmuffin and drink a large warm coffee. Same results!

Since I was in the same province, I made a short stop at Axiom for a visit and speaker updates. It was nice to see Ian, Deb and Noreen again.

I was just at the supermarket. I HAD only 19 items in my cart on my way to the 20-items-or-less register, but I passed Twizzlers and Mini P-nut Butter cups, and a coupla/three items more on my way, and, well, I ended up with 24 items.

I let the man with one item behind me go ahead of me.

The next guy in line had about 12-15 items in his cart. I apologized for having four more than I should. He said he let go of that kind if stuff years ago. "Good for you," I said. "The less stress the better."

As the cashier was bagging (I always help bag) the last couple of items, I held out my charge card for her. The man behind me said, "Thank God it's a card. If it had been I check book, I would have lost it!" LMAO!!

That story was four funnier than it should have been.

It's the way Bob tells it.

The game I like to play at the supermarket is is with those people that insist in putting the spacer bar between thier stuff and my stuff, no matter how much distance I leave between us. I'm always amazed at how paranoid some people get. Do they really think that the checkout clerk is going to mistake the 3' of empty space between thier pile and mine?

This behavior seems especially prevalent in senior ladies so now if they plunk down the stick and give me 'the look' that says "why didn't you put a stick down yourself, young man?" I pick up the stick and slide it way back in the holder rail where they cant reach it. Then I stand back and watch the look of panic on thier faces.

Murph, they just don't want the checkout girl thinking the 96-pack of Magnums are for her.

Can't fault them, really.

BTW, you knew that I meant that they were concerned about their girlish figures, right?

Sadly, we can't buy liquor in our supermarkets. If we could, I'd make a point of sneaking bottles into thier piles so the clerk would have to loudly exclaim "I'm sorry Mam, but your 7 mini-bottles of Jack Daniels puts you over the 20 item limit."

Sorry, I guess I'm in a crude mood this morning.

I just noticed in the photo that I posted that the White one is not labeled as "Magnum". Figures.

Mark, REALLY!?
What Store chain sells a 96 variety pack of Magnum ice cream bars! Hey, I'm all in on that!

/Jeff

It's a Costco special order from their Industrial Department.

I place the space bar perpendicular to the belt sometimes. That unsettles people as well. And it will keep them from talking to you.

Mark, wouldn't any one of those actuslly kill you?

Have you seen the TV ad where the beautiful young woman exits her car in stopped traffic to run over the tops of the vehicles ahead of her to get to the Magnum delivery truck? I think she thought it was carrying condoms.

Nutty Dipped for her/his pleasure.

Notice how I even was politically correct with that crude remark. It's true, you CAN be crude and politically correct at the same time. Who knew?

That actress has one of the best one liners ever in the film "the to do list"

She surprises a scruffy Bill Hader with the line " you got a dick under that poncho?"

Great movie. Hilarious.

During my years in Tucson and Cohcise County, I wish I had a dollar for every time I've used that line.

Seriously though, Bill Hader is great! He's so "off" and has no shame.

Found what I'm getting TomTuttle for Christmas:

http://www.amazon.com/Seattle-Seahawks-Block-Sweater-Large/dp/B00JSLLGWI/ref=sr_1_1

Still waiting on that delivery, JP.

In the meantime, for our Canadian friends...

There's snow on the windscreen and you can write on it? Pft, looks like shorts weather to me.

What Fred said. Right, said Fred.

Should -40c get a honorable mention?

Is it really that cold there? Its only -30 here

It was this morning. It warmed up nicely to -25.

-26 in Montreal (Boisbriand, actually) this morning. A nice toasty -7 in Atlanta tonight when I got back. Tropical, by comparison. (Yes, those temps are in Celcius)

Whoa! There are 5 people online simultaneously. Lately, there have been that set of "hips" quite a lot, as in, Who's Online ().

Edit: Of course, I'm still counting those who have me "blocked."

Did someone say something?

Would someone ask Mark to PM me? I have him blocked.

I have Peter blocked. Is he still using me as his forum punching bag?

I was going to "follow" you, Bob, but I was concerned you might take my enjoyment of sticking my blowpipe into a glory hole the wrong way.

Blocking, eh? Kind of a distinguished honor to know your affect was real to someone. Better than the usual crickets I guess.

I'm riding out the hump until some new blood joins. Kind of hard to learn with anyone when nothing is happening..... Remember AlaskanAVguy. Those were the (few) days.

So, it's slow for everyone? Not just me?...that makes me feel a bit better.
A few of us were bs'n around the fire a few weeks back and the HT came up. By the end of the conversation we all agreed it's better to be broke with an HT than to be broke and without. Long story short I cried to those who would listen "geez, I wish I had saved a bit more money when I had it".
Next night I was in the sweet spot grinning, didn't think about money once the whole time.

I hate ants!

Carpenters? The worst. Had em last summer.

Peter: How are things up there in such rarified air?

This rainbow I saw yesterday in Santa Cruz, just outside the condo that has served as my family's temporary home, is indicative of how things are going. There are some gray areas, but overall things are wonderful.



We're no longer living at the condo. We found a great place in Ben Lomond, CA and started living here a week ago Wednesday. We still go to the beach condo on weekends, but we lose that at the end of March since it was a 45-day lease paid for by Apple.

So glad for you, Peter. I'm sure you've worked very hard to get there! You didn't belong in Virginia with THOSE people anyway, did you?

I really love that photo.

Wait. You're being nice. You're on meds again aren't you.

That's some swanky territory you're living in Peter. I've driven through the area a couple of times. Very beautiful.

The territory I'm actually living in -- the rainbow pic was taken across the street from my temporary condo -- has many more trees and reminds me of the parts of Canada I've seen (area btw Toronto and Dwight.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Lomond,_California

I remember lots of trees, but a drier look than northern Ontario.

Oh, and as a bonus, if you happen to live for another 100,000 to 200,000 years, you'll be in the middle of an island.

That there is no rainbow. Peter lives in a DOME!!

Don't TELL him, we're getting great TV from this!

You are correct, Adrian, and it's called "Apple."

That pic really looks a lot like one though, the show and Oz the great and powerful's.

Ma-a--hk ha---d an ea--rth--qua--qua--quake this mor--ni-ni-ng, in Ne'Hampsha!

It was actually very close to Concord, in Contookook, but no one can pronounce that.

Con-Too-Cook.

Yes, I felt the earth....move....under my feet.

Was thinking about calling you this morning Bob, till my house crumbled around me.

Is Buddy OK?

I mean, I hope you and Joyce are OK, too. Of course.

But really, how's the dog?!

Minor surgery today, unrelated to the Giganto-Earth-Heave.

I'll tell him you were asking about him!

Shout, Shout,

Shout it on out...



You go Donny.

That's great, Fred. How did that get missed?!

I don't know Bob. Maybe everyone is just in awe of it?

I'd take that over Warhol's cans any day of the week.

Not at Sotheby's, you wouldn't.

Then maybe they need to upgrade their cans.

Magic Mushrooms ftw.

But then, we knew years ago that it was a happy buzz.

Interesting. Thanks. They make me hurl first, though. It's like paying for getting drunk by ralphing before you drink.

Punishment FOR a reward. Wait, that's surgery!

I thought that was peyote?

No experience, but that is what everyone in knew in AZ said, yes. After the mushroom incident (now there's a name for a 60's band!), I never did it a second time.

I think I never drank, because I watched my friends all go through the "learning curve" and that was sharp enough to keep me away. Paying the piper with both one's stomach and head just never seemed worth it.

I was never a drinker either Bob. My experience with getting crocked was it felt really good for about 15 minutes and then it was "BLAAAAH!, I REALLY wish I hadn't done this."

Kids today...

Sadly we are now a society of living zombies that can't do any thing without these {I devices}.
People crossing roads, getting hit by cars cause they can't stop texting long enough to look if the road's clear.

Is this the greatest thing you've ever seen?

Toolshed

Whoever built that must have seen my firewood shed.

First neighbour to come by looked at it and said "I could have lent you a level if you needed one". I ignored him, I was still feeling pretty proud that it hadn't fallen down.