The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[jerseyangel]

I think you should tell those extra 45+spouses to bring their coats since they will be dining in the Arctic wing of the house that evening

The Arctic Wing!!! Good 'un, Ra-shell!!

Yep--Estaban tis truly phab And a miracle worker, hopefully

[nikki-uk]

See, we have a modest bungalow, and a huge deck and yard that will not be too inviting as it will be -10 and snowdrift-covered.

Minus 10???....Is that with wind chill??

Pop a cardigan on, you'll be fine - maybe see how many people you can fit in a hotub?

Get chopping and cooking Em!!!

Padt! Looking forward to the new 'do' pics

Trapped in my house!!! ....schools are closed 'cos of snow ('til at least Fri) ...councils have run out of grit so many roads impassable

Welcome to a quiet remote village miles from anywhere London!!

[celiac-mommy]

Trapped in my house!!! ....schools are closed 'cos of snow ('til at least Fri) ...councils have run out of grit so many roads impassable

Welcome to a quiet remote village miles from anywhere London!!

Are yer boys suck wif ya? This happens to me every January when my dh leaves town for his annual conference (in Orlando ) And I'm stuck wif both kids, unable to go anywhere. SUCKS!

I say hot buttered rum, a good book _(Edward) and yer tiger pig

[Darn210]

OMG.. . . ...I am planning a BIG surprise birthday party for my sister here at our place next week. It's a work night, after dinner, so sweet nibblies, fruit and cheese trays, wine and beer, coffee, and a big cake.

Sent out my invites last week, and so far we're looking at 20 yeses. I have not heard from her large group of friends - - will be another 10, at least. Then I got an email from her work saying that ALL FORTY-FIVE staff members love her (no surprise), want to come, and what about spouses?

:o

Em!!! What have you done??? Maybe you should split the party up and have it on two nights . . . of course your sister will have to pretend to be "surprised" on the second night . . . but y'all have show biz genes from yer dad, I'm sure she could pull it off.

OK Patti . . . are ya back, yet??

[nikki-uk]

Are yer boys suck wif ya? This happens to me every January when my dh leaves town for his annual conference (in Orlando ) And I'm stuck wif both kids, unable to go anywhere. SUCKS!

I say hot buttered rum, a good book _(Edward) and yer tiger pig

OMG!! Yes!! on the TP (tiger pig) and Edward (natch)... ...may not get out of PJ's for days

Must NOT eat out of boredom !! (repeat... ad infinitum) Stupid snow

HOT buttered rum... ...sounds delish but WHOT is it Rae chulle???

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MORE TINKERING:

These code thingy's are interesting - but what would one use them for??

..and why does it change coloUr??

[jerseyangel]

OK Patti . . . are ya back, yet??

Yeah

Had to pic up a phrame I'm giving as a gift and stop at Kroger on the way back. Hair is straight! It takes a couple days fer the body to come back--right now it's just plain straight. And longer I pheel so phree!!

If I had gorgeous curls like Nik, I would go wif them, but mine are skitzoid--some corkscrews, some waves, no rhyme nor reason to it--plus the phrizz. I was phed up

[nikki-uk]

Yeah

Had to pic up a phrame I'm giving as a gift and stop at Kroger on the way back. Hair is straight! It takes a couple days fer the body to come back--right now it's just plain straight. And longer I pheel so phree!!

If I had gorgeous curls like Nik, I would go wif them, but mine are skitzoid--some corkscrews, some waves, no rhyme nor reason to it--plus the phrizz. I was phed up

I have straight hair envy .....

[jerseyangel]

I have straight hair envy .....

I've always wished my hair were as pretty as yours curly but it always looked like a helmet . It won't grow long without looking all scraggly and if my curls could do what yours do, I'd be happy wif them. But they don't, so I phixed em

Twas nice to catch up wif Estaban, too Haven't seen him in months!

[celiac-mommy]

OMG!! Yes!! on the TP (tiger pig) and Edward (natch)... ...may not get out of PJ's for days

Must NOT eat out of boredom !! (repeat... ad infinitum) Stupid snow

HOT buttered rum... ...sounds delish but WHOT is it Rae chulle???

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I buy the mix pre-made at the grocery store, but essentially here is the recipe

Hot Buttered Rum Batter recipe

1 lb brown sugar

1/2 lb salted butter

1 tsp ground nutmeg

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp vanilla

Blend all ingredients in a food processer or mixer and store in the fridge or freezer. To make a drink add a shot of good dark rum along with 1 or 2 tbl spoons of batter to a mug of very hot water or milk. Serve in irish coffee cup.

If I had gorgeous curls like Nik, I would go wif them, but mine are skitzoid--some corkscrews, some waves, no rhyme nor reason to it--plus the phrizz. I was phed up

I have this same affliction, This is what I do to get phrizzless curles (I've tried every hair product out there and these are the best for my hair....):

Wash and condition well

Barely towel dry hair-will still be a little drippy, brush

Spritz all hair with Loreal Tightly Wound spray gel liberally

Add a baseball sized amount of Aussie mousse with leave in conditioner

Comb through

Turn head upside down, fluff up hair.

Using a hair dryer with a diffuser and set on the lowest and hottest setting, dry hair while lightly scrunching-(still upside down until about 1/3 of the way dry, then stand up).

ONLY dry 3/4 of the way, spray with hairspray, scrunch lightly again and adjust hair (like shaking out a bit with fingers) if it's too big

Nik-Nik, can't you blow it out and then straighten it?? Would probably take a bunch of straightening/anti-frizz serum (I like John Freida for super frizzy hair-cuz mine is )

[elye]

Pahteeeigh, yer curly hair was GORGEOUS when I was with you.. . . .... .. ...I kept staring at it with a rippling envy. ...

Youse Brits is snowed in, Gnick?? Pray, how many centimetres have fallen? About ten? *chortle* *snicker* :eyeroll:

Dear gawd, I do SO WISH that our city closed down at these dustings of psnaough.......no blankie and buttered rum fer ME when the blizzards strike. One can venture out on the side streets and main roadways and see countless pedestrians struggling along, hanging onto trees and trudging through knee-deep drifts, cars travelling @ 10 km/h... . ...out doing our errands, pulling our kids to school in toboggans, dogsleighs. . . . ........

Yup. The show must go on . ......

[Jestgar]

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I have this same affliction, This is what I do to get phrizzless curles (I've tried every hair product out there and these are the best for my hair....):

Wash and condition well

Barely towel dry hair-will still be a little drippy, brush

Spritz all hair with Loreal Tightly Wound spray gel liberally

Add a baseball sized amount of Aussie mousse with leave in conditioner

Comb through

Turn head upside down, fluff up hair.

Using a hair dryer with a diffuser and set on the lowest and hottest setting, dry hair while lightly scrunching-(still upside down until about 1/3 of the way dry, then stand up).

ONLY dry 3/4 of the way, spray with hairspray, scrunch lightly again and adjust hair (like shaking out a bit with fingers) if it's too big

[jerseyangel]

My hair routine:

Wash

Towel dry

cut every 6 months or so

Hee!! This will be my new routine, too! (add root touch-up relaxer to the cut)

He didn't use any product at all when he blew my hair out. (I didn't bring my own with me today) None Had to be some kind of phirst!

[celiac-mommy]

My hair routine:

Wash

Towel dry

cut every 6 months or so

:lol:

[jerseyangel]

Dear gawd, I do SO WISH that our city closed down at these dustings of psnaough.......no blankie and buttered rum fer ME when the blizzards strike. One can venture out on the side streets and main roadways and see countless pedestrians struggling along, hanging onto trees and trudging through knee-deep drifts, cars travelling @ 10 km/h... . ...out doing our errands, pulling our kids to school in toboggans, dogsleighs. . . . ........

Yup. The show must go on . ......

Youse are made of some strong stock up there, Em!

The weather peeps are all going nuts down here because...... it's supposed to go below freezing for 2 whole nights!!!!!

<snort>

[celiac-mommy]

The weather peeps are all going nuts down here because...... it's supposed to go below freezing for 2 whole nights!!!!!

<snort>

Sounds like our peeps here, except last week, even when it was a blizzard, they kept saying it was just going to rain any minute......4 inches later.....

It's so warm here, I'm supposed to go skiing on Saturday and on the mountain it's supposed to be in the upper 40's and rain! That should be fun with 2 kids......

[curlyfries]

I have straight hair envy .....

I have curly hair envy.

The problem with most straight hair is that it usually isn't actually straight, so it just looks.........blah.

It's about time for a new perm, but I can never get the kind of curls I want. They're either too tight or too limp.

Snow predicted starting tonight......3-6 inches. Might not be working tomorrow

[celiac-mommy]

I can nae understand it. Every year I look at these damned Peeps "marshmallows" and think, "Everytime you try these, you HATE them, you spit them out and you wonder WHY in the world you took the bite when you KNOW they're aweful!" Guess what I just did again

The problem with most straight hair is that it usually isn't actually straight, so it just looks.........blah.

Can you use a flat iron? Turns it into shiny silk

Snow predicted starting tonight......3-6 inches. Might not be working tomorrow

Then you shall be the one sitting home wif yer blankie of choice, hot buttered rum in hand and crackin us up wif yer crazy psillies

[curlyfries]

Can you use a flat iron? Turns it into shiny silk

I've been a wash'n wear girl for so long.......I dunno. back when my fibro was at it's worst, I couldn't hold my arms up long enough to style my hair.......had a perm ever since.

[Darn210]

I have curly hair envy.

The problem with most straight hair is that it usually isn't actually straight, so it just looks.........blah.

It's about time for a new perm, but I can never get the kind of curls I want. They're either too tight or too limp.

Snow predicted starting tonight......3-6 inches. Might not be working tomorrow

Fingers are crossed at this house!!!

Did I go out and buy milk and toilet paper like everyone else!!!!! Noooooooo. I went to the library . . . 'cause both of my kids have some hell-atious long-term reading assignments that they (against their will) are going to make some progress on tomorrow since they won't have any homework.

Lisa - you know Em is laffing at us . . . but we're the ones that will get the day off (hopefully) . . . who'll be laffing then???

[curlyfries]

Then you shall be the one sitting home wif yer blankie of choice, hot buttered rum in hand and crackin us up wif yer crazy psillies

Sorry to disappoint you, but this psilly doesn't drink

Me own mum tried to make a social drinker outta me, but it didn't woik!

......but I'll have me blankie, cafe mocha, and a good book

[Darn210]

I can nae understand it. Every year I look at these damned Peeps "marshmallows" and think, "Everytime you try these, you HATE them, you spit them out and you wonder WHY in the world you took the bite when you KNOW they're aweful!" Guess what I just did again

What??? You HATE peeps???

You must not have tried all the different varieties and different coloUrs, otherwise you would know . . . OK, yeah, they DO all taste the same . . . but how cute are they??? Doesn't that count for something??

[jerseyangel]

Stay warm, all of youse!

Nuttin happening here--just pooped in to say good night.

[jerseyangel]

What??? You HATE peeps???

You must not have tried all the different varieties and different coloUrs, otherwise you would know . . . OK, yeah, they DO all taste the same . . . but how cute are they??? Doesn't that count for something??

Reminds me that my older son used to poke holes in a package of Peeps and let them dry out before eating them--he liked them so much better that way. He said they got "crusty".....

[Darn210]

Sounds like our peeps here, except last week, even when it was a blizzard, they kept saying it was just going to rain any minute......

Holy Smores!!! (<---- That's so appropriate in more ways than one ) Your peeps talk and predict the weather??? OK, ummm, I've never seen that variety at the store . . . only the little chicks and bunnies at Easter, and snowmen and trees at Christmas, and some ghosta or summat at Halloween. Yeah, so maybe your peeps don't taste so good . . .

[curlyfries]

Fingers are crossed at this house!!!

Did I go out and buy milk and toilet paper like everyone else!!!!! Noooooooo. I went to the library . . . 'cause both of my kids have some hell-atious long-term reading assignments that they (against their will) are going to make some progress on tomorrow since they won't have any homework.

Lisa - you know Em is laffing at us . . . but we're the ones that will get the day off (hopefully) . . . who'll be laffing then???

I bought milk!......and my vitamins that I've been out of for 2 days.......and coffee........snacks.......dog food.........I'm all set!

I'm supposed to have a dentist appointment tomorrow........