WE DON'T THINK THIS IS AT ALL WEIRD

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(Thanks to Heather Jackson)

Comments

[Eleanor]

and even Moaties with HTML badges can make mistakes - see above!

*gives self a 10 minute time out*

[Marie]

Thank you Eleanor! I had been preparing for this moment (ie my first link) for a long time now, I hope you liked the hip-hop bunny.

Sly I really hope you'll come visit us European Moaties in December! I promise I won't do the cheek-kissing thing to you ;-)

[slyeyes]

Was there some discussion several Moats ago about the answer to the universe being "42."

If so, those in the discussion should enjoy this.

*crosses fingers that the registration thing was worked out.*

*leaves to go take that nap*

[slyeyes]

Marie, 2 cheeks I don't mind. It's all 4 that concern me.

*In the event there's a language bugaboo at work here, we also refer to each side of the buttock as a "cheek".*

[kibby F5™]

Eleanor, you can add the following:

Inventor of the Clapper Ogasmatron® - I take special pride in that one.

See what I do for the fairer sexes?

[Marie]

Of course! I had forgotten the other meaning of cheeks... thanks for reminding me Sly. I thought you meant that kissing twice every cheek was stupid (which would be true, and it's also a bit ridiculous IMHO)

[Marvin]

Sly, I didn't find anything about the answer or '42' on the NY Times site.

[Alex]

OK, back after an afternoon with too much food and evil cousins who markered swastikas on my face when I fell asleep. Fortunately, the younger ones misread "NAZI" as "NA2T" and haven't been scarred for life.

Heh. Heh. Heh. I've been in a dorm for a year. I know the pranks. The war is on, now! :-)

I love my family.

[Eleanor]

Marvin, I think sly meant that the picture on the right showed the back of a basketball player whose number was 42- now if we just knew the question!

*adds inventor of Clapper Orgasmatron to "kibby list"
*decides not to comment on apparent lack of modesty**

[Eleanor]

ANNOUNCEMENT!
I'm putting my house up for sale:

First there was a possum in the garage! -
then Cute Guy told me I had coyote poop on my driveway!
Now - I just saw a mouse strolling across my patio - what's up with that?!?!?

*goes to check out classifieds for apartment in very tall high rise surrounded by cement*

[Peri]

Slyeyes, your daughter made a BRILLIANT choice of husband! I wonder where she got her taste and disernment from? ;) He sounds like a wonderful young man and your daughter obviously feels just as deeply about education and advancement for less fortunate kids. You must be bursting with pride.

[kibby F5™]

Eleanor, figured if I was going to get hammered with groping I might as well be remembered for something good too.

Off-setting karma?

[Marvin]

*notices that the number is 32, not 42*

*doesn't say anything*

[Eleanor]

Marvin - you waited too long, were LTTG and they changed the picture - so lose the smugness!

kibby - you are the man!!! You want an offset, you have an offset! furthermore, I've never been very imppressed with modesty to begin with - if you're good at something what is there to be modest about, IMO! Example: Joe Namath!!!

pssst kibby -- (whispers) some new guy over on the MB is e-mailing me - prepare the Howitzer, just in case...,

[Eleanor]

p.s. kibby - Marie said she very much enjoyed the "pinning on the HTML badge ceremony!"

[slyeyes]

Marvin, the photo WAS of a UNC player and a Wisconsin player; each were No. 42.

Thanks, Peri and El. Yes, I very much approve of my daughter's choice of husband. Even if he did tie up my laptop most of the day. I thought he was working on his studies. Then I found out he worked on that for only an hour. The rest of the time he was building his fantasy baseball team!

[Mr.Fisher]

*OPENS the Moat door and Slides in Kramer style and then SLAMS the door*

I have entirely tooooooo much toooooo say and not enough time tooooooo say it.

But I will say this, cuz I have a feeling you guys might be wanting to know. The wife is not as bad as first expected, but is scheduled to go back April 5th for a final determination. So the surgery will most likely be at the end of April, first of May. Still not certain of anything.

Speaking of still not certain of anything, I am in a HUGE Fekin ISSUE now with the Floor Dicks. It is now Sunday night and they are not finished.
Oh yeah, It was quite a memorable Easter, what with me bitchin out the contractor today for not doing what he said or when he said.

Anyway. I really have to run. My kids are finally coming home and we have to kinda of put back what was home.

If none of this makes any sense, please reread in the morning.

Thank you. And if you don'r like that crappy answer, I've looked up enough tooooo know that you can Kiss my

Grits. ;)

[Joshkr]

*does the Bragging Happy Dance*

I just got to chat with Peri's daughter Jamie on Yahoo! IMs!!!

Jealous? I knew you were!

*grins like a dork*

*goes back to catch up*

[Eleanor]

Sorry for all your problems, Mr. Fisher, but Floor Dicks wbagnfarb -

Kentucky lost *brief sob* but then scat over on the MB asked me to root for Illinois, so
Go Illinois!"They" always said I was easy!
Is that your team, sly???
AND The View comes back tomorrow! And there is tennis all week!

[Eleanor]

grumblegrumblemumblemumblehmmphgrumble -

First all of you taught me Yahoo chat - and now no one's doing that and everyones' IMing - hmmph!

No, no - don't try to teach me - I just want to pout for a while! :)

[slyeyes]

El, my team was either Illinois or Kentucky.

I was born in Kentucky, one daughter goes to school there (not at UK); but I lived in Illinois for 30 years.

Meghan called when she got back to school and said everyone is pretty down about the loss. I naively said that Louisville was still in it. She pointed out that UK fans are NOT Louisville fans. Big rift there.

Hey, Lab, you a Louisville fan?

[wolfie]

I'll teach even during a nice pout eleanor. Do you have yahoo messenger?

[slyeyes]

Mr. Fisher, I'm keeping good thoughts for you guys. I had several friends go through that the year they had babies, and all had good results.

I need to finish cleaning the kitchen; but I'm almost too tired to do it.

And I've got to get geared up to go back to work tomorrow. Vacation's almost over, but at least that means no more shopping!

[slyeyes]

Jeff, he's 6'4". That photo was initially taken for an earlier article about him. He joked that it was taken with me in mind so everyone else had the same view of him as I.

[Eleanor]

sly - I have never known anyone who has cleaned while on their vacation as much as you have! I bet you'll be glad to go back to work! I'm exhausted just reading everything you've done!

Mr. Meyerson: You can trash The Donald, but if I were you, I'd be really careful what you say about Joe Willie White Shoes - at least when I'm around!

[Eleanor]

Oh Jeff, BTW - I received an answer from Susan too - *neener*

And I thought it was on from noon to 1p.m., which would be 9 to 10a.m. out here in su.so.ca. - am I wrong?

[Eleanor]

I'm now leaving to get some dinner and then watch Bad Boys II on a premium channel, which is always a problem for me - to sit still for that long with no commercials! But I'm going to give it a try!

Toodles!

[Eleanor]

I'm now leaving to get some dinner and then watch Bad Boys II on a premium channel, which is always a problem for me - to sit still for that long with no commercials! But I'm going to give it a try!

Toodles!

[Zoodle]

Where is everyone??

Just got back from dinner at the EX in-laws. It was nice except for "the brother". Ugh. He apparently has boycotted shampoo....and toothpaste. And he thinks he's da MAN. And he tried (again) to pick me up. ewwwwwwwwwwwww.

[Alex]

sly, sounds like you've got one awesome son-in-law. It's good to know that we still have people like that out there who are willing to help. :-)

Oh, drat. I'm bored, and I don't have anything to light on fire. Now what?

*flicks lighter*

Wait a sec...I bought a book for a reason. Nevermind.

[Bismuth]

*zoom*

I'm in Kansas again, for less than 24 hours. Less than 12 hours actually. My flight takes off at 7 am tomorrow from KCI, which is on the Missouri side. Stopover in Charlotte, then onto Hartford, where I will be picked up and taken to Amherst. It'll be the first time I've ever been in the northeast; the closest I've come so far is Orlando or Door County, WI.

However, I have been to Europe. 5 times in fact. Each of the last 5 summers. Once with my German class, three times with choirs on tour and last summer I was in Germany the whole time doing research. That's actually where I was when I first started posting to the MOAT waaaaaaay back on the original. Jeff, your trip to Munich sounded exactly like the middle part of my German class's trip... Dachau, Hofbrauhaus, Linderhof, der Englischer Garten... we even took a one-day trip to Salzburg, complete with a tour of the salt mines! *sigh*

Of course, that was back when I didn't drink. Luckily, I have returned to Germany and Austria since then to enjoy the bier brewed under the Reinheitsgebot.

[Kafaleni]

I'm back from a full-on day. It's just after 8pm Monday here and I'm tired already. I have to go to work tomorrow, but I promise to get up early and listen to Susan. This will NOT happen once you "spring forward" next week, as that would mean that I would have to get up at 4 am *theatrical shudder*. That is far too early. There shouldn't be a 4 in the AM. It should be exclusively an afternoon thing. I'm just saying.

Mr Fishair.. so glad your wife is doing well. Long may she be healthy and happy.

Bis.. Enjoy the trip!! I've been as far as Australia. Victoria, Sydney and Brisbane/Gold Coast. That's like Americans going to Canada or vice versa. I have a lot of family there though, so there's always somewhere to stay for free or the next best thing.

Sly .. your daughter and son in law sound amazing. I'd be so proud, I'd just about burst at the seams if I were you.

Marie... funny link!! And congrats on the badge!! It looks good!!

El.. I'd sell up too. Get one of those sonic pest things first so that the buyers don't know about the little roof/sub-floor residents. I live upstairs and I don't have problems like that. Mice have trouble getting up open staircases.

Sandy... I may have loved Northern Exposure, but I don't want to live in Alaska any more. I like the look of the warmer southern states. The ones without bears that visit your trailers.

kibby... I had something to say but it's gone again. That happens to me a lot. so...
*hands kibby orgasmatron clapper modified for MoatMen*
*clap clap*
But don't tell the others or they'll all want one.

[M]

*sensors detect strange electrical signal eminating from kibby*

Hmm, what have you got there, kibby? huh, huh? What? Tell us!

*can read thought wave patterns, but doesn't want to dig into the surfacing naughty thoughts*

[The Tagging Queen]

*stops clapping.. waaaay too late, but what the heck... my page wouldn't reload.*

[kibby F5™]

You know, I had the stragest dream last night. And I woke up covered in sweat. I just Knowit had something to do with the MAOT!

[slyeyes]

full scale whine

I don't wanna go back to *twitch* werk!

I wanna have at least one vacation day of doing nothing except reading. It rained all last week, today it's gonna be sunny and 70.

waah, waaah --- erp. Wait a minute. Most of the attorneys in my practice group are on vacation this week.

This might not be so bad after all.

end full scale rant

Never mind.

[kibby F5™]

whiner

*realizes he has today off*

thurrrrpt!

[Marvin]

PS: this is post #2605

[wolfie]

you know, if you multiply 2 x 6 x 05 (Marvins post nubmer)
and subtract the day of the original post
-12 &
-29
and multiply by the year (o4)
subtract todays date, 28
and then subtract 6 (simply a random number)
you get 42.
Just sayin.

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

Good morning everyone from su.so.ca. - weather reporters are happy again, warm week ahead, people will stop sending them hate mail!

Very frightening: sandy's bear story -

*note to self* do not visit sandy or go to Alaska at all*

Hey Jeff, what about the Glockenspiel (sp?)- and the bakery around the corner!
On the day we went to the English Garden the concierge at the hotel told us how to get there and that the trains were free that day because it was a national holiday - what is the holiday, I asked? He replied, "Who knows, it's always something!"

Susan's radio station is on, it's 7:40 here in so.ca. and I am ready for the request hour - will she mention our names, do you think, or just play our songs? We'll have to wait and see!

[Eleanor]

Yiddish Word for the Day

naches
pronounced: (nah-khus)
meaning: prideful joy, pleasure
example: sly is having naches about her daughter and son-in-law

*waiting for "knockers" jokes*

[kibby F5™]

H@@TERS!

[kibby F5™]

There used to be a wings place in Clearwater FL called Knockers... very much like Hooters.

Glockenspiel's cool. And "which" corner? Actually, don't think I ever visited a bakery at Marienplazt. Schneider Brauhaus near Marinplatz, sure! And the outdoor food market there.

[Susan]

Less than a half hour..

No, I'm not nervous, thinking of people all over listening...

Pretty much all the requests I have so far are emails and such from ya'll...nothing really from local people, but then, they are not too likely to call.

My boss wants me to print out the emails I get with requests...if she only knew where all they were from.

Still need to get caught up here...maybe later.

Off to find music.

[WolfieMostTagerific]

Nachos? *drools*

[Eleanor]

sly - File under Better Never Than Late: Today show is currently having a segment on How To Clean And Organize Your Garage!!!!

kibby - with the Glockenspiel on your left, walk to the first side street on your left, turn left and most wonderful bakery is a few doors down on your right if you go, let me know and I'll send you my address so you can send me stuff!

One time when my brother was in Vienna he sent me Sachertorte from the Hotel Sacher - not though "mit schlag" - I had to add that myself!

Susan - don't tell your boss that we're all from the Moat - just let him think that thanks to you, WCRE has an international following!!!

[Mr.Fishair]

FRIED!!!!aaaaaaaaaaaAHHHH!!!

[slyeyes]

*loves Mr. Fish some Aloe*

Maybe that will help.

[Eleanor]

*zips in with heart beating fast*

Jimmy Smits was just on the Today show - Will he be the next West Wing President??
Matt Lauer wants to know - asks him 4 times - Smits just smiles and shrugs - in an adorable fashion - he should smile more often on WW, IMO!

[slyeyes]

*loves Mr. Fish some Aloe*

Maybe that will help.

[Susan]

Jeff, "Cheraw PAWN Gun and Jewelry". Does that make more sense?

[Eleanor]

Cheraw Hunt Gun & Jewelry

Here in the Eastern (and very red-neck) part of our county - El Cajon - we have a combination Liquor Store/Gun Shop!! Now that's scary!

*doesn't want to be one-upped*
I've eaten Sachertorte at the Hotel Sacher too, and, IMO the reason you have to have it "mit schlag" is because it's very dry - good, but dry!

We also went to the Opera and saw "The Merry Widow" -

Susan's off to a good start - Changes in Latitude!

Way to Go, Susan!

[kibby F5™]

Ok, here I was making faces at susan during the entire newscast, and she didn't break up. WHAT A PRO!

[Kafaleni]

is the radio station working for anyone?? I cannot get it to open. All that technology and it's just not working!!

[Eleanor]

Hooray! My request - Uptown Girl!!!!!

[neophyte]

I can't get it to open either, Kaf. It worked fine last week.

[Eleanor]

Kaf - click on "Listen to Braves Football!"

[Eleanor]

Simulpost with neo -
I am in high spirits today!!

[Eleanor]

Simulpost with neo -
I am in high spirits today!!

[Susan]

Hmmm, I just looked, I got a message saying that it was down for maintenence of the server, which it most definitly is not, or there was an overload of people attempting to access it...my oh my...

May have to check some of the settings.

[Eleanor]

Hotel California, Susan - I can hear you!

[Mr.Fishair]

Way to SUSAN!!!

Way to Go JEFF!! (she got the Mercedes Benz, Ugh)

Way to Go SLYEYES!!Thanks! But this ALOE taste like Sh!@.

[Di]

A shout out to all my Moaties who are today, honorable Poles (its just for one day - stop yer gripin'!)...Happy Smingus Dingus!!!

*goes to try and catch up on the Moat - but realizes that its darn near impossible*

*might have to resort to cliffnotes*

*goes to check Ebay where anything is possible*

[Di]

A shout out to all my Moaties who are today, honorable Poles (its just for one day - stop yer gripin'!)...Happy Smingus Dingus!!!

*goes to try and catch up on the Moat - but realizes that its darn near impossible*

*might have to resort to cliffnotes*

*goes to check Ebay where anything is possible*

[Di]

*HOPES SHE CAUGHT THAT HUGE TYPO IN TIME, BUT KNOWS BETTER - the MOAT Gods are always against her, why should today be different?*

A shout out to all my Moaties who are today, honorary Poles (its just for one day - stop yer gripin'!)...Happy Smingus Dingus!!!

*goes to try and catch up on the Moat - but realizes that its darn near impossible*

*might have to resort to cliffnotes*

*goes to check Ebay where anything is possible*

[Di]

Oh wow! Only 3 posts? I thought for sure I'd have gotten 5 or 6!

*runs away to RL before Moaties figure out what Smingus Dingus is*

[Eleanor]

Channeling Just:

Trips been extended - Shay's uncle died between the time we left our house and
when we got to the airport on Thursday... Funerals today. Tell everybody I
love them and miss them -

Pls leave breadcrumbs if ya'll move... I can't WAIT to be back home. I was
forced to endure 3 days w/o even sitting in front of a computer!!! The
HORROR!!! Gotta scram now though... talk to you when I return!!! :)

[neophyte]

Hmmph, you all and your talk of all the lovely spots in Europe! But can you claim to have been to every Turkish gyro stand in Germany? (exaggeration for effect)

[Eleanor]

I love susan!

You can Call Me Al!

One of the best videos of all time: VERY tall Chevy Chase and VERY short Paul Simon!!!

[Kafaleni]

with Paul playing saxophone and Chevy lip synching.

That was my request and I miiiiiiiiissed it!!

*needs love and Moataritas STAT!*

Where's the doctor??

[wolfie]

*deep dramatic sigh*
Some of us aren't allowed to listen to the radio on the computer.
*muttermutter* techweasels and their filters. *muttermutter*

[Kafaleni]

sandy... what exactly were you looking for when you found a website for DOG CONDOMS?? Inquiring minds (probably don't really) want to know!

[Mr.FishairtheTAGmaker, makingsomeTAGs]

I can sing them to you Wolfie.

Just lean in a little closer.

*TAG*

I didn't but should have requested this one, it's Hootie and the Blowfish. ;)

Oh yeah.

[slyeyes]

Dangit!!

Our TechNazi sent out a memo last week banning streaming video and accessing radio stations.

Apparently too many people were doing that and it was messing with our network.

BOOGER!

[Susan]

Dang it, Mr.Fishair, I didn't get to your original request...I even had it on my list. You'll just have to wait till tomorrow.

Well, I'll list the Hootie as being from you.

Off to get lunch...I've only been up since 4:30 this morning.

Are the cliffnotes available from the weekend? I have a feeling I may not get caught up.

[sandy beach]

*loves a MOATarita to kaf*

I can't get WCRE this morning either. Probably a good thing, since I'm supposed to be working.

Kaf, my dog may be 78 in (adjusted) dog years but he is a real stud.

[wolfie]

*laughs self off chair*
Fish you just made me run and check the tag playplace.

Are you Hootie or a blowfish?

*whispers* cmere n I'll show you a tag
*hides tagging gun behind back*

[kibby F5™]

neo, when living in Munich on Fridays I used to play squash and I'd stop at the local gyro place on the way home.

That count?

[kibby F5™]

Ok here's what I have for Susan's Happy Hour.

Eleanor - Up Town Girl (Up MOAT Gal)
Jeff - Hotel California (MOATelle CA)
blogchik - Horse with No Name (MOAT with No Name)
Kaf - You Can Call Me Al (You Can Call Me MOAT)
kibby - Anything for Love (Anything for MOAT)

[Kafaleni]

Sandy... if Hugh Hefner is still pulling women, I guess your dog can to. Instead of castration, you could always just give him a vasectomy. Then you wouldn't have to follow him around with a box of condoms. Very few 78 year olds like to take their mothers with them on dates.

[sandy beach]

This weekend bumped me back into second place in the MOATies tournament, tied with C-bol. Yay!

Higgy is still in first place, all by himself. Go Higgy!

Lab and Bismuth are tied for fourth, while Marvin and Alex have dropped to seventh, sorry boys!

Eleanor, now that KY is out, why not switch to rooting for one of your homies? Candice Wiggins of San Diego is the 18-yr-old star for Stanford this year. She won not only the Pac 10 Freshman of the Year, she also won Player of the Year! All that and gorgeous, too.

Stanford knocked out UConn yesterday and they face Michigan State (I think) in the Elite Eight on Tues.

Usually I hate Stanford because they always beat my team (Washington) but I'm rooting for the Pac 10 in this tournament.

[Blogchik]

/whine

I'm sick sick sick! Sick as a dog sick, miserable sick, tired of being sick. Been sick since Thursday night. I think I've got a combination ear/sinus infection. Just started on amoxicillin. Hope it works.

I don't have time for this!

Poor, poor miserable me!

/end whine

[sandy beach]

I don't know Kaf. My dog really likes the ribbed ones. With the great meat scent.

[Eleanor]

sany - I say this with the utmost affection for you, but you are really being gross today!:)

I originally decided not to comment on the dog condoms link, but I can no longer restrain myself, what with your latest post!!!

Are you still sick honey, and taking it out on Moaties??

*loves sandy Advil, robitussin and chocolate ice cream*

re basketball: your suggestions are too late sandy, I'm sorry to say - I was seduced by insomniac (not sorry about that!) over on the MB and I'm now rooting for Illinois, who I understand is in the Final Four -

[BigD®]

Blogchick,
мы огорченны вы больны. Dont shoot me if it is wrong: "we are sorry you are sick" courtesy of bablefish.

[Eleanor]

*loves Blogchik some love and TLC*

With the amoxicillin you will feel a lot better tomorrow, I promise - sinus/ear infections are the worst!

[sandy beach]

sany - I say this with the utmost affection for you, but you are really being gross today!:)

Why thank you, Eleanor!

--sany

[kibby F5™]

Jeff? Got tickets?

*is jealous*

I'm working on Dublin in June.

[Eleanor/Arbiter of Good Taste]

who is this sany person of whom you speak?

*spew and snork*

Jeff, you seem to be obsessing over the "sexual enhancement ad" on the radio station - Jackie will be better soon!

[Joshkr]

Hehheh! I've been obsessing over the "sexual enhancement ads" also.

I was werking and MISSED the noon hour on the station. Argh!

Did Susan play my Sarah McLachlan?

[Marie]

Hmmmmmmm... sacher torte mit schlag...
*brings back good memories of Vienna trips*

Today I can't manage to listen to Susan's radio and I missed "You can call me Al" I'm so disappointed

Hope you get better soon Blogchik!

[Eleanor]

Joshkr - Susan did NOT play Sarah McLachlin because we told her you wern't listening - she's very hurt!

Booger!

[Kafaleni]

Jeff... what about the lines of the song where Ronan Keating is missing his gf and laments

'cause I've been bereaving
since you've been leaving

With grammar like that, I'd be leaving too. I hate that entire song (not a huge fan of his anyway) just because of those lines. You cannot be in a process of being bereaved. You either are or you aren't. I may just find him and shoot him now.

/grammar rant

[Eleanor]

Just received my newsletter from The Daily Show - repeats all week - bummer!

However, to help get us through, Jon's Daily quote:

Jon on King Tut:
"To solve the mystery of King Tut's death, a team transported his remains to a
hospital for a CAT scan -- remarkable for many reasons, most notably that it's
not covered by Tut's HMO. Apparently, anything that happened over 3000 years
ago? A 'pre-existing condition.'"

[slyeyes]

Jeff: I like the "Eyes" Selection; all relatives. Don't tell her you heard it from me, but Lyin' Eyes is a little b!tch.

[Kafaleni]

El...*snork*

originally typed *snork* El. Then read it. Maybe not. Or maybe.

[Kafaleni]

Jeff.. maybe if everyone on the Moat sends it in (giving credit to sandy of course!!). 30 or 40 dog condom emails are difficult to ignore.. even in an inbox as busy as judi's.

[EleanorDown FromMoral Pedestal]

One of my personal favorites:
I'm Never Gonna Dance Again, Guilty Feet Have Got No Rhythm and the fact that it was by Wham only made it all the more precious!

Let's Hear it For the Boys!! too cool!

The Boys of the Moat, that is!!!!

[Kafaleni]

I have to leave a little early for work, so I can't send it in right now... I will do so when I get home (if you haven't already been blogged by our efforts.)

*loves everyone a Chocolate Moatini made from left over easter eggs.*

See ya!

[sandy beach]

Nice suggestion, Kaf! I'm sure it will work, especially if everyone signs it from Claire Martin! :-)