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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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Jestgar Rising Star

I just got a dead mouse :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:


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elye Community Regular

Dead mouse? What a Good Mornin' that is! :lol:

Just had some hot quinoa porridge (made a batch for the fridge this am after our discussion last evening)....with brown sweetener, cinnamon and the big treat - - homogenized milk......yuuuuuuummmmmmm.. . . ....... :)B)

I find that grains, generally, are NOT good for my blood sugar control, so I rarely indulge. Is it the same for you, POeter? Quinoa and rice seem to be the best for this.

Fantastically, alcohol is superb for keeping blood sugar down. Jess, you would make a great diabetic. :lol:

Me car's going in for the big tire change today - -spring is truly here! :)

And yet MORE laptop problems. . . . . ... :angry::angry: ..... . . does not allow me online, even though I am connected. WHAT IN HELL?? Somebody has told me that it is because it is running on only one bar of strength . . . .. .... :huh::huh: . . . . ... ....hanh??

Sigh. . .. . . .....I feel like I'm on only one bar of strength. . . . . . ..

Carry on, Psills!

blueeyedmanda Community Regular

Hi Sillies!

John is feeling a bit better. He has some more appointments and hopefully we find out more soon. I was able to find the Honey Chex last night--talk about exciting. I was dancing.

Its kind of gloomy here today too--I think they might be expecting rain which works for me--they were showing on the news yesterday where we are real dry for this time of the year and thats not good going into the summer months.

Paddeigh how are you settling in? Send me some warmer weather.

Till later

Jestgar Rising Star
I just got a dead mouse :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

I went back into the room to discover that Lyle had eaten the ears off the mouse and left the rest for me.

This brings up serious social-psycho-ancestral-caveman questions when you consider the implications on the consumption of chocolate Easter bunnies...

nikki-uk Enthusiast

DEAD MICE (mouse??).....NOM!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT LOVE!! :wub:

Just had some hot quinoa porridge (made a batch for the fridge this am after our discussion last evening)....with brown sweetener, cinnamon and the big treat - - homogenized milk......yuuuuuuummmmmmm.. . . ....... :)B)

Take me through it Em!..do you boil in water or the milk??

...sounds GOOD! :P

I was able to find the Honey Chex last night--talk about exciting. I was dancing.

HI-FIVE!!!!!! :lol:

Small victories WILL be rejoiced here!!!!!! :lol:

I myselph found 2, yes TWO new gluten-free cakes (one walnut, one choc-chip) in the Kosher aisle for passover

REEEEESULT!!!

:P

Amanda, keep us updated on John :)

nikki-uk Enthusiast
I went back into the room to discover that Lyle had eaten the ears off the mouse and left the rest for me.

NOW that's NOT fair!! :angry:

The ears????......TSK!!!...the most tender part an' all <_<

psawyer Proficient

Good morning, psillies!

Partly cloudy this, morning, with rain on the way this afternoon.

Jess, fresh meat for breakfast! What more could you ask for? :D


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jerseyangel Proficient
Jess, fresh meat for breakfast! What more could you ask for? :D

And served to you in bed on top of it all!! :D

It's a bit cooler here this morning--58 and cloudy. I have me windows open to catch the breeze :)

Did I tell you guys that the fridge here doesn't work? The freezer is fine, but the fridge is only slightly cool. (which is odd since the whole place is brand new...) They gave me the key to an unrented apartment across the hall so we can use that fridge till the Whirlpool guy gets here today.

Walked over yesterday in me PJ's to fetch the almond butter :lol:

elye Community Regular
This brings up serious social-psycho-ancestral-caveman questions when you consider the implications on the consumption of chocolate Easter bunnies...

Hmmmm....why DO we eat the ears of those bunnies first? It would somehow seem weird if the first bite we took was off its face. . . . . .. . ....but why?. . . :huh::lol:

Take me through it Em!..do you boil in water or the milk??

...sounds GOOD! :P

I boil it in water for about 15 minutes. It keeps in the fridge really well (perhaps not Patti's apartment fridge :rolleyes: ) - - I've made a big pot and it's been fine for almost a week. I heat up a bowl in the microwave for a minute. Jack likes some honey, cinnamon and milk on it (I put berries on mine). . . . . ....TRY IT!! :)

Good news on John, Amanda! :)

Pahteigh headin' across the hallway in her jammies . . . .. :lol:

You MUST name this useless fridge.

I think Wayne.

:huh::lol:

blueeyedmanda Community Regular

Yes-do name this fridge-- PJ trips and all phun!!!

Jess- at least you didn't have to get dressed to get breakfast and it didnt cost you a cent either ;)

My goodness sillies--I swear Lucky has become the pimp of the neighborhood--in the last week I got 2-3 different cats at the porch staring at him at our back porch. I don't know if he is showing off a little tail or what but he is very popular.....I can have my own little Kitty Brothel.

jerseyangel Proficient
My goodness sillies--I swear Lucky has become the pimp of the neighborhood

Well now!!! Things are sure exciting over at Amanda's :lol::lol:

Yes--Wayne it is!!! :D Poor Wayne :( He's a great cool cabinet, but sucks as a fridge......

Just took a few more bottles of water over across the hall.....that fridge works great! I named it Steve :D

psawyer Proficient
I find that grains, generally, are NOT good for my blood sugar control, so I rarely indulge. Is it the same for you, POeter? Quinoa and rice seem to be the best for this.

They don't seem to cause me much of a problem. Perhaps it is because I am using lispro (Humalog) which has a different action pattern than regular insulin.

elye Community Regular
My goodness sillies--I swear Lucky has become the pimp of the neighborhood--in the last week I got 2-3 different cats at the porch staring at him at our back porch. I don't know if he is showing off a little tail or what but he is very popular.....I can have my own little Kitty Brothel.

:lol::lol: All right, Lucky! Sounds like he's gettin' lucky. . . . . ..word is getting out amongst your feline community. . ....."Hey, Duchess......have you caught sight o' the new HUNK across the street? Man, I'd like to make him purr". . . . ..

Yes--Wayne it is!!! Poor Wayne... He's a great cool cabinet, but sucks as a fridge......

Just took a few more bottles of water over across the hall.....that fridge works great! I named it Steve :D

:lol: Steve. Perfect...a good, strong, no-nonsense name. You can always count on Steve.

So, Patteigh is quietly heading over to the apartment across the hallway in the wee hours, clad only in her jammies, to visit Steve. . . . . ....

:PB)

jerseyangel Proficient
So, Patteigh is quietly heading over to the apartment across the hallway in the wee hours, clad only in her jammies, to visit Steve. . . . . ....

Ah yes..... :rolleyes: I phind meselph spending a lot of time wif Steve.....was just over there getting me salad stuff. :P

blueeyedmanda Community Regular
:lol::lol: All right, Lucky! Sounds like he's gettin' lucky. . . . . ..word is getting out amongst your feline community. . ....."Hey, Duchess......have you caught sight o' the new HUNK across the street? Man, I'd like to make him purr". . . . ..

LOL!!!! This was my afternoon laugh

psawyer Proficient

Hey, where did Psoozee go? Has anyone seen her?

Green12 Enthusiast

Afternoon sillies :D

I see big ponderings going on here in Sillyville, why do we eat the ears off the chocolate bunnies first???

Nikki, I would give the quinoa another try. It does sound like maybe you used too much liquid. Give it a go with a reduced amount.

ANd score on the gluten-free baked goodies you found :D

Amanda, I LOL'd at you dancing in the cereal aisle. IT's the little things that bring so much joy :lol:

Patti, hope you get your fridge fixed soon.

A Lisa B poop in. Hi Lisa!!!!!

Got nawt to share. We are supposed to get snaugh tomorrow. We've had spring weather patterns all winter pretty much and now when I am REALLY ready for SPRING and wanting it here to stay we will probably get 4 weeks of winter LOL That's how it always goes :lol:

You all have yourselves a good day!

jerseyangel Proficient

Julie--I can't believe you're getting sno!!!! :o And after 70 degree days, too. <_< Glad you checked in :D

Well, Wayne is fixed! He had to have his whoosie-whatsis motor replaced (located behind the freezer) and the drain was plugged (?). The fridge doctor was able to unclog the ice dam and replace the motor in about 20 minutes :D

Will leave the phood in Steve for 24 hours, as he suggested ;)

Now we have to decide if I should change Wayne's name........ :lol: This is getting complicated :P

elye Community Regular

Ha! Let's all get things straight: Patteigh had the doc in to fix Wayne's whoosie-whatsis, have him unplugged and unclogged. . .. ..... :lol:

I am not explaining WHO Wayne is for any newbies. . . . . .....

jerseyangel Proficient
Ha! Let's all get things straight: Patteigh had the doc in to fix Wayne's whoosie-whatsis, have him unplugged and unclogged. . .. ..... :lol:

I am not explaining WHO Wayne is for any newbies. . . . . .....

:lol::lol::lol:

As I re-read my post, I realized how strange it would sound to anyone happening by :D

Jestgar Rising Star

This is a synopsis of a paper appearing in the journal Nature this week.

Having previously shown statistically that cows and deer preferentially align their bodies north

DingoGirl Enthusiast
Woke up a little after midnight and I've been awake since. It's rainy here, with a high probability of snuggly cats. It'd be a perfect day to call in sick......but it wouldn't do me any good in the long run, so may as well go in.

I got NO silly in me a'tall (menstrually depleted <_< ) but that did crack me up! :lol:

Hey, where did Psoozee go? Has anyone seen her?

see the above :(

Well, Wayne is fixed! He had to have his whoosie-whatsis motor replaced (located behind the freezer) and the drain was plugged (?). The fridge doctor was able to unclog the ice dam and replace the motor in about 20 minutes :D

she said WHOOSIE-WHATSIS :lol:

As I re-read my post, I realized how strange it would sound to anyone happening by :D

um........just that sentence would sound strange to anyone happening by? :huh:

:lol: :lol:

Amanda's kitteh brothel!!!! :lol:

Jess wiv dead mouse love :wub:

Poor Kit doesn't get to kill anything here, in the wee back yard....he's only allowed out on supervised visits, with us, and......nothing comes in the yard....frog season might be interesting, who knows....

got nowt else, sills

:mellow:

going to try some quinoa at some point....the Bob's is already rinsed? good to know....

jerseyangel Proficient

Aw Suz--maybe some nice chololate? :D Love the kitty-trance picture--he's a real cutie, that one!

elye Community Regular
Field observations of 653 deer within 50 metres of power lines in the Czech Republic also revealed random orientation.

Okay, okay, let's think, now. . . . .....how can we use this highly researched area of study to help Tareeeeesuh and her plethora of unwanted deer? Perhaps a freakin' enormous magnet clandestinely buried in someone's yard down the street will orient them thattaway. . . ...... :huh:

:lol:

Sooooozie's menstrual. . . . .......large poopy cow. . .....

I say this, and I immediately think of Sarah. :( I wonder how she is doing? Really miss her 'round here. . . . . ... . . ....

Jestgar Rising Star
Okay, okay, let's think, now. . . . .....how can we use this highly researched area of study to help Tareeeeesuh and her plethora of unwanted deer? Perhaps a freakin' enormous magnet clandestinely buried in someone's yard down the street will orient them thattaway. . . ...... :huh:

:lol:

Sooooozie's menstrual. . . . .......large poopy cow. . .....

I say this, and I immediately think of Sarah. :( I wonder how she is doing? Really miss her 'round here. . . . . ... . . ....

But seriously, did any one here realize that cows and deer stand north to south? :blink: :blink:

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