NEWS FROM THE ART WORLD

Of course it's outside Britain's Tate Gallery.

(Thanks to Bernie Langer)

Comments

[wolfie]

if the paycheck doesn't fit, you must aQuit

[Eleanor]

KDF, czech your e-mail as soon as I write it! Preview: great! (mostly)

pssst everyone, Leetie likes to blog better than she likes to pack *snork*.

[MOTW]

*gurgles up from MOAT*

*snork* @ DDi .. and Jeff for pass-posting
*snork* @ wolfie for such quick humor!

*submerges again*

[Marie in Kourou]

*snork-o-rama* at Jeff's last post.

Though I would have given the boss a copy of "Poetry for Dummies" and then left.

Tonight HGF and I are expected at the hospital pharmacist's place for a "PlayStation party." Apparently the boys want to check out each other's games (OK, that sounds weird, but I'll leave it).
We have three: Roland Garros, Final Fantasy X, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and the pharmacist has two, one of which is Gran Turismo, which HGF really wants to try out.

[Marie in Kourou]

Ooooh, almost forgot... A couple of days ago we saw Polynesian girls doing traditional dances on TV. They were all wearing coconut bras. I thought of the MOAT.

[MOTW]

... Polynesian girls .. on TV. They were all wearing coconut bras. I thought of the MOAT.
Sure, but were they wearing penguin thongs and propeller beanies, too?

[Marie in Kourou]

Sad news: Harriet the Tortoise has just died, aged 175.

[Marie in Kourou]

Well, they were all wearing some kind of grass skirt, so I couldn't see if there were thongs underneath.

The male dancers were definitely wearing teeny tiny speedo-like things, though.

[DDi]

ROFLMAO!

Jeff, if you ONLY knew.
This is an EXACT quote from an email he sent myself and my other P.A. (performance advisor, and for sake of annonymity I'll call her Gertrude), yesterday. Please read it and let me know if its only me, or is he a MORON....

"DDi;

As per our conversation, let’s plan on getting together this Tuesday 6/27 at 2:00 PM. Gertrude, DDi indicated that you would want to be a part of this also, we are flexible on Tuesday or Thursday if that would work better for you. Let us know. Thanks!!

The Dummy"

Names have been changed to keep the innocent, well, innocent, and the stupid, well, hell they should be shot.

Ok, so he invited me to the meeting on Tuesday, and set the time. Then he tells Gertrude we can meet Tuesday or Thursday!? Do you see what kind of stupid I deal with!?!?

[Kibby F5™]

kibby here! HOT, SUNNY Florida.

YAY!

little time to heinze

[DDi]

Ooooooooooh!

*runs back and grabs Kibby*
*slathers him with sunscreen and tapes a moatarita glass to his hand*

[neophyte]

*heinzes*
*snickers*
*snorts*

*tries to think of something witty to add*
*realzes that could take a very long time*

*leaves to go get ready for a job interview*

[Kibby F5™]

Super speed heinzed!

BigD! Let me know when the piano player's going to be in town. I promise not to shot him.

No word from DjtonyB nor Crash!!! Drop me an e-mail guys (gal) about getting together. I'll be using my daughter's cell phone so there's no roaming charges.

Leetie's not getting further south than The Beach!? Like, not visiting your sister that lives around the corner (same development) that kibby's currently in????? NO?

Summary so far:

LONG flight day - 17 hours.
1 day running around and spending a gazillion $$$s.
Tux refitting this afternoon.
Waiting at Bob Evan's for my parents and sister.
Spending a little more $$$s
MUST get the wedding over - she's getting expensive.
Wedding set for 5 pm tomorrow!!!!
Met in-laws. Nice folks and we should get along fine. New Englanders! (well, ok)

ah...

CAR!

US tv's strange.

.... that's all ....

[Kibby F5™]

*looks at hand*

Hum .... driving's going to be difficult. Impossible? NO! Difficult? Yes.

"No officer! This isn't an open container. It's ... ah ... decoration ... NA! ..... theropy! Yea! THAT's it! theropy! AAA said it would help.

Not going for it huh?

DANG!"

14 min's of PC battery remaining. DANG WiFi's!

[Eleanor]

Hey partner! Welcome home!!!!

We need a picture of The Kibster in a Tux! Definite swoon material, I'm sure!

[DDi]

Wahoo! The weather report for tomorrow is sunny with a high in the mid 70's! B, my mom and I are going strawberry picking...YAY!!

[Marie in Kourou]

Kibby in a tux? Yes, please, photographs needed over at the Y!

[Susan]

Oh yes. Pictures of Kibby in a tux are needed.

The playlist...

Friday 6-23-06 All Request Lunch Hour
News
“I Fought The Law” Bobby Fuller Four
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“Dream Weaver” Gary Wright
“Private Eyes” Hall and Oates
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“Don’t You Know What the Night Can Do?” Steve Winwood
“Chapel Of Love” Dixie Cups---Eleanor
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“Evil Woman” Electric Light Orchestra
“Myrtle Beach Days” Fantastic Shakers
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“Dance To The Music” Sly and the Family Stone
“Only Wanna Be With You” Hootie and the Blowfish
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“In The Summertime” Mungo Jerry---Leetie
“My Sharona” The Knack
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“Moondance” Van Morrison

[Marie in Kourou]

I just saw a funny commercial...

Two women are sitting next to each other on a couch, looking very uncomfortable and stirring spoons in their cups of coffee on the table in front of them. After a while, they look at each other and start leaning in... they kiss awkwardly and badly (MAJOR tongue action). They stop after a few seconds and resume nervously stirring their coffee and looking embarrassed.

"Women are going to start making do without men."

"The World Cup has started."

[Mad Scientist]

Hi everyone!

Hot here. Suppose to be in 100s this weekend. I have no AC!! Luckily Weasel does!

Just wanted to let you all know that at work two of my three projects have finally reached the point where I can get samples (this is a long process because the samples are coming from Humans and the government is kinda picky about things). So basically I am excited because I will have LOTS of lab work to do in the coming weeks, but I won't be able to blog much :-(. That and I need to move in the next month and oh yeah there is a wedding in 35 days!!!!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Do you see what kind of stupid I deal with!?!?

*nods knowingly*

That's why I thought of you immediately with that one, DDi.

Tonight HGF and I are expected at the hospital pharmacist's place for a "PlayStation party." Apparently the boys want to check out each other's games (OK, that sounds weird, but I'll leave it).
We have three: Roland Garros, Final Fantasy X, and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and the pharmacist has two, one of which is Gran Turismo, which HGF really wants to try out.

I guess any comment would be superfluous as that about says it all.

But then, my brother is past 50 and still acts like a kid too.

Kibby, all best to your daughter and takes LOTS of pictures!

[Jeff Meyerson]

That's not fair. I want that World Cup commercial too!

[Marie in Kourou]

{{{{{Mad}}}}} I'm glad things are going so well for you these days! I can't wait to see the wedding photos.

[Marie in Kourou]

It was the funniest thing I had seen in long time, Jeff. It may sound tame in the retelling, but the looks on the women's faces were priceless.

And yes, the PS2 is Giant Frog's favorite toy. He watches DVDs on it (mostly mangas) all the time, and on weekends he'll play FFX. He adores it.

[Kafaleni]

Hi! I'm here.. even though it's gotten quiet.

I'm trying to bake hazelnut meringues, but I think I've screwed it up. If I haven't, they're going to be delicious!

I thought of you all on my way to work last night, and then forgot to say anything until I was in bed.. so I made a note on my cellphone so that I wouldn't forget this morning. The note was kilt"". At one of the bus stops (by a mall), this guy got on the bus. It was just after 6pm, he was already nowhere near sober, he was Scottish (really thick accent) and he was wearing a KILT! but this was the Steve Urkel of kilts (a phrase I bet you thought you'd never hear!), cos this guy was huuuuuge. The kilt looked as if it was sewn into/onto his top, and it rode up over his belly so that the "waistband" of the kilt was halfway up to his armpits. I had to fight not to giggle for the rest of the (mercifully short) trip!

KDF! Long time no see! Hang around, okay?

Kibby - have an amazing, fantastic, wonderful wedding.. I bet your (bigger) little girl will look amazing. {{the Kibby family}}

*goes back to worrying about her meringues*

[Higgy]

The phrase "worrying about my meringues" will never pass my lips...

I'm pretty darn sure about that!

[Marie in Kourou]

The Steve Urkel of kilts? *snork*

[slyeyes]

So, it's like this.

I was in the lunch room and the lights went out. It's an interior room. Didn't even have emergency lights. Dark. As it primordial. As in {{PANIC!!}}

Somewhere in the darkness, someone said "They didn't get Chicago, so they are getting us?" (I work in the second tallest building in St. Louis -- the tallest building being the Federal Courthouse which was on the hit list of the group arrested yesterday).

I got my cellphone out of my purse, opened it and turned it on, and we exited the lunchroom into the hallway where there are windows and emergency lights.

35 minutes later, the power came back on. Our network is still down, but at least the power is back on.

During The Darkness, one of the partners came around and said there was an uncomfirmed evacuation.

??

Then don't say anything.

So.....until our network comes back online..... I got nuttin'.

[Eleanor]

WTF is an unconfirmed evacuation?

"We just told a few people that we like the most???"

*zips out to czech CNN*

[Kafaleni]

Probably means that all the sane people are evacuating and management are holding a meeting to see whether or not it's fiscally feasible.

[slyeyes]

By the way, those cellphones throw out a lot of light. It came in very handy for seeing in the dark.

[Brian B]

I'm absolutely sure I've linked to this before, but after DDi's and Sly's comments, I feel it bears repeating:

Meetings

[Kafaleni]

*reminds self to keep cellphone charged*

Well, as meringues they were a complete failure.. as decorations, they will enjoy a new life and new experience elsewhere. This has been a public service announcement.. recipes to follow..

step 1. Botch your hazelnut meringues.

[Susan]

Sly! I hope all is ok there.

Just the standard Friday silliness here...taking turns broadcasting from the parking lot.

We added a kiddie pool today to soak our feet in.

Aren't we mature?

[slyeyes]

*assumes they aren't touching any electronic controls while soaking feet in kiddie pool*

[Jeff Meyerson]

Kaf, LOL about "the Steve Urkel of kilts" here too. I can only imagine you trying not to laugh aloud.

Urkel.

No, can't do it - bwaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahaha!

Ditto what Higgy said about the meringues, admittedly not a favorite dessert of mine. Jackie does love lemon meringue. The best we ever had was at a farm in Somerset (England) run by Mrs. Hudson, where we stayed a couple of times, with the pie fresh out of the oven.

Wow! The woman could bake, and cook. She also made fantastic steak & kidney pie, though I had to eat Jackie's kidneys for her. (Yes, very funny, ha ha.)

During The Darkness, one of the partners came around and said there was an uncomfirmed evacuation.

Maybe it's sick, but if Leetie was here I'm sure I wouldn't be the only one asking, "evacuation of what - his bowels?"

Brian, my sister works for the Governor of Arizona and that echoes everything she says about the idiotic meetings she is forced to put up with.

Yes, to cell phone lights. I noticed that last night. And sly - did the lights go off in one of the rooms you were in right after you started working there?

You're ready for that vacation, aren't you?

[slyeyes]

*dashes in*

LEETIE GOT POSTED!!!!!

*dashes out*

[slyeyes]

*opens Firm's Emergency Safety Manual*

Tab 1: General Information

*reads* "Leave this page blank"

Huh?

[Marie in Kourou]

Oooh Sly... That sounds awfully scary. It's good to know that you're all OK, though.

Kaf, we want pictures of the hazelnut meringues! Well, I want them, anyway.

Today in Russian class we started on food terms. My stomach was grumbling all the way through. Blinis and borscht and sturgeon and caviar and bread and torts... lovely! She showed me lots of pictures of food from her enormous Russian cookbook/history of food book.

[Eleanor]

*zips in after lunch with CG*

Why would someone (read: us) decide to sit on the patio of the restaurant even though it's covered and in the shade when it's 92F outside???? And then eat hot food,me a steak sandwich on a baguette and CG swordfish tacos?

Because we didn't know it was 92F freakin' degrees til we got back in the car (that was fun as it had been sitting in the sun) and saw the temp read, that's why!!

It was hot on the patio. I ordered (don't ask why) a virgin mango margarita (!!). I didn't hear the waitress say the "mango" part, which was bad enough, but when it came it had - wait for it - whipped cream on top - GAH! So I took off the whipped cream and took a sip and said, ICK, this tastes like orange juice, why is it orange, and I made maybe a mini-scene. CG tasted it, said it tasted like mango to him, I said WTF? and then he explained the whole horrible thing and wondered why I would ever have ordered it!!!

I can't go on...

*straggles over to MB to see Leetie's post*

[Kibby F5™]

blogging from the shopping mall. It's amazing the number of places one gets free Internet service. So far the mall and a hotel while sitting next door at Bob Evans waiting for my parents - they arrived. Let's see, T - 23 hours!

Now if I could only get free telephone calls this easy....

Susan! Keep your feet out of the water while keying the mike (or george) and operating heavy equipment!

... that is all!

(photos of tux'd kibby will be attempted)

[slyeyes]

*stands in line to tux Kibby*

[Kibby F5™]

*stands in line to tux Kibby*

WHOA SLY! Watch where you're pointing that cell phone lamp!

[Mad Scientist]

Kibby you can if you use internet phone service providers.
Have a wonderful wedding Kibby!!!

Happy weekend everyone

Blue Have a Happy Birthday on Sunday since I will likely not be here!

[Kibby F5™]

kibby's gotta get to the non-rehearsal rehearsal dinner so czeching out the mall for Hot Mama's will have to be halted - for a few minutes.

His body's still saying it on European time too..... AAARGH!

Heard from DJTonyB, need to hear from Crash. (anyone heard from her lately?)

Partner, same temps down here but we know better than to be outside .....

*ducks*

[Jeff Meyerson]

Why would someone (read: us) decide to sit on the patio of the restaurant even though it's covered and in the shade when it's 92F outside???? And then eat hot food,me a steak sandwich on a baguette and CG swordfish tacos?

Because, my dear El, you are living up to Jackie's words: if there is outdoor seating available, no matter how cold (or in this case, hot) the weather, some foolsmany diners will choose to eat out there.

We saw this in London in freaking November! But not me - I will always choose the indoors, air cooled, non bug or traffic or cigarette infested (light bulb - maybe that had something to do with it?) section.

[Jeff Meyerson]

But you can't go wrong with a steak sandwich, right? But the virgin mango margarita? With whipped cream? Ugh.

I had a breaded chicken wrap and salad for lunch...inside.

[Eleanor]

*decides to rise above kibby's juvenile smarta** crack*

Besides, I'm still too hot to engage in warfare!!

[neophyte]

*definitely wants to see Kibby in a tux*

*drools a little*

What IS it about dressed up men? Dang. You know, suddenly it is hot here, too.

Hooray for Sly, who kept her head and in the moment of panic pulled out, not a towel, but a cell phone!

*is hungry for a steak sandwich (not turkey) and hazelnut meringues*

[Eleanor]

Jackie's right, I always pick the patio, except if it's raining so hard and they refuse to serve outside. Then I just pout. Some restaurants here still allow smoking on the patio, but even with the ones that don't I still always want to sit outside.
They have big heaters for the winter. :)

[neophyte]

Speaking of patios, we should install one here.

As for dining al fresco, I'm on my way out to a... hmmm, I suppose it would be a margarita-garten. But in honor of Friday, I'm pantsless. I hope that doesn't raise any eyebrows here in RL.

[BigD®]

El, I loved the trips to S.D. about 7 years ago. It is a beautiful city. What a shame the company I was programming for went bust (thanks for JC Penny ordering several million dollars of stuff, then cancelling the order after it was made).

Susan, I do not know when I will be travelling until I take the wonderful daughter to UNCG 8/9/06 to move into the dorm on 8/10.

[DDi]

*wiggles outta her pants*
*tosses them into the moat and stirs*
*adds a wedge of lemon*

Hi'ya moaties! Whats shakin!?

[neophyte]

*wonders where the lemon is wedged*

[neophyte]

hmm, that sounded worse than I meant it. Oh well.

[Jeff Meyerson]

They have big heaters for the winter. :)

We went to New Orleans for Christmas three years in a row, as you know. We used to go to eat at the Gumbo Shop for their special Christmas Eve dinner, but there was often a long wait for a table. The second year they were offering tables in their outdoor section with no waiting. Despite the cold, the big heaters kept it comfortable.

(Aside: the third year we went down a day early so had no trouble getting a table inside. This year the outdoor section was not being used.)

[Jeff Meyerson]

Guy: I'm looking for something Onassis-like.
Salesgirl: Jackie or Ari?

--Sunglass Hut, Spring & W Broadway

[Jeff Meyerson]

2PM Legal Brief

Partner #1: So, I explained to her that I didn't feel that commercial sexual relationships constituted adultery. And she bought it.
Partner #2: Gotta love the commerce clause.

[slyeyes]

Back from al fresco dinner at Bar Italia in the Central West End..

It has one of my favorite patios in town. I had Caprini (goat cheese, olive oil, dried olives and toasted Italian bread) and Caprese salad (tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil). With a pino grigio.

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

And a beautiful night; 80, light wind, and the dancing water of the fountain in Maryland Plaza.

While we were waiting for the valet to go get the car, I almost took a picture with my crapcam, but the guy got back sooner than I thought he would. It was an absolutely beautiful night.

Now that I find out you've been talking about al fresco dining, I regret not having taken the pic.

Then we walked into Kaldi's back here in Kirkwood and I saw the score of the ballgame.

*sob*

WTF!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!

[slyeyes]

Neo, I agree about men in suits. There is nothin' so fine looking as a good looking man in a good looking suit.

yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Good night, everyone!!!

[BigD®]

Just watched Lewis Black on HBO - what a hoot!

Susan, no planned trips this July, so far. Dropping off "baby daughter" at college August 10th, not sure what happens after that, besides tears.

Kibby, congrats on the wedding, and I am worried about college, things could be worse for me right now, I guess. Just kidding, hope he is as wonderful a person as you are and all the best for your daughter! God Speed.

[Kafaleni]

*yawns, stretches*

I should really be in bed. However I have my dishes done (except for one of the meringue trays.. where everything stuck to it and nothing would come off. It's soaking. Possibly overnight.)

okay..dessert step two. buy a box of filo pastry. Make filo pastry cases. Fill with orange brandy cream, chocolate shavings and decorate with the shattered meringue pieces. Hope that it works.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Looks really nice, sly, but Jackie would not approve - no Caesar salad.

And for whatever twisted reason (maybe back before I knew what it meant?), al fresco sets off a "sexual connotation" in my brain.

NTTAWWT

We did get rain last night, and this morning, but it held off until after the game (mostly) and wasn't too terrible here. But we can expect more today and tomorrow, at least.

okay..dessert step two. buy a box of filo pastry. Make filo pastry cases. Fill with orange brandy cream, chocolate shavings and decorate with the shattered meringue pieces. Hope that it works.

Kaf, you're so creative! I like that in a cook. Jackie had problems in her dessert-making at times, especially compared with her other cooking, which always came out great.

That said, the orange/meringue combo would not put it at the top of my "yum!" list, but again - that's just my taste.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Oh, and the Evil Blog Overloads deemed my comment on the Bell@gio fountains (duh - water?) as "comment spam".

[slyeyes]

Jeff, that's probably because "Bell@gio is the name of a cas!no.

But we can say "al fresco" with carefree abandon. Oh, they'll make you a Caesar Salad if you ask them too.

OK, off to *werk*.

Ugh.

[Kibby F5™]

My FIRST! experience with patio heaters was at the LA Harbor (sailboats) in the early '90s. Extremely cool thing! Now I've gotten one for my parents patio in PA. Prague has them for $250 - NOT something on my shopping list.

*hopes Eleanor's feeling cooooler today*

OFF TO THE POOL!!!

[Marie in Kourou]

Patio heaters? Never seen them.

There's not much else to say.

If it doesn't rain, Giant Frog and I may very well use our shiny new bikes! to go to the mangrove swamp at the end of Kourou's beach... so I will probably not be around much today.

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

Good morning! Last night neo suggested that, what with summer and all, the MOAT needed a
patio, so I've brought along a couple of construction crews and some jackhammers, so it will be a little noisy today, but worth it at the end, because I'm hoping Kaf will serve some of her delicious goodies on said patio when it's finished!

[Jeff Meyerson]

Believe it or not, there were those big patio heaters at a place we ate in - at Rita's excellent suggestion - in Key West. The heaters weren't needed - or turn on - but they were obviously there for when the weather turned cold enough.

Glad none of Kibby's house guests were like this:

Girl on cell: So, guess where I am. No, I'm coming out to visit you! Well, okay, can I stay with you for a few days? I got kicked out of my apartment. I'll find a new one soon. Why what? Oh, why did I get kicked out? Well, I crashed my landlord's Ferrari...Well, I was drinking. You know me!

[Jeff Meyerson]

"turned on"

[Jeff Meyerson]

Drunk chick: Seriously, when you turn 21, you’ll realize that the bar really does solve everything.

Hey, isn't that what Otter told Flounder?

[Al Fresco]

I have never met Jeff Meyerson.

[Al Dente]

But I've run into his car a few times.

[Al A. Mode]

on a hot day, he likes ice cream...

[neophyte]

*LOL at the Als*

[neophyte]

And Jeff, isn't one of the meanings of al fresco simply "uncovered"? If so, it definitely has connotations. At least, that's how Imeant it.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Exactly, neo. That's how I think of it too.

It's another miserably humid day, if not quite as hot as the last few. We've had a few showers, mostly this morning but one just now as we were coming home, but nothing heavy. It's just sticky.

[Jeff Meyerson]

From the Italian word alfresco, meaning “in the fresh air”

[A. U. Naturel]

I'm Al Fresco's naughty French cousin!

[Kafaleni]

okay.. pastry cases are made.. and Jeff.. the meringues (possibly because of the flatness, possibly because of the hazelnuts) taste more like a nut macaroon than a meringue.
Also.. it's all in how you hold your tongue.

*installs patio heaters and a couple of (strategically placed) braziers.*

[Al Pacino]

I'll make him an offer he can't refuse

[neophyte]

*still giggling at Al Dente*

[AL LADIN]

I'll just rub *tee hee* my magic lamp and Kaf's meringues will appear on the patio table!

[neophyte]

I'll (not Al) have you know that I've been trying to come up with an Al joke for the past two and half hours. I give up al ready!

[Al Capone]

Boy, it it hot out there! I'm shot.

[Al Fredo]

Neo.. say something cheesy

[Jeff Meyerson]

the meringues (possibly because of the flatness, possibly because of the hazelnuts) taste more like a nut macaroon than a meringue.

Ah...now you're talking my language, Kaf!

Neo: Going already? Don't forget to say "Al Be Back"

The Governator

[Kafaleni]

I was going to post pics of my meringue mistakes, but I'll have to get the images later.. they're not coming up for me now

[Marie in Kourou]

Mmmmmm... nut macaroons. *drools*

I gave up on the bike ride to the mangrove because my knees just can't take it, even with the easiest possible speed. Giant Frog went on without me.

This morning we went to the fruit market and back, which was tolerable, but even after a few hours of rest, I'm not ready for a trip that's several times longer. I was gasping by the time we reached the library (which, as you can see in the photos on the Y, is not far).

God only knows how he can run around all day like that and not get tired. Before the market, he had already ridden to the bakery and back.

I have turned on the air conditioning in this room. I am thinking of not turning it off, ever, because my books are in here and they're suffering quite a bit from the heat and humidity. I don't care if Giant Frog whines; I'm not letting my books rot!

[Al G. Bra]

frustrating, but rewarding...

[Al Gore rhythm]

a singing group (mostly about global warming)...

[Al Eanor]

an FCDA in su.so.ca

[Al Uminum]

good for covering leftover Al Fredo

[Al Buquerque]

The moat seems to be off course. I knew you should have taken that left turn here.

[Al Abama]

I think I'm the only state with an official State horseshoe tournament

[Al Bania]

Where nodding your head means "no"

[Al Bino]

The bad guy in the Goldie Hawn/Chevey Chase movie Foul Play.

[Al Imony]

Pay up, cheapskate!

[Al Bumen]

there's no yolk here....

[Al A. Kazam]

I command this thread to disappear!