The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Darn210]

Why THank you Janet! Quite the master googleateur you are!

Hey, can I use that title on a resume . . . I need to find meself a job . . . and a googleateur is right up my alley!!!

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Oh Yea . . . now that you fixed that superscript fiasco . . . it still makes no sense.

Well, I like SCOOTER better than SCOUTER (certainly in this here venue of course - 'tis a more precise moniker in our silly venue - but we'll have to ask JacquIe if Pierre does any scooting along the carpet)........can we call you Scooter?

Me Too!!! I vote we keep Scooter!!!

Emily, I have found a good way to prevent sports/excercise injuries . . . you just don't do those things, don't push yourself, don't try to do one more, don't try to be faster or any of that crap . . . hope your walkin' sillylee on purpose soon.

[tom]

GAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Too much to reply to & my pageloads feel particularly slow!!

(Maybe it's partly due to feeling like the brain's whirring so nicely today )

And no Susie, no Phrench Phaerie phacilitation.

In phact, haven't quite given it a proper trial yet. Last night, only had ~1/2 of what I believe is one 'drink', tho I'm only going by glass sizes in old paintings/posters.

Speeeeeeeeeeaking of which. . .. .the new av IS SOMEone's absinthe-titled piece .. ..kinda hoped Pseuzee would tell ME who painted it!!!

Annnnnnnnnywho .. .. ..got to feeling a lil stir-crazy and need to TALK to ppl!!!!

But alas .. .. ..Mei's not feeling well, Tony's busy, John is out on a date he got thru YahooPersonals using the filter "petite asians" rofl

So I'm at some "School of The Blues" blues jam at the same PoorHouseBistro I keep going to .. ..and . .. .well .. ..it sure ain't graduation day.

Scouting out the local jam sessions and the pro ones aren't until 4. I think 2 more bars have 'em today. Best ones maybe be Mon/Tue.

Gotta make sure the places aren't all perfumey.

And gotta practice another couple wks, then I'm good to GO!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

[blueeyedmanda]

awww yes took that afternoon nap....twas needed and could still be needed but I must be able to go to bed tonight as well so I needed to get up. then I made tacos!!! yummy!

[elye]

where did this come from? Was this an absinthe-driven statement? and what in hell is that in your av? I think I like it........

Yes, whose is this absinthe-soaked work, Ptaum? Not familiar....However, the male figure in front looks suspiciously familiar......like.......maybe.....my dad.......

And then maybe pull out a penis sling and see where things go.

A line to repeat frequently, to ensure that it is the first line that newcomers to this thread are faced with....

"Crap.....PENIS SLINGS? I am SO outta here....."

what in hell was all this talk about............balloos? budgeroos? balleroos? You crazy Canucks.............

I'm certain that it isn't just a Canuck tradition....but perhaps so....Baden Powell (Mr. Boy Scout himself) had a great love and affinity for The Jungle Book, and Kipling's characters were adopted as leader and helper names. Only in Canada, you say?

Yes, Susie, PM Sarah. Where is Sarah??! Did she pop a calf? Ewwww....sounds like giving birth to a little cow......

Love the songs . .. .. .King Louie & the "pick a prickly pear .. . Uhhhh . ...w/ the claw not the paw??"

Downloaded King Louie, sung by the late great Louie Prima, at LEAST 10-12 yrs ago.

"Don't try to kid me, man-cub

I made a DEAL witchu!

What ah deeziyah is Man's red fiyah . ..."

GAHHHH! TOM!! I absolutely LUUURRRRVVVVE Louie Prima....I adore I Wanna Be Like You, and dance around the house with Jack to this song quite often. Masterful.

Give me the secret, mancub

Clue me what to do

Give me the power of man's red flower

So I can be like you

am running to the drug store now - - people - I must share my most favorite favorite FAVORITE thing w/ you guys..........it's the Johnson's Baby line of lavendar scented potions - -

Hmmm........cannot do lavender........My Nan wore it, and it's now forever a granny fragrance for me.

Big-time Tom repellant, I'm sure......

Is there a typo here or am I simply blissfully & ignorantly unawares of just how graphitey Ottawan halls can be?

No typo....

We have our Cub Car rallies in a big hall. Lotsa graphite flying around.

[psawyer]

I'm certain that it isn't just a Canuck tradition....but perhaps so....Baden Powell (Mr. Boy Scout himself) had a great love and affinity for The Jungle Book, and Kipling's characters were adopted as leader and helper names. Only in Canada, you say?

Baden-Powell used Kipling's characters (with Kipling's support) as an integral part of the original Wolf Cub program. The dedication in B-P's The Wolf Cub's Handbook (1938 edition) reads, in part:

To Rudyard Kipling, who has done so much to put the right spirit into our rising manhood, I am very grateful for the permission to quote as my text his inimitable "Jungle Book."

Canada and the rest of the British Empire used the jungle theme, but the Boy Scouts of America never did. British and Canadian practices began to diverge in the 1960s, however the use of selected Jungle Book names (not all are appropriate) continues in both countries.

[tom]

Yes, whose is this absinthe-soaked work, Ptaum? Not familiar....However, the male figure in front looks suspiciously familiar......like.......maybe.....my dad.......

Yes, quite difficult rule out resemblences to the man of a 1000 faces

Ok FINE I'll have to look up which bkmrk was THIS painting.

I'm pretty sure the ACK-shoe-ull title includes the words green phaerie

I'm certain that it isn't just a Canuck tradition....but perhaps so....Baden Powell (Mr. Boy Scout himself) had a great love and affinity for The Jungle Book, and Kipling's characters were adopted as leader and helper names. Only in Canada, you say?

I will NOT attempt to speak for the entire globe, but the BSA (Boy Scouts of America) in the 60s-70s most assuredly did not include such wonderfully whimsical (what flavor popsicle IS a whimsical?) titles.

Here's my personal BSA mystery. WTH was that intermediate level betw Cub Scout & Boy Scout which was pronounced wee-blows?????????

GAHHHH! TOM!! I absolutely LUUURRRRVVVVE Louie Prima....I adore I Wanna Be Like You, and dance around the house with Jack to this song quite often. Masterful.

Give me the secret, mancub

Clue me what to do

Give me the power of man's red flower

So I can be like you

"Man's red flower"????

What are you ON!???????

Popped calf = popped vicodin???

Oh wait!!! I meant to say "yippee!!! Glad you & The Ripper dig it!" !!!!!!!!!!!

I occasionally hear other numbers by Mr Prima on KCSM ( Open Original Shared Link )

Right NOW is the Latin Jazz show, which sometimes kinda bores me, what w/ their lyrics I don't unnerstan'.

(2hrs 16m until it's back to regular jazzin)

Last song was a good Brazilian one however.

P.S. Still too much catching up to do here!!!

Just decided .. . In honor of King Louie, I'm going to go for 1st Sillyville repeat royalty!!!!!! HA!!!

[psawyer]

Here's my personal BSA mystery. WTH was that intermediate level betw Cub Scout & Boy Scout which was pronounced wee-blows?????????

I believe you are referring to Webelos. I think they still exist, as a part of BSA's Cub program. But I'm hardly an expert on BSA practices.

[Darn210]

I believe you are referring to Webelos. I think they still exist, as a part of BSA's Cub program. But I'm hardly an expert on BSA practices.

yep, we still got 'em . . . had a mess of 'em at our shindig this afternoon

[Darn210]

If I start drinking, will Tom's posts make more sense??

[elye]

Here's my personal BSA mystery. WTH was that intermediate level betw Cub Scout & Boy Scout which was pronounced wee-blows?????????

Hmmm. Never heard of this pre-Scout category until I Janeted (new verb for comprehensive googling) this:

Webelos is a 20 month program for 4th and 5th grade boys to prepare to join a Boy Scout troop while learning outdoors skills and participating in 20 different activity badges.

"Man's red flower"????

What are you ON!???????

Popped calf = popped vicodin???

Oh wait!!! I meant to say "yippee!!! Glad you & The Ripper dig it!" !!!!!!!!!!!

Huh?......

Missed somefin'......

What's la-la land about Man's red flower? King Louie uses this apt symbol in reference to fire. Ya know...a flame can look like a reddish-yellowish flower. What am I missing?......

Loved Prima with Keely Smith.....

[Mango04]

am running to the drug store now - - people - I must share my most favorite favorite FAVORITE thing w/ you guys..........it's the Johnson's Baby line of lavendar scented potions - - lotion, oil, body wash.........says it's for sleepy time but that ain't true....it is the YUMMIEST smelling cheap stuff I've ever discovered. Makes David out of his mind - better than pricey phragrances I wear. oh and get this - in this month's issue of In Style magazine, there is a MALE in there touting this stuff's praises.......you MUST all run out and buy some - I can't get enough of this stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Am sending back a freaking $30 bottle of lotion I bought from Apothia (am mad for the "If" scent but in the lotion, I am not kidding, the smell lasts no more than about 6 minutes).......

(perhaps I"ll inform the makeup cult girls of my favorite Holy Grail product - or their spy Meredith can just report it to her minions)

I will let them know.

[tom]

Dream interpretation, my favorite

When you see children in your dream it can signify your own childlike qualities or a retreat back to a childlike state. It is an extension of your inner child during a time of innocence, purity, simplicity, and a carefree attitude. You may be longing for the past and the chance to satisfy repressed desires and unfulfilled hopes.

To sing in your dream, it may represents happiness, harmony and joy in some situation or relationship. You are uplifting others with your positive attitude and cheerful disposition. Singing is a way to celebrate, communicate and express your feelings.

To dream of disappointment, this can indicate real-life experiences of being continually disappointed. Such dreams often reflect repressed disappointments accumulated over a period of time.

Wowwwwwwwwwww!!!!

Now what about the one where I'm climbing the Washington Monument and then there's a fountain on top??

Or it could just mean children don't like Styx songs

Well, I like SCOOTER better than SCOUTER (certainly in this here venue of course - 'tis a more precise moniker in our silly venue - but we'll have to ask JacquIe if Pierre does any scooting along the carpet)........can we call you Scooter?

LOL Janet messin' w/ username field!!

Um......does falling in love make you lose your words? cuz I ain't feeling very smart today. and WACKL

I did recently skim an article in Psychology Today on the correlation of vocabularial contraction w/ unresolved .......... . ..wth WAS that .. ..

Re: trees buckling sidewalks

where did this come from? Was this an absinthe-driven statement? and what in hell is that in your av? I think I like it........

No absinthe involved. Wrote it during band break while outside Poor House Bistro.

Big tree.

I didn't get entire painting on my screenshot.

Just a wormwood & thujone-inspired artiste ...uhhh.... of whom I've ne'er heard.

Maignan

Annnnnnnd speaking o' the Phaerie .. .. ..here's a quote from wormwood-head who I'd purport has overestimated his own brilliance. Likely written during a phaerie visit, but does highlight that it's a unique inebriation.

"The results are always the same for me. An awakening of mind and spirit, a very clear awakening and knowing about my consciousness, a very sharp mind and skillful too. I also like beer and the two levels of drunkenness are very different from one another.

With beer, I get this impaired, slowed, lazy and happy feeling. With absinthe I get an almost mystical acknowledgment that I am created for a purpose and absinthe is a propellant for my brilliancy."

P.S. I think I've inadvertantly gotten myself a job interview for Tuesday or Wed.

It's all Tony's faultidea. He works at SanDisk & I bet some of you have their flash memory in a camera or mp3 player etc.

It'd be part-time, as a Technical Writer, and I could maybe see doing that for a while, aspirated fricatives(sp?) be damned!!!!!!

[tom]

Oops double!!!

Perhaps I could fill this space w/ the tale of my failure earlier to strike up a conv w/ that woman in TJo's. .... .nah

(At least I remembered to verify a bare ring-finger!)

[tom]

Far too grand a coincidence to not switch avs.

Mom scanned and sent this an hour ago.

[jerseyangel]

Far too grand a coincidence to not switch avs.

Mom scanned and sent this an hour ago.

How cute!

Hi everybody--I'm reading along--feeling too foggy and stupid to post replies but getting a kick out of ya'll.

Emily....you're injured How ya doing tonight?

Alex--hot jello would hit the spot I've been doing tea and honey. Matt's got it now--so we're all sick

Mark and I did get to Home Depot today for a couple new toilet seats. Yup-and I thought of you guys Two of our bathrooms had toilets where the seats didn't quite match the toilets themselves--I've never seen such a thing. Almond commodes with darker tan-ish seats It was driving me nuts!

I live a very exciting life Did stop at Starbucks for hot tea

I'm watching the Oscars....

[blueeyedmanda]

Hi Sillies

I am still tired but I am searching for a beach house to rent this weekend which will allow us to bring a furball. He is sleeping next to me and keeps rolling over onto the keyboard...goofy kitty.

[jerseyangel]

Oh patti you poor thing .....Terry's still really ill ....not lost his voice, but sounds like a teenage boy who's voice is breaking

Poor Terry--sounds like he has the same creapin'crud as we do Hope he feels better soon--and the rest of you don't catch it.

And then maybe pull out a penis sling and see where things go.

I'm just too tired

A couple other things I remembered----Janet, I sent your golf list to my BIL--he's a big golfer

Jeeze, I forgot the other thing

[elye]

I didn't get entire painting on my screenshot.

Just a wormwood & thujone-inspired artiste ...uhhh.... of whom I've ne'er heard.

Maignan

Hmmmm.....Ne'er heard of this bloke either. Just another drug-addled artiste.....

I knew that Degas featured absinthe in one of his works, but couldn't remember the details. And I was certain that Van Gogh had his problems with the stuff....

Then I Janeted!........

Absinthe

[elye]

...Gad...just looked back at my last post.....all that squished-up, rambling text...blah blah blah....Too much sitting around, waiting for recovery!! I warned youse guys....

[psawyer]

With all the talk about Scouting, I decided to put up a new avatar. I have uploaded a new image which reflects my own insignia.

Do your best!

[tom]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

I seemingly can barely allow ANYthing to pass w/out comment!!!!!!

[Grrrrrrr & now over-emoticonicalized (so I add one) ]

Fine!!!!!! I'll split it!!!!!

and...... WACKL

Tom.............what............in..................hell.................are you DOING over there????????????

mygawd...............methinks you have been hitting the Phrench Phaerie HARD today.......................

Nope. Zilch. Zippola.

Oh Yea . . . now that you fixed that superscript fiasco . . . it still makes no sense.

But if anyone has the album Crime of the Century, play the title track, 2min in, and you'll see my textual transposition IN context and say "oh! I get it!"

Pretty orchestral for a pop band.

<but not spankin' the phaerie>

Is this a new way to say choking thesuffocating chpoultry????

I don't think it works. Isn't the Phaerie feminine? <I know MINE is!!> Discounting espanol, a feminine noun sha'nt be used for .. . ..that.

I've bookmarked the station.........

The song on RIGHT NOW is one I've played a hundred times. Can't remember the name but I know it's in B minor.

Mahvelous melody and very improv-friendly changes. (Oops 'changes' are what we call the chord progression)

[tom]

You know.....sumfin' I think about FREQUENTLY is all the music in the world that I would absolutely LOVE and will never know about......it has bothered me since almost childhood, I guess.

Oh NO!!!!!!!!!!! I wish you hadn't said that.

This may begin to haunt me .. .. ...

You COULD vow to never re-listen to ANY song again in a quest to quell such thoughts.

Subscribe to podcasts of obscure genres and songs. They download in a flash then you move them to your iPod.

p.s. David and I are obsessed wtih music and he LOVES my singing......actually asks me to sing to him.............

Awwwwwwwwww

Appearing together at last - The Dulcet Dingo & BadAss Snow Poodles

including 'No Time to Squat, We're Almost to Carmacks'

[Disclaimer: no absinthe was harmed in the creation of this silliness]

....and this is why you must get hardwood floors

Yummy tacos sound skurrrrrrrrrrr-rump-shusss Amanda!!!

If I start drinking, will Tom's posts make more sense??

Gotta be worth a try!!!!!

Stop on by and I'll even use John's sugar-cube auto-louche coat-hangar & coffee-filter funnel contraption!!!! (I am NOT kidding)

P.S. Time to head out to scout a Jazz Jam tho brain still frazzled from explaining computer maneuvers on the ph to Mom re:scanning photos properly.

It SO wears me out. She'll want to read off EVERY menu option to me instead of just doing as told. Soooooooooo much easier in person.

Then got a minor but affecting whiff of John's perfume. He actually does keep his colognes in his car but I got too close betw dates. He's off to see his second yahoo'd petite asian of the day

I asked whether it has a [ ]fragrance-free checkbox

Whoa beachhouse for Amanda!!! Would that be Jersey?

A college dormmate's family ran some tourist-related business in Wildwood. It sounded nice.

[elye]

But if anyone has the album Crime of the Century, play the title track, 2min in, and you'll see my textual transposition IN context and say "oh! I get it!"

Pretty orchestral for a pop band.

Supertramp was always waxing orchestral....hence my love for them.

BTW, I'm SO excited.....picked up our tickets for a terrific show comin' next weekend. This guy's got the best Dixieland band around. Jeff Healey, a gifted Torontonian who had a rock ensemble in the eighties, grew up and found his true calling. Cannot wait to see him again! Can't find a decent video of him......

Open Original Shared Link

Mahvelous melody and very improv-friendly changes. (Oops 'changes' are what we call the chord progression)

...AH! Not like in the visual arts, where 'changes' are what we erase....

[Darn210]

Edouard Manet took this even further by daring to paint an actual drunkard with absinthe, titled The Absinthe Drinker (1859)

. . . and now I will confess . . . I married a decendent of Edouard Manet . . . my name is indeed . . . Janet Manet

[tom]

Huh?......

Missed somefin'......

What's la-la land about Man's red flower? King Louie uses this apt symbol in reference to fire. Ya know...a flame can look like a reddish-yellowish flower. What am I missing?......

Uh-oh

Bussssssssss-ted

My bad ()

I should better know lyrics to songs I enjoy as much as this. :red-face:

Yummy av Mango!!

BTW, I'm SO excited.....picked up our tickets for a terrific show comin' next weekend. This guy's got the best Dixieland band around. Jeff Healey, a gifted Torontonian who had a rock ensemble in the eighties, grew up and found his true calling.

Sounds fantabulous!!!!!

At first reading I got chills thinking of when I saw him, then I caught the Dixieland part. Git outta TOWN!!!

I can buy him doing intense jazz .. .but Dixieland?????????

He IS the blind guitarist right?

I'm pretty sure he was pretty unknown in the States in '88 or '89, as evidenced by his playing a 'garden stage' at the Monterey Pop Festival, which isn't an actual stage at all, just a backdrop dropped out on a lawn somewheres.

It was the 1st year of the revival of the Monterey Pop Festival since '67 I believe, tho I'm not positive. <maybe I should just Janet that .. . brb>

Ok it seems WAS.

Monterey '67 was where Jimi Hendrix exploded onto the US rock scene, ending his set w/ the