WE DON'T THINK THIS IS AT ALL WEIRD

Wanna touch our Eve 6 towel?

(Thanks to Heather Jackson)

Comments

[Alex]

G'night, Susan!

[Alex]

Uh...Marvin...I think the problem is that El can't log in to the ReMOAT. Wouldn't that mean you'd have to email it? And I noticed two of the ID's look like they could be hers.

Any other ideas for solutions?

[neophyte]

You can read the messages on the Y! Group without signing in.

[Alex]

Oh. I honestly didn't know that one. Thanks.

[slyeyes]

you can?

[slyeyes]

Is everything you think is wrong day almost over?

[slyeyes]

Well, according to the blog clock, it is.

I'm going with that.

[neophyte]

Oh, I don't know; maybe you can't read the messages without signing on. I thought you could, but that was yesterday, and we all know that everything I thought yesterday was wrong. *takes some Aleve, hoping it will alleviate her confusion as well as her headache*

[wolfie]

Sly ~ LTTG .. I have read all the Hiaasen I can get my hands on, and think I own most. Kinda in the same vein if you like him is Christopher Moore.
And I cannot imagine reading the sleeping beauty series at work. *rolls eyes* She deserved to be reprimanded for that.

[neophyte]

My mail box is lonely.

[slyeyes]

Neo, does this addy work?

[neophyte]

Yup, the addy is valid.

And dog gone it, with all the talk of swallows lately, I wish I had thought to ask if they were European or African.

[Alex]

What? I don't know that? AAARRRGH!

*doesn't go anywhere*

Hey, how'd they do that in the movie, anyway?

*jumps, tries to launch self into oblivion*

*crashes into a wall*

That didn't work, either. That sucks.

[slyeyes]

wolfie, I could only assume that she didn't think anyone at work knew what she was reading. However, when I asked about it, she didn't seem at all embarrassed. If I were in that position, I would have died of embarrassment -- but then I wouldn't have been reading that book -- OR ANY BOOK during work.

[Marvin]

*waves hand furiously*
Ooo! oo! I know! Pick me! Pick me!

They zoomed the camera in really close to their faces and then had them jump up from a crouching position so it looked like they were being thrown up into the air. Amazing, right?! Go, DVD Commentary, go!!

[Alex]

I don't get to read that much. One of the drawbacks to this whole hyperactivity thing is that when something actually does manage to capture my attention, I'm stuck on it. If I don't have 3-5 hours free, I can't read books, or nothing else gets done!

[Alex]

Cool.

*crouches, jumps in the air*

*misses landing, falls on a$$*

Hmmm...I don't think that works here. I seem to be missing the part about it being done on film.

[slyeyes]

what is going on with Marvin? Either I missed something, or his wiring has gone amuck.

[Alex]

All I know is that I'm tired, and I either caught the flu AGAIN or just didn't get over it, so my mind is wired to f*ck up everything I get my hands on right now, so I'm going to bed.

G'night.

[neophyte]

Goodnight Alex; sleep well and get well!

[Marvin]

slyeyes, my wiring was always amuck. I'm a product of the incompetent Sirius Cybernetics Corporation put me together, remember? Poor fools are lucky enough to remember where they put the toast every morning, let alone their towel.

(seriously: huh? Am I not depressed enough for my moniker? Posting too frequently? Weird sleep schedule? Slightly more obtuse than normal? I have the brain the size of a planet, but even I can't figure out what's wrong with me, so any outside help will be inaccurate but welcome.)

[neophyte]

I'm going to turn in too. Goodnight!

[Bismuth]

Marvin, you ought to have all the diodes down your left side replaced immediately!

[insomniac]

I love DA (even have his autograph!) but I've never understood how Marvin could have a brain the size of a planet, since he doesn't have a head the size of a planet. unless...

1) it was a very small planet or

2) some kind of dimensional thing is going on, where his brain is not in space,as we know it.

Bismuth - I loved 'The Curious Incident...' but any book with prime number chapters works for me!

Marie - I also loved 'Middlesex' ,I wonder how it could be a movie?

[Tamara]

ROFLMAO! Thanks for that link, Wurm!!

[Graz]

*zips in*

*trips over threshold*

*slides across floor on forehead*

*jumps up*

I'm okay....I meant to do that......

Reading 'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown.
It's the prequel to The DaVinci Code, which I really hadn't planned to read. I just have this thing about the flavor of the month type books....they never seem to me to live up to the hype.

Going back to attempt to catch up......

*limps out*

[MeL]

The Intuition razor is probably the niftiest thing I've seen in the last 24 hours. I know, they've been around but I bought one at walmart earlier because it was cheaper than buying replacement blades for the one I had (ARG!)

Oh and howdy. :-D

[Marvin]

MeL's razor has 'been around'. Pass it on!

[Deon]

[Nods to Graz]

[writes then deletes weighty comment and question about women and the adult fiction they read]

*sigh*

[¿wysiwyg? (MBE-LP)]

Hey Mel!

I've been off doing the company tax for days now and missed whether you had a good time last Friday/Saturday given you are legit now. How'd it go?

[Kafaleni]

wow... major catchup... so much for not getting ahead of me.

Here's what my sleep-deprived brain remembers..

Today I had about 1.5 hours between end of work and Bible Study, so I decided to use the time to pop in to the cellphone shop at a mall which was about a halfway point. So I rang and asked what their closing time was. The guy on the phone said "10pm". As I finished work at 6pm, I thought "I can get there before then..." so off I trotted to the mall. If the guy on the phone had added one more sentence, (Something along the lines of "but the mall will be closed between 6 & 7 pm to prepare for a major promtion by a local radio station that you don't listen to.") I would have gone to another outlet at another mall and saved myself a lot of grief, because when I got there, there was a line of women going round the block, radio station vans everywhere and all the entrances were shut off.... and YES I am bitter. I'm not going to end rant here, because I have another minor nitpick coming up later... be warned.. it's not as big as this one though.

Higgy. A couple of days after Wys first linked to the petals thing, I sent it to a few family members .. including my brother. He's not talking to me at the moment, because I figured it out in a bit over a week. He's still going and kinda cranky that I won't tell him the answer. He'd be disappointed if I did. For everyone who has it figured out.. go here and play the game. If you get it right 10 consecutive times, you get an invite to sign his guestbook and become part of the Order of the Brotherhood of the Fraternity of the Petals Around The Rose Gang. Or something equally impressive.

Jeff... I tried to find that Claire Matturo book that you mentioned the other day at my local library (if you want to look around here, just click on "search catalogue".. then "just enter" on the next screen.. will take you to central library database), and it was even in the catalogue, but I could not reserve it. After a couple of tries I went to the help desk and the explanation was so sublimely idiotic, I knew I had to share it with you. At the moment there are two new libraries being built in Christchurch, and new books are being ordered for both of them. They are slated (at this stage) to open in July & December respectively. I have seen the site at Parklands, and it's not going to be ready in time. Anyhoo... the copies of this book are currently sitting in stacks allocated to the new libraries, but are listed on the central computer system, because they have to be "in the system", so that when the libraries do open, they can be put straight on the shelf, and not have all the "logging" be done individually at the time. So it's there, and if I try to reserve it in about a month, it might be available at a library that is currently operating. At the moment, it's in the library with no books. Which is kinda like the pub with no beer, but infinitely more frustrating, because I love books, and I can't stand beer. OK... /rant now.

Speaking of books... I had to check my library account to see what I was reading, because I read the books and pass them on to other people, who drop them back at the library when they're finished. This is my book reading system. I read grisly or highly technical police/legal/medical/detective type novels.. then after 2 or 3 of those, I read a few Mills & Boon type books to get some balance. Or I switch to light comedy detective/legal type stuff.. (Janet Evanovich, Tim Cockey, Sarah Strohmeyer, Dan Burton, JD Robb, that sort of thing.).. Most recent reads.. re-read of DB's Bad Song Book. Honeymoon (James Patterson & Howard Roughan) Entombed (Linda Fairstein) plus a couple of romances. Next up is Shadows of Darkness (Elaine Cunningham.. new author I haven't tried.. anyone heard of her?) Books I highly recommend (for a DORKGASM(tm thingy)) The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon somebody... fascinating, and really quite sad biography of one of the major contributors to the original Oxford English Dictionary. Also The Alienist by Caleb Carr (The Angel of Darkness, which is a follow-on is good, but quite different, as it is written from the perspective of another character and the voice is quite different)Both books set in late 19th century NYC.The first one took me a little while to get into, but I never wanted to leave. He's also written some other stuff, including a futuristic thriller. Not a prolific author, but worth the wait for the next one. Also "The Bone People" by Keri Hulme. I've recommended this one before, but I'm saying it again. A NZ author, quite an amazing story, written in late 60's, early 70's. There's quite a bit of Maori language, but there's a glossary at the back of the book so that you don't get stuck. It's quite original in story form and layout, but I was fascinated from beginning to end.

And it's getting veeeery late.. and I think I wrote my own short story here. Goodnight... see you in a wee while.. don't drink and drive home.. smoke dope, eat soap & fly home in a bubble. Yes, that's where my mind is right now... WITHOUT the benefit of mind altering substances.

[Kafaleni]

oops... that should be Shadows in the Darkness by Elaine Cunningham...

and I really AM going now... I promise!!

[Marie]

Graz: I'm like you re: flavor-of-the-month books, so I didn't read DaVinci Code. Or Harry Potter. To see so many people - most of them very different from me - read and love these books makes me wonder if I would like them (the books) anyway.

And Graz, didn't you say somewhere you had Italian blood? hmmmmmmmmm

Insomniac: LOL I meant "I loved the movie (The Virgin Suicides by Sofia Coppola) and the other book written by that author: Middlesex"
Indeed it would be very hard to make a movie from that book! I'm glad you loved it too. What are you reading now btw?

[slyeyes]

I found that the problem with avoiding "flavor of the month" books is that I missed out on some good books. I just try to tune out the hype. Same with movies.

Remember Oprah's book club? I bailed on that fairly early on. It seemed her picks were heavily into depressing books. There was that whole hullabaloo about Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections; where Franzen asked not to be part of the Book Club. I think he wanted to avoid the "flavor of the month" thing.

Well, I "accidently" read it on vacation in St. Thomas. I had a day there all by myself, I had a terrible cold and the TV didn't work. There was a book drop there where you leave a book and take a book. The Corrections was the only one I hadn't read.

AWFUL!! There isn't one likable character in there. I think the whole dust-up from Oprah made it a best seller. Ever once in awhile, I'd throw it across the room, get up and try to see if I couldn't get the TV to work.

[slyeyes]

But back to FOTM books. I avoided Grisham like the plague. I thought he had cookie cutter plots.

But someone put a gun to my head and made me read Time to Kill. GREAT!!

I listened to an audio version of The Chamber. That was during a nighttime ride to a campground in Arkansas on twisty turny roads. Great setting for listening to that. I enjoyed that one as well.

And, Deon, you were going to comment on the WOMEN and the adult fiction they read --- how is it different from the MEN and the adult fiction they read.

Suddenly, I'm feeling the urge to go burn a bra.

[neophyte]

Ahh, the smell of freshly toasted coconut in the morning.

[kibby F5™]

*eyes somet'n smolder'n from sly's general direction*

SLY! Supposed to take it OFF FIRST!

.. uuh, that'll leave a mark...

[kibby F5™]

*returns to the MOAT wearing his Barkers outfit with top hat and megaphone*

GET YOUR RED HOT RAMPARTS HERE!

RED HOTS! RIGHT HERE! GET EM WHILE THEY LAST!

NICELY COCONUT FLAVORED RED HOTS! RIGHT HERE!

BE THE FIRST! ON YOUR BLOCK TO HAVE YOUR OWN

RED HOT RAMPARTS! RIGHT HERE!

no pushing sonnie!

[slyeyes]

Anyone have any aloe?

[kibby F5™]

Sure Joshkr would help you apply it.

*sticks to flashing when not slipping*

[Marie]

Sly, it's true there is a risk to miss out on good books.

Here in France there's been a huge thing like I had never seen before with Harry Potter books and DaVinci code. But there have been other bestsellers books like "Bridget Jones Diary" or "Human stain" by Philip Roth (surprisingly a big success in France even though it's not what I call an easy read) or James Ellroy books - just to name a few - that I've enjoyed reading a lot. I think what annnoyed me with DV Code and HP is not that it was so popular but that it turned into a frenziness (sp?). Wait! it's just a book! and it's a fiction! :-)

The Corrections was a very pessimistic book but I have to admit that I found it interesting because very often it reminded me of the relationship I have with my parents and brothers: it showed how hard it is to deal with the fact that your parents are getting older and that since you're single and don't have a family of your own, you're the one who's supposed to become responsible for them and at the same time you're afraid to lose them and remain all alone.

*now is depressed*

BOOGER!
CAR!

What's that smell? burnt ramparts?

[kibby F5™]

RED HOTS! RIGHT HERE!

RED HOT RAMPARTS!

RIGHT HERE! GET CHA RED HOTS!

no gawking, buy or blow!

[Leetie]

I liked the book "The Corrections" because it had a talking poopie.

[neophyte]

GET CHA RED HOTS!

I read it as charred red hots. Which is appropriate.

[Leetie]

I'm currently reading Interview with a Vampire. Just got finished King's Insomnia because it ties in with his Dark Tower books, and I can't get enough of those. I recently downloaded about 100 Hiassen(?) books... haven't read any of his stuff but certainly have enough to keep me busy for awhile if I like him. Does it matter which one I read first?

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

*smells burning coconut*
*wonders what she missed*
*hopes sly is OK*

Good morning everyone from su.so.ca - I guess!

Well, thanks to the wonderful (if depressed) Android, and to the fact that I just spent another half hour with Yahoo, I seem to be finally reactivated! You'd think they think they're the Pentagon, for heavens sake!

I just hope I never change compputers again, because I'm so confused that even though I printed out everything they sent me, I stil don't know which is which or what is what!

I suppose the fact that I've been awake since 4a.m. (why, why, why?) may have something to do with it -

A really good book that I just finished is The Good Nanny by Benjamin Cheever - quite different but really well written!

I need a quiet day - I can't find anything in my office because I kept taking everything off my desk so the tech people would have room to work -

It's 6:45a.m. and the sun is already out, so that bodes well for the day!

[Eleanor]

I also have a new black keyboard that is very cool to look at, and will not show dirt, but it's weird that it doesn't make clicking noises!!

*hopes this self-absortion stops soon*

*zips out*

[Di]

Balanchine – Tolstoy is incredible in either language, but my personal opinion is that it was translated a tad better in Polish. I feel like the English version I have is skipping a few pieces that I caught with the Polish one… then again, that may just be because I’m reading it just before bedtime, so perhaps my brain is retaining all that it should and those pieces are in there, I just forget about them. ;)

El – I feel your pain about registering and picking new sign ons and passwords for everything.. currently, I have 7 email addy’s, at least 11 databases at work and then all my personal accounts from the cell phone to car insurance. I decided to be clever and create a list of all the user names and passwords one day, except I forgot to continue being clever and memorize the password for the locked sheet – so I have it on my desktop, just cant get into it. *le’sigh*

*smells something burning*

*sees the ramparts glowing*

*wonders how long before the HOT firemen will show up*

/Begin RL mini rant:
So my looney sister and her dippy hubby ended up getting the dog. Being the awesome Auntie I am, I went to meet my new nephew last night, and BOY am I perturbed! They don't have the slightest clue on how to deal with a doggie...

*weeping*

Lucky deserves to be with someone who will love him and not just (pardon the upcoming pun) bark orders at him. He deserves a human mommy that will give him attention and train him gently but firmly, not just smack his bum and say "SIT YOUR ARSE DOWN!"... Lucky deserves..well, ME!

*blows nose and wipes eyes*

I'm okay, really, I am. I know I'll end up with him anyway, because the dog isn't responding to their voice tones anyway. You have to change the infliction in your voice with animals. My brother in law is incapable of that - with him its BARK, or BARK LOUDER (my brother in law, not the doggie).

*le'sigh*
/end RL rant

In other news! THE WEATHER!!!
Its sunny and we're getting a heat wave! 45 - 48 today!!!

YAY!

[insomniac]

Marie - I just finished (for a book club that my wife goes to and I occasionally do. I'm the only guy there so I have to be on my best behavior) We Were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates, which was an Oprah book. More in the dysfunctional families genre.

I'm also in the middle of (but have been for some time) the last of Neal Stephenson's 'Baroque Trilogy' The System of the World. I've also read the first two of the trilogy, as well as Cryptonomicon by the same author.

[Eleanor]

*zips in*
*self-absorption continues*

In the chaos that is my office I just found the Yahoo info that I printed out when I changed e-mail addy - it was with the pile of stuff on the table with all my tax stuff (if I ever get around to that) -
so I could have avoided all the hassle - if only -

If Only Isn't that either a Rod Stewart or Phil Collins song? Sad words, though...

How is everyone doing today?
*trying to end self-absorption*
*zips out shyly*

[Marie]

Insomniac, I've never heard of Neal Stephenson, but I've been meaning to read Joyce Carol Oates for a long time now (didn't she write a book about Marylin Monroe? it had very good reviews in France), so I'll try to find this one if you say it's in the dysfunctional family genre, I should like it! Thanks for the idea...

[Leetie]

Insom, how did you like Crypto? I have that ready to go, too.

[Leetie]

*hugs Di*

It's really sad when people don't know what they're getting into when they get a pet. Maybe they need "Dogs for Dummies" or something.

[Jeff Meyerson]

Morning all. I can still post here but for all of your (Sandy, Joshkr, etc.) trying to help when I couldn't, I got an incredibly easy solution in an email from wysiwyg this morning, as follows:

Go to this site: http://www.whatismyip.com/ to find out what your IP number is. It tells you at the top of the screen - its the long number divided up into four sets of up to three numbers separated by periods.

Is that easy or what? Thanks, w! (I sent it to Judi, just in case.)

Anyway, on books. Kaf, I like your list. Sly & others: correct spelling is Hiaasen. I've read all his books other than the 3 early collaborations. I've even read his anti-Disney rant and his collections of articles. My favorites are probably Tourist Season and Skin Tight. The just finished Skinny Dip, sad to say, was (to me) by far the weakest of his books and a chore to get through. I just never believed the main characters at all, which made their actions stupid. But that's just me. Leetie, I would say DO NOT start with this one.

I have a few ironclad reading rules. One is:

Never read a book in Oprah's Book Club

There is enough depressing stuff going on all around us without reading a very long book about a woman being abused by men.

[Eleanor]

Good morning Jeff - I totally agree about "oprah" books - women can be abused enough in RL without being abused more by reading fictionalized accounts of abuse!

Di - In my "Yiddish Word a Day" calendar, the word for today is "plotz", one meaning of said word is to "break down emotionally", so you could say you are "plotzing" about the treatment the dog is getting!

[Leetie]

Fish, Insomnia was OK... an easy read, but too drawn-out. No talking poops, but the little bald doctors were kinda cool.

[Di]

*climbs on top soap box*

In regards to the books on Oprah's Book Club... I read Anna long before Oprah even caught wind of it. And although it is a thick book, both in size and material, it's incredibly well written by an author who for his time, had an amazingly critical take on the members of the high society of Russia. He wrote about a situation, or a life if you will, that we in this age would consider tragic, but during those times, was not unheard of or frowned (at least not frowned too badly) upon.

*climbs down from soap box*
*slips on bubbles*
*falls flat on her face*

Ouch, thats gonna make a hell of a second impression on Harley man tonight. Thank goodness the restaurant will be dimly lit.

[Di]

Thank you El!!

I try and learn at least one new foreign word a day... Yiddish has always intrigued me, will you give me lessons? A word a day I mean?

*walks around the office finding any situation she can to use Plotz*

[Eleanor]

Absolutely Di - there are 290 days left in the year, so we can have 290 new words for you! "Plotz" also means to "lose composure" so keep that in mind! And for the opposite end of the spectrum, yesterday's word was "kvell", meaning "burst with pride", "revel in" -

Jeff is good with Yiddish words too - right Jeff?

Jeff was plotzing yesterday when he could not find his IP address! And today he is kvelling because he found it!

[kibby F5™]

*comes in and plotz on a chair*

[Bismuth]

I'm so excited I could plotz

[kibby F5™]

*gets up and "Evil kvell's" over his hand made sofa*

[Mr.Fishair]

That reminds me Kibby, I'm sofa king we Todd did.

But I'm pretty sure I'll grow out of it.

(thanks Leets, you just inspired a new pooppoll)

How many of you read books while on the pooper??

I do. Until my fekin legs fall asleep and, well I'll stop there. But, yeah I'm in there for awhile.

Breakfast anyone?

[Eleanor]

*zips in*

*is happy to be providing entertainment tools*

*giggles*

Did I also mention that I love my Yiddish Word A Day calendar so much because Cute Guy gave it to me for Hanukkah?

That is all.
Carry on.
*zips out*

[kibby F5™]

That reminds me Kibby, I'm sofa king we Todd did. Todd's a verb too?

And, Fish, you refer to "going to the library"? Na,notme nosirrie!

~~~~~~~~slips~out~~~~~~~>

[Di]

*giggling with and for Eleanor*

Thats great El! And, keep those words comin'... I just created another database for myself so I can store and search for them, of course the only down side is yet another dang password.

Please note: My user name is Kvell, and my password for the database is Plotz.

I know, I'm a genious! :P

[Eleanor]

is this a bummer or what?

Key quote: He lied to my face.

[Tamara]

OH F*** OH F*** OH F*** OH F***!

The BIG BOSS wants to take me out to lunch today, one-on-one. He gave me a list of questions to think about--mostly about what I think about the company, where I think they could improve, etc. WEIRDNESS.

If that weren't bad enough, why does this have to happen today?? TODAY?! When I have been fighting back tears all morning!!! Oh my gawd, y'all, I am having a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN. Why today? Not today! I'm always so strong, but NOT TODAY!

*trying not to sob*

*leaving in THIRTY MINUTES to have lunch with the Big Boss* (Big Boss = Money Boss' dad)

[Tamara]

GRRRR!

Money Boss KNEW about this! They ALL knew about this! And they let it be a SURPRISE! They all cleared out of the office just now for a REASON!

*furious about being the only one who didn't know what was going to happen*

On the up-side, this is obviously raise-related. Money Boss said we would have the talk this week. Sigh. I think they want to give me a LOT more responsibility. Which I can handle, I think. But DAMMIT, I like to be prepared for things! This is NOT FAIR!!!

[Deon]

Tamara, you can do this...you handled a much, much more difficult situation recently. This will be about people who are interested in you and your role in the venture.

You can do this.

[Di]

*hands Tamara a paper bag*

CALM DOWN!!!

Ok, easier said than done, I know. But regardless, get a hold of yourself woman! You're much too intelligent and centered to be acting this way... grab a PB cracker and chase it with some water to regulate your blood sugar, then, prepare a list of what they asked of you...

*has TOTAL and COMPLETE faith in Tamara's abilities to wow Big Boss*

Just don't order a salad in case it gets stuck in your teeth!!!

[Tamara]

DON'T BE NICE! That makes it WORSE! Now I want to cry about having nice friends! *HOOONK!!*

We're out of tissues. I'm going to have to use my sweater. Do you think he will be wowed by that?

[Di]

Tamara... EWH.

Thats just wrong. I'll be nice no more. You're nastay.

[Di]

*remembers the state where Tamara lives and calls home*

Forget it.. thats just *normal* behavior out there, ain't it?

[Tamara]

Wait, no... I think I liked the nice better. Geebus, at least I can still laugh.

Here are the questions I am being asked, so you guys can play along at your work places!

Do our companies provide a good work environment?
Do you feel you have a future with our companies?
How do you feel about working for a company that is family-owned?
Do you feel you have a good understanding of the organization of our companies, our goals, objectives, and vision for the future?
Do you feel our companies are utilizing your skill sets to the maximum potential?
Do you feel you are being utilized to your full potential?
What do you feel are our company strong points?
What areas do you feel could use some improvement?
What would you do differently if money was no object and you were in a position to call the shots?
What part of your job do you like the most/least?
As our company grows what area of responsibility would you be most interested in?
Are you generally satisfied with your employment?

[Balanchine]

Di, thank you for your comments on Tolstoy translation. Afraid I'll never be able to read him except in English though, but it's nice to have another perspective!

[Mr.Fishair]

Tamaramarama- It's gonna be ok. I was surprised into the same type situation just a month or so ago, went to lunch with big boss and he wanted me to answer same type of questions about I felt we as a company could improve, etc., etc. It was nerve racking to say the least up until the point I started talking and then it all melted away, and now I know for a fact the big boss thinks I a dork. But like Deon said they like you and trust your opinion of things because they want your input and value it, so just be yourself, you'll do great. And if you do order the salad, probably should toss it. ;)

*hopes that made some sense, and for Tamara, hopes it makes some cents*

Kibby - yup.

[Eleanor]

What would you do differently if money was no object and you were in a position to call the shots?

I'd buy you out, Big Money Boss and slap a quiz on you that you were not prepared for!!!!!

Tamara - you can handle this - you got the closet space, didn't you? :)

p.s. I'm with Di - don't order the salad, or soup either - dribble, dribble! Fish is always good - no sauce!

[Bismuth]

Tamara-

You have shown time and time again on this blog that you are both an intelligent and responsible person. There's nothing Big Boss can do that I'm sure you won't be able to handle.

If in doubt, just picture this.

[kibby F5™]

*Tamara plotz on us over Big Boss"

Tamara DON'T use your sweater, use his t-shirt!

there she's fine now....

[Tamara]

You guys are the BEST!!! I'm going to go kick some Bruce Lee ASS!! Or something.

**SMOOCHES ALL THE MOATIES**

[kibby F5™]

-pssssst- Tamamamara's Big Boss is Bruce Lee and he's going to get his a$$ kicked.

*sets up video camamamara*

[Tamara]

ALMOST FORGOT!!

*dry-humps Deon*

Oops! Sorry, Deon! Would you believe it's just a nervous habit??

[Eleanor]

Channeling Jeff, who has been banned once again!

Right, El. My mother spoke Yiddish because she grew up with her grandparents, mother & aunts in the same apartment. At one point in later life she even joined a Yiddish club (speaking of that, ever read The Sunset Gang by Warren Adler?)and she still speaks it. We picked up various words - the obvious ones that have made it into the mainstream now, plus lots of wonderful rude expressions.

When we'd ask her the translation of something she'd said it was always something like:

"Go shit in your hat. You look cute in brown curls."

How could you not love a language like that?

[Eleanor]

My parents spoke Yiddish when I was little so I couldn't understand, and whenever I asked what it meant, my mother said,
"You grow like an onion with your head in the ground!"

[djtonyb]

Whew! I caught up a couple days ago, but didn't post anything, and it took me over an hour to catch up again!

Jeff - I hope rita can pay a visit, I think I still have a couple of e-mails from her, I'll drop her a line.

Leetie - glad you liked the biryani recipe - it's not completely traditional, but it captures the essence of the dish and can be done on a weeknight.

Mr. Fishair - The Beauty trilogy is definitely not something one wants to read on the beach wearing tight swim trunks ;)

Currently reading: "Light Before Day" Christopher Rice (Anne's son)

[Deon]

Tamara, check your email. Oh, and I'm gonna have to start wearing chaps if you are going to keep doing that to my leg.

[looks smug about the fact that other MOATies agree more with me about Tamara's abilities than they do with her]

Hey, this many of us can't be wrong.

Di, loved the paper bag!

[kibby F5™]

*blushes*

That's ok Tamara. Seems it's not Deon's knee, but the double post was good for me anyhow.

*vows not to wash that knee for awhile*

[Leetie]

*makes note to read Beauty books immediately*

[djtonyb]

*hands Deon his old pair of chaps*

Here, use these. It's too hot in South Florida to be wearing all that cowhide.

[kibby F5™]

HEY! CNN's stollen our MOAT calender idea! They have CNN folks photos printed on their internal calender!

Creeps!

[Deon]

See, now Leetie, I might have to resurrect my comment from yesterday.

It had something to do with how I try to be a good feminist, but I'm doing no better at understanding women then my fellows who threw in the towel years ago.

[Mr.Fishair]

Hahahaha, I'll have to rememebr that DJT, unfortunately my swim trunks are getting tighter by the year. - How the hell are ya anyway? Have you tried Jacobs Creek? Good stuff.

And I have NO FEKIN IDEA where all my words are disappearing to today. I swear I typed them. If anyone finds them just throw them in the blender, they were a little salty anyhow.

El- Thanks for thinking that I'm always good, even with no sauce. Which btw, poses an interesting scenario.

[Leetie]

Deon, just throw in the towel. I'm sure it will be much easier.

But what is it that you don't understand? *bats eyelashes*

We drink Jacobs Creek all the time. Yummy.

[kibby F5™]

leetie .... gonna be ok .... some cents ... the .... Todd did ...Healthy Brew

Fishair! Rounded these up for ya!

[kibby F5™]

Fishair!

beer:30! a.k.a. pivo:30!

[Mr.Fishair]

Drink three for me Kibby!

Thanks for the round up. Yee-haw!

(now why couldn't that have disappeared)

[Di]

Did I hear someone say PIWO???

Mmmm...car bombs. Yummy.

[Di]

Oooh! QUICK! I need your input!

There are several very educated Moaties in the area of alcohol consumption - Harley Guy just told me that he had a Car Bomb Martini last night... I've never heard of such a thing, but considering how much I love martini's, and car bombs are the best way to drink beer (in my opinion), it sounds like something I might either like or hate.

Have any of you heard of such a concoction?

*giggling*

I said "concoction".

[djtonyb]

Di - that's a new one on me, and I've been in the nightclub business for over 20 years now.

Any of you other professional drinkers ever heard of it?