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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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flourgirl Apprentice

Jess, thanks for the site so we could see what your avatar is! I was straining to read the tiny print. I know my eyes are pretty bad......but gee! Great root word....but not so sure I like words like "airhead", or maybe that's right because I can't remember any of the others! :blink:


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JNBunnie1 Community Regular
Hey guys!! Question for the day....Just how does one hoist oneself above and beyond the seasonal doldrums? When people used to ask me if I'm ready for Christmas, I always replied that it would steam roller over me whether I was ready or not :P

I avoid the shopping craze by picking things up here and there through the year....so that's not it. I've already decorated the house (as much as we're going to) so it's bright and cheery...so that's not it. I'm just not sure how to break out of this particular brown bag!

You all help, though. Thanks for being here! ;)

Sounds like you need some Vitamin D. Or a full-spectrum lamp to sit under every day.

jerseyangel Proficient
Ohhhhhh, so a pavlova is a yummy?!?! I thought it a alcoholic beverage :D

I had pavlova years ago--it was so good! As I remember, twas a sweet merange cloud, baked and served in juicy strawberries and topped wif whipped cream. That's how me SIL made it, anyway......and yes, come to think of it, twod be poifect fer our diet. :P

Don't tell the blue ad pholks, but I just phinished off a half tube of Stax :ph34r: In lieu of lunch.....I pheel I need to post a disclamer on me gluttony :lol:

flourgirl Apprentice

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Check this out! I loved it...funny

curlyfries Contributor
OMG. . . . . . .I just went to change my av, and at the very bottom of my profile page is in perhaps the biggest letters I've seen yet,

WHY IS YOUR STOMACH SO FAT?

:lol::lol::lol:

When I go to my profile page, I get ads for swing dancing :D

Hey guys!! Question for the day....Just how does one hoist oneself above and beyond the seasonal doldrums? When people used to ask me if I'm ready for Christmas, I always replied that it would steam roller over me whether I was ready or not :P

I dunno....I kinda like that answer......sure beats mine................"NOPE!"

elye Community Regular

Okay, am I the ONLY one on here with a HUGE, blaring caption at the bottom of the page asking me why my stomach's so fat? It's quite hilarious, really, if it were not so bossy and rude.. .. . . . .HUGE letters, again, like my MIL would write.. . ...

You think you guys have the Christmas doldrums, Tareesah and Leeeesa . . . ...imagine how you'd be pheeling with that being screamed at you every page!!

:huh:

:lol:

jerseyangel Proficient

Gawd yes, Em :angry:

Seems like every time I come on, I get "5 tips for a flat stomach".......it's really beginning to get on me nerves......

cause they're right :unsure:

How do they know :huh: ???????


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JNBunnie1 Community Regular
Gawd yes, Em :angry:

Seems like every time I come on, I get "5 tips for a flat stomach".......it's really beginning to get on me nerves......

cause they're right :unsure:

How do they know :huh: ???????

"Did you know that Chinese herbs can treat herpetiformis dermatitis"? You'd think they'd do a little research before they tried marketing this crap. I had the "5 steps to a flat belly" too. You know what? My boyfriend likes my squishy belly!!!!! So there!!!!!

elye Community Regular

Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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JNBunnie1 Community Regular
Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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That was so neatttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jerseyangel Proficient
Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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OMG--Em just pulled off the coolest thing EVER in the history of the Sillie thread!! :D:D:D

curlyfries Contributor
Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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That's awesome!

But I'd rather see it written on a sandy beach :P

There is a new development within the family that just might keep me amused this holiday. My husband's family will be having the family celebration the Sunday after Christmas. We asked my SIL, who is hosting it this year(I know I've already said this, but..YAY!) if it would be OK if we invited my brother. He doesn't have a family or a relationship. My SIL, said yes, and wanted to invite him herself. Well.......she is single....he is single......she's always thought he was cute. It seems she has plans to put the make on him! I can't picture them together, but this makes Lisa giggle! :rolleyes::P:lol:.......I kinda feel sorry for my bro, but he's a big boy.......he can handle it!

Green12 Enthusiast
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Check this out! I loved it...funny

:lol: That was so cute, and funny!!!

How to hoist oneself above and beyond the seasonal doldrums?....I just realized I spelled doldrums duldrums in my last post :lol: I much rather like "dull drums" because that's how one actually feels, like dull drums beating without any life or energy to the beat, very dull :rolleyes::lol: ........... I do not know Theresa :huh: maybe take one day at a time and try not to let the stress over take you and dont sweat the small stuff, maybe try to do something that brings you joy.

If that doesn't work, maybe a drink?!?!?! :lol:

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Oh no, I can't view it. it wont work for moi :(

There is a new development within the family that just might keep me amused this holiday. My husband's family will be having the family celebration the Sunday after Christmas. We asked my SIL, who is hosting it this year(I know I've already said this, but..YAY!) if it would be OK if we invited my brother. He doesn't have a family or a relationship. My SIL, said yes, and wanted to invite him herself. Well.......she is single....he is single......she's always thought he was cute. It seems she has plans to put the make on him! I can't picture them together, but this makes Lisa giggle! :rolleyes::P:lol:.......I kinda feel sorry for my bro, but he's a big boy.......he can handle it!

Oooh Lisa, I like the sound of this development! Who doesn't like a potential love match? You'll have to keep us posted :)

jerseyangel Proficient
There is a new development within the family that just might keep me amused this holiday.

Sounds like loads of phun! And you said "put the make on" :lol:

jerseyangel Proficient
Oh no, I can't view it. it wont work for moi :(

Oh No!! :angry: <stamping phoot>--you HAVE to see this Julie.....it's so cool! :D Would it help if I emailed the link?

flourgirl Apprentice

Luuuved the penguins and the psillie message!

Luv is in the air! Whooooeeeeyyyy......be sure to stand at least 10 paces back. Be sure to let us know.....I'm curious, at least!

elye Community Regular

Wow!! So, Leeeeesa .. . . . . ..if your SIL marries your brother, she will become your SIL2 !!! :lol::rolleyes:

curlyfries Contributor

<------Here is a pic of my sis, bro, and me......gettin our silly on!

curlyfries Contributor
Wow!! So, Leeeeesa .. . . . . ..if your SIL marries your brother, she will become your SIL2 !!! :lol::rolleyes:

:lol:

.....and my brother would become my BIL!

JNBunnie1 Community Regular
Wow!! So, Leeeeesa .. . . . . ..if your SIL marries your brother, she will become your SIL2 !!! :lol::rolleyes:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!!!!!!

WardGirl Rookie
Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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Lovely Emily :)

blueeyedmanda Community Regular

Evening Sillies-

wow did that weekend fly by, yesterday we did the touch up paint at the house plus while there we picked out the paint colors for the rooms we wanted to paint before we moved in...Yeah!!!!!

last night we decided to tackle Christmas shopping, or more so browsing since we are strapped for some cash this year, but I guess who isn't..... We went to Ollies cause buying toys there is cheaper. I am not sure any other sillies besides Patti and Judy have been to an Ollies, since I believe it is a chain in our general areas. But it is kinda of like Big Lots only much more stuff like rugs and things.

Well they had Fisher-Paykel stainless steel side by side fridges at a great price. We are going back to purchase one. They are all new in box, with the exception of the floor model. All come with a 2-yr warranty too. I love the Fisher-Paykel appliances, they are just a little pricey.

Today we bummed around a bit. Tonight is the giants game, I am working on a new puzzle John got me. So I will work on that and cheer the team on :)

DingoGirl Enthusiast
Gawd Jess--yer holiday spread made me mouth water! I'm Italian, so we always had a meatless Christmas Eve. Meatless, but phar from a "fast": of any sort :P In the days leading up to Christmas Eve, my aunt and I would make about a dozen pies (literally), and christmas cookies. On the night of, we'd start wif deep fried smelt <drool> (and beer, if you were old enough--in our phamily, this meant about 13 :P) and then just tons of phood like baccala (salt cod), linguini wif clams, pasta wif squid (red) sauce, pasta fazool, antipasto, and salads. Me grandpa would make roasted chestnuts, too. We'd sit down to eat around 6 or so and not get up till it was time to get ready for midnight mass.

REALLY makes me wish I were Italian, or something interesting with strong cultural traditions but NO, we're just super-boring white people.......I don't even think I can remember a tradition, except opening one gift on Christmas eve :huh:

But Soooozie, if a twelve year-old can can sit through it four times (and she did, silently and patiently :wub: ), you absolutely can, too!

gawd, that poor Sophie - a horrifying tale..... :( But she made it! I'm not scared of the pain.....I'm scared of the freakin' COST :angry:

and YAY! A tie!!!!!!!!!! Yay Sophie!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Em - phabulous avatar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have snow!

We have snow!!!

We have Snow!!!!

:lol: that was SO pretty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my niece (in Seattle) did call and say there was snow........and 'twas glorious!

SILLIES!!!!!!!! I am CRACKING UP over the outrage, nay, the terrible INDIGNITY of the assault of the blue Google ads :lol: :lol:

<how DO they bloody know?> :angry:

Hey! Maybe this'll get you guys out of the doldrums! :)

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that was PHABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG--Em just pulled off the coolest thing EVER in the history of the Sillie thread!!

oh she very well may have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! B)

sillies - - got distracted - Gail made me search for ties on ebay for her brother (whom I used to date, BTW) and........so am not writing the novella you may have thought.......

got nothin' to say except that it's grEy and very cold - but not ZERO!!!!!!!!!! :o JULES!!!! How does anyone go outside, or drive, or go to work, or do ANYTHING in that weather???? :unsure:

must walk the Weezle - she just did one of her very sad, plaintive, whining sighs :lol:

back later!!!!!!!!!

DingoGirl Enthusiast

oops - phorgot -

HI BUNNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

and - tuh-ree-sah - - soooooo sorry about your phunk, just remember, it'll ALL be over soon....sending hugs!

LEESAH!!!!!!!!!!! Love yer silly pic AND the setup thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) What fun......

more later!!!!!!!!!

wait - sillies - the weirdest thing just happened - -- writing this post - I hit a key - - then found my LAST post showing - as if it had not been posted - -

:wacko: dunno what's going on - scared - -

:lol:

Judyin Philly Enthusiast
OMG--Em just pulled off the coolest thing EVER in the history of the Sillie thread!! :D:D:D

Thanks Em........good job.

Hi everyone

just reading along

judy

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