IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE ALL THOUGHT ABOUT

...but finally, somebody is doing something about it.

(Thanks to Courtney "Eyebrow Current" Brewer)

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[southerngirl]

*peeks in and looks around*

*determines this is a friendly sort of crowd*

*waits to see if she's welcomed, or kicked out*

:)

[neophyte]

Hi, Southerngirl! Have a Moatini?

[neophyte]

Hmmm... you'll need a grass skirt and a coconut bra, to start. One of the men will be ever-so-glad to help you put them on, I'm sure. ;)

[neophyte]

someone else will have to fill you in on the rules of the moat, hon, but in the meantime... don't pull Leetie's finger!

[bbescuela]

I would volunteer, but Mrs. bb might object...Have another Moatini, with a shot of Jack and a beer back.

[Marie in Kourou]

Welcome, Sgirl. There are a few rules to follow and things to know:

1. Don't pull Leetie's finger.
2. The uniform consists of a coconut bra and grass skirt for the females of the girl persuasion, and penguin thongs and propeller beanies for the men.
2a. Bra size and thong size must be published in the MOAT for all to see and know and write down in secret little perverted notebooks.
3. Try not to get Plisskin or Fluffy pissed off. They're usually docile, but those teeth are there for a reason.
4. Wolfie's Big Pandora's Box o' Kink is free; feel free to peruse the fine publications within and use the toys.
4a. However, it is considered good etiquette to disinfect said toys after use,
4b. as well as replacing the batteries.
5. Don't drink the MOAT water.
6. The jello twister mat is stained green because of the dye we used on St Pat's day. Ignore it, it works fine.
7. The bar is always open. Our staple drink is the MOATarita, which is really anything you want it to be.
8. We need to know your Kink Score. Please go here and come back right away to tell us the result. Then we'll update the KS score list (mine is pathetically low, so don't worry about it too much; we'll still love you!).
9. Don't pull Leetie's finger.
10. There is no number ten.
11. Today is Spinach Festival Day. Do you like spinach?
12. Isaac is our bartender. Feel free to order whatever you want whenever you want, but don't ask about his shiny sparkly green flipflops or his embarrassingly bad toupée.
13. Cabana boys and cabana girls are free of charge. It may take a while before you can get yours delivered, but for now, please feel free to use mine, Paolo.
14. Please add a picture to the Hunk Wall. I lust after Colin Firth, for example, and am insanely jealous of Monica Bellucci's body.
15. Don't pull Leetie's finger.
16. We have our own radio station! Listen to Susan live right here (click on the "Listen to Braves Football" link).
17. The pool is always open. The cabana boys and girls double as lifeguards and give great mouth-to-mouth.
18. There is enough chocolate to feed all of India in the fridge. Help yourself, but remember to share all the really yummy choccies you get.
19. Dave is God. No blaspheming will be tolerated.
20. Seriously, don't pull Leetie's finger.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

[skip if this topic is getting old for you, 'k?]

The Kissing Brazilian had not received my "just friends please" email before last night. He just read it and wrote [imagine this in a thick Brazilian accent]:

I've just read your e-mail now. Even though things didn't work the way I wanted last night I had a real good time hanging out with you, and of course you can always count on my friendship. I really want you to feel confortable around me. Sorry if I was a little pushy last night. I am looking forward to take you to dinner next week. A big kiss and a big hug.
--The Kissing Brazilian

Currently, I'm thinking I shouldn't respond. I've been nauseated and depressed all day, as if I'd just been through a serious break-up.

There are even better cool people out there, right? It's okay if I cut ties with this one, right? Is it? I don't know.

There is much about him I like. (I, ah, haven't washed my sweater yet because it smells like him.) Of course there are definite reasons why I would not, in my right mind, consider a romantic relationship with him--even if I were ready. Let's review those, shall we?
- He's sanguine; I'm melancholy.
- He wants kids someday. I plan to be forever content with just the one. Diapers and nursing all over again would be a bore.
- Last but nowhere near least, though well-preserved, he's got at least TWENTY YEARS on me. His experiences make him completely fascinating, but the age difference places him completely out of the running for the [completely un-] coveted position of "Mr. Rhymes With Camera".

Yet, from his last email, doesn't it sound as though he actually does plan to respect my feelings on the matter?

Do I give him one more chance, or no? Punky votes "yes". I vote "Tamara needs Xanax".

[Peri]

*Proud moment*
Jamie, Julia and I are watching 'Goblet of Fire' and eating pizza. J just told me that "you are the most embarrassing Mom in the world!"

All my practicing has paid off.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

PS:

1) Munchkin agrees my sweater smells good. *snork*

2) Congrats on the solo, Neo! :)

3) Welcome, S-girl! 'Bout time! :)

[Peri]

*passes southern girl a piece of pizza*

T: lose him. He's adding nothing positive to your life and actually causing some concern. There are dozens more like him and you can get some when you feel like holding one of those 'flirt and don't touch - yet' relationships. You are NOT losing an interesting man - MOST of them are interesting. They're not aliens, you know. There're people all over the place. You'll get more.

[Marie in Kourou]

I am undecided on the Kissing Brazilian.

[Eleanor]

URGENT MESSAGE FOR NEO!

Go to Kilt thread and see what D!ckhead, formerly known as adonis posted - what a jerk.

[southerngirl]

neophyte - thanks, I luv Moatinis! (and Leetie's reputation precedes her ;))

bbescuela, thanks, anyway! :)

Marie - can I take the kink test tomorrow? I have dial-up at home. *sigh*

*makes note to print Marie's list of rules*

Tamara, I vote w/Punky. (and with the Zanax.) One more chance can't hurt can it?

*hugs*

[Eleanor]

Welcome s'girl, I'm glad you're here. I have one correction on the Rules though. It is not necessary to post bra size on the MOAT. Mystery is waaay more fun. :)

[slyeyes]

Hey, there's a moving van outside. Who moved in?

*heinzes*

Oh, Hi, southerngirl. Welcome to the hilarity. Consider life as you knew it officially over...but in a good way.

Has anyone seen the promos on TBS for Lord of the Rings? "It sucks to be Frodo".

[Peri]

The South Park Urinalcakes are way too cute!!

[KDF]

Hi S-girl! Yippee! Another newbie!!! :)

pssst, everyone's really nice here. Drinks available and encouraged all dang day. And did you check out the Tarzan rope in the corner?

El, re the scandal on the Kilt thread... I can't believe anyone can even do that (lift a moniker and copy e:mail address.) I never checked, but assumed if anyone used an existing name that they'd get a "that screen name is already taken" message. A little scary!

[neophyte]

*sigh* no, people can imitate somebody else quite easily. I'm sorry Adonis has made you mad, Eleanor. {{El}} Stay here with me under the comforter for a while.

And I distinctly remember President Elle (not El) in a propeller beanie and she was a woman of the female persuasion, so I'm pretty sure the traditional garb is beanies for everybody.

[Meanie the Blue]

El - saw the D-head's stupid move at the Kilt thread. Really stupid. I was trying to give him a hint with a fake post in his name, but....well you obviously saw what he did and took action before my entirely too subtle post had any hope of sinking in.

I requested you both to e-mail me in hopes of mediation, but I'm having doubts that is possible. Tell me to butt out, here or via e-mail, and I will.

[neophyte]

Tamara, as far as Mr Bzillion guy... what is it that you want? Are you wanting somebody for a serious relationship? If not, what's this talk of numbers of children, etc.? If you are really looking for just a friend, none of that stuff is an issue.

[Eleanor]

Blue, I've sent you 2 e-mails, and one to neo.

I am a reasonable person, most of the time. :)

[Eleanor]

*gets under comforter with neo*

I am NOT taking a xanax because of a childish a-hole, and Blue can certainly try to fix it, but neo, I've always thought of the LAST thread as a special place with some regulars; i.e., you, me, wysi, kingw, and then how cool it was when others stopped by, ya know?

I guess I shouldn't have told them all about it. *sigh* :(

[Jeff Meyerson]

Welcome, southerngirl.

TRWC: I vote with Peri, of course.

5 minutes to West Wing.

Just watched the last 15 minutes of Brief Encounter. It's a classic.

'Night all.

[cyn]

oh, hey! southerngirl! Welcome!.
pull up a camp chair. we're having a busy week-end!

[southerngirl]

Thanks All! I feel so welcome... *smiles and waves*

Off Thread - (I didn't see anything about this in the rules, so I'm goin' for it)

"The Simpsons" just started on tv here, and the opening sequence was the live action one, which I believe somebody posted, or at least linked to, on the Blog. I was very proud to be able to tell my kids, who were lovin' it, that I'd seen it already, probably a week ago!

The things you pick up from the Blog... :)

[Leetie]

*looks wonderingly at finger*

Hmmph! Must be powerful stuff.

[neophyte]

Southern girl... "off thread"? Off thread?? Well, if you want to stay on thread, you'll have to talk about the blog clock being wrong. And frankly, we played that out ages ago. So the more off thread the better, here.

[Sarah J]

*straightens halo*

Um, am I stil allowed if my KS score was 15?
(Has anyone actually scored lower than that?)

[neophyte]

*smooches Sarah J* You bet you're still allowed, toots! Though you KNOW some of our bloglits will take that as a challenge!

btw, sarah, you got me to thinking about dating. And it fits right in with my questions for Tamara. I posted my thoughts on my blog.

[slyeyes]

We have a thread?

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

May I quote myself?

- "Dammit, y'all, he was SUCH a cool guy. Fascinating. We talked for hours! And I had to tell him we can't be friends anymore."

- "I'm so sad. The Kissing Brazilian and I could have had such a fabulous friendship."

I wouldn't say he's "adding nothing" to my life. I wouldn't say that at all. I was floating at my unbelievably boring job on Friday. I felt good.

Someone brilliant said...Maybe he is fun and you need fun right now. Maybe he is kind and you need kind right now. Maybe he is attentive and flattering and great company ... you guessed it, all things you need right now. If you really enjoy his company, why would you want to deprive yourself of it? He's an adult. Give him a chance to behave and be your friend. If he fails to do either or remains pushy, he's not that good of a guy, no matter how much fun you had.

I want to have fun, but I want it to be smart-fun. The only problem with this is that I've never tried to have fun before. I mean, seriously. I'm a regular at the bookstore and the video store, and I go to the grocery store almost every single day just to look for interesting people to torture. (And I've got the checking account statements to prove it. :P) But you don't meet Brazilians at grocery stores in the suburbs. You meet tired soccer moms and perky cashiers. So I don't know what the hell I'm doing, is what I'm saying. This is out of my league. I'm out of my comfort zone. And I like it. I like that I'm pushing myself. I just don't want to be stupid.

Like Adonis. Aw, snap!

[Eleanor]

s'girl, the only "on topic" topic here is our lives and how we manage to get through them day by day.

The best thing about the MOAT is that there's always someone here to help, whether it's about how to fix your computer or find a recipe or your personal life. How great is that to have a spot like this to come to? Very. :)

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

What do I want? I want a really phucking cool local friend, to go out and meet more really phucking cool local friends with, and I want to maintain my well-defined boundaries. That about sums it up. :)

I am still undecided, however. Completely undecided. I may flip a coin.

Play it safe, or take a chance?

[Eleanor]

s'girl, we have a password protected site called the ReMOAT or as I call it the "Y" site because it's through Yahoo. Lab's the moderator, but he made me and a couple of other folk mini-moderators. We have pictures and other cool stuff there.

I'll send you an invite. I think I have your e-mail addy.

Stand by.

[southerngirl]

there's always someone here to help, whether it's about how to fix your computer or find a recipe or your personal life.

the MOAT can help me find my personal life?!?

whoa, I knew you guys rocked, but Damn!! ;)

*goes off to bookmark neo's blog*

[BigD®]

Welcome S-Girl
One rule left out, do not mention the MOAT on the Main Blog (or link to it). We are not a snobbish bunch but prefer some privacy and don't want some of the unsavory MB characters in our little world as we can get personal at times.

TRWC - follow your gut, as I know you do (hence the Ex), take your time and you will find the right guy (if you can let Punky go).

I can barely keep up with the MOAT anymore (not having an office yet, where anyone can see my monitor), so I miss all your blogs but try to keep up at night and on the w-ends (not often enough).

{{{{MOATies}}}

[wolfie]

*drags plague ridden self out of the shadows*

Hiya n welcome southerngirl. I'd like to add to MiK's (it was her wasn't it?) list.
C) You might want to avoid the shadows till they are disinfected.

101.7. But I'm up from 89.3. At least I'm not freezing anymore. I'll heinz when my eyes aren't crossing. Promise.
*shuffles back to the shadows coughing and whimpering*

[KDF]

Tamara, you are so not undecided.

I'm out of my comfort zone. And I like it. I like that I'm pushing myself. You like being outside your comfort zone. Don't play it safe.

I just don't want to be stupid. You're not being stupid! You told him right up front that you just want to be friends. Go out to dinner next week.

So maybe he'll screw it up, but maybe he won't. You'll never know if you don't see him again. :)

[slyeyes]

*drags soapbox to middle of the room*

*rethinks and shoves it back into place*

This will just be a mini rant.

WHY! WHY? WHY!!! do businesses now insist on getting your phone number in order for you to buy something? What happened to a simple commercial exchange of money for a product.

I went to buy a car charger at the Cingular store. Before telling me the price. Before ANYTHING he asked for my number. I told him I don't give it out. He nodded towards my cellphone and asked for that number. I told him I just wanted to buy the charger and that he didn't need any of that information. He said he did because if the product was defective, they had a record that I bought it there and could exchange it. I pointed out that I had the receipt. He said "ma'am, just give me your phone number so we can proceed with the sale." I picked up my cellphone and my money and left.

I bought the charger at BestBuy who only asked for me zip code and that I will give out.

/end not so mini rant.

[neophyte]

*is alarmed*

Southerngirl, a lot of folks here have blogs. Most are witty or thought provoking or... something. Mine is just self therapy.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

"I picked up my cellphone and my money and left."

YES! KICK A$$, Sly!

[Marie in Kourou]

Tamara, what are these "perky cashiers" of which you speak? I have never, ever, ever seen a perky cashier. "Zombie-like" is more like it.

*makes some modifications to the rules and general introduction to the MOAT*
Thanks, people. I thought it would be nice to get it all in one post so there are no repeats (except for the Leetie Rule) and newbies don't get too scared.

Sarah, the lowest claimed but unrevealed scores are JCT's and Bangi's, both hovering between 35 and 0 points. A MOATie named Lily claims 0 points, but I think this isn't possible. The KS test probably has a minimum of 5 or so.

And Sgirl, everything is OT here. Feel free to babble.

Oh, by the way, I have posted my and Giant Frog's South Park thingies on the Y. It was fun. Thanks, Crash and Peri!

[slyeyes]

Tamara, what KDF said makes sense.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

I am undecided because, while I do like forcing myself out of my unhealthily boring comfort zone, as a former Catholic, I am also really into self-flagellation. It took every ounce of courage I had to go out by myself both nights. And I think, you know, maybe that's all the fun I'm allotted for this year? Next year I can...buy a...crazy...cake, or something? And the year after that...paint a wall? Whoo! Crazy! I'm BUSTIN' OUT, y'all!

[BigD®]

Sly, just do what I do, 555-7889 (555-putz).

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

*staring at the moat, deep in thought*

[Marie in Kourou]

Ooooh, the putz number is good.
Remember the scene in "Grumpy Old Men" where one of said grumpy old men greets the other in the morning with a heartfelt "Putz!"?
No? Well, I can't be the only one.

{{{Tamara}}} I feel exactly the same. That is why I'm also undecided on the Brazilian issue.

[KDF]

{{{{Tamara}}}}

You need a little processing time. But I admire you a lot for stretching your comfort zone.

[BigD®]

I liked both Grumpier Old Men movies (RIP both) and I do remember the "putz" comment.

BTW,I use the "555" as an example, use your local exchange (mine is 837) so they don't wonder where you live.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

On "perky cashiers" -- There is this ONE cashier who is simply adorable, and I completely embarrassed myself in front of her one night, and so I avoided her for a while, which was hard to do because she's the express lane check-out, and I'm in there every day so I'm never buying more than...more than "too much"--and so finally one day I decided to bravely face her and apologize and embarrassedly clear up any possible misunderstanding...only to find that she did not even recognize me and there...was...no...issue, and DIOS MIO, I was a DORK!

[southerngirl]

neopyhte, don't be alarmed, it's all good - and I commented on yer blog... ;)

BigD - no worries. thanks, tho!

T(RWC) I'm a Catholic as of this post, and I think the self-flagellation thing is highly overated.

just sayin'. :)

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

I think I might speak to the Panamanian band member about his friend, the Kissing Brazilian.

No, that's weird.

*goes back to thinking*

PS You guys are great. Really. :)

[slyeyes]

BigD, I have done that fake number thing; have also told them to use either their number or the store number. I'm at the point now I don't think they need ANY number.

[cyn]

and i admire your moral resolve. (i'm a goner for latins;)

[cyn]

sheesh. didn't update til i posted again. that was for Tamara. (n i'm so glad i'm retired from those choices:)

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

Thnx, Cyn, although it's not so much a "moral" resolve as a "learning to take care of myself" resolve. :)

But, RE: "i'm a goner for latins" -- *adds Cyn's name to the short list of folks who won't roll their eyes when I'm barefoot and pregnant in Sao Paulo this December.* (HA HA, I'm NOT funny!) ;)

[southerngirl]

T(RWC) yeah, you are!

[southerngirl]

So maybe he's not Latin, but really, who the heck cares?

[Sing, sing, sing, I like to sing. I like to sing a song, sing, sing, sing.]

apparently fortune city cares, sgirl

[Johnny Urinalcakes]

land o' goshen , WHEN am i going to stop falling for the pulling of leetie's fingers?!

*lights ANOTHER match*

JU

[Sarah J]

oops

[neophyte]

A JU sighting!!

*marks it down in her Life Book*

[slyeyes]

Oy.

This episode of Gray's Anatomy is a repeat and a tough one. Very emotional.

[Leetie]

That JU. Always the trickster.

Who wants to play Boggle with me?

*CAUTION* Highly addictive.

[bbescuela]

sly, I just tell them "you don't need my number," in kind of an Obi Wan Kenobi voice. They never press it. (If I'm feeling frisky I say "Why, are you going to call me later?" That usually embarasses them out of pusing it any further.) I always hated going to Radio Shack because they would ask for your entire resume, until I started telling them I was "Nick Danger, Third Eye" (old Firesign Theater reference). Then I kind of looked forward to it.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

BY JOVE, I'VE GOT IT!

But first:
1) *snork!* @ "Life Book"
2) S-girl's link will still work if you copy and paste it. Although the wording of her post makes not being able to see the pic quite amusing.
3) There is no number 3.

I'm going to take a timeout on the situation--a much-needed cooling-off period, including some quality bonding time with...[pausing, thinking, cringing, deleting]...theeee...Energizer battery company...[wide-eyed nodding and grinning at clever cleverness of self]...aaaand probably spend some time working off my debt at the Ellipses N Hyphens N Dashes Store, but I digress... Anyway, if I'm going to be Just Friends with The Kissing Brazilian, I'm going to have to stop, you know, thinking of him as a $ex-object. Although it's his fault entirely because I am simply a sucker for attention. ("I don't like him that way, but is it because I'm not thinking enough about it? I mean, yes, I hate when men wear necklaces, but he is Brazilian and a musician, which, by the way, I did notice those strong fingers...") ACK! I'm losing altitude on a family blog! Ok, what was I saying?

Oh, the "by jove" part: I belieeeve, when I am readyyy, I will send TKB a scathing email--nothin' to lose, right?--and make him decide if he still wants to try to hang out. And if he does, and there's a third strike even after the scathing email, he's out, out, OUT.

I have a feeling he'll be out. Anyone care to make a friendly wager?

[Eleanor]

*blows kisses to all MOATies still here and leaves a few extra for late show-ups*

[Leetie]

*waving to blurking bbescuela*

[Leetie]

Hey! bbescuela unblurked before I heinzed!

[southerngirl]

T(RWC) I'm so confused (nttawwt, right?) - the link works for me, and I can see the pic... so...huh?

And I'm bettin on "out" - the bastard. :(

*smooch* @ El!

[bbescuela]

I'm moving around, you can't catch me.

[bbescuela]

BTW Leets, I suck at Boggle.

[Leetie]

*drags self away from boggle to get some sleep*

[Kafaleni]

Heinzed!! Some thoughts during the process...

Jeff - have you ever watched/heard Billy Connolly? He's a brilliant Scottish comedian. For my brother's birthday (today! that is the 27th) I bought him a DVD compilation of some of BC's best material over the course of his career. It's called Billy Connolly - Erect for 30 Years. I think Billy makes me laugh harder than just about any other comedian I can think of.

Neo.. WTG hon! You did brilliantly, as all that know and love you knew you would.. I'm so proud - particularly because I know how much inner strength and resolve it's taken for you to get this far.

MiK - I don't think I'd use the meal programme, but that's mostly because I like getting in and creating stuff.. prepared meals wouldn't do much for me at all.

I (heart) the West Wing.. I hope it starts herre again soon.. we're far enough behind already..

Hi Southern Girl! I'm the representative for the Antipodes - (we are a worldwide entity.. you'll figure out where the "foreigners" are pretty quickly!)

Speaking of which.. when's Kibby gonna resurface? I know he's drowning in the joy that is F2.3, but he still should be reporting in occasionally!

Tamara.. I'm really too late with my opinion, but I agree with "someone brilliant" and also (was it cyn?) whoever had the hots for Latin men. Muy Macho!!

Peri.. you go, girl! My mother was never more proud of her parenting than the day we called her a Dragon Lady. She figured she must be doing something right!

{{Wolfie}} Have some chicken noodle goop. You'll feel better soon.. I hope. And high temps are definitely better than low.. also it costs less to heat the house!

JU!! Long time, no blurk! Good to see you're still around... and are you sure it's safe to light matches around your lovely wife?

Leetie, thanks for the Boggle link.. I'll go try it later.. you reminded me that I have the Boggle game in the back of one of my cupboards somewhere.. I'll have to go look soon!

Whew!! Today was my first day working with one of my two new families. They have three boys.. a 19 month old and two week old twins! It was so much fun.. and the babies are just delicious!! (everyone watches as Kaf melts into a clucky pile of goo..) Yes, once again, I've lost my heart, but they are just so little and adorable, and they're not whiny, attention-seeking babies, either! So far, I'm having fun.. I get the next couple of days off, though, then I'm back at work for Thursday and Friday..

[neophyte]

I LOVE boggle, at least the real game (can't get the online thingy to open) but nobody will play me anymore.

(El, s'girl's link worked for me, too)

Tamara's got it? I hope it's not contagious! *hides in Mad's bio-hood just to be safe*

[Kafaleni]

one or two of my favourite Billy quotes (just to fill in Moatspace..)

I'm a big fan of the Mars Bar Diet. You don't eat the Mars bar, you stick it up your arse and let a rottweiler chase you home.

Oh aye...my Father would thrash me every now and then. He'd talk while he did it too! He'd hit me and shout, 'Have ye had enough?' Had enough? What kind of question is that? 'Why, Father, would another kick in the balls be out of the question???'

“The human race has been set up. Someone, somewhere, is playing a practical joke on us. Apparently, women need to feel loved to have sex. Men need to have sex to feel loved. How do we ever get started?”

“I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives.”

“Marriage is a wonderful invention: then again, so is a bicycle repair kit.”

“My definition of an intellectual is someone who can listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger.”

“Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn't try it on.”

Okay.. so it's more than one or two. Your point is what, again?

[Johnny Urinalcakes]

kaf,

i usually fold out my led zepplin physical graffiti album and fan the area a bit before striking the matches. and i keep aerosmith's double live bootleg and a couple of egyptian musk incense cones in my nightstand for chili night.

JU

[neophyte]

Kaf! I thought I posted, but apparently it didn't go through. I TRIED to say:

two week old twins! AND a toddler? I had ONE baby and a 19 month old and thought it was hard work. but awwwwww! Sometimes I wish they were little again. Lucky, Kaf, to get to fall in love with babies!

And I love the bicycle repair kit bit. *snicker*

[insomniac]

...and Billy Connolly is married to Pamela Stephenson, (i think) who used to be on SNL...

s-girl, Jimmy Smits is at least part Latin, according to imdb his mother is from Puerto Rico and his father is from Suriname (used to be Dutch Guiana to us geezers) (and when did they get the extra 'e' on the end) which i guess explains the 'Smits'...

for Christmas, my stepdaughter gave me a desk calendar of the 365 dumbest things ever said, today's entry was when Roger Ebert had to introduce Mr. Smits and someone else at the Academy Awards:

"Oh, here comes Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny and Jimmy Smits!"

SarahJ, my KS is only 100, and I've been married 22 years!

[Kafaleni]

JU.. good plan!! ;)

Insom.. I get that page a day calendar via email!
Not sure about Pamela being on SNL but she was on a British comedy sketch show called "Not The Nine O'Clock News" along with Rowan Atkinson, and several other comedic genii ..

I just checked IMDB, and yes, she was on SNL as well in the mid-80's.

[Kafaleni]

Neo.. yep! and I get to go home after a few hours, which means that someone else gets the midnight feeds. ... and the 1 am feeds.... and the 3 am feeds... but it's not me!

[southerngirl]

Kaf - don't know (yet) what Antipodes are, but I'll stick around to find out...:)

And -

Billy Connolly - I remember him from "Head of the Class", where he took over as Howard Hesseman's (sp?)replacement, and then, as "Uncle Monty" on one of the Harry Potter movies. Can't remember which one, at the moment...

JU, Houses of the Holy would work as well, I'm
thinkin'.

[insomniac]

he was also briefly in 'an unfortunate series of events'...

[bbescuela]

Yes, Pamela Stephenson was on SNL for a short time, but quit showbiz to practice as a psychotherapist in L.A. I think she's still married to Billy.

[Kafaleni]

The Antipodes is Australia and (in my case) New Zealand. Wysiwyg (who tends to blurk at the Y site these days) is from Australia.. there are Moaties in Canada (Peri, Zoodle, SN, and someone else?), Bangladesh (Bangi), Europe (MarieP[France], Kibby [Czech Republic]) and the Caribbean (MiK) as well. Do we have anyone in the UK? I know Higgy is Welsh, but he's not living there.. can't think of anyone else offhand..

[Kafaleni]

bb.. she still is.. they've been together since the late 80's.

S'girl (and anyone else who hasn't done it yet,) There is also a Frappr Map where you can indicate your general location .. add your pin anytime you feel comfortable doing so!!

[southerngirl]

oops...Insom, that's what I meant...the Series of Unfortunate Events, NOT Harry Potter. :(

Need. Sleep.

G'nite, all!!

[Kafaleni]

g'night sgirl!

Hammocks are over there>>> if you want to crash for a while.. don't be surprised if someone else (or several someone elses) jump in with you!

Sweet dreams!

[Kafaleni]

Okay.. pop quiz time..

Who remembers last week, during Cyclone Larry, Curly & Moe, when I posted about the little girl (about 3) on the news (dressed in a tutu no less!) who said "it's all broked. The fence is broked. Everything is broked". They just had an update on tonight's news. During the cyclone, her father was stuck on the family farm, trying to save the animals, a friend in town had the young girl and her sister, and the mother had gone into labour 6 weeks prematurely. *sniff, sob*. Today was the first day that they were able to be together again as a family, and they got to meet their new little daughter/sister. The little girls couldn't stop hugging their Mum (still sore from an emergency C-section) and there was video footage of the dad with their new baby (almost 5lbs, still in a special care unit). So all's well that ends well *sniffs, blows nose*

[Sarah J]

I'm happy their family's not broked.

[southerngirl]

*sniffs along with Kaf*

And - a hammock? and surprise guests joining in said hammock?

Whoa.

*reconsiders her whole "getting a life" idea, b/c this place rocks!!, and if this is my life now, I'm ain't goin' anywhere!!*

[neophyte]

*passes around kleenex*

No, I did NOT get those from my bra, thank you very much!

The only problem with the hammocks is getting into and out of them gracefully.

*clambers in next to Wolfie, but jumps back out again quickly*

Dang, that woman is really hot! *wink*

I think we need a moat infirmary again, for Susan and Wolfie.

*brings in a nurse to make them well*

[Sarah J]

neo, I think that's a murse (but not a man-bag murse)

[Kafaleni]

ooh.. I'm feeling a little faint.. Nurse?

[Kafaleni]

Omigosh.. there was just an ad on TV for carpet.. there was a model writhing seductively on a pale neutral wall-to-wall carpet, wearing a dress of a similar colour and a really dark fake tan. I had the sound off, and I swear that when I first looked up, I thought the news was back on and they were showing an item on people starving in some third world country.. I thought she was writhing in pain, .. and then the words "free underlay" flashed across the screen.

[djtonyb]

*strolls in covered in itty bitty band-aids*

Never play "Ferocious Jungle Cat" with your live in feline if you have not checked to make sure the dry food has been replenished. I thought we were playing for "whoever is bigger wins", while she thought we were playing "If I can get ahold of your throat, I may be able to strangle you and have something to eat"

Note: Her bowl of dry food was not empty, but you could see the bottom of the bowl - this means that starvation must be on the horizon...

Of course, because the roommate is gone, she will be sleeping wrapped around my head at some point in the evening...

I once read an explanation for why gay men have an affinity for cats... They are the only animals on earth that are bitchier than we are...

[Kafaleni]

*loves Tony some iodine*

*snorks behind her hand, because the situation sounds so familiar*

[kibby F5™]

Tamara, you're a stronger woman than I. ;)

Posted by: Leetie | 10:08 AM on March 26, 2006

Tamara, Ditto here!

What's your personal Christmas decoration removal delay?

Posted by: Marie in Kourou | 02:01 PM on March 26, 2006

MiK, I still have a string of lights (in doors) up from Christmas 2 years ago. They 2nd as Party lights.
That count?

Internet and kibby colds have kept him off-line. kibby's doing better but the At-home-Internet isn't yet.

southerngirl, welcome to the MOAT. Glad to see ya here! Don't think anyone's sized you for the cocnut bra - yet.

I'll have to go back and czech out my NOT the Nine o'clock News dvd. I originally saw it in England and it's a hoot! I've seen Billy C. while in Dublin and he's a hoo too! Their house must be a crazy place!

And if Percy and Rowan Atkins has been on any of Hugh Grant's movies I'll, begrudgenly, attempt to view them - now. Yes, Atkins got his start on NOT the Nine o'clock News. I also like The Kenny Everit Show. He's gone but I'll have to see about the dvds.

*goes to drag (not the dress) in Huey and The Skeet Shooter, seeing as his partner got the staple machine*

[slyeyes]

Rowan Atkins had a part in Love Actually. Can't say that was actually a Hugh Grant vehicle as it was more an ensemble cast.

[southerngirl]

Thanks, kibby™!

W/re to the coconut bra - nope, I haven't received it yet...are ya volunteering to help with the sizing? ;)

AND

*snork* @ tony!