BALLOON UPDATE

In case you were wondering how many inflated helium balloons you can carry in a compact SUV, it turns out that my wife was right this is none of your business.

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[will]

Obviously, it's time for a bigger car, Dave.

[will]

Ohh, First!

[CoastRaven]

That may be the shortest "update" ever in the history of this blog.

[southerngirl]

I guess this means there aren't pictures, huh?

[Bumble]

Dave, didn't you know? Once you get married, you're not allowed to be right anymore. At least, that's what I've heard.

[bbescuela]

Dave, a wise man once said: "If a tree fell in the forest, and no one was there to hear it, would the husband still be wrong?" (The answer is yes.)

[WriterDude]

A belated Happy Birthday (Party Day Edition) to Sophie! Would've said that yesterday, but I really didn't want to do so under a post featuring either flushing or um, "crime".

Bumble -- You heard correctly. Consider the following quote:

"In a family argument, if it turns out that you are right, apologize at once!" -- Robert A. Heinlein

I've just reached the ten-year mark of proving this advice to be absolutely true. So you can trust me on this. ;-)

[CoastRaven]

Tangential topical query...
Is Kinderblog forever doomed with the unofficial nickname "Soapie" (Thanx to Blue Meanie in a brilliant earlier post that looks oh so out of place now that the update has been spelcheked)?

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

A perfectly good "Lucy and Ethel" moment narrowly averted.

[slyeyes]

I *hate* when "Lucy and Ethel" moments are averted. Life is much more interesting with them. Which reminds me, I have to go take the bread out of the oven now.

[Bumble]

WriterDude~ Does this just go for you guys, or is for both sexes? If it's the former, I need to find someone to marry so I can always be right. That sounds like fun.

[Alfred]

Pass some bread my way. I think you have enough...

Good to read that Dave is alive and well. Though his wife might have something to say about this.

[Alfred]

Bumble- In a Jewish family the mother is always right. And if she is wrong. Then some one else screwed up.
In a German/Argentine family the mother is LAW and if you think you can cross her. Then Dad comes in as the police. The only time I have seen my own grandmother be corrected was by my Great Grandmother. And everyone in the room was tense because some one scolded Grandma.
In a french home the father is always right. Unless his wife agrees with him.
Thanks giving at my house involved my parents waiting for the other parent to cut the turkey.

[Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa]

I agree Sly, plus the photo could have been the cover of Dave's next book entitled "Balloons are my Beat"

[TCK]

Dave: when I find myself in a situation similar to yours, I always find it helpful to make a tactical retreat to safe territory, such as:

so, I was gonna change the oil in your car today - how many quarts of oil does it take again? Oh, and what kind of filter do we need?

[Betsy]

Thank you for the background on "Soapie." I've been wanting to ask, but figured sooner or later someone would come through.
Congratulations on surviving the party, Father Blog and (we assume) Mother Blog; and a big "Have Joy" to the Kinderblogette:).
Oh...and are we gonna blog the Oscars tonight?

[CoastRaven]

Notta prob Betsy... most of my best work is pure accident.

[U.O]

Yes, Bumble ... it's a "guys" club ... the distaff side is granted huge latitude and leeway for mind-changing tactics based on a whim of steel ...

(36+ years living with MB(RH?) have taught me well ...)

[Crash]

Heh, back home Grandma was always right, but she's gone so Dad got voted to be right. Mom is right when Dad is not home, and I have my mouth shut.
I think we are the only family in history to be this way.

[Stupendous Man]

I still remember the Christmas I got the silent treatment ALL DAY LONG 'cause I gave her a mink. That was what she SAID she wanted. It turned out she didn't want to have to feed it.

And don't even get me started about the Christmas I gave her a toy poodle...and she killed it when she put the batteries in.

[CoastRaven]

I just *snorked* a STUPENDOUS *SNORK*

[Addicted to 24]

It's ok Dave you are right about so much else.

[U.O]

Stupe' ... well, did she put the batteries in backwards? (And, of course, you knew better than to suggest the alternative method ...)

[southerngirl]

*snorking beer @ S'man!*

[CoastRaven]

"snorking beer" - GREAT idea sg!!
Cheers!

[southerngirl]

Coast, this oughta be enough for a good snork!

[CoastRaven]

thanx southergirl! I added some cuervo and parfait for good measure.

[southerngirl]

good idea, CoastRaven - and does this mean we've stopped drinking beer and have moved on to these?

[CoastRaven]

EXACTLY sg!! Except without the ice, salt, lime, margarita mix, and glass.

[southerngirl]

oh, ok, CR, I get it now.

[Bumble]

Mmmm...

[WriterDude]

Okay, here's the result of all y'all's beverage enticement.

(I cannot resist sharing this -- that is a pic of the front bar of an establishment in Colorado Springs where I once worked while between radio gigs. Every employee truly loved the place, and it's an important setting in my novel. After I left in early '93, it was sold to owners who've spent the last few years running it into the ground, and I've just received the very exciting news that it's been bought by one of our "old guard" guys, and I may get to have a hand in its return to glory. More about this in Mr. WrtierDude's Neighborhood tonight!)

[TCK]

you do like them fruity girlie drinks, dontcha bumble?

As for me, I spent a good portion of last night and the wee mornin' hours this mornin' with this dear old freind

[KDFgirl]

TCK, one night a few weeks ago I was halfway through my second rum punch when I found out they were making them with this stuff. They was dangerously tasty.

[WriterDude]

How on Earth did I garble my own blogname so badly? I blame the excitement about the saloon.

Also, Bumble, sorry I missed your question earlier. I'd say that Heinlein's rule applies equally to both sexes, but the need to issue such apologies skews at us guys of the male persuasion about 70/30.

[TCK]

KDFgirl - 151 is, indeed, both tasty and dangerous - sometimes when I'm feelin' feisty, I like to do 151 shots (which is where the dangerous part comes in, cuz, on ocasion, 151 shots have led to acts of amazing and incredible stupidity)

[southerngirl]

KDFGirl, one time when it was "dollar daiquiri" day at the drive thru where my sis and I would go for the drink special, we thought that the daiquiris were better than usual ( that is, we were startin' to get buzzed.) When we went back, the bartender told us he'd accidently used the 151 instead of the regular rum, and he apologized!

We told him to keep 'em comin', and we wouldn't tell a soul!

[southerngirl]

and yeah, we do have drive thrus!

[U.O]

Acts of Amazing and Incredible Stupidity wbagnf any kind of band ...

[southerngirl]

*hair flip @ TCK*

[TCK]

hey darlin' - that hairflip is more dangerous than 151 any day (the way you do it anyway)

[KDFgirl]

TCK. Yikes.

Poll for southerngirl, U.O, WD, anyone else present: should we ask him to be more specific about the "acts of amazing and incredible stupidity?" I'm curious, but slightly afraid.

*awaits poll results*

[KDFgirl]

*snork* @ southerngirl for excessive hairflippin' :)

[southerngirl]

KDFgirl - I'm curious, but slightly afraid.

Yep, me too.

Is that a "yes" vote or a "no"?

[KDFgirl]

Southerngirl - I was just pondering that my ownself.

I think around here, it's probably a "yes" because that way we'll:

a) know what we're dealing with, and

b) have the options of either snorking, hairflipping, winking or jailing Timothy

[henryf]

Another terrorist goes down it LA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNGnThCNYw0&feature=Discussed&page=1&t=t&f=b

[U.O]

Oh, curious, certainly ... no apprehension, however ... whilst young mister TCK is a fine example of ... whut we guys signify and/or represent ... I hold no concern that his "acts of amazing and incredible stupidity" could exceed or surpass the pecadilloes of another, older, more "experienced" ... um ... guy ...

Equal, perhaps, but not exceed or surpass ...

[WriterDude]

Put me down for a "yes" vote, KDF. But please don't put me down for any other reason. ;-)

[KDFgirl]

Rimshot!

[southerngirl]

KDFgirl, ok that's

1) yes for Southerngirl
1a) yes for Southerngirl, as it pertains to U.O, as well
2)yes for WriterDude, with no insults allowed.
3) have the options of either snorking, hairflipping, winking or jailing T(his name is not Timothy)CK
can we choose a combination of the above?

[Stupendous Man]

*adds TCK to the list of people who are 'too tough to stuff' after reading he did one hundred and fifty-one shots of Bacardi, on more than one occasion, and still has enough life to face the Posse each day*

Speaking of alcohol consumption, I just found out I live in the area known as the Bible Belt for its religious conservative nature. Until now, I thought the Bible Belt was the shot of liquor you down before going to church.

[KDFgirl]

southerngirl, mark me down for "yes" votes on 1, 1a, 2 and ALL of 3.

and huge *DOUBLE UP, IT'S SUNDAY SNORKS* to S-Man for the entire post!

[Whipped]

Actually, bbescuela, it actually goes like this...

"If a man is walking alone in a forest, with no women within earshot, is everything he says STILL stupid?"

You're welcome...

[KDFgirl]

(Except for one thing, southerngirl, we determined yesterday that his name is, in fact, Timothy, for reasons detailed between 10:04 AM and 10:59 AM in TECHNOLOGY PLUNGES AHEAD thread.)

[UncleScreech]

Dear Dave,

Perhaps a song would lighten your mood?
http://www.seanmorey.com/mansong.html

(Let it load, takes a few seconds...)

[KDFgirl]

*winks at Timothy*

[Bumble]

TCK~ Yes, I do. Without (horrors!) the alcohol even. Yes, I know I'm weird. I've made peace with it. :-)

[TCK]

KDFGirl - a point of clarification - I did not, in any way, admit that my name is Timothy in the Technology Plunges Ahead thread - what I said was that my name COULD BE Timothy if you are hot

in other words, i am willing to pretend my name is Timothy if it increases my chances of gettin' some action with a hot chick such as yourself

since I am willing to pretend my name is Timothy in order to get some action with a hot chick such as yourself, it follows that my name must not actually be Timothy, or i wouldn't have to pretend, now would I?

[TCK]

Bumble - correct me if I'm wrong, but if you make one of those frosty girlie drinks without alcohol, isn't it just a smoothy with an umbrella in it? (NTTAWWT)

[Stupendous Man]

I don't know about the rest of you, but the way I know I had a good night...other than waking up with ten Lee PressOn Nails™ stuck in my back...is when I wake up with seven or eight of those little umbrellas stuck up my nose.

[southerngirl]

"since I am willing to pretend my name is Timothy in order to get some action with a hot chick such as yourself, it follows that my name must not actually be Timothy, or i wouldn't have to pretend, now would I?"
Posted by: TCK | 06:13 PM on March 5, 2006

hmmm...so if it's not Timothy, what should we call him now?

[KDFgirl]

Oh, we'll still call him Timothy.

*downs a shot of 151, pours another and passes it to Timothy*

I realize you didn't admit it. I believe I said we determined it. I submit the following evidence for committee review:

"TCK: If you've got a gal flipping her hair (in slow motion no less) and batting her eyelashes at you, who thinks your name is Timothy, then your name is Timothy!

Posted by: Lairbo | 10:42 AM on March 4, 2006"

*Downs second shot of 151*

*Ultra slo-mo triple hair flip with doubletwisting triple axel*

*gets dizzy but walks away anyway*

*trips and pretends it was on purpose*

Hoooo boy, you weren't kidding about the 151! Can someone please hold my car keys?

[adonis]

I don't get it stupe, were you playing partners nose darts with the drink umbrellas? Wouldn't seven or eight be pretty uncomfortable? What would you do about the splinters?

Hey Alfred. Cool theory on last night's HTML-amok thread. Would that mean that observations would change at the universe settles down? (And to be fair, I know its M-theory, and Witten is the new Einstein in my opinion. I just get excited when I find someone that halfway understands my random neuron firings about physics)

[southerngirl]

"I don't know about the rest of you, but the way I know I had a good night...other than waking up with ten Lee PressOn Nails™ stuck in my back..."

*SNORK*

*reminds herself to not read S'man's comments whilst drinkin' beer*

[Bumble]

TCK~ Pretty much. But we just call it a "virgin" drink. Sounds cooler. You're just sapping the cool right out of me here. Not that it takes much doing. :-)

[Bumble]

southerngirl~ Let's come up with a new one that's so obnoxious he'll tell me which guess was right. How about Trevor the Toad? Get in a Harry Potter tribute while we're at it?

[queensbee]

i was out all day. so this is back to the original post... jewish mothers are ALWAYS right. there is no discussion. there is no point in arguing. in fact any jewish woman is right. end of discussion.
jewish men have no speaking role at home, only in the office. since you're not jewish, dave, you're on your own here.
but i think the correct answer here would have been yes my dear.... no shmoozing like, and dont you look lovely in that outfit. [sound of buzzer]. we dont take kindly to that. just do this kinda stuff her way, and nobody gets hurt. remember, sophie is also a jewish girl, and will be a jewish woman....uh, you got nuthin.

[U.O]

Bumble -

Just stay as cool as you already are ... trust me ... it's a good deal ... you won't regret it ...

(Unlike moi ownself, and some hangovers and/or behavior patterns I remember ... those I can remember ...)

[southerngirl]

so, KDFgirl, we're gettin' to be kinda good friends, huh? NTTAWWT. ;)

and I'd ask you to teach me the *Ultra slo-mo triple hair flip with doubletwisting triple axel*, but I know I'd only get dizzy and trip myself. (on purpose, of course.)

*sashays slowly out, glancing over her shoulder, as she flips hair in a really cute "girl next door" type manner"

[KDFgirl]

S-girl, most definitely. And I was born in South Carolina so we have that whole regional thing in common. I'll hairflip with you anyday!

Oooo... yeah, yeah, yeah! Girl next door! That's a good one. It's all about Hairflip Style Choice. Knowing which one to use when. Well done, my friend. I salute you.

*hiccup*

[WriterDude]

Hey, we're not getting too pre-lubricated for the Oscars now, are we? *hic*

TCK, I think the voting went pretty much in favor of your (not yore) sharing those tales of derring-do. How about it?

[Stupendous Man]

Here's something I have to say, even if it hairflips my fellow blogsters/lits:

adonis is beginning to worry me;)

[Annie Where-but-here]

Is it my imagination or did Sophie just have a birthday about a week ago? Kids today grow up SO fast!I believe Mrs. Blog was consuming Happy Hippos with incredibly hot Italian skiers at the time. I remember a "Yikes-I've-Gotta-Buy-Cupcakes!" post from Dave. Perhaps we have a case of 'no way are you gonna throw a party for 6-year-olds on your own without breaking something expensive'. I'm not arguing with Mrs. Blog - I actually agree. Besides, she's the mom, and moms are always right.

I just hope Dave realizes that since Mrs. Blog was also gone during Valentines' Day, he needs to celebrate THAT day properly as well. DAVE, if you're listening (you should really be reading, but I digest(sick!)), you will not get any other hints about this. Unless you count a "hmph" or an eyeroll, or a chilled and clipped "nothing"....and that's just from me.

Gotta go - it's Oscar night, and my limo driver has been waiting patiently.

[adonis]

Oh stupe, you just wish you could have thought up Partners nose darts. But you're right, you should worry, especially when I combine nose splinters with theoretical physics. BTW, where is Alfred?

[Al Gore]

I invented the internet !!!

[adonis]

Al Gore! I told you, get back to the yardwork. Stop clowning around, and no you did not invent the internet, growing beards, or pants either.

[Bumble]

And I invented TIVO. You see, I used to record TV shows I didn't have time to watch on tapes.

*blows raspberry at Al Gore*

[adonis]

simul with bumble!!!

[Bumble]

And I've simulposted with adonis (formerly weasel booger?) yet again.

*curses the slowness of Al Gore's invention*

[Bumble]

that's no reason to slope the blog.

[KDFgirl]

Sloped *snork* at Bumble

[Bumble]

For my sloped comment, non-sloped comment, or both?

[Bumble]

I wish I knew how to fix this.

[adonis]

AND you simulposted with yourself. Wow, guess ours wasn't too fun then. If you keep playing with italics I'll have to call you Alfred.

[Bumble]

*blows raspberry at adonis*

[adonis]

THAT'S why they call me adonis. Also the escapa thing.

[KDFgirl]

Sloped. (But upon review, both!) And Adonis-Booger has been giving tagging lessons so maybe he can remedy this situation?

[Bumble]

Ack! We did it again!

[adonis]

Not the raspberry thing, the stopping-bizerk-italics thing.

[KDFgirl]

Ah, he did. Thanks, adonis. Maybe you can reclaim your initial cap!

[adonis]

You just can't help yourself, huh Bumble? If I was a terrorist, I could set off italics, and NO ONE COULD STOP ME!!!!

[Bumble]

*snork*

I like adonis-booger as his blog name. We'll stick that to him like Timothy/Trevor the Toad to TCK.

*sigh* Simulpost with KDFgirl. Must go back to doing homework and quit wallowing in this cyber-sin with y'all.

[Bumble]

Again! Leaving now. I'm all worn out.

[adonis]

HAHAHAHAHA! (Marwan laugh)

[KDFgirl]

And Bumble gets the Oscar for Best Supporting Simulposter. And to adonis-booger, the award for Itali-Terrorism.

[adonis]

To prove I have control: There.

[KDFgirl]

Yes, you are the italics king. But forget what I said about reclaiming your initial cap.

[adonis]

crap. But thanks for remembering I originally had one, if not for long.

[KDFgirl]

But! We may reconsider if you can teach us how to strike-through! :D

[adonis]

Think I should launch an attack on the Oscars (thread)?