HO-HUM

Another brazen terrorist squirrel attack ignored by the so-called "Department" "of" "Homeland" "Security."

(Thanks to Matthew Alfano)

Comments

[Lt. Woman]

Umm.. I've seen this morning's paper, and so far, there are a lot of dead people in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Another sad news day.
Oh.. except for the arrest of Michael Wallace.. details here - hopefully justice will be done.. and be seen to be done.. very quickly.

[slyeyes]

"Mike Wallace?!?!" I thought.

News guy?

Racing family?

Oh, that Mike Wallace. What that one deserves is not allowed by law.

El, in case you dn't have the paper; the Padres lost.

And Peri, TELL JHAMIE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[slyeyes]

I bought her an "H" for her birthday. Not just an ordinary "h", but a Capital "H".

[Lt. Woman]

oops Sly... not that Mike Wallace. I guess it's just a popular name - and you're right about what he deserves.

While you're reading that article (o when you've finished..) click on "Oddstuff" in the sidebar.. I sent the kangaroo item to judi. Even if it doesn't get used, I think you guys will enjoy it.

[Lt. Woman]

ooh.. nice gift, Sly!

[Eleanor]

Thanks for the 411 on the Padres, sly!
:-) but it was really no surprise to anyone.... it looks like the Braves might pull one out (so to speak *snork*)

and thanks for the news brief, Kaf - still no paper!

[bangi]

(((HUGS NEO)))
(((HUGS EL)))--get well soon
Jeff--always good ta read ya
Sly--(((hugs to u and ur dad)))
Deon---what have u been upto?

i catch up slow on the moat...does it show?

Peri--hheheheheehe! how's aquacat?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
(only 8 more years til u can legally be illegal...or sth like that)
*avoids Peri's stare*

Susan--psst...wants some coke?

[Jeff Meyerson]

"Of course I've got a bit of flak from my mates calling me Skippy, and the guys from work sent me a get well card that's a warning sign for a kangaroo."

That's classic, Kaf. Thanks. (And I can "hear" him saying it.)

And by the way, we've inherited your weather - cool, damp, drizzly and raw.

We've skipped The Aristocrats so far, Sandy, but may see it eventually.

Cute story:

We're eating lunch in a local Chinese eat-in/take out place. (An aside: if the most important thing for a restaurant is really location location location, this place has it all. It is on the corner where the subway lets out and is the starting point for two bus lines that go to Staten Island as well as a bus stop for several other lines.)

A Hispanic-looking couple sits behind us with an adorable little boy, maybe 3 or 4. He was very talkative and knew what he wanted. When the waiter came over and his mother was ordering, he piped up with what he wanted: "wice and bwoccoli and wice!"

We thought it a little unusual that one so young was so enamored of bwoccoli, I mean broccoli.

Any thoughts? Bueller?

[Lt. Woman]

is it 18 in Canada?
I know it is here, but they're thinking of changing that back to 20 because of the (shock, horror! who expected this? Oh, that's right.. everybody.) huge increase in teen alcohol poisoning cases, drunk driving, boy racers causing accidents, and an increase in sales and overdoses in party pills.

[Lt. Woman]

I think it's a taste thing, Jeff. I've always loved (eating) broccoli (I'm not sure if the last parentheses made that sound better or worse...). Even as a small child, I had no problems with vegetables in general. You're right, though, it is unusual. Mostly because parents don't tend to feed their children the things that they (the parents) won't eat, and broccoli seems to be less popular than I believe it should be. Present food without bias and the child will eat what it finds tasteful. Providing they get a balanced diet (ie, all pizza & flavoured milk all the time is not balanced..), then they can be a little picky if they want to be.

[Lt. Woman]

*looks at the time*

it's after 8:30am. I've gotta go have breakfast, get dressed and head for my house.

BTW.. Lab (or anyone else who has the power) - the link on the main page of the ReMoat is to the phonebook Moat.. any chance of getting it changed, please??

[Eleanor]

Final newpaper update
MOATies in unison say, Thank You!

The newspaper office is closed, no one to answer phone and NO newspaper! Why do I think they were just stringing me along? (rhetorical)

[slyeyes]

*ring.....ring....*

Hello?

Hey, CG? This is Slyeyes. Would you be a dear and take a paper over to El's, and if you can get a copy of TODAY's paper, that would be great.

But, she get's it delivered.

Yeah, that didn't happen today and she's getting cranky.

Hang on, let me see if I still have my copy.

*Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando*

OK, I've got my copy, just let me erase the crossword puzzle and I'll get it over there. Maybe I'll get dinner out of this.

OH, that wouldn't be a good idea. She's got a case of the bird flu or something. Don't erase the crossword. As she's not feeling well, she's probably not up to doing the puzzle herself. She'll probably just correct yours. Hurry, we're running out of time; just toss the paper in the driveway.

Okay, okay. I'm on my way.

And be sure not to hit any mice strolling by on the driveway.

[Leetie]

Happy Moldy Cheese Day! Lots to catch up on.

Happy Birthday to Jamie!

Happy 1st Anniversary to Higgy and TCPMH!

And here's to 12 years of urinalcake bliss for us :)

[insomniac]

urinalcake bliss

..the less popular follow-up to 'Muskrat love'

[Lt. Woman]

Happy Anniversary to the Higgys and also to the Urinalcakes!

That sounds really bizarre as a combination. Truly deeply bizarre. I think that covers us, though.

btw.. I found this while looking for urinalcake type anniversary pics (there are none..) I didn't know JU had gone into the spy "business" - I also am pretty sure I don't want to see any film footage.

Sly.. nice skit!!

[Eleanor]

*zips in without paper*

Very funny sly, now I need a new monitor! I'm glad you talked to CG because I called him (really) and only got his voice mail!

Braves and Astros tied in the 12th!!!
Does anyone care?

[Lt. Woman]

not so much about the Braves and the Astros, El, but there is a new post on Polly's blog.. I'm exhausted just reading it!

[wolfie]

*heinzing*

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMIE!!!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY JU AND THE HIGGYS!!!

I think I've missed something else, but I can't remember because I'm still giggling over Peri and the errant clothesline. *giggles*
Once I managed the almost the same involving a particularly active chair dance to some excellent music in my headphones. Headphones hooked into my computer speaker. 3 spins around in my spinnie chair and I strangled myself (just a lil), fell off my chair, and ripped my speakers out of my computer. Grace personified lemme tell ya.
Jeff ~ once when wolfieneice was visiting I had all the little girls in the neighborhood over and they were all playing. I bought them a pizza. Before it arrived, I was making myself some fresh steamed broccoli. Just harvested that morning. 2 ginormous bunches of it. I had just dished myself up a plateful when this little chipmunk voice behind me said 'I like broccoli.' And 4 other little voices joined in. They were between 5 and 8 and the voracious little ankle biters ate every bit of my broccoli. They all said it was yummy. I wouldn't know, I got stuck eating a piece of pizza instead. Their respective parents couldn't believe it. Neither could I. I really wanted that stuff. Kids are weird.

[slyeyes]

My girls like brocolli. For years, they would only eat it raw, but now they eat it cooked, only if it's fresh brocolli. They won't go near frozen. But then, they've only just come around it eating green beans.

There are also rumo(u)rs that they like brussel sprouts; but I wouldn't know anything about that. As that is the vegetable of the devil, it isn't allowed 'round these parts.

[slyeyes]

And Happy Anniversaries to the Higgy's and the Urinalcakes!!!!!!!!

(that's a sentence once doesn't hear in the RL)

[slyeyes]

oh.....and as far as my girls eating brocolli raw; usually they required Ranch dressing for dipping.

[Eleanor]

My daughter agrees with you about brussel sprouts, sly and I adore them! When I was cooking Thanksgiving dinner and planning the menu, I loved to say to her, "How about brussel sprouts for one of the veggies?" (peas was always the other one) and watch her turn green, but she likes broccoli, so...?

What's wrong with brussel sprouts anyway? They're little and round and very cute....and bite size....

15th inning...

[slyeyes]

... and EVIL!!!!!!!!!

[insomniac]

sly.- (amen) but much easier to throw away...

[Bismuth]

17th inning, no end in sight...

[slyeyes]

Last year, I was at a friend's for dinner and we were all sitting out on her deck, which was 2 stories above the back yard.

Brussel sprouts were on the menu; when my friend was in the house, one of the guys and I would have a contest seeing how far we could throw the sprouts.

We always wondered if they sprouted this spring. Yes, I know cooking would render them sterile, which is totally a good thing. The sterility, not cooked brussel sprouts. Because, you know, they are EVIL.

[neophyte]

If you Google Brussel Sprouts and Evil, it seems a large part of the population agrees with Sly. This seems to be the prevailing opinion:

"You see, Brussel sprouts are Pod People. Yes, just like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. They grow them in soil treated with alien chemicals and truck them into groceries all over the world, those strange looking green trunks dotted with green spheres the color of no known human food. Pretending that they are food is just an excuse for getting them into your house. Their real purpose is to create an alien duplicate of your body, sucking yours dry in the process, and take over your place in society to spread their kind. Fall asleep near a Brussel sprout and the process begins. By morning, you are one of them.

"Have you ever noticed the people who sell Brussel sprouts? Have you ever noticed that there's something a little strange about them? Sure, they look like normal people. But they're not. They have been taken over by the Pod People, and devote their existence to spreading their population.

"Never sleep near a Brussel sprout. Never let your friends sleep near them. They are coming. They are after us.

"You're next. You're next!!"

lifted from this guy's blog http://www.stevewhite.org/log/archive/20001126.htm

[neophyte]

I suspected as much. (Scroll down for B.S.)

[neophyte]

Just one more.

[slyeyes]

Neo, kudos on the research. I hope it doesn't give you nightmares.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Providing they get a balanced diet (ie, all pizza & flavoured milk all the time is not balanced..), then they can be a little picky if they want to be.

True. For instance, my niece Blythe - when younger - only seemed to eat "white" food, especially fries with ranch dressing! Don't ask me why that.

Her little sister (Brooklyn) eats anything and everything. When my mother was visiting them last week they went to Sweet Tomatoes, a salad/pasta place. She said Brooklyn was eating black olives and cheese and then melon for dessert.

I just found it strange that the kid was so fond of broccoli (a favorite of mine, though it does give me "The Leetie Effect") at such a young age.

Wow - the Astros just beat Atlanta in 18 innings with 43 year old Roger Clemens pitching the last 3 innings for the win.

My girls like brocolli. For years, they would only eat it raw, but now they eat it cooked, only if it's fresh brocolli.

I always have trouble spelling it, Sly, but I think it is two 'c's and one 'l'.

Anyway, when I met Jackie she didn't eat any vegetables except carrots & green beans. She's a little better now, but still, there are many that she will only eat raw (including broccoli), either 'straight' or in salads.

I, on the other hand, could easily be a vegetarian as I really like most of them, with few exceptions. This all started when my mother stopped torturing us with canned vegetables and started on frozen, then fresh. I've probably mentioned it before, but it bears repeating: there is nothing worse than canned asparagus. (*shudder*)

Whoa, I see it's not just Blythe - Sly's girls also demanded ranch dressing. What's with the ranch dressing?

I'll eat brussel sprouts (is it brussels?) but they aren't a favorite. I don't eat beets - another one my mother killed us with as kids.

El, Jackie will eat peas raw but not cooked.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Neo, thanks for the links. I hate to say it, but I like every vegetable on Dr. Ian's "evil vegetables" list, with the exception of brussel sprouts and shallots, which I couldn't identify for you. But otherwise:

Mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, broccoli, garlic, aubergines (eggplant), & avocado (which he misspells) are excellent and spinach & courgettes (zucchini) are OK.

And what about broccoli rabe? What the heck is it? Is it spinach or an imitation? Our favorite Italian restaurant (where we ate with Sly & family and Wurm), Gino's, makes an excellent scallops with broccoli rabe & garlic. Yum.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Oh, and I keep forgetting:

Happy Anniversary to the Urinalcakes & the Higgys!!!

[slyeyes]

Just watched CNN Headline News.

I'm getting the feeling the earth is attacking it's inhabitants.

[slyeyes]

yes, I know that should be "its"

[Peri]

Happy anniversaries all around!

Jamie really appreciated all the birthday wishes. ("Why do all these people know it's my birthday?" "Because I told them." "You shouldn't talk about me on the internet, Mom. That's dangerous." What a smart aleck.)

We went out for dinner and after she finished hers she ate a great big banana split. Then she got sick. On the way home she wanted to stop for a Slurpee.

I love vegetables - all vegetables. Sprouts are yummy.

[insomniac]

Peri - an older colleague recently married a woman that he had originally met on the Web. When he told one of his grandchildren he was going to meet this person (this was before the engagement) that until then he had only talked to via e-mail, the grandchild said, "What if it's a homosexual pedophile?"
(I would have said, "Then we'll both be extremely disappointed", but that's just me...)

Neo - that guy really doesn't like vegetables! I'll eat zucchini or eggplant if they're smothered in tomato sauce and melted cheese, I'll eat okra or cauliflower if they're deep-fried, but I can't think of anything one could do with Brussels sprouts. It's like a mad scientist (not Mad Scientist) invented a ray gun that would concentrate all the nastiness of a whole head of cabbage into a tiny almost-pill form.

[slyeyes]

insomniac -- concentrate all the nastiness of a whole head of cabbage into a tiny almost-pill form

EXACTLY!!!!

[Lt. Woman]

Ugh.. I had to stop home for a couple of things. For some reason, the post that I posted from home isn't showing up. It's probably something that I did, despite the fact that the post said only good things about my little 'puter.. particularly in comparison to this one.

Jeff.. broccoli rabe apparently is not broccoli. Which makes perfect sense, really!
Ranch dressing - is there any vegetable it's not good with?

Oh.. vegetables I don't like.. in order of disfavour.. ASPARAGUS - that stuff doesn't even look right. Ugly vege, ugly taste. MUSHROOMS - the Evil Vege guy speaks for me. BRUSSELS SPROUTS - will eat them if I have to, but would rather skip them - they taste like old feet. I've never tried artichokes (my mother hates them, and I've never gotten around to trying them for myself.)

My disappearing post included an anecdote about a former foster child who came in to see Mum while she was preparing dinner (she was about 2 - 3 at the time..) and ( with a very serious look on her little face) said, "Mummy, I'd like some peas please, but just the little ones, not the big ones"

[Susan]

I just came in to catch up...I have not even begun to, what with all the posting since I was last here. This will take a while.

And I had hoped to get to bed early tonight...

[Wurm42]

Susan, sleep is highly overrated.

If it was that great, you'd remember it, wouldn't you?

[neophyte]

Susan, sleep?

[Lt. Woman]

Neo.. Tripod and Angelfire don't allow hotlinking.. you can't see the pic you were trying to link to..

An addendum to my last post.. if pickles are vegetables, I don't like them either.

[neophyte]

pickles are the best vegetables. and that is so weird about the link; it works for me. Ah well; all it said was that sleep is not an option.

[slyeyes]

The link worked for me. Maybe tripod works in IE.
Not to rub it in, but I got 9 hours of sleep last snight. YAY!!!

And at the end of this month, we get an extra hour of sleep, don't we?

[Leetie]

9 hours of sleep, and you're posting at 6:28 AM? I guess you didn't stay up to watch Twilight Zone, huh.

Insomniac, excellent observation about brussels sprouts.

Thanks to everyone for the anniversary wishes!!!

[slyeyes]

Oops, my bad. I subtracted incorrectly. I only got 8 hours. But it felt like 9.

[Jeff Meyerson]

the grandchild said, "What if it's a homosexual pedophile?"

Great line, insomniac! I guess his answer should have been "Not that there's anything wrong with that." NOT!

Kaf: no, broccoli rabe is more like spinach when it is cooked. Don't like mushrooms? Surely you jest! I love them, eat them every day with my eggs and put them in my salads. Yum.

Once I got over my mother's adventure with overboiled olive green mushy "asparagus" and tasted the real thing, I like it. When done right they are fine.

Sprouts I can live without. Artichokes - I prefer them as artichoke hearts in antipasto. One year we went to a friend of Jackie's for Christmas dinner and she served fennel, apparently an Italian speciality. It was licorice-like in taste but I ate it anyway.

[Peri]

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving Day. What do you think, guys? Shall I take a shot at roasting a turkey and making all the trimmings?

[Susan]

Peri...yes.

And share with us.

Here...rain rain rain.

And I never did get caught up last night.

So that is what I am going to do now...but good morning to all!!!

[DDi]

Peri, so long as you promise not to make any of it in a toaster, have at it! ;)

I just got word, that my youngest sis is coming up for our Thanksgiving next month. At first glance, it sounds nice, does it not? The baby who just had a baby is coming home to spend the holidays with her family....

In reality, it means that there will be 4 out of 6 daughters together under one roof. Poor dad. He may move out for that week. (I may join him.)

[DDi]

Oooh! And to Peri and any other northernly MOATies, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

[steven]

Peri- yes, since I'm at least a couple of thousand miles away, no fire or explosion should reach me ;-)

[Leetie]

Happy Thanksgiving, Peri,
and Happy Columbus Day!

[Peri]

Hee hee! I only do these things in hopes of catching a scrumptious firefighter. He will see that I am a damsel in distress and clearly need to be taken out to dinner a lot.

I don't have any sisters so I'm not sure what's going to happen to you, Di. Somehow it doesn't sound as good as it sounds, you know?

[Susan]

Caught up....now to comment.

Peri, a happy (belated) birthday to Jamie.

Happy (belated again) anniversary to the Higgy's and the Urinalcakes (even though that sounds a little wrong.)

On the discussion of veggies...mushrooms are wonderful. I wish I had some now. (No, I wish I had all kinds of veggies now. Real food.)

Jeff, I have to disagree on the canned asparagus. There are times that that is what I want. Yes, it's nothing like fresh. I don't care, sometimes that's what I want. Although fresh is absolutely wonderful, and I could eat a huge amount of it right now. Broccoli, I kind of like it. I don't really like it raw though, but steamed is good...with or without cheese sauce. Brussel sprouts...one time I had them and they were soooooo good. I have not been able to recreate that experience though. I've tried several times and they just don't thrill me. That one time, though, they were good.

[DDi]

Ah yes, Happy (belated) B-day to Miss Jamie! and a belated Happy Universary (as me mum likes to call it) to the Urinalcake's and Higgy's!

Peri, did I mention that there are about 25 other family members that attend the same festivities, and I cook for all of them? Me thinks this Thanksgiving would be the perfect one to start a new tradition of Di celebrating in Mexico with a Jose in one hand, and pina colada in the other. ;) We don't have cute firefighters in the town I live in, otherwise, I'd have to try that theory out here. (hee hee, I used to do that while living in Houston - we had PLENTY of cuties, and I lived with one too!)

[Zoodle]

Veggies ~ yum
Peri's cooking ~ yum
Firefighters ~ yum

All caught up. Happy Thanksgiving!

[Leetie]

I agree with you, Susan. Canned asparagus has its place in the universe. As for fresh asparagus, you should all try Sly's flash fry technique with garlic and salt. I thought it was posted on Blogwatchers, but now I can't find it -- must be on another moat. I remember we discussed our experiences with the unfortunate aromatic after-effect of asparagus. Anyway, I use a carrot peeler to peel them before cooking. They're much more tender and sweet that way.

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

I seem to be all better - hooray!
Newspaper update:
(Moaties in unison: spare us, pul-leese..)
Monday morning here, no Sunday paper. I just got off the phone with them, "Your paper, Ms. Silvers will be there in one hour. I'm one of the people you talked to yesterday".

So why should I believe you today, I said, when you said the same thing yesterday?

Because today I can, she said.
*snork*

Peri - my grown up daughter was very concerned when I started posting here as well. She asked the same question, insom, what if they're pedophiles? When I told my brother about this conversation his reply was, "So what if they are, you're not a 14 year old boy."!!Ok then.

sly, I use IE and Tripod didn't open for me...I guess it likes you better... but I'm OK with that.

And on a vegetable note: I used to eat canned asparagus straight from the can - delicious, but now I only use the fresh ones, or did when I still cooked...

Belated Happy Anniversary wishes to the Higgys and the Urinalcakes!
(using the I was sick yesterday excuse for being LTTG)

Happy Thanksgiving, Peri and any other Canadians who are blurking!

OH - and BTW, YANKEES WON LAST NIGHT!!!

[Susan]

I just walked out in the lobby to look outside at the rain...

There is a daddy longlegs on the wall.

Yes. I know it won't hurt me. It won't come near me. I don't care. I want it outside.

[Brian B]

Morning MOATies. I would normally have an exclamation point indicating my level of happiness with a glorious day. Alas, my Bengals lost, it's Monday and rainy, and I may have to drive to Little Rock next week. Ugh.

Happy Anniversaries to the anniversary MOAties. P and I had a very nice time Friday night on our 5th anniversary. She liked the bamboo sushi set and we had a very nice sushi dinner at a place called Akira (great movie also). I tried a new piece of sushi I'd never had before. Octopus. A bit chewy, but not bad.

Belated Happy B-day to Jamie also. And a happy canadian Thanksgiving. Does that mean you only have to cook like 3/4 of the turkey?

Hey Fish, how far is Little Rock/Greenbrier, AR from Tulsa?

[Eleanor]

You-know-what UPDATE:

I just got a call from someone named Anna, who apparently is not talking to Jeannie, who I talked to earlier this morning!!!!
Anna: Did you get your paper yet?
Me: No.
Anna: We're going to give you 7 (seven!) days credit for your inconvenience.
Me: Thank you but I just want the paper.
Anna: It's on the way.

[Joshkr]

*looks outside*

That's odd, I didn't order a Cali newspaper

[Eleanor]

Final announcement:

The Sunday newspaper arrived!!!!
/end epic saga

Thanks MOATies!

[Jeff Meyerson]

El, we used to get the newspaper delivered here. I never really saw the need as I was driving Jackie downtown at the time & could easily pick it up on the way back, but they offered a great deal so what the heck, right?

After a couple of times of going through what you're going through - no delivery or late delivery, repeated calls, assurances that it was coming when it never did...I just cancelled. A few phone calls along the lines of "why have you forsaken us?" and "what can we do to get you back?" allowed me to spell out in no uncertain terms why I was never coming back and that was that.

Frankly, it just wasn't worth it to me. The only reason to my mind to get home delivery is that your newspaper will be there when you open the door in the morning without fail. If it isn't, then sayonara.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Hey Susan, are you going to be able to report this story on the noon news today without laughing?

Maybe he had a little too much to drink at your weekend reunion and got carried away? No, I see he is only 22.

[Susan]

*snork*

Jeff, I saw that one, and almost did use it in the news for today. It was on a local news site...but it's not there anymore. I saw that linked on the main page...and commented. I've looked at the local news channels and it's not on any of them now...but I did find this story (scroll down, it's the fifth from the top, you'll see the one I mean).

[kibby F5™]

Sees there's a job for the KibEl agency in determining the where-abouts of a few missing newspapers.

TOP of the list seems to be Joshkr!

[Joshkr]

*hides Czech newspaper* What?

[Joshkr]

Susan...you truly live in the south :)

[Joshkr]

erm...*hopes Susan still plays my song*

I take it back!

[Susan]

What do you mean, I truly live in the South? And what's wrong with that?

*not stopping the song now...*

[Joshkr]

yay! Tom Sawyer :)

Canadian band for Canadian thanksgiving?

Reminds me of a joke I'm sure I've told before:

Canada was originally spelled CND, until someone asked a Canadian how to spell it..."C, eh, N, eh, D, eh"

[DDi]

*pulls out the sock full o'nickels for Peri*

[Susan]

The playlist for today...

Monday 10-10-05 All Request Lunch Hour
News
“Pink Cadillac” Bruce Springsteen
------
“Mustang Sally” Wilson Pickett---Kim
“Wild Night” Van Morrison
------
“Love Is Strange” Micky and Sylvia---Beverly
“Have You Ever Seen The Rain” Creedence Clearwater Revival
------
“Girlwatcher” O’Kasions---Robert
“Never Been Any Reason” Head East
------
“Tom Sawyer” Rush---Josh
“Hold My Hand” Hootie and the Blowfish
------
“Make Me Lose Control” Eric Carmen
“Mrs. Robinson” Simon and Garfunkel---Kim (a different one)
------
“Blinded By The Light” Manfred Man

[DDi]

*gets tired of waiting for Peri to utilize sock full o'nickels*
*starts chasing Joshkr around the Moat for telling a lame joke on a Munday*

In case anyone is missing her, channeling Tamara:

Tamara says:
Also, every time I view the moat today, IE develops an error and closes
Tamara says:
Which is good cuz I can do more work, but bad because so many people are missing out on the awesomeness that is me.

[slyeyes]

*with apologies to Joan Baez)

The Night Peri Burned Winnipeg Down

Peri Winkle is the name and cooking "events" are my game
'til the firemen came and tore up the kitchen again
'twas Thanksgiving of '05
We were partying, just barely alive
By 10, the place did smell
of smoke, a time I recall so well

Chorus
The night Peri burned Winnipeg down
(and Aquacat was 'planing)
The night Peri burned Winnipeg down
And the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la

Like my mother before me I will try the toaster
Not like my sister above me who attempted the roaster
She was just eighteen, proud and brave
When a short circuit laid her in her grave
I swear by the ash around my feet
We prefer to order out when it's time to eat
[chorus]

Back with Jamie in the kitchen when she called to me.
Mama quick come see, the dishwasher is trying to get free
Now I don't mind cleaning up suds
But that damn cat is ruining the rug
He took what he needed and spit out the rest
That was when it was time to take him to the Vet

chorus
The night Peri burned Winnipeg down
(and Aquacat now sleeps with the fishes)
The night Peri burned Winnipeg down
And the people were singing, they went
La la la la la la, la la la la la la la la, la

[Joshkr]

Thanks Susan!!!

*runs from DDi...*

Tell Tamara I'm sorry she's missing my wit and intellect.

[Joshkr]

Sly...bravo!!!

*snorking*

[DDi]

Channeling Tamara again:

Joshkr, she says she's sorry you're missing your wit and intellect too!

;)

[Joshkr]

*dying laughing*

DDi...you have lousy friends

[Peri]

Slyeyes! That was totally awesome! I'm keeping it. Maybe I'll ask Polly to record it.

[DDi]

*takes advantage of Josh while he's dying laughing*

*handcuffs him to the moat*

*positions 10 big hairy moat men at each corner to make sure he doesnt try to release any more silly jokes, at least until Tuesday, and not without an appointment*

[Joshkr]

Oh DDi...

How Do You Catch a Unique Rabbit?
Unique Up On It.

How Do You Make Holy Water?
You Boil The Hell Out Of It.

What Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall?
Dam!

What Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long?
Polaroid's

What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work?
A Stick

What Do You Call Cheese That Isn't Yours?
Nacho Cheese.

[DDi]

ROFL! JOSHKR!! I deserved that.

[DDi]

BTW, I made a movie reference in that post where I had Josh tied up... any of you moaties catch the reference? Any know what movie its from?

[Joshkr]

For DDi...part ducks...

What Lies At The Bottom Of The Ocean And Twitches?
A Nervous Wreck.

What's The Difference Between Roast Beef And Pea Soup?
Anyone Can Roast Beef.

Where Do You Find a Dog With No Legs?
Right Where You Left Him.

Why Do Gorillas Have Big Nostrils?
Because They Have Big Fingers.

Why Don't Blind People Like To Sky Dive?
Because It Scares The Dog.

Why Did Pilgrims' Pants Always Fall Down?
Because They Wore Their Belt Buckle On Their Hat.

What's The Difference Between a Bad Golfer And a Bad Skydiver?
A Bad Golfer Goes, Whack, Dang!
A Bad Skydiver Goes Dang! Whack.

How Are a Texas Tornado And a Tennessee Divorce The Same?
Somebody's Gonna Lose A Trailer

What is a Yankee?
The same as a quickie, but a guy can do it alone.

[Susan]

AAAAAhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Why did I read those?

[Eleanor]

random observation

When people can't be funny and witty, they resort to dumb jokes!
/end random observation

sly, you are brilliant!!!! And definitely on a roll today!

wolfie - how did the turkey dinner go?

[Eleanor]

Mad or Mike - come to the MOAT and tell us how the walk went!

[Eleanor]

Yiddish Word of the Day
schmuck
shmuk)
fool, contemptible person

[neophyte]

Funny that schmuck is the word of the day. Wolfie and I were just talking about schmucks last night. I think that was the word we used.

[neophyte]

Oh, and to clarify, I said *I* was the schmuck.

[Mad "engaged to weasel" Scientist]

El - the walk went well. They were disorganized and I think we started walking about 30 minutes after the actual start time, but we weren't alone in starting late. Thanks to everyone who donated. They had a post it memorial wall and a not to my mom is there from all of you.

*this MONDAY SUCKS A$$*

*looks around for some drugs to take and a blanket to crawl under*

[neophyte]

*loves Mad my fuzzy blanket and some drugs*

(Sorry, Mad, the only drugs I have handy are Benedryl and one for ADD and an antibiotic for the cat - will those help?)

[Joshkr]

Eleanor...ok, no more dumb jokes I promise

A group of chess enthusiasts had checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. Soon the manager came out and asked them to disperse. "But why," one asked.

"Because," he said, "I can't stand chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."

Ok, from now on...

[Peri]

I have some pretty good drugs =) And a fuzzy blanket. Here, neo, I'll scrunch up and make some room. We schmucks have to stick together!

Jamie is doing her homework and I can't get 5th grade math =( It's making me feel very schmucky.

Problem solving was never my forte.

[Brian B]

This naked guy covered in saran wrap walks into the psychiatrist's office.

Before the guy even opens his mouth, the psychiatrist says, "Don't bother, I can clearly see your nuts."