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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Oh, you really don't want to know. :blink:

me too. you really don't want to know.

....although I do have those really cute kitties :D

If I can remember to grab the camera before yelling at him I'll get a picture of Butch doing his spider-in-the-web impression by hanging splay-legged in the middle of the window screen. :blink:

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kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Oh, you really don't want to know. :blink:

We're really nosey. Maybe we do want to know. :ph34r:

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Oh, you really don't want to know. :blink:

Oh, I really do or I would not have asked :ph34r::rolleyes:

Nosey lil' b*gger :lol:

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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Things are up and down.

Energy costs are up. The local economy is down. Competition is up. Business is way down. Taxes are up. :(

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Sex frequency is up??? Blood sugar is down??? Must be somethin' goood in there :blink:

:lol:

elye Community Regular
elye
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Things are up and down.

Energy costs are up. The local economy is down. Competition is up. Business is way down. Taxes are up. :(

That's no good, POeter. :( I have been thinking about you and Jacquie, wondering how you've been faring during these tough times.. . . ...

Now, hopefully, as Shrooomie has suggested, your blood sugar is at least down.. ...this would be a good thing!

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celiac-mommy
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Miss you all!!! Been in Phoenix which was fairly boring, then came home and have been sick since. Not sure what's up but I've lost 7# in the last week. Not sure what's up... Severe nausea and headaches. Feeling better this afternoon. Managed to eat all and keep down my lunch :P

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jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Miss you all!!! Been in Phoenix which was fairly boring, then came home and have been sick since. Not sure what's up but I've lost 7# in the last week. Not sure what's up... Severe nausea and headaches. Feeling better this afternoon. Managed to eat all and keep down my lunch :P

Worried 'bout you :(

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Miss you all!!! Been in Phoenix which was fairly boring, then came home and have been sick since. Not sure what's up but I've lost 7# in the last week. Not sure what's up... Severe nausea and headaches. Feeling better this afternoon. Managed to eat all and keep down my lunch :P

Probably picked up some odd virus or germ from those strange Arizona plants.

:ph34r: seems like 3 lbs is always water weight.

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Good to have you back :-) Patee, and sorry about the migraines. I had them until the doctor drilled into my skull and took out all of this yellow gunk. Now I have to get rid of the double vision and vertigo. He gave me a patch to wear when I'm reading or watching TV (it's yet another reason for Clark to poke fun at me (ARGGH Yee Matees). Will be back online this weekend as Clark is going to DC. I was originally going along (and had hoped to meet GFinDC) but it just didn't work out. He can stay at my brother's for free but I'm allergic to their doggy (bummer) so if I went we'd need a hotel room.

Miss and love you all! wub.gifwub.gifwub.gif

Loey

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Miss you all!!! Been in Phoenix which was fairly boring, then came home and have been sick since. Not sure what's up but I've lost 7# in the last week. Not sure what's up... Severe nausea and headaches. Feeling better this afternoon. Managed to eat all and keep down my lunch :P

So sorry you're not feeling well. Most people would be thrilled to lose weight but they don't understand that when it's due to a chronic illness it's scary. When I was first diagnosed with Celiac I dropped down to 99 lbs. Right now I'm between 112 and 116. appetite not great so I'm hovering at 113. I've discovered that my clothing and wig weigh 2 lbs.

I'm boning up on Lupus as that seems to be the nastiest of my four major ailments (Lupus (SLE), Leukemia (SLE), Scoliosis, and Celiac. The Celiac seems to be in remission (fingers crossed). Saw my oncologist and my lymphocytes went from 7.4 to 5. She thinks it was the gunk they removed.

Going for a sleep study next week. Not looking forward to it as I wake up so many times a night and then can't fall back asleep without taking more meds.

Sending lots of positive and healing energy to all of my dear psillies,

Love,

Loey

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Good to have you back :-) and sorry about the migraines. I had them until the doctor drilled into my skull and took out all of this yellow gunk. Now I have to get rid of the double vision and vertigo. He gave me a patch to wear when I'm reading or watching TV (it's yet another reason for Clark to poke fun at me (ARGGH). Will be back online this weekend as Clark is going to DC. I was originally going along but it just didn't work out. He can stay at my brother' for free but I'm allergic to their doggy (bummer) so if I went we'd need a hotel room.

Miss and love you all (will probably copy and paste this to the psillies).

Loey

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celiac-mommy
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Hey! Not sure what's going on. The last 2 days I've been able to eat a little bit more but still probably under 1000 a day. My energy level is good, my mood is great, I'm sleeping fine..... Confused. Hopefully I'm on the mend. I'm down a total of 11 as of this morning. Only 6 more to go! :P

psawyer Proficient
psawyer
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A WTH moment this afternoon.

I deliver to a few customers who have mobility issues. I did a delivery this afternoon and was driving back toward the store on Toronto's main drag, Yonge Street. I came by a construction site where there was a black truck with a crane attached. Painted in large yellow block letters on the side of the truck: MAMMOTH ERECTIONS. :blink:

I wonder how they do it? Viagra, perhaps. :ph34r:

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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They say there are not gonna be any MAMMOTH ERECTIONS. in our town any more. Of course they haven't yet got through their MAMMOTH 'deconstructions' as they so politely put it, anything except the word 'demolition'!! Over 300 more commercial buildings yet to be deconstructed, and the cathedral has been deconsecrated so they can get on with whatever they will do with it. :o The whole city is littered with crunching cranes, like some crazy Godzilla movie. This city looks worse than Dresden. It's heart is broken.

They have started running one-hour bus tours through the CBD (no, they lock the door and you can't get out and no, I'm not gonna do it) and people are getting off the bus at the end in tears, just shattered and emotionally drained that there is so little left to see :blink: High rise restrictions of 5-7 floors proposed - developers very unhappy :angry: but WTF - who is going to want to work on the 20th floor anyway? :blink: after staircases in several modern highrise buildings collapsed?

On a gentler note, no major aftershocks recently :huh:

Sorry, resume your normal psilliness. :)

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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On a gentler note, no major aftershocks recently :huh:

Sorry, resume your normal psilliness. :)

That's cause we have been enjoying them here! Oklahoma has had a few quakes that have been felt here. Hub & I wimped out & went to bed one night. M said the house shook. I woke up because the ceiling fan was making wobbly noises. I turned it off then back on & it was fine. The next one we were having some good thunder so we didn't notice it.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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So I'm at Target, and I've had a pretty crappy couple of weeks, so I need to buy some bedding 'cause I have this thing about bedding making the world a better place. I look through all the offering s and can't find anything I like, because, of course, I don't need bedding. I'm thinking 'dang, what I really want is a set of sheets made out of that snuggly microfiber stuff.

So I leave without sheets, do my grocery shopping, and stop in at Costco to see if they have gloves, and what do I find??? MICROFIBER FLEECE SHEETS! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

I may be going to bed at noon today. :)

elye Community Regular
elye
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: MAMMOTH ERECTIONS. :blink:

I wonder how they do it? Viagra, perhaps. :ph34r:

So I leave without sheets, do my grocery shopping, and stop in at Costco to see if they have gloves, and what do I find??? MICROFIBER FLEECE SHEETS! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

I may be going to bed at noon today. :)

Methinks should make a point of buying a lottery ticket today, before you head back to bed..... B)

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Sleeping in those sheets is like sleeping in melted butter. I didn't wake up til 6:30. :)

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Sleeping in those sheets is like sleeping in melted butter. I didn't wake up til 6:30. :)

Oooo!

Jess may never get out of bed! How did the kitties like the sheets?

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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I have a cotton bedspread on top to keep the cat hair off, but Butch managed to figure out that the pillows were fleecy and he slept between them looking like a cat burrito. When he finally had to get up for breakfast he had to ungracefully pull himself up one side and roll down to the bed. Very cute. :)

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Hey! Not sure what's going on. The last 2 days I've been able to eat a little bit more but still probably under 1000 a day. My energy level is good, my mood is great, I'm sleeping fine..... Confused. Hopefully I'm on the mend. I'm down a total of 11 as of this morning. Only 6 more to go! :P

You go girl!!! I was at 99 at my sickest. I regained and now I hover between 113 and 116. I'm only 4'11" so I should range from 103-113. My doctors prefer me on the higher end just in case I wind up needing chemo or radiation. I've been reading funny lupus books (as opposed to funny chemo books as I'm not on chemo and don't plan not to be!!!). I think we all need to let go of the weight issue and look for the beauty within. And you are just gorgeous inside and out!!!

Still having double vision and vertigo issues and Clark is away until Tuesday. I'm limiting my driving and enjoying staying in my pj's.

Miss and love you all and sending lots o positive energy!!!! wub.gifwub.gifwub.gif

Loey

P.S. my dear friend (she came up a few weeks ago) was just diagnosed with Celiac. I told her our Forum is the best place for info and support. Hopefully she looked into it and signed up today (or is at least online as a guest)

Loey Rising Star
Loey
Posted

A WTH moment this afternoon.

I deliver to a few customers who have mobility issues. I did a delivery this afternoon and was driving back toward the store on Toronto's main drag, Yonge Street. I came by a construction site where there was a black truck with a crane attached. Painted in large yellow block letters on the side of the truck: MAMMOTH ERECTIONS. :blink:

I wonder how they do it? Viagra, perhaps. :ph34r:

You HAVE to take a picture of that if you see it again!!!!

Loey

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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Update: I just got off the phone with Clark (he's attending a conference until my sleep study Tuesday) and he had two men who own their own companies approach him. They were familiar with his work and the first would like to talk about integrating his work with Clark's. The second one was interested in him doing consulting. Thank God it could all be done from here. As much s I adore my DB & DSIL(they live in Va.) I don't want to move to DC or Va. If that was the initial move instead of our move to RI that would have been wonderful but we're finally settled here and we're only 40 miles from Tony. Don't want to have to start over with doctors either (althought they have some of the most renowned) and I would get to meet GFinDC. After a year I'm really comfy in RI.

Love,

Loey

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
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I could use a mammoth erection over here... Did I just say that out loud?? :ph34r:

:lol::lol:

So I leave without sheets, do my grocery shopping, and stop in at Costco to see if they have gloves, and what do I find??? MICROFIBER FLEECE SHEETS! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

I may be going to bed at noon today. :)

I SAW these!!! I wanted to buy them SOOOOOOOOO bad!!! Jesse hates flannel sheets, so he'd HATE them! <_<

You go girl!!! I was at 99 at my sickest. I regained and now I hover between 113 and 116. I'm only 4'11" so I should range from 103-113. My doctors prefer me on the higher end just in case I wind up needing chemo or radiation. I've been reading funny lupus books (as opposed to funny chemo books as I'm not on chemo and don't plan not to be!!!). I think we all need to let go of the weight issue and look for the beauty within. And you are just gorgeous inside and out!!!

Feel Better Lady!!

As of this morning I'm down 17#. Will have the thyroid checked tomorrow. I am able to eat now though. Energy and mood is all good. Maybe I have a tapeworm.... :P

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