View Full Version : September! Already? Repository for loose thoughts.
Bawanna
08-31-2011, 01:53 PM
You know the drill, if it don't fit elsewhere put it here.
I can't believe it's September already. Where did the time go, guess I was too busy to notice it was summer.
I know it wasn't a case of time flies when your having fun..................sigh.
Bawanna
08-31-2011, 01:57 PM
A good one from new member trelliswires.
A very wise Italian Grandfather......
Italian Fathers and Grandfathers pass their handguns down through the family.
An old Italian man is dying. He calls his grandson to his bedside, "Guido, I wanna' you lissina me. I wanna' you to take-a my chrome plated .38 revolver so you will always remember me."
"But grandpa, I really don't like guns. How about you leave me your Rolex watch instead?"
"You lissina me, boy. Somma day you gonna be runna da business, you gonna have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a home and a-maybe a coupla bambinos. "
"Somma day you gonna come-a home and a-maybe finda you wife inna bed wit' another man.
Whatta you gonna do den? Pointa to you watch and say, time's up?"
yqtszhj
08-31-2011, 04:22 PM
Boudreaux & Band-Aids (that's pronounced BOO-dro, for y'all
not familiar with Louisiana)
Boudreaux staggered home very late after another evening
with his drinking buddy, Thibodeaux. He took off his shoes to avoid
waking his wife, Clotile. He tiptoed as quietly as he could toward the
stairs leading to their upstairs bedroom, but misjudged the bottom step.
As he caught himself by grabbing the banister, his body swung around and
he landed heavily on his rump. A whiskey bottle in each back pocket broke
and made the landing especially painful. Managing not to yell, Boudreaux
sprung up, pulled down his pants, and looked in the hall mirror to see
that his butt cheeks were cut and bleeding. He managed to quietly find a
full box of Band-Aids and began putting Band-Aids best he could on each
place he saw blood. He then hid the now almost empty box and
shuffled and stumbled his way to bed.
In the morning, Boudreaux woke up with searing pain in both his head and
butt and Clotile staring at him from across the room.
She said, "You were drunk again last night weren't you
Boudreaux?" Boudreaux said, "My chere, why you say such a mean ting?"
"Well," Clotile said, "it could be the open front door, it could be the
broken glass at the bottom of the stairs, it could be the drops of blood
trailing through the house, it could be your bloodshot eyes, but mostly,
it's all those Band-Aids stuck on the downstairs mirror."
cgo99
08-31-2011, 05:25 PM
Good one yqtszhj, was not expecting that.
Jeremiah/Az
08-31-2011, 06:55 PM
I like the supposedly true story about Winston Churchill @ a gathering. He said to a Duchess,"God damn your ugly!" She said,"You Sir, are very drunk." He said,"Yes, but in the morning I'll be sober."
yqtszhj
08-31-2011, 06:55 PM
Boudreaux was sitting in the City Bar in Maurice, La. one Saturday night, and had several beers under his belt. After a while, he looks at the guy sitting next to him, and asks him, "Hey, you wanna hear a good Aggie joke, you? The big guy replies, "Let me tell you something. I'm an oilfield roughneck, I weigh 270 pounds, and I don't like Cajuns. My buddy here is a pro football player, weighs 300 pounds, and he doesn't like Cajuns either. His friend on his other side, is a professional wrestler, weighs 320 pounds, always has a chip on his shoulder, and he likes Cajuns even less than we do, and we are all Aggies. Do you really want to tell us an Aggie joke ?" Boudreaux, all 150 pounds of Cajun attitude, tells him, "Well, I guess not. After all I don't want to have to explain it three times !"
JFootin
08-31-2011, 11:34 PM
So, I guess Boudreaux is no longer with us?
mr surveyor
09-01-2011, 02:20 AM
y'all sure go to bed early around here.... I just finished my day's work (at least until picking back up where I left off after a nap)
MikeyKahr
09-01-2011, 02:29 AM
Early? And you even have an hour time advantage, mr surveyor. :rolleyes:
mr surveyor
09-01-2011, 02:30 AM
well, at least I'm not alone:D
too wired to sleep now.
MikeyKahr
09-01-2011, 04:20 AM
Good night/morning. :)
Sent using Tapatalk
yqtszhj
09-01-2011, 07:12 AM
So, I guess Boudreaux is no longer with us?
Nah, Boudreaux be alright. He had Thibodeaux for a backup. :D
Phooey
09-01-2011, 10:02 AM
When I first read this I laughed so hard the tears ran down my leg!
I met a girl in the park the other evening.
There was an instant spark between us and she immediately dropped to her knees
and laid on the grass at my feet.
As we lay making love, I thought
''These taser guns are well worth the money.''
Funny cop spoof video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FTWv7abjU&feature=youtu.be
wyntrout
09-01-2011, 02:21 PM
Good one, Phooey!! LOL!
Wynn:D
melissa5
09-02-2011, 06:00 PM
Not to change the subject, but...
I went to Sam's club todays to pick up some Sam's cola and found that they don't sell it. :rain: I just thought that was bassackwards. Seems I have to go to Walmart to buy it.
Bawanna
09-02-2011, 06:53 PM
Never heard of it. Must be a local thing? Does it come with the whiskey already added?
melissa5
09-02-2011, 07:16 PM
Never heard of it. Must be a local thing? Does it come with the whiskey already added?
It's just a generic brand of Coke. I thought Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs were all over the place. Ya'll DO have a Walmart in the wilds of Washington state don't ya'll?:p
OldLincoln
09-02-2011, 07:18 PM
subject, what subject? Look, shiny!!
mr surveyor
09-02-2011, 07:22 PM
shiny???
I like matte!
MikeyKahr
09-02-2011, 07:40 PM
...squirrel...
Bawanna
09-02-2011, 08:10 PM
It's just a generic brand of Coke. I thought Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs were all over the place. Ya'll DO have a Walmart in the wilds of Washington state don't ya'll?:p
Yup, we alls got them Walmarts and even a couple of super Walmarts here in the wilds of Washington. I never shopped for sody there before.
So in summary the whiskey ain't in there?
Somebody say whiskey? Good plan. 3 day weekend, maybe I oughta get drunk and be somebody.
OldLincoln
09-02-2011, 09:48 PM
>>subject, what subject? Look, shiny!!<<
My neighbor has a child with significant attention deficit. He calls it ADLS for Attention Deficit - Look Shiny!. She'll be talking or doing one thing and will be distracted and go off 90* without any hesitation or consideration about continuing what she was supposed to do.
Well, when he told me that I about fell down laughing. I can picture her snapping her head saying "LOOK, PRETTY!" I'll try to get it out of my lexicon because nobody knows what I'm talking about. It just seemed appropriate for this thread.
mr surveyor
09-02-2011, 10:54 PM
OL
I understand exactly! I know people that fit the exact same description (obviously not me... I like matte;)).
Don't stop using the phrase.... It's perfect for this forum.
"Look, it's shiny" needs to be a regular catch phrase around here:D
surv
MW surveyor
09-03-2011, 05:02 AM
I'll second that!
Especially for use in thread hijacking/drift because most thread drifts on here are like a 90 degree turn.
May have to have to use that phrase when you are going to drift a thread.
"Look shiney" then proceed. :)
melissa5
09-03-2011, 06:04 AM
I also like matte, but I do enjoy thread drift! :)
Indigo
09-03-2011, 08:17 AM
I imagine if the Internet had been around in Darwin's day he may have spent his time on the Galapagos leisurely surfing the forums, finding parts of one topic strewn about in multiple locations.....thus developing the theory of Thread Drift, rather than enlightening us with tales of moving continents.
O'Dell
09-03-2011, 11:40 AM
I imagine if the Internet had been around in Darwin's day he may have spent his time on the Galapagos leisurely surfing the forums, finding parts of one topic strewn about in multiple locations.....thus developing the theory of Thread Drift, rather than enlightening us with tales of moving continents.
I never really read Darwin, but I didn't know he was into plate tectonics. I don't think we even knew about it in his day. Oh well, interesting thought though.
OldLincoln
09-03-2011, 12:37 PM
Yup Thread Drift is right up there with Continent Drift which some folks take entirely too seriously. Speaking of drift have you seen what some of those pro drivers can do with their souped up cars? When you have a few minutes watch this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs-jAImScms) and see what real drift is about!
Indigo
09-03-2011, 12:54 PM
I never really read Darwin, but I didn't know he was into plate tectonics. I don't think we even knew about it in his day. Oh well, interesting thought though.
Someone named Wegner came up with the theory but it wasn't taken seriously until some of Darwin's ideas were applied to coastal areas. Similar species on opposite sides of the Atlantic made people take it more seriously. Something like that anyway.
O'Dell
09-03-2011, 02:12 PM
Someone named Wegner came up with the theory but it wasn't taken seriously until some of Darwin's ideas were applied to coastal areas. Similar species on opposite sides of the Atlantic made people take it more seriously. Something like that anyway.
Thanks for "learnin" me. I can see where it would apply to Darwin's ideas. I guess I'd better read more about it. Hate to be ignorant on such an important subject. :(
OldLincoln
09-03-2011, 03:24 PM
Yup, when the big split some folks left their friends on the other side. I saw that in the Sunday paper where this fella writes something on a large tablet and tosses it in the ocean. The reply comes some time later. Hmmm, now that I think about it, that was the only section printed in color. Must be important.
mr surveyor
09-03-2011, 04:16 PM
speaking of drivers (post #29), I never could hit one... 3 wood was fair, but I finally gave it all up...mrs surv just couldn't cook them golfs up to where I could eat em.
and as for that Darwin feller... if'n he's the same one that works down at Sam's Auto Repair I wouldn't let him work on a 1983 Chevy pick up..and certainly not on a Continental. That Darwin guy ain't nothin' but a drifter.
yqtszhj
09-03-2011, 04:48 PM
Secret Weapon
At the height of the Intafada, the Israelis and Arabs realized that, if they continued, they would someday end up destroying the world. So they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with a dogfight.
The negotiators agreed that each country would take five years to develop the best fighting dog they could. The dog that won the fight would earn its country the right to rule the world. The losing side would have to lay down its arms.
The Arabs found the biggest, meanest Dobermans and Rottweilers in
the world. They bred them together and then crossed their offspring with the meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest, strongest puppy from each litter, killed all the other puppies and fed the lone dog all of the milk. They used steroids and trainers in their quest for the perfect killing machine, until, after the five years were up, they had a dog that needed iron prison bars on his cage. Only the trainers could handle this beast.
When the day of the big fight arrived, the Israelis showed up with a strange animal: It was a nine-foot-long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Israelis. No one else thought this weird animal stood a chance against the growling beast in the Arab camp. The bookies predicted the Arabs would win in less than a minute.
The cages were opened. The Dachshund waddled toward the center of
the ring. The Arab dog leapt from his cage and charged the giant wiener-dog. As he got to within an inch of the Israeli dog, the Dachshund opened its jaws and swallowed the Arab beast in one bite. There was nothing left but a small bit of fur from the killer dog's tail.
The Arabs approached the Israelis, shaking their heads in disbelief.
"We do not understand. Our top scientists and breeders worked for five years with the meanest, biggest Dobermans and Rottweilers. They developed a killing machine."
"Really?" the Israelis replied. "We had our top plastic surgeons working for five years to make an alligator look like a Dachshund!"
melissa5
09-03-2011, 05:57 PM
My small town has a yard sale on the main street of the town twice a month. This morning I took my old junk and sold $35 of it. Anyway, I like to take pictures of interesting looking people. Here are three that I've titled "Flea market hair and booty shorts".
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8486/hairxk.jpg
Barth
09-03-2011, 06:42 PM
I live in Tampa Florida.
Specifically the Hyde Park / SoHo district.
At the malls here the girls dress to the nines
Even at the grocery store it’s a fashion show.
Parked near me at my Green Wise Publix covered parking was
a Ranger Rover, convertible Carrera S and spanking new convertible
Aston Martin Vantage. Makes me feel a little funny in my 1990 Honda Accord.
Anyway, went to a NASCAR race at Atlanta with some friends.
And we all went to the mall to check out the local talent.
Ladies were in robes with curlers in their hair!
We ran away in terror.
I don’t like leaving Tampa much.
JFootin
09-03-2011, 09:47 PM
My small town has a yard sale on the main street of the town twice a month. This morning I took my old junk and sold $35 of it. Anyway, I like to take pictures of interesting looking people. Here are three that I've titled "Flea market hair and booty shorts".
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8486/hairxk.jpg
That one with the red hair and booty shorts looks in profile like she has a face like a Hippopotamus! Definitely put a bag over her head before answering THAT booty call! Shoot, the rest of her ain't too bad! :biggrin1: LOL! :banplease:
Bawanna
09-03-2011, 11:49 PM
I'll stick with my Red Wings if it's all the same to you. The movie Free Willy flashed in my head when I saw the pic. Thought about throwing em back in the water before they dried out. I should work for Green Peace. Yeah right.
Me Mr. Earth First we'll log the rest of the planets later.
yqtszhj
09-04-2011, 08:40 AM
I'm holding all comments..................... for the moment anyway.
Phooey
09-04-2011, 11:07 AM
The Husband Shop
A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:
You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!
So, a woman goes to the Husband Shop to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:
Floor 1 - These men have jobs.
She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.
'That's nice,' she thinks, 'but I want more.' So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:
Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking.
'Wow,' she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking and help with housework.
'Oh, mercy me!' she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!' Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:
Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with housework, and will satisfy all your sexual fantasies.
She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 6 - You are visitor 40,357,045 to this floor.
There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for visiting at the Husband Shop.
PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid gender bias charges, the store's owner opened a New Wives store just across the street:
The first floor has wives who love sex.
The second floor has wives who love sex and are hot.
The third floor has wives who love sex and are hot, have money and like beer.
Fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited.
Phooey
09-04-2011, 11:11 AM
This was really a hoot to read - sorry if it has been around before:D. Thought that TheTmanski might enjoy.
Story from a Kansas State Highway Patrol officer:
I made a traffic stop on an elderly lady the other day for speeding
on U.S. 166 Eastbound at Mile Marker 73 just East of Sedan , KS .
I asked for her driver's license, registration, and proof of insurance.
The lady took out the required information and handed it to me.
In with the cards I was somewhat surprised (due to her advanced age)
to see she had a conceal carry permit. I looked at her and asked if
she had a weapon in her possession at this time.
She responded that she indeed had a .45 semi-automatic in her glove box.
Something---body language, or the way she said it---made me want
to ask if she had any other firearms. She did admit to also having
a 9mm Glock in her center console. Now I had to ask one more
time if that was all. She responded once again that she did have
just one more, a .38 special in her purse. I then asked her what
was she so afraid of.
She looked me right in the eye and said, "Not a damn thing!"
Seniors - Don't mess with them. They didn't get old by being stupid
wyntrout
09-04-2011, 11:18 AM
The husband "store"... another good one, Phooey!
Wynn:D
Well here goes...... I been doing the same job for two companies for twenty eight years. Three times ive been nominated for a national achievement award. This Nov I will probably get it.
Problem is.... Its six hundred miles away. Me and the TSA dont like each other. So... What to do. Remainsilent and get nailed with the company entourage.... Or....beg out....or drive. TSA has always performed high level search and interrogation on me....think in terms of over an hour,of mutual conpany. And they always let me fly....though I missed one flight on their account now. So... Decisions decisions
TucsonMTB
09-04-2011, 01:45 PM
Six hundred miles sounds like a nice road trip. If you can get your company to pay for the rental of a nice luxury car in lieu of airfare, so much the better.
Just my two cents . . .
OldLincoln
09-04-2011, 02:25 PM
Depends on the drive, but 600 miles isn't too bad. Of course if it's raining all the way forget it. I do suggest renting a luxury car though as the price difference is nothing compared to the comfort. We flew from CA to Boston to see the fall colors once and since we were going to drive the whole New England loop I rented a large Cadillac and it made the drive very pleasant.
Bawanna
09-04-2011, 03:14 PM
Jocko, do these meet standards?
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n538/hopke5/DSCN2287.jpg
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n538/hopke5/DSCN2285.jpg
Yah, 600 miles each way... really closer to 650 from my tip of Fl to NC.
I'm thinkin... just sidestep the whole affair. I don't do well in a money-suit, feel about at home wearin' a tie as PETA protesters at a biker event. Then I'd have to contend with table manners, remember to NOT make a sandwhich out of my steak and dinner rolls, restrict my thumb from veggie pushin' duties, try and remember to wear the napkin in the right spot, keep my shirt tail from hangin' out of my fly, etc etc, and to refrain from marching into the kitchen and askin' the head chef for some Tobascee Sauce.
In case you cant tell.... the TSA is only the icing on the cake....
Maybe I can schedule a few root canals for myself that week....
TucsonMTB
09-04-2011, 04:06 PM
Hey, it's your award, you should be able to make that stick. But, if it would be more PC to make an appearance or inescapable due to other people's expectations, you can do it gracefully.
Haven't looked to see who honors whose permits, but you might even be able to carry.
Even for old f@rts like me, an occasional exercise in social graces is not too painful. Honest. :)
One last thought: If Bawanna can tolerate a full blow penguin suit for a long day, you should be able to put up with a nice blazer and trousers. You could probably get away with an open collar if you wear a nice shirt with your blazer. Get some nice slip on shoes made from nice leather and you will be very stylish and comfortable at the same time.
I'll lend you any number of ties if you think you must have them. God knows I never wear them. Hawaiian shirts are considered very dressy for dinner here in the Tucson area and I have several pair of tropical trousers that hardly ever replace shorts. It's a more casual world these days. :D
I got the gorilla-straight-jacket... just dont wanna!
TucsonMTB
09-04-2011, 07:24 PM
So, if we will not be able to see you accept the award on a national stage, can you tell us about it?
Award for service excellence, in support of customers in the golf irrigation trade. That is my field. Not chosen.... Conscripted!!!
yqtszhj
09-04-2011, 07:49 PM
Well here goes...... I been doing the same job for two companies for twenty eight years. Three times ive been nominated for a national achievement award. This Nov I will probably get it.
Problem is.... Its six hundred miles away. Me and the TSA dont like each other. So... What to do. Remainsilent and get nailed with the company entourage.... Or....beg out....or drive. TSA has always performed high level search and interrogation on me....think in terms of over an hour,of mutual conpany. And they always let me fly....though I missed one flight on their account now. So... Decisions decisions
Drive. I hate flying anymore. I feel like I give up my freedom and am violated everytime I go. 600 miles is just a 1 day drive. Leave at 7 and you'll be there by 5 or 6.
TucsonMTB
09-04-2011, 07:53 PM
Award for service excellence, in support of customers in the golf irrigation trade. That is my field. Not chosen.... Conscripted!!!
Cool! I got conscripted once myself. Something like, "You are hereby ordered for induction into the Armed Forces of the United States and to report at . . . " Although I did well, the only really important award was being allowed to come home. ;)
It sounds like your conscription worked out much better. Congratulations!
OldLincoln
09-04-2011, 09:29 PM
After 2 years as runner up I think you should go or you will make them regret choosing you. You earned it and it's nice to get recognition in your field, conscripted or not. Come on, make em proud!
mr surveyor
09-05-2011, 05:53 PM
my whole county is burning... every department (paid/volunteers on duty/off duty) has been working non stop since early Sunday morning. Bone dry since early Spring.... winds of 20-30 mph spun off of the tropical storm (no moisture though), and the lowest relative humidity readings we would ever see in the 15-20% range. The up side is it happened on a Sunday and a "holiday" Monday when most of the volunteer guys were available, but tomorrow is a regular work day for most of them...and the fires are only about 40-50% contained. Just in my 980 square mile county we have about a dozen active wildfires.
Being a "fire commissioner" for the county, and not an active firefighter, makes me feel somewhere between helpless and useless sitting here for the last 30 hours listening to my assigned emergency radio. All of the adjacent counties here in NE Texas are experiencing the same. West Texas, then Central Texas have been dealing with it for 3-4 months already, but since we are in the "Piney Woods" and generally have a goodly amount of vegetation, I'm afraid our situation is gonna get a lot worse before it gets better...unless we get 5-6 inches of rain per week for a couple of months.
Sorry for the ramble... just had to say something
surv
JFootin
09-05-2011, 06:27 PM
We have TS Lee sitting on us and raining. I wish I could send it over to you. They say we'll get a few inches of rain.
My prayers for you and all there in Texas.
TucsonMTB
09-05-2011, 07:21 PM
D@mn it, Surv. This is awful.
http://viewsfromtucson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/TexasFires2011Sep5.jpg
My heart goes out to you.
OldLincoln
09-05-2011, 08:26 PM
How come they never have fires in Mexico? I thought for a couple days the storm that hit New Orleans would sweep west and put out those fires. There i go thinking again.
wyntrout
09-05-2011, 08:38 PM
The drought and fires are just unreal. We have that at times here in Florida and I've seen several states... namely Colorado, that get ravaged by these wild fires year after year. We have the aquifers with water under us, the river, the Intracoastal Waterway, and the Ocean nearby, but we still have droughts and fires.
It really sucks that we can't prevent the wildfires that are occurring in Texas, and elsewhere. I wish nothing but the best for them and hope that they get the richly deserved rain and relief they desperately need.
Wynn
JFootin
09-05-2011, 09:35 PM
Got this in an email from a relative. If true, this is very interesting...
It was brought to light that back in 1961 people of color were called 'Negroes..' So how can this 'birth certificate' state he is 'African-American' when the term wasn't even used back then?? This isn't over! This is interesting!
Here is a comment from a reader to George Ure at UrbanSurvival.com (http://urbansurvival.com/):
"As you all know, Donald Trump made a big deal about Obama's birth certificate.
I will tell you right now that I had never given this "birther" issue any credit. I watched the hype and the crazies come out. I completely dismissed the entire ordeal altogether.
In fact, it was not until the White House released the birth certificate that it had gained my attention. I am the studious sort of guy, and I have plenty of time on my hands. So, I took a close look at this document.
While I would have thought that this issue would have been closed for good (and, got the crazies to crawl back into their holes), I found two extremely strange inconsistencies that merit some attention.
First of all, the birth certificate that the White House released lists Obama's birth as August 4, 1961. It also lists Barack Hussein Obama as his father. No big deal, right? At the time of Obama's birth, it also shows that his father is aged 25 years old, and that Obama's father was born in "Kenya, East Africa."
This wouldn't seem like anything of concern, except the fact that Kenya did not even exist until 1963, two whole years after Obama's birth, and 27 years after his father's birth. How could Obama's father have been born in a country that did not yet exist?
Up and until Kenya was formed in 1963, it was known as the "British East Africa Protectorate." But, this is not the only thing that I found that just does not jive.
The other item that I looked into was the hospital that Obama was born in. On the birth certificate released by the White House, the listed place of birth is "Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital."
This cannot be, because the hospital(s) in question in 1961 were called "KauiKeolani Children's Hospital" and "Kapi'olani Maternity Home," respectively.
The name did not change to Kapi'olani Maternity & Gynecological Hospital until 1978, when these two hospitals merged. How can this particular name of the hospital be on a birth certificate dated 1961 if this name had not yet been applied to it until 1978?
Go ahead, look it up. I am not talking crazy talk, these are the facts. Like I said, I thought that this was a non-issue until the actual certificate was released. Now that it has been released, of course I had to look into it. I have found these issues, now I know that something is up. If you doubt me, just look at the following resources:
Sure as hell, the hospital part is true, as you can read about the 1978 merger here.
http://www.kapiolani.org/women-and-children/about-us/default.aspx
Post-colonial history (from Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Kenya
http://en.wikipedia..org/wiki/Kenya
The first direct elections for Africans to the Legislative Council took place in 1957.
Despite British hopes of handing power to "moderate" African rivals, it was the Kenya African National Union (KANU) of Jomo Kenyatta that formed a government shortly before Kenya became independent on 12 December 1963, on the same day forming the first Constitution of Kenya.
jocko
09-06-2011, 03:02 PM
very nicely, we start behind the ear and move downward at a slight angle. We normally preferold nags over nice looking ones like u picutred. Meaning is the same and as u know it is all about meaning. With this newer generation of Itralians coming on line there is less of a tendency to do the horse head stuff, Even the goats are getting passed by it seems. I just don't undertand the youth of today "ol great one". We still make our wine in 50 gallon wood kegs ages just right with good ol salami hanging just feet from the aging barrels over a dirt floor and an occassional Marco Petre cigar never
hurt anything either. Grape arbors here are a dime a dozen but the best wine still comes from komifornia grapes. We just ended our 4 day 49thy year Little Italy Festival here , great crowds, great food, lots of old timers come back "home" for this event.. thanks for the nice photo. I think that horse is still rideable, so saddle the fokker up and head East "ol great one".
We are presently talking with a large dairy farm up north about their cattle heads, not surehow that will go with the higher ups "over seas" but we are kinda suffering from hard times, so u do best with what is available
I seen on the news today that my pet crocodile was finally caught, he was a big one 21 feet lone and over 2000 pounds. We had to turn him loose. He didn't eat much but he did eat what ever he wanted..
TucsonMTB
09-06-2011, 04:29 PM
Pigging out on seedless watermelon. D@mn this one is good.
Makes me wonder . . . do seedless watermelons have sex? How are they propagated anyway since they don't have seeds. :)
Bawanna
09-06-2011, 04:46 PM
Pigging out on seedless watermelon. D@mn this one is good.
Makes me wonder . . . do seedless watermelons have sex? How are they propagated anyway since they don't have seeds. :)
Wow that indeed is another one of lifes mysteries! Never thought about it before. It is a delight to find one that is just perfect.
No seeds though. Every year on vacation we have watermelon wednesday where everyone is in the lake, eat melon and spit the seeds on each other. The hard part is finding melons with seeds. This year for lack of young people although the old usually instigate and originally thought it up we just sat and ate without spitting. Weather being a little cool and damp etc didnt help either I guess.
OldLincoln
09-06-2011, 05:09 PM
I worked in a gas station when in high school and pickers would bring me watermelons. They were the ones too ripe for market. There were too many to eat and give away so we'd cut them open and only eat the heart which was so sweet and juicy you had to eat it over the dirt cause it would run out when taking a bite.
Oh yeah, the heart did not have the seeds.
OldLincoln
09-07-2011, 06:34 PM
If range time were golf I would have shot well over 100 today - that's NOT good. Sigh.... This, after such good shooting last time out. I'm not talking missing the entire target, just all over the 6" ring out and in. It looked like I was trick shooting seeing how close I could get the the bulls eye without hitting it. Well, that's what i would have told anybody had the commented.
I guess a bad guy would still be in trouble if one considered center mass as edge to edge between the hips and shoulders. I realized I have let myself down for a few weeks by not doing my dry fire laser training. It gets old and boring but, like practicing anything, it must be done to get and stay sharp.
slowpoke
09-07-2011, 10:04 PM
They have named it drought man.
http://kahrtalk.com/picture.php?albumid=70&pictureid=536
MW surveyor
09-08-2011, 11:02 AM
Once again I steal one from another forum for y'all to enjoy. :001_tt2:
Southern Horoscopes ...
OKRA (Dec 22 - Jan 20) Are tough on the outside but tender on the inside. Okras have tremendous influence. An older Okra can look back over his life and see the seeds of his influence everywhere. Stay away from Moon Pies.
CHITLIN (Jan 21 - Feb 19) Chitlins come from humble backgrounds. A Chitlin, however, can make something of himself if he's motivated and has lots of seasoning. In dealing with Chitlins, be careful. They can erupt like Vesuvius. Chitlins are best with Catfish and Okra.
BOLL WEEVIL (Feb 20 - March 20) You have an overwhelming curiosity. You're unsatisfied with the surface of things, and you feel the need to bore deep into the interior of everything. Needless to say, you are very intense and driven as if you had some inner hunger. Nobody in their right mind is going to marry you, so don't worry about it.
MOON PIE (March 21 - April 20) You're the type that spends a lot of time on the front porch. A cinch to recognize the physical appearance of Moon Pies. Big and round are the key words here. You should marry anybody who you can get remotely interested in the idea. It's not going to be easy. This might be the year to think about aerobics. Maybe not.
POSSUM (April 21 - May 21) When confronted with life's difficulties, possums have a marked tendency to withdraw and develop a don't-bother-me-about-it attitude. Sometimes you become so withdrawn, people actually think you're dead. This strategy is probably not psychologically healthy but seems to work for you. One day, however, it won't work, and you may find your problems actually running you over.
CRAWFISH (May 22 - June 21) Crawfish is a water sign. If you work in an office, you're hanging around the water cooler. Crawfish prefer the beach to the mountains, the pool to the golf course, and the bathtub to the living room. You tend not to be particularly attractive physically, but you have very, very good heads.
COLLARDS (June 22 - July 23) Collards have a genius for communication. They love to get in the melting pot" of life and share their essence with the essence of those around them. Collards make good social workers, psychologists, and baseball managers. As far as your personal life goes, if you are Collards, stay away from Moon Pies. It just won't work. Save yourself a lot of heartache.
CATFISH (July 24 - Aug 23) Catfish are traditionalists in matters of the heart, although one's whiskers may cause problems for loved ones. You Catfish are never easy people to understand. You prefer the muddy bottoms to the clear surface of life. Above all else, Catfish should stay away from Moon Pies.
GRITS (Aug 24 - Sept 23) Your highest aim is to be with others like yourself. You like to huddle together with a big crowd of other Grits. You love to travel though, so maybe you should think about joining a club. Where do you like to go? Anywhere they have cheese, gravy, bacon, butter, or eggs. If you can go somewhere where they have all these things, that serves you well.
BOILED PEANUTS (Sept 24 - Oct 23) You have a passionate desire to help your fellow man. Unfortunately, those who know you best, your friends and loved ones, may find that your personality is much too salty, and their criticism will affect you deeply because you are really much softer than you appear. You should go right ahead and marry anybody you want to because in a certain way, yours is a charmed life. On the road of life, you can be sure that people will always pull over and stop for you.
BUTTER BEAN (Oct 24 - Nov 22) Always invite a Butter Bean to a party because Butter Beans get along well with everybody. You, as a Butter Bean, should be proud. You've grown on the vine of life, and you feel at home no matter what the setting. You can sit next to anybody. However, you, too, shouldn't have anything to do with Moon Pies.
ARMADILLO (Nov 23 - Dec 21) You have a tendency to develop a tough exterior, but you are actually quite gentle. A good evening for you? Old friends, a fire, some roots, fruit, worms, and insects. You are a throwback. You're not concerned with today's fashions and trends. You're not concerned with anything about today. You're almost prehistoric in your interests and behavior patterns. You probably want to marry another Armadillo, but Possum is another somewhat kinky mating possibility.
TheTman
09-08-2011, 12:22 PM
I went on GunsAmerica and bought an item that was not an auction item. Today I get an email from the guy saying he was intending to let the "auction" run it's course but if I wanted the item he would take $25 more than the price he had listed as the "buy it now" price. I wrote him back explaining he hadn't set the item up as an auction item, and that I thought we had made a deal at the price he had asked. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with that site, and can people raise the price after you've bought something?
JFootin
09-08-2011, 12:28 PM
Have you asked GunsAmerica?
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 12:42 PM
An 18 year old Italian girl tells her Mom that she has missed her period for 2 months. Very worried, the mother goes to the drugstore and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant.
Shouting, cursing, crying, the mother says, 'Who was the pig that did this to you? I want to know!'
The girl picks up the phone and makes a call. Half an hour later, a Ferrari stops in front of their house. A mature and distinguished man with gray hair and impeccably dressed in an Armani suit steps out of the Ferrari and enters the house.
He sits in the living room with the father, mother, and the girl and tells them: 'Good morning, your daughter has informed me of the problem.
I can't marry her because of my personal family situation but I'll take charge. I will pay all costs and provide for your daughter for the rest of her life.
Additionally, if a girl is born, I will bequeath a Ferrari, 2 retail stores, a townhouse, a beach-front villa, and a $2,000,000 bank account.
If a boy is born, my legacy will be a couple of factories and a $4,000,000 bank account. If twins, they will receive a factory and $2,000,000 each.
However, if there is a miscarriage, what do you suggest I do?'
At this point, the father, who had remained silent holding a shotgun, places a hand firmly on the man's shoulder, looks him directly in the eyes and tells him,
"You gonna try again!"
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 12:48 PM
This Lakota Indian saying, passed down from generation to generation, says:
"When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount."
However, in these modern times, Obama's Lib government, his Dept. of Education, and in now corporate America, more advanced and more sensible strategies are often employed, such as:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Appointing a committee & Czars to study the horse.
4. Arranging for Congress to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride dead horses.
5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.
6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.
7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.
8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed.
9. Providing additional Government funding and/or training to increase dead horse's performance.
10. Doing Government productivity studies to see if lighter riders would improve the dead horse's performance.
11. Congress declares that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.
12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses.
And of course....
13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position.....or electing it to a political office.
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 12:53 PM
A group of seniors were sitting around talking about all their ailments.
"My arms have gotten so weak I can hardly lift this cup of coffee," said one.
"Yes, I know," said another. "My cataracts are so bad; I can't even see my coffee."
"I couldn't even mark an "X" at election time, my hands are so crippled," volunteered a third.
"What? Speak up! What? I can't hear you!"
"I can't turn my head because of the arthritis in my neck," said a fourth, to which several nodded weakly in agreement.
"My blood pressure pills make me so dizzy!" exclaimed another.
"I forget where I am, and where I'm going," said another.
"I guess that's the price we pay for getting old," winced an old man as he slowly shook his head.
The others nodded in agreement.
"Well, count your Blessings," said a woman cheerfully - - "thank God we can all still drive."
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 12:57 PM
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=51000&d=1314754612
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 01:06 PM
There are two statues in a park; one of a nude man and one of a nude woman. They had been facing each other across a pathway for a hundred years, when, one day, an angel comes down from the heavens and, with a single gesture, brings the two to life.
The angel tells them, "As a reward for being so patient through a hundred blazing summers and dismal winters, you have been given life for thirty minutes to do what you've wished to do the most."
The male statue looks at the female, and she looks at him. Then, without a word, they run together into the shrubbery.
The angel waits patiently while the bushes rustle and sounds of laughter ensue. After fifteen minutes, the two former statues walk out of the bushes, breathless and laughing.
The angel says to them, "Um, you have fifteen minutes left; would you care to do it again?"
The male turns to his female counterpart and asks, "Shall we?"
She eagerly replies, "Oh, yes, let's! But let's change positions. This time, I'll hold the pigeon down and you crap on its head."
TheTman
09-08-2011, 03:44 PM
The guy from theauction emailed me back and realized he'd made a mistake and said he'd honor the original price. Glad that he owned up to his mistake. I'd rather take a loss on something rather than get negative feedback. Especially since he has no feedback so I only bought something relatively inexpensive.
Good ones OldLincoln, LOL. :D
TheTman
09-08-2011, 06:51 PM
The divorce went through today, just got to wait 60 days and do some more paperwork before it's final. Went real smooth, we did it ourselves, and only cost us $180.00 in court fees. They have a judge available Wednesdays and Thursdays to look over your paperwork for free, and if he approves you go pay the clerk and you're a free man or woman. We may have to take a parenting class, seems kind of stupid when my daughter turns 18 in February, but rules is rules. Was going to ask the judge if he could waive that, but never got to see him. He just ok'ed the paperwork and his clerk sent me off to pay the fees. Now to split the money up and get my farmhouse back, and things will be groovy, LOL. Got kind of mixed emotions about the whole thing, but glad it's finally over for the most part.
melissa5
09-08-2011, 07:51 PM
The divorce went through today, just got to wait 60 days and do some more paperwork before it's final. Went real smooth, we did it ourselves, and only cost us $180.00 in court fees. They have a judge available Wednesdays and Thursdays to look over your paperwork for free, and if he approves you go pay the clerk and you're a free man or woman. We may have to take a parenting class, seems kind of stupid when my daughter turns 18 in February, but rules is rules. Was going to ask the judge if he could waive that, but never got to see him. He just ok'ed the paperwork and his clerk sent me off to pay the fees. Now to split the money up and get my farmhouse back, and things will be groovy, LOL. Got kind of mixed emotions about the whole thing, but glad it's finally over for the most part.
Life is too short to be miserable. About 10 years ago, I decided that it was better to be alone than in a bad relationship. That's all I really want to say about that. Take some time to heal.
melissa5
09-08-2011, 07:54 PM
http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=51000&d=1314754612
Yep, that says it all! I'm really liking Perry.
Yep, that says it all! I'm really liking Perry.
But, but.....when I was 22 I was doing both. :eek:
TheTman
09-08-2011, 08:15 PM
Thanks for the kind words Melissa. Like you say,sometimes is better to end a relationship than to keep trying to patch things together. At least the kids are mostly grown, our youngest is a High School Senior.
melissa5
09-08-2011, 08:15 PM
But, but.....when I was 22 I was doing both. :eek:
Hopefully not at the same time!
OldLincoln
09-08-2011, 08:23 PM
but, but.....when i was 22 i was doing both. :eek:
omg!!
O'Dell
09-09-2011, 10:20 AM
The divorce went through today, just got to wait 60 days and do some more paperwork before it's final. Went real smooth, we did it ourselves, and only cost us $180.00 in court fees. They have a judge available Wednesdays and Thursdays to look over your paperwork for free, and if he approves you go pay the clerk and you're a free man or woman. We may have to take a parenting class, seems kind of stupid when my daughter turns 18 in February, but rules is rules. Was going to ask the judge if he could waive that, but never got to see him. He just ok'ed the paperwork and his clerk sent me off to pay the fees. Now to split the money up and get my farmhouse back, and things will be groovy, LOL. Got kind of mixed emotions about the whole thing, but glad it's finally over for the most part.
I did basically the same thing 25 years ago. The only joint holdings we had was one house and the furnishing and we worked that out between us. I wrote and filed the petition for $35, and 60 days later picked it up, and had a judge sign it. No counseling was required. We're still friends and talk to each other occasionally, but I guess we learned from the experience - neither of us remarried.
TheTman
09-09-2011, 12:07 PM
O'Dell the price has went up some in 25 years, was $180.00 now. I'm sure as hell not out shopping for a replacement. Kind of enjoy being right most of the time for a change. And my cat hasn't called me a worthless bum yet. I'm living in an aparment, so a cat seemed more appropriate than a dog. Plus I'll get my Molly back when I get the farm back. She's a little rat terrier, good to let you know someone's on the property. Would like to find a medium sized dog to go along with her, maybe a Springer Spaniel or something that size. Probably wait and see what gets dumped off in the neighborhood that seems like it'd make a good dog.
JFootin
09-09-2011, 01:00 PM
I just found this post from ronin.45 on Glocktalk. Is this jocko's little brother?
I carry a PM9 every day and can't recommend it highly enough. It is a great gun. Having said that, if I was buying one today the CM9 would probably be my choice.
__________________
As I go through life I keep coming to the same conclusion, people are generally stupid.
O'Dell
09-09-2011, 02:42 PM
O'Dell the price has went up some in 25 years, was $180.00 now. I'm sure as hell not out shopping for a replacement. Kind of enjoy being right most of the time for a change. And my cat hasn't called me a worthless bum yet. I'm living in an aparment, so a cat seemed more appropriate than a dog. Plus I'll get my Molly back when I get the farm back. She's a little rat terrier, good to let you know someone's on the property. Would like to find a medium sized dog to go along with her, maybe a Springer Spaniel or something that size. Probably wait and see what gets dumped off in the neighborhood that seems like it'd make a good dog.
I'm happy with just a cat. I don't have the time or inclination to care for a dog. Cats are very low maintenance. The only problem is that I can't be gone for more than three days. It's not really an issue right now since I have job responsibilities and can't go out of town much anyway. Someday I will want to do some traveling, but I'll worry about it then.
JFootin
09-09-2011, 03:02 PM
I'm happy with just a cat. I don't have the time or inclination to care for a dog. Cats are very low maintenance. The only problem is that I can't be gone for more than three days. It's not really an issue right now since I have job responsibilities and can't go out of town much anyway. Someday I will want to do some traveling, but I'll worry about it then.
O'Dell, some of the PetSmarts have PetHotels now, so you can leave your cat there when you travel.
OldLincoln
09-09-2011, 03:53 PM
I really like cats but not litter. Mine would have to come toilet trained and better flush too. Maybe put in a tiny bidet so it will wash it's butt. I don't want it licking there then lick my nose! Maybe I don't really want a cat, or a dog, or a bird, or a fish, or a reptile. How bout a nice volley ball to talk to. Come to think of it I don't need a volley ball, I have the internet!
yqtszhj
09-09-2011, 06:33 PM
Since this is for loose thoughts, here's one...
So I'm driving down the road yesterday and notice all of the lawyer signs saying "been in an accident?", "been denied disability claims?", "are you a victim?", "want to get what you deserve?", etc..., etc..., etc...
So I'm thinking to myself, if I had the money I would like to put up a sign "Do you need money? HOW ABOUT GET A JOB!"
I wouldn't deny anyone that had a legitimate claim like had their legs cut off or something like that but there are too many people out there getting money for nothing. I mean for crying out loud if there is a wreck in a parking lot everyone in the car will fall out the door holding some body part and yelling get an ambulance. I mean it's almost to the point that people not even in the car will run over and fall on the ground too so they can get in on the claim. Drives me nuts.
OK, i'm finished.
Bawanna
09-09-2011, 06:43 PM
Since this is for loose thoughts, here's one...
So I'm driving down the road yesterday and notice all of the lawyer signs saying "been in an accident?", "been denied disability claims?", "are you a victim?", "want to get what you deserve?", etc..., etc..., etc...
So I'm thinking to myself, if I had the money I would like to put up a sign "Do you need money? HOW ABOUT GET A JOB!"
I wouldn't deny anyone that had a legitimate claim like had their legs cut off or something like that but there are too many people out there getting money for nothing. I mean for crying out loud if there is a wreck in a parking lot everyone in the car will fall out the door holding some body part and yelling get an ambulance. I mean it's almost to the point that people not even in the car will run over and fall on the ground too so they can get in on the claim. Drives me nuts.
OK, i'm finished.
I can relate to this big time. Lots of TV commercials for the bottom feeders too. The stupid part is it's so easy to fake back injuries. I've been in a wheelchair for 16 years now due to a construction accident. Every year or everytime I need something through the state I have to prove that I'm still handicapped and I'm not faking it. One year they wanted to put me in a hospital for 10 days, just sent me a letter with the dates. I called them via my hearing ear dog wife and asked why. They said it's just for observation, to make sure I don't slip, get out of the chair and go jogging or something. I refused and told them I only had so many 10 day periods in my life and wasn't gonna waste them in a hospital when I didn't need something fixed or removed.
Soooo, they scheduled me for 5 doctor appointment in a 30 mile range, all specialist to examine me and determine if I was still a derelict. Oh did I mention the 5 appointments were all between Christmas and New Years.
Not one doctor laid a hand on me and said any first year med student could tell I wasn't faking. Great fun.
Call me at 1-800-Quit faking and get back to work............................
TheTman
09-09-2011, 06:53 PM
Yeah, the litter box maintenence is no fun, but at least I don't have to get up at dawn to walk a dog. After living here alone for a couple years, it's kind of nice to have a little buddy to mess around with. It's pretty nice that I can leave for a couple days and set food and water out and it will be fine. Not like a dog that would gorge itself the first day then starve the rest of the time. Teaching her to play fetch, and she does ok for awhile till she gets tired of it. About time to take her and have her fixed so she don't go into heat and cause a ruckus. It's a calico, and always have liked them for some reason. Like dogs too, but not in an apartment. I like dogs in a place where I can let em run outside all night and not have to get up to let them out, except during the cold spells. Looking forward to getting back in my farmhouse, part of the barn is a dog kennel with indoor dog houses that I can put bales of straw around and keep em pretty warm. Will have my "indoor" shooting range back, where I open the back door of the barn and set up targets outside. The barn sucks up most of the noise so it doesn't bother anyone, particularly on windy days. Has a good sized earth berm about 30 yards south of the door that I can shoot into. Probably build a bullet trap out of 2x6's and fill it with dirt for closer shooting. Then I can start blowing some old phone books and newspapers and stuff up and test bullet performance out of the Kahr's. Ought to see about getting a chronograph to test FPS. Have plenty of old jeans to shoot through to test for cloth build up in HP bullets. Since we got annexed, not supposed to shoot anything but shotguns, but so far no one has called in on me, and no new neighbors have moved in. I'll just carry a shotgun out and shoot a round or two in case the cops do come out, can say I was shooting the shotgun and not be lying. I expect all the surrounding land to turn into houses one of these days, so going to enjoy the open farm ground while I can. I'll fix that house up real nice and sell it at a good profit and buy a smaller place that's easier to maintain. I should be able to recover the money I've lost in the divorce and still have enough to buy a more modest place, and have some money in the bank.
And will be nice for the kids to have their "home" they can come stay at during holidays and stuff.
yqtszhj
09-09-2011, 07:51 PM
I can relate to this big time. Lots of TV commercials for the bottom feeders too. The stupid part is it's so easy to fake back injuries. I've been in a wheelchair for 16 years now due to a construction accident. Every year or everytime I need something through the state I have to prove that I'm still handicapped and I'm not faking it. One year they wanted to put me in a hospital for 10 days, just sent me a letter with the dates. I called them via my hearing ear dog wife and asked why. They said it's just for observation, to make sure I don't slip, get out of the chair and go jogging or something. I refused and told them I only had so many 10 day periods in my life and wasn't gonna waste them in a hospital when I didn't need something fixed or removed.
Soooo, they scheduled me for 5 doctor appointment in a 30 mile range, all specialist to examine me and determine if I was still a derelict. Oh did I mention the 5 appointments were all between Christmas and New Years.
Not one doctor laid a hand on me and said any first year med student could tell I wasn't faking. Great fun.
Call me at 1-800-Quit faking and get back to work............................
I know what you mean. True example, my dad worked for a certain large corporation as a senior manager in a high stress job. He had a heart attack then triple bypass. He was told to take 6 weeks off to recover and don't even try to work part time from home. 2 weeks after the surgery the "benefits office" called and said he had to come back to work or they were cutting off his short term disability. he had to fight to stay on the payroll and went back to work after 4 weeks to keep his job. Same company, there was a lady customer service rep. She found a Dr. to write her a note claiming work related stress and calling for 8 weeks off. Not only was she not "stressed" while she was out on benefits, she was working for a competitor. Corp security was notified and they didn't even want to do anything about it.
O'Dell
09-09-2011, 07:59 PM
O'Dell, some of the PetSmarts have PetHotels now, so you can leave your cat there when you travel.
There's a vet hospital near me that has a great rep for caring for animals. However my cat has been the queen of her [she thinks it's hers] 2600 square foot house for 8 years. She hasn't been outside the house in her 9 years except when I took her to the vet for shots and spaying 8 years ago during the move from my old house. I can't imagine her in a small cage with other animals nearby, and I'm sure she can't either. I don't think she could handle it and I know I couldn't.
yqtszhj
09-09-2011, 08:08 PM
There's a vet hospital near me that has a great rep for caring for animals. However my cat has been the queen of her [she thinks it's hers] 2600 square foot house for 8 years. She hasn't been outside the house in her 9 years except when I took her to the vet for shots and spaying 8 years ago during the move from my old house. I can't imagine her in a small cage with other animals nearby, and I'm sure she can't either. I don't think she could handle it and I know I couldn't.
Our dog doesn't like those pet hotels. We had to go out of town and put the dog into a pet hotel located at the vets office for a week because it was winter. not a bad place but the dog thinks it's a person and hardly ate. The dog lost weight and whined and acted all traumatized for 2 weeks after we got back. The next time we went out of town for 4 days we left an unlimited supply of food and water outside (its an outside dog anyway.) We we got back the dog was fat, happy, and lazy. I'm finding our dog are just like kids only maybe a little sweeter.
TheTman
09-09-2011, 08:09 PM
Those ******* jerks that pose as injured really piss me off. They make it tough for those that really need the benefits to get them. My buddy who had the broken back and broken neck that is all messed up, living at a pain level of 6-8 on good days, waited 4 years to get disability. The Doctors have him under so many restrictions, we could not think of any type of job he could do that wouldn't violate 1 or more of the restrictions, he can't lift anything over 10 lbs, can't reach over his head, can't sit in one spot very long, can't stand hardly at all for very long, there just isn't any work that he is suitable for. Finally after being denied twice then hiring a lawyer, he finally got approved. The thing is he loves to work, but can't find a job that will put up with his disabilities.
I'm disabled too with various things that cropped up during my chemo treatments, that left me in pretty bad shape, and they sent me to some "doctors" that basically gave me a field sobriety test and pronounced me fit as a fiddle. Then off to see some shrink that obviously wouldn't make it in private practice, he was such a d i c k, that I wanted to punch his lights out in the first 5 minutes, and was denied twice, and hired a lawyer, and some Dr. I never heard of or ever saw, read my files and said I was disabled. I'm not real happy sucking at the govt. teat, but my doctor won't release me to work, saying it will just end up killing me from the stress and not being able to function normally. That chemo stuff does some strange things to your mind and body. Particularly when you have to do repeated rounds of it. I did a total of 18 months. I guess it's better to be here mentally and physically challenged, than not be here at all.
We used to go to a group for people in chonic pain, and there was this one jerkwad, there on disability for his back. Now this joker was able to sew car interiors for all his friends in his show car club, go to all the car shows all over, and had to take a lortab once in awhile for his "awful" back pain. He just didn't want to work and wanted to mess around doing what he wanted to do and get paid for it. Types like him make it difficult for those that really need it. I've seen people lose their houses and most their possesions cause they were too sick to work, but were denied by the govt cause of too many jokers like the car show guy. Don't know how many times we've discussed reporting the joker to the disability folks.
OldLincoln
09-09-2011, 10:26 PM
Call me at 1-800-Quit faking and get back to work............................
Gee, I'd like a job so I called the 800 number. I got a nice sounding lady talking faster than I can hear saying that I should call 1-800-784-talk to meet some really exciting people. I figure if they all talk that fast they must be drinking that Bull stuff or juiced up on something else. But maybe they're just that much more exciting than me.
Dern, I got so excited I missed the sunset this evening. Bet it was purty too, with the clouds moving in. Sposed to have thunder storms the next two days. Sorry Texas, I'd share them if I could. Bet some eastern states would too about now.
yqtszhj
09-09-2011, 10:39 PM
Ya' know, guys, when I die . . . I may want to come back as one of your pets next time. :cool:
I want to come back as my wife's dog. The dog gets to sleep in the house and I always end up in the dog house.
O'Dell
09-09-2011, 11:14 PM
Those ******* jerks that pose as injured really piss me off. They make it tough for those that really need the benefits to get them. My buddy who had the broken back and broken neck that is all messed up, living at a pain level of 6-8 on good days, waited 4 years to get disability. The Doctors have him under so many restrictions, we could not think of any type of job he could do that wouldn't violate 1 or more of the restrictions, he can't lift anything over 10 lbs, can't reach over his head, can't sit in one spot very long, can't stand hardly at all for very long, there just isn't any work that he is suitable for. Finally after being denied twice then hiring a lawyer, he finally got approved. The thing is he loves to work, but can't find a job that will put up with his disabilities.
I'm disabled too with various things that cropped up during my chemo treatments, that left me in pretty bad shape, and they sent me to some "doctors" that basically gave me a field sobriety test and pronounced me fit as a fiddle. Then off to see some shrink that obviously wouldn't make it in private practice, he was such a d i c k, that I wanted to punch his lights out in the first 5 minutes, and was denied twice, and hired a lawyer, and some Dr. I never heard of or ever saw, read my files and said I was disabled. I'm not real happy sucking at the govt. teat, but my doctor won't release me to work, saying it will just end up killing me from the stress and not being able to function normally. That chemo stuff does some strange things to your mind and body. Particularly when you have to do repeated rounds of it. I did a total of 18 months. I guess it's better to be here mentally and physically challenged, than not be here at all.
We used to go to a group for people in chonic pain, and there was this one jerkwad, there on disability for his back. Now this joker was able to sew car interiors for all his friends in his show car club, go to all the car shows all over, and had to take a lortab once in awhile for his "awful" back pain. He just didn't want to work and wanted to mess around doing what he wanted to do and get paid for it. Types like him make it difficult for those that really need it. I've seen people lose their houses and most their possesions cause they were too sick to work, but were denied by the govt cause of too many jokers like the car show guy. Don't know how many times we've discussed reporting the joker to the disability folks.
I'm really sorry for your problems, Man. I guess I take good health for granted, and needed a wake-up call. Good luck for the future - you deserve a break.
Also, about half of the people in this Country are perfectly willing to turn over their health care to this same government, You know, the same one that never does anything right!
OldLincoln
09-14-2011, 11:37 AM
Well, time to see some of the beauties that we call "Bad Guys". The link is to a bunch of ugly mugshots (http://www.nydailynews.com/news/galleries/mugshots/mugshots.html).
OldLincoln
09-14-2011, 11:46 AM
Ah, the "news" media... Everybody knows how Jon Stewart loves to poke fun at the Republicans on his show. Of course he's playing to his audience - he's not stupid - but perhaps is telling the truth in this interview (http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2011/09/14/2011-09-14_jon_stewart_doesnt_know_what_obama_believes_in_ calls_presidents_healthcare_plan_.html?print=1&page=all). The headline is:
Jon Stewart doesn't know what Obama believes in, calls president's health-care plan a 'clusterf---'
TucsonMTB
09-14-2011, 11:46 AM
Let me guess . . . this guy was having trouble finding a job? ;)
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2011/09/14/gal_caius_veiovis.jpg
wyntrout
09-14-2011, 11:55 AM
WTF!? At least ALL of his money wasn't shoved up... er, though his nose!
Dang! Did he get his EARS reduced or something??
Wynn:D
wyntrout
09-14-2011, 12:11 PM
Dang! Check out the X-ray photos of injuries on that web page The X Factor: Amazing X-rays
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/galleries/the_x_factor_amazing_xrays/the_x_factor_amazing_xrays.html
Photo 33 of 34... nail gun set a bit high??:eek:
This X-ray shows a nail lodged in Linda Archipolo's head. Archipolo went to rehab for her brain injury after a three-inch nail, shot with a nail gun, accidentally went through two walls and landed her skull while she was working at a Burger King in Massapequa in 1981.
Published: 09/09/2011 17:43:13
Credits: Casale/News
Wynn:)
OldLincoln
09-14-2011, 12:16 PM
Who says zombies aren't real?
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2011/03/16/gal_mugshot06.jpg
melissa5
09-14-2011, 12:38 PM
Let me guess . . . this guy was having trouble finding a job? ;)
http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2011/09/14/gal_caius_veiovis.jpg
I'd be mighty tempted to shoot that critter if it were coming toward me. :eek:
Bawanna
09-14-2011, 01:11 PM
Have to wonder if they ever grow up, sitting around on the front porch at age 70 or so and still wondering why in the heck did I do this to myself.
Perhaps a fashion statement? I won't even let my kid wear his hat backwards, I get on kids at the baseball practices and stuff, tell they are men no gang bangers.
The world is getting stranger by the minute.
MW surveyor
09-14-2011, 01:34 PM
MY EYES, WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY EYES!
Thanks a lot. Now I really have to get back to work. No, really. OK, I'll just go to lunch.
TucsonMTB
09-14-2011, 01:39 PM
Have to wonder if they ever grow up, sitting around on the front porch at age 70 or so and still wondering why in the heck did I do this to myself.
Nope! They seldom live that long and living that long is NOT part of their plan.
The world is getting stranger by the minute.
Yep! Although, in this case, you may have just noticed. This guy and his colleagues have been around for a while. :D
Bawanna
09-14-2011, 01:45 PM
Nope! They seldom live that long and living that long is NOT part of their plan./QUOTE
Not part of my plan for them either if I have any say.
[QUOTE=TucsonMTB;95266]Yep! Although, in this case, you may have just noticed. This guy and his colleagues have been around for a while. :D
I've seen some mostly on TV I think. We don't cotton to that type too much round these parts.
Well I guess my newly found quoting skills are only partially working. Oh well, my learning process is very slow.
TucsonMTB
09-14-2011, 01:57 PM
The trick is to keep the brackets intact.
JFootin
09-14-2011, 02:09 PM
Well I guess my newly found quoting skills are only partially working. Oh well, my learning process is very slow.
Didn't you see my reply in the other thread about the correct way to do multi-quoting? You hit the MQ button on one or more posts that you want to quote, but you have to hit Quote on the last one. When you do it that way, all of the quotes will show up in your post edit session. And you don't have to try and remember how to do the code in brackets and stuff. So, on the one you just tried, if you had hit MQ on the "Nope! They seldom..." post and then hit Quote on the "Yep! Although..." post to enter your edit session, you would have had both quotes, already in brackets. Ta-dah! Again!
TucsonMTB
09-14-2011, 02:16 PM
Didn't you see my reply in the other thread about the correct way to do multi-quoting? You hit the MQ button on one or more posts that you want to quote, but you have to hit Quote on the last one. When you do it that way, all of the quotes will show up in your post edit session. And you don't have to try and remember how to do the code in brackets and stuff. So, on the one you just tried, if you had hit MQ on the "Nope! They seldom..." post and then hit Quote on the "Yep! Although..." post to enter your edit session, you would have had both quotes, already in brackets. Ta-dah! Again!
Actually, this particular situation started with two quotes within a single message that Bawanna then attempted to quote. Although I am not sure what happened, I suspect that he used the forum buttons and they got confused by the unusual message.
It is fairly simple to do it manually. Honest. Just match the start and end quote code pairs in your reply. They are right there on the screen and easy to pick out.
JFootin
09-14-2011, 02:29 PM
Actually, this particular situation started with two quotes within a single message that Bawanna then attempted to quote. Although I am not sure what happened, I suspect that he used the forum buttons and they got confused by the unusual message.
It is fairly simple to do it manually. Honest. Just match the start and end quote code pairs in your reply. They are right there on the screen and easy to pick out.
Oh, I know. I have done it a couple of times. But I just thought he didn't know the sequence hitting the buttons. My bad.
Bawanna
09-14-2011, 03:12 PM
Actually I followed Jfootins path and hit multi quote. The first quote was there so I did the end quote on the first one. Then added the first part quote to the second part and did the end quote on that one.
The first one worked perfect. The second one not so good.
I think I'll just use them " " marks. That's right simple for this Missouri dirt farmer.
JFootin
09-15-2011, 08:29 AM
I got this in a health tip email this morning...
"Is Male Menopause Real? Everyone knows about female menopause, but now there’s talk of male menopause too. Is it real or just a myth? Actually, hormone changes are a natural part of aging for both men and women. Unlike the dramatic reproductive hormone changes that occur in women, the hormone decreases in men are much more subtle because they can occur over many years.
The drop in testosterone for males can lead to changes in sexual function, energy levels and mood. However, just because you may be experiencing some of these symptoms does not necessarily mean it’s hormone related; side effects of medication, thyroid issues, depression and excessive alcohol use can also cause these. If you suspect you have low testosterone, consult your doctor. A blood test is the only way to diagnose low testosterone levels or a reduction in the bioavailability of testosterone.
Source: Mayo Clinic"
I knew it! I even have a name for it: Womenopause! :banplease:
Phooey
09-15-2011, 10:32 AM
I got this in a health tip email this morning...
"Is Male Menopause Real? Everyone knows about female menopause, but now there’s talk of male menopause too. Is it real or just a myth? Actually, hormone changes are a natural part of aging for both men and women. Unlike the dramatic reproductive hormone changes that occur in women, the hormone decreases in men are much more subtle because they can occur over many years.
The drop in testosterone for males can lead to changes in sexual function, energy levels and mood. However, just because you may be experiencing some of these symptoms does not necessarily mean it’s hormone related; side effects of medication, thyroid issues, depression and excessive alcohol use can also cause these. If you suspect you have low testosterone, consult your doctor. A blood test is the only way to diagnose low testosterone levels or a reduction in the bioavailability of testosterone.
Source: Mayo Clinic"
I knew it! I even have a name for it: Womenopause! :banplease:
It is called "mentalpause" according to the wife!
Even more fun for guys is that testosterone gets converted into estrogen - slowly at first but more so as we age. When the prostate starts to go whacko is when testosterone levels are real low and then the drugs they give to shrink the prostate actually increase estrogen levels and oftentimes you get "moobs" (man boobs). I am sure Dear Dietrich would have a snappy reply for that issue:D
melissa5
09-15-2011, 12:10 PM
I'd rather have moobs than facial hair. I once saw a lady who had a full beard and mustache.
MW surveyor
09-15-2011, 12:51 PM
I'd rather have moobs than facial hair. I once saw a lady who had a full beard and mustache.
Are you SURE that is WAS a lady? :behindsofa:
melissa5
09-15-2011, 01:19 PM
Are you SURE that is WAS a lady? :behindsofa:
Well, I didn't personally verify that she had lady parts, but she looked and sounded female except for the facial hair. What I'd like to know is why her HUSBAND didn't make her shave or something? :confused:
MW surveyor
09-15-2011, 04:02 PM
Maybe he didn't like the razor rash. :)
Hey, maybe she works in a sideshow and if she shaved she'd be out of a job?:D
JFootin
09-15-2011, 05:28 PM
I'd rather have moobs than facial hair.
If you had them, where would you put them? The normal places are already occupied, aren't they? :roll:
Bawanna
09-15-2011, 05:39 PM
Were you thinking of me when you asked that? We've never met.
melissa5
09-15-2011, 05:52 PM
If you had them, where would you put them? The normal places are already occupied, aren't they? :roll:
The normble places are definitely occupied! Could I put them on the bottom of my feet so I'd be a little taller?
Bawanna
09-15-2011, 06:07 PM
OK, I just slapped myself and that's all I got to say about that.........
MrToad
09-15-2011, 06:08 PM
Hm...I can see I really need to start reading this thread from the very beginning to get the myriad contexts.:D
Bawanna
09-15-2011, 06:41 PM
Hm...I can see I really need to start reading this thread from the very beginning to get the myriad contexts.:D
Or lack thereof. I had the myriads one time, a couple doses of penicillin and I was cured.
Indigo
09-15-2011, 09:45 PM
Maybe he didn't like the razor rash. :)
Hey, maybe she works in a sideshow and if she shaved she'd be out of a job?:D
In my office I get to see some fine ladies up close with lots of facial hair. One just yesterday had 5 or 6 curly-cue's about an inch long pointing in different directions like springs coming off the chin. It was all I could do not to accidentally try to pull them off. Lots of older ladies round these parts love the snuff too.
mr surveyor
09-15-2011, 09:46 PM
so that's what it's called now.....
OldLincoln
09-15-2011, 10:04 PM
Dang..... It's gonna be an interesting Spring around here ain't it? And we haven't begun Winter yet.
mr surveyor
09-15-2011, 10:59 PM
here I wuz worrying about the myriads, and now you trying to skip my favorite season of the year.... dang, now I gots two things to worry about. at least the two things ain't moobs
TheTman
09-16-2011, 02:32 PM
Is it just me or do others think that Obama is not near the darling of mainstream media as he once was. Here is a good example from a show I rarely watch do to it's usual left wing slant on everything, but this kind of surprised me:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46239
TheTman
09-16-2011, 05:51 PM
I got this in an email this morning, and was wondering if anyone else has heard of the following:
The Plot Thickens
An intensive investigation has revealed the identity of the man whose Social Security number (SSN) is being used by President Obama : Jean Paul Ludwig , who was born in France in 1890, emigrated to the United States in 1924, and was assigned SSN 042-68-4425 (Obama's current SSN) in or about March 1977.
Ludwig lived most of his adult life in Connecticut . Because of that, his SSN begins with the digits 042, which are among only a select few reserved for Connecticut residents.
Obama never lived or worked in that state! Therefore, there is no reason on earth for his SSN to start with the digits 042. None whatsoever!
Now comes the best part! Ludwig spent the final months of his life in Hawaii, where he died.
Conveniently, Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, worked part-time in the Probate Office in the Honolulu Hawaii Courthouse, and therefore had access to the SSNs of deceased individuals.
The Social Security Administration was never informed of Ludwig's death, and because he never received Social Security benefits there were no benefits to stop and therefore, no questions were ever raised.
The suspicion, of course, is that Dunham, knowing her grandson was not a U.S. citizen, either because he was born in Kenya or became a citizen of Indonesia upon his adoption by Lolo Soetoro simply scoured the probate records until she found someone who died who was not receiving Social Security benefits, and selected Mr. LudwigsConnecticut SSN for Obama.
Just wait until Trump gets past the birth certificate and onto the issue of Barry O's use of a stolen SSN. You will see leftist heads exploding, because they will have no way of defending Obama.
Although many Americans do not understand the meaning of the term "natural born" there are few who do not understand that if you are using someone else's SSN it is a clear indication of fraud .
Bawanna
09-16-2011, 05:52 PM
Just to give this thread a little update-
I received a couple PM's this morning from TD2K. She's alive and doing fine, just busy at work and neglecting the most important people in her life, namely us.
Playing with a Kress? Forgot, a nasty looking full auto that looks like it would be a blast to play with.
So she's ignoring us but hasn't forgotten us.
melissa5
09-16-2011, 06:23 PM
I got this in an email this morning, and was wondering if anyone else has heard of the following:
The Plot Thickens
An intensive investigation has revealed the identity of the man whose Social Security number (SSN) is being used by President Obama : Jean Paul Ludwig , who was born in France in 1890, emigrated to the United States in 1924, and was assigned SSN 042-68-4425 (Obama's current SSN) in or about March 1977.
Ludwig lived most of his adult life in Connecticut . Because of that, his SSN begins with the digits 042, which are among only a select few reserved for Connecticut residents.
Obama never lived or worked in that state! Therefore, there is no reason on earth for his SSN to start with the digits 042. None whatsoever!
Now comes the best part! Ludwig spent the final months of his life in Hawaii, where he died.
Conveniently, Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Payne Dunham, worked part-time in the Probate Office in the Honolulu Hawaii Courthouse, and therefore had access to the SSNs of deceased individuals.
The Social Security Administration was never informed of Ludwig's death, and because he never received Social Security benefits there were no benefits to stop and therefore, no questions were ever raised.
The suspicion, of course, is that Dunham, knowing her grandson was not a U.S. citizen, either because he was born in Kenya or became a citizen of Indonesia upon his adoption by Lolo Soetoro simply scoured the probate records until she found someone who died who was not receiving Social Security benefits, and selected Mr. LudwigsConnecticut SSN for Obama.
Just wait until Trump gets past the birth certificate and onto the issue of Barry O's use of a stolen SSN. You will see leftist heads exploding, because they will have no way of defending Obama.
Although many Americans do not understand the meaning of the term "natural born" there are few who do not understand that if you are using someone else's SSN it is a clear indication of fraud .
I was forwarded an email about that but figured it was another internet hoax. I wish it were true and we could throw that usurper under the jail!
TheTman
09-16-2011, 06:33 PM
I couldn't agree more Melissa. Snopes says it's just another hoax, dammit. But I'm have my doubts about Snopes sometimes. They sure seem to love Obama, and are very quick to defend him.
Don't you just hate it when someone gets your hopes up like that then find out it's probably a hoax?
Bawanna
09-16-2011, 06:37 PM
I couldn't agree more Melissa. Snopes says it's just another hoax, dammit. But I'm have my doubts about Snopes sometimes. They sure seem to love Obama, and are very quick to defend him.
Don't you just hate it when someone gets your hopes up like that then find out it's probably a hoax?
Been so long since I had hopes I've forgotten what it's like. Hoping 2012 fixes that.
JFootin
09-16-2011, 06:57 PM
I couldn't agree more Melissa. Snopes says it's just another hoax, dammit. But I'm have my doubts about Snopes sometimes. They sure seem to love Obama, and are very quick to defend him.
Don't you just hate it when someone gets your hopes up like that then find out it's probably a hoax?
Snopes CANNOT be trusted on issues concerning Obama, period. I have heard that they are funded by George Soros. And I have seen where someone caught them in a lie concerning Obama.
JFootin
09-16-2011, 07:01 PM
I HATE that free mag offer on the main page! I click to close it and then go to read a post. Then, when I go back there, it is open again, in the way!
JFootin
09-16-2011, 07:30 PM
I HATE that free mag offer on the main page! I click to close it and then go to read a post. Then, when I go back there, it is open again, in the way!
Wow! A computer forum application that reads posts and responds! I went back twice now and the ad window is staying closed! Amazing! :)
OldLincoln
09-16-2011, 10:50 PM
Snopes CANNOT be trusted on issues concerning Obama, period. I have heard that they are funded by George Soros. And I have seen where someone caught them in a lie concerning Obama.
Just checked and Snopes reports that's a hoax too!:rolleyes:
wyntrout
09-16-2011, 10:56 PM
I thought that a few of Obama's buddies had a lot of stock in that company. I also thought they were in his administration. It helps to have friends in high places... he learned well in Chicago politics.
Wynn:(
TucsonMTB
09-16-2011, 11:37 PM
Yeah, and watch out for the Easter Bunny too . . . bad dude!
mr surveyor
09-16-2011, 11:47 PM
we've gone from moobs maladies, to treatments for myriads, to skipping a whole season (I'm getting to the age that I don't need to give up a whole season), to the news that the Easter Bunnie is a bad dude????
I can't take much more of this bad news:confused:
JFootin
09-17-2011, 08:46 AM
LOL! :roll: Very interesting. Stupid, but still interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlVWA...eature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlVWArmysic&feature=related)
wyntrout
09-17-2011, 11:01 AM
Of interest to all. The proper Muslim rules for beating wives... to "HONOR" them!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZGtdA_sDPA&NR=1
I honor my wife and partner a bit differently... she would KILL me if I got physical! Her "Gaze of Death" is something I like to avoid. :)
Wynn:)
OldLincoln
09-17-2011, 11:17 AM
Then other UTube videos maintain that one should "beat them like a cow." I may have missed it but I do not recall them saying a man should respect his wife, show her loving kindness, listen to her and really hear what she says respecting her counsel. I would be lost without the friendship and mutual respect of my wife.
But then that drifts the thread into religious discussion which doesn't end. There's lots of UTube videos out there to argue any point.
Bawanna
09-17-2011, 11:21 AM
Yup, best to keep the missus or all woman on a pedestal and try not to be below em if they decide to jump or fall off.
My recent ex brother in law always said if you want your wife to treat you like a king you have to treat her like a queen. Some wisdom there. Obviously didn't work for him twice but not his fault I don't believe.
mr surveyor
09-17-2011, 11:26 AM
just guessing, but it might be that some women may not be happy with just being treated like queens (or men treated like kings), they want to BE queens (or men be kings)
Bawanna
09-17-2011, 11:54 AM
True, there are some woman and men who you could give the world and they'd want the moon and stars too. Never pleased.
melissa5
09-17-2011, 11:58 AM
God help the person who ever tries to beat me! :7:
O'Dell
09-17-2011, 02:14 PM
True, there are some woman and men who you could give the world and they'd want the moon and stars too. Never pleased.
You have obviously met my two ex-wives!
wyntrout
09-17-2011, 04:29 PM
The "Pedestal" makes a good perch for them to pounce from... like a Tiger with fangs and claws extended!:eek:
My Ex and my wife and I are good friends and have a good time together. I love to work "with my two wives" into the conversation whenever someone else is around, but I have to be away from my Ex... she likes to hit me in the shoulder! My wife rolls her eyes... or gives me THAT look.:rolleyes:
Wynn:)
OldLincoln
09-17-2011, 07:18 PM
We visit a friend my wife grew up with and her husband travels a lot. So I get to go out with the two wives. They humor me answering to my wife comments. We all know I'll stick with the one I brought with me - and that I have no other choice! Heck, they'd both smack me about the head and shoulders if I got cute with a third one.
wyntrout
09-19-2011, 07:23 PM
With all of those shoulder-fired S.A.M.'s disappearing in Libya, it would be nice to have something like this!
http://www.youtube.com/embed/uVlERTFVSpo?rel=0
Wynn:)
MW surveyor
09-21-2011, 05:36 PM
Labuan, Malaysia tomorrow afternoon. Danged trip was not supposed to come up until next month! Just my luck, ordered the night sights for the CW9 and they will be here on Friday. Hope that I can log on to THE forum and whatever IP address I can get at the hotel is not BANNED! :smash:
Should be a relatively short trip. Hope to be back on the third of October.
Bawanna
09-21-2011, 05:40 PM
Labuan, Malaysia tomorrow afternoon. Danged trip was not supposed to come up until next month! Just my luck, ordered the night sights for the CW9 and they will be here on Friday. Hope that I can log on to THE forum and whatever IP address I can get at the hotel is not BANNED! :smash:
Should be a relatively short trip. Hope to be back on the third of October.
Well sweet Mary and Joseph, I worried about ya going into Mexico, now your going to Malaysia, that's a whole nuther country. Dude you need to seek a domestic career. I don't know nothing about Malaysia but it's a sure bet, don't drink the water, don't tick off whatever passes for law enforcement. I suspect you'd end up in a dirty cell never to be heard from again for J walking. Best not do that either.
O'Dell
09-21-2011, 05:55 PM
Labuan, Malaysia tomorrow afternoon. Danged trip was not supposed to come up until next month! Just my luck, ordered the night sights for the CW9 and they will be here on Friday. Hope that I can log on to THE forum and whatever IP address I can get at the hotel is not BANNED! :smash:
Should be a relatively short trip. Hope to be back on the third of October.
Hope you know how to speak Muslim. :D That the largest Muslim country in the world.
Oops, sorry. I read Malaysia and thought Indonesia.
wyntrout
09-21-2011, 07:26 PM
From the CIA Factbook:
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2155):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2155.html#my) 0.5% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 66 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html?countryName=Malaysia&countryCode=my®ionCode=eas&rank=66#my)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2156):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2156.html#my) 100,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2156rank.html?countryName=Malaysia&countryCode=my®ionCode=eas&rank=41#my)
HIV/AIDS - deaths (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2157):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2157.html#my) 5,800 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 36 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2157rank.html?countryName=Malaysia&countryCode=my®ionCode=eas&rank=36#my)
Major infectious diseases (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2193):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2193.html#my) degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever and malaria
note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2009)
Drinking water source (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2216):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2216.html#my) improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2008)
Sanitation facility access (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2217):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2217.html#my) improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 95% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4% of population
rural: 5% of population
total: 4% of population (2008)
(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2110)Religions (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2122):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html#my) Muslim (or Islam - official) 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
Languages (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2098):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2098.html#my) Bahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
note: in East Malaysia there are several indigenous languages; most widely spoken are Iban and Kadazan
melissa5
09-21-2011, 07:31 PM
No Sir! I'm not going to Malaysia.
Barth
09-21-2011, 07:39 PM
I love Tampa FL.
Don't like leaving South Tampa (SoHo - Hyde Park) for any reason - LOL!
Just field stripped my EXO G27, added a few drops of Militec-1 and reassembled.
I'm so ready for the range!
melissa5
09-21-2011, 07:49 PM
Just field stripped my EXO G27, added a few drops of Militec-1 and reassembled.
I'm so ready for the range!
I use Militec-1 grease on the rails. :)
MW surveyor
09-21-2011, 10:22 PM
Man, you guys have no sense of adventure!
(However, I've always said that if you are having an adventure, you screwed up in the planning. I'm too old to be having adventures.)
Some rules I use
1. Stay in a good hotel.
2. Don't drink the water from the tap.
3. Use bottled water to brush your teeth.
4. Be real careful about anything that is not cooked. Think salads are good for you? One thing you never want to have again is dysentery. Had it twice! Once in Saigon and once in Egypt.
5. Never get into a discussion involving religion or politics.
6. Stay in condition 1 or red or whatever you want to call it. Especially around kids of 13 or 14 with AKs. Think Angola during their revolution.
7. Try not to p*ss anybody off. Especially if they had a gun or a big knife!
Just for a comparison. From the CIA fact book. This is for the US
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2155):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2155.html#us) 0.6% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html?countryName=United%20States&countryCode=us®ionCode=noa&rank=64#us)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2156):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2156.html#us) 1.2 million (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 9 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2156rank.html?countryName=United%20States&countryCode=us®ionCode=noa&rank=9#us)
HIV/AIDS - deaths (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2157):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2157.html#us) 17,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 18 (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2157rank.html?countryName=United%20States&countryCode=us®ionCode=noa&rank=18#us)
Drinking water source (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2216):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2216.html#us) improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 6% of population
total: 1% of population (2008)
Sanitation facility access (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html#2217):
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/field_listing_on.gif (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2217.html#us) improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0% of population (2008)
Saw this elsewhere in a thread about squirrel hunting.
Dog meets "squoyal" meets little girl.
Really cute. Really funny.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nn0UkdDArM
OldLincoln
09-22-2011, 10:15 PM
Sorry Ray, I think I may have missed the funny part..... and perhaps the cute part. But then I'm sure it's just me cause I seem to miss a lot these days.
wyntrout
09-22-2011, 10:36 PM
It really creeped me out that they let that little girl rub that filthy dead squirrel all over her body. She probably kissed it somewhere along the way. :eek: Pets are usually treated for pests and diseases, but not wild critters... yuck!
I would be uncomfortable with the "killer" dog around that little girl, too!:rolleyes:
Wynn:)
JFootin
09-23-2011, 08:17 AM
It really creeped me out that they let that little girl rub that filthy dead squirrel all over her body. She probably kissed it somewhere along the way. :eek: Pets are usually treated for pests and diseases, but not wild critters... yuck!
I would be uncomfortable with the "killer" dog around that little girl, too!:rolleyes:
Wynn:)
+1! Cute? Huh uh! That little girl creeped me out! :ohmy: :faint2:
wyntrout
09-25-2011, 04:37 PM
Hey! The Saudis are going to let women vote... in 2015... on what, I don't know... the dog catcher?? They have a monarchy with a large "Royal" population. The women still can't drive, or go out unescorted by a male family member.
Remember, years ago, the public execution of the PRINCESS who was BEHEADED because she had an affair with a male commoner? He was hanged.
Wynn:(
Bawanna
09-25-2011, 11:12 PM
Well my internet was down all day. I now know a day without kahrtalk is a bad day. I did get a start on a couple sets of grips.
Played musical grips on my own. Took the buckeye burls with Colt medallion that Melissa sent me off the Cbob and put them on my WWII Colt, was gonna swap emblems but they look great on the old Colt. Took the ebony off the Para and put those on the Cbob, and put the factories on the Para only to remember I bobtailed it so I ended up bobtailing the factory grips. So I'm gonna work on the box elder burls that came off the Colt and checker the new set I made today.
I'll take some pictures of all this later. Should have done it as I went but with the internet down I wasn't thinking.
wyntrout
09-26-2011, 12:15 AM
NO INTERNET!:eek: :faint2:
Did you check the power cord and LAN cables? :boink:
Dang! You coulda' broke 10K!
Wynn:D
Bawanna
09-26-2011, 10:16 AM
I don't know what a LAN is and my wife wears all the 10k stuff, and 24k and all the other K stuff too. If I broke one I'd be toast.
My son was ticked that I moved his Harley and said I should have waited for him to move it, just put my projects on hold so I wouldn't risk knocking it over and him killing me. I told him not a problem, put the thing outside with one of them blue tarps over it. I don't got time to wait for nothing these days.
Course he'd probably put it in front of the door so I couldn't get in the garage.
Aw the insanity of youth. I want to go back.
OldLincoln
09-26-2011, 11:40 AM
Wonder if he would have been patient when he came over to ride and you boat and tons of stuff where blocking his path to the bike. Youngsters want everybody to have the patience they lack. And yes I did also.
Bawanna
09-26-2011, 11:51 AM
Wonder if he would have been patient when he came over to ride and you boat and tons of stuff where blocking his path to the bike. Youngsters want everybody to have the patience they lack. And yes I did also.
Me too, I still remember the same type scenarios with my dad. I won that deal yesterday after I told him if it wasn't for me he would be riding a Metric Dual sport ugly motorcycle he thought he wanted instead of a Harley.
That was a good day for me in his book.
We forget about the times he leaned his pedal bicycle up against my boat only to have it fall over and scratch the paint. (Really Bad).
OldLincoln
09-26-2011, 12:58 PM
Yeah, just glad they stay alive. Last Friday, mine was driving his pickup (over 250K miles on it) and the left front lower ball joint came apart and the whole unit fell off. He was in town on a surface street going 40 when it happened very thankful for that. He almost took the freeway but the time of day made surface streets faster. We talked a bit Sunday and he said he can deal with it happening, but is shaken about all the places it could have happened that might have killed him.
It's his work truck and they normally pay him mileage to drive it all over the the place with tools and materials in it. He is out of town more than in, including a job site in Nevada (8hr drive) a few days ago. He drives over mountain roads a lot (like Tioga Pass to Nevada) and loosing a wheel with a big drop a few feet away is not good.
mr surveyor
09-26-2011, 10:29 PM
aahhhh..... troublemaker status again, at last. life is good!
JFootin
09-27-2011, 04:57 PM
http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/images/background.gif
Some good reading ...
http://blackrepublican.blogspot.com/
Bawanna
09-28-2011, 01:05 PM
Smith climbs to the top of Mt. Sinai to get close enough to talk to God. Looking up, he asks the Lord... 'God, what does a million years mean to you?' The Lord replies, 'A minute.'
Smith asks, 'And what does a million dollars mean to you?'
The Lord replies, 'A penny.' 'Smith asks, 'Can I have a penny?' 'The Lord replies, 'In a minute.'
OldLincoln
09-28-2011, 01:55 PM
From the TW25 thread I went to the Mil-Comm site to look at the NRA version of their products. From there I turned right and wandered down a rabbit trail and discovered Explore Products (http://www.exploreproducts.com/). They may have been around forever but it was my first trip. They have tons of stuff at what appears to be reasonable prices. If you haven't been there take a look.
Edit: Fixed Link
JFootin
09-28-2011, 04:53 PM
From the TW25 thread I went to the Mil-Comm site to look at the NRA version of their products. From there I turned right and wandered down a rabbit trail and discovered Explore Products (http://www.gunvault.com/handgun-safes/nano-vault.html). They may have been around forever but it was my first trip. They have tons of stuff at what appears to be reasonable prices. If you haven't been there take a look.
Old Buddy,
This link goes to the Gun Vault website, -
http://www.gunvault.com/handgun-safes/nano-vault.html
Is that where you intended to direct us?
OldLincoln
09-28-2011, 05:56 PM
Sorry, I corrected the link to Explore Products in my post above.
Bawanna
09-29-2011, 08:29 PM
Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, “Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents.” They look at each other and then go in, thinking, This is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you!
What'll it be, gentlemen?"
There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis—shaken, not stirred—and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please."
The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck.
They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better
Of them. They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet.
Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"
"I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix," the bartender says, “and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer—it's all the same."
"Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says.
As the four of them sip at their martinis, they can't help noticing seven other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there.
Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender says, "They're retired people from Florida. They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price."
mr surveyor
09-29-2011, 08:40 PM
Four old retired guys are walking down a street in Yuma, Arizona. They turn a corner and see a sign that says, “Old Timers Bar - ALL drinks 10 cents.” They look at each other and then go in, thinking, This is too good to be true.
The old bartender says in a voice that carries across the room, "Come on in and let me pour one for you!
What'll it be, gentlemen?"
There's a fully stocked bar, so each of the men orders a martini. In no time the bartender serves up four iced martinis—shaken, not stirred—and says, "That'll be 10 cents each, please."
The four guys stare at the bartender for a moment, then at each other. They can't believe their good luck.
They pay the 40 cents, finish their martinis, and order another round. Again, four excellent martinis are produced, with the bartender again saying, "That's 40 cents, please." They pay the 40 cents, but their curiosity gets the better
Of them. They've each had two martinis and haven't even spent a dollar yet.
Finally one of them says, "How can you afford to serve martinis as good as these for a dime apiece?"
"I'm a retired tailor from Phoenix," the bartender says, “and I always wanted to own a bar. Last year I hit the Lottery jackpot for $125 million and decided to open this place. Every drink costs a dime. Wine, liquor, beer—it's all the same."
"Wow! That's some story!" one of the men says.
As the four of them sip at their martinis, they can't help noticing seven other people at the end of the bar who don't have any drinks in front of them and haven't ordered anything the whole time they've been there.
Nodding at the seven at the end of the bar, one of the men asks the bartender, "What's with them?"
The bartender says, "They're retired people from Florida. They're waiting for Happy Hour when drinks are half-price."
mrs surv is out of town til Monday.... you got an address for that bar?:D
TucsonMTB
09-29-2011, 09:14 PM
Hey Greg! I think I know where we can go for that cold one we talked about. :D
Oh, yeah, I'm buying! ;)
wyntrout
09-30-2011, 01:10 AM
Are you waiting until Happy Hour?
Wynn:D
TucsonMTB
09-30-2011, 01:55 AM
Nope! Greg and I are both "from Arizona" currently. ;)
In fact, I can probably afford to buy a round for the Florida folks and would be likely to. :)
Did I mention that when I was attending USD (University of South Dakota) we had the highest per capita beer consumption of the "party" schools, according to Playboy magazine. It was only 3.2 swill, but we carried it well . . . mostly. :p
Wine . . . not so good . . . :eek:
Youth wasted on the young.
getsome
09-30-2011, 02:13 PM
Saw this on another forum and thought it would fit in here....There was a beautiful young woman who was perfect in every way except she was born with a very flat chest and she had always wanted a firm, full bosom...
While reading through a magazine she ran across an article about a famous Doctor from Africa named Dr. Mobotty who had written a book on this very subject and said that any woman could increase her breast size very easily without pain or surgery...
This excited the young lass and as soon as she could she bought a copy of Dr. Mobooty's book and in it he said that all any woman had to do was to take both hands and gently squeeze her chest while saying out loud "Scoobie Dobbie Doobie I want Big B00bies 10 times morning and night for 30 days...
Well sure enough 3 weeks later she had gone from totally flat to a 36 D cup and was thrilled...One morning she was running late and didn't have time to do the routine so she decided to do it on the bus while on the way to work...
She is on the bus sitting there doing her thing and saying "Scoobie Doobie Doobie I want Big B00bies and a man across the aisle was watching what was going on and when she finished he said "Excuse me Miss, Have you been reading Dr. Mobooty's book"?...She said well yes but how did you know?...
He said I read the chapter for men but the words and routine are a little different...The words for men are Hickory Dickory Dock I want a Big....:banplease:
JFootin
09-30-2011, 03:47 PM
Now, that's funny right there!
wyntrout
09-30-2011, 04:13 PM
THE TOP 31 THANGS THAT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR A SOUTHERN BOY SAY:
31. When I retire, I'm movin' north.
30. Oh I just couldn't, she's only sixteen.
29. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
28. Duct tape won't fix that.
27. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken
26. We don't keep firearms in this house.
25. You can't feed that to the dog.
24. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
23. Wrestling is fake.
22. We're vegetarians.
21. Do you think my gut is too big?
20. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
19. Honey, we don't need another dog.
18. Who gives a damn who won the Civil War?
17. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
16. Too many deer heads detract from the decor.
15. I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today.
14. Trim the fat off that steak.
13. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
12. The tires on that truck are too big.
11. I've got it all on the C: DRIVE.
10. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
9. My fiancé, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.
8. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
7. Checkmate
6. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
5. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
4. I don't have a favorite college team.
3. you Guys.
2. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Betty Rae.
AND THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT YOU WILL NEVER HEAR A SOUTHERN BOY SAY:
1. Nope, no more beer for me. I'm driving a whole bus load of us down to re-elect OBAMA!
mr surveyor
09-30-2011, 05:49 PM
I think I followed most of the rest, but what is this stuff???
"13. Cappuccino tastes better than espresso."
if it ain't water, sweet tea, beer, liquor, coke (as in the generic term here) or coffee, I don't know how to relate. How do I know which is better... I don't know what either one are/is
wyntrout
09-30-2011, 06:11 PM
That's why you won't hear a Southern boy say anything like that!
Wynn:D
mr surveyor
09-30-2011, 08:13 PM
got it:D
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