The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Jestgar]

we're toasting here. 28 days without rain. one more day and we tie the record.

[Jestgar]

I'm getting ready to start demolishing my kitchen, so I've moved the cats' food into the sunroom. Max objects to the move and has gone on a hunger strike. Lefty, in full support of his buddy, has gone a 'double portions' strike.

[flourgirl]

I'm getting ready to start demolishing my kitchen, so I've moved the cats' food into the sunroom. Max objects to the move and has gone on a hunger strike. Lefty, in full support of his buddy, has gone a 'double portions' strike.

Gotta love 'em!

Sounds like this'll keep you plenty busy!! Are you remodeling? Tearing out and putting in new? When I had my little house up north I re-did the kitchen. Couldn't afford to replace cabinets so I re-faced them. They looked pretty good...certainly better! I also tried my hand at building some cabinets.....they looked really good too...if you didn't look too closely!! Even the best boards from Lowes and Home Depot have warps to them. Have fun whatever it is you're doing!

[Darn210]

Hi all . . . back from Illinois . . . was a good trip . . . much better than I was expecting.

And let me tell ya . . . my mom saved EVERYTHING!!!! GAWD, this is going to be quite a job. My hubby told me "You eat an elephant one bite at a time" and I responed wif "I think I chewed off a toenail".

My mom had bank statements from my grandmother who died 12 years ago . . . I found bank statements from an orgnization that she has belonged to forever that were dated late 60's early 70's. . . . and there seems to be those knee high pantyhose things included in everybox regardless of what is in the box. It is somewhat . . . um . . . entertaining? . . . you just don't know what you are going to find. I really thought most of the stuff would go to good will, but I had a very large amount of trash . . . I think she saved every Christmas card she ever got. Dad was in decent spirits most of the time and also entertained by some of the items we were finding . . . the most used phrase of the weekend "Why in the world would she save THAT??!!"

Jess . . . hope the job thing works out.

Em . . . Holy Smores I didn't realize your dad has been in the hospital all this time . . . hope he gets to go home soon.

Amanda . . . so good to see you and so sorry 'bout your loss but looking at your silver lining . . . it's good to know that you can get pregnant. Praying that things go smoothly for you next time.

Joodee . . . good to see you and glad you are stayin away from those cigs.

Bevel . . . meow silly girl.

all you foot people . . . I've got wide feet wif a high instep . . . really hard to fit . . . spend a lot of money on shoes that seem OK but after wearing a few times (and can't take back) decide that they're too tight/rub wrong.

Hi to Pat-Hee, Raychull, Suzee, Tea, Nik, Lisa (how'd the dancin' go?),Shroom (poor girl in a forumless abyss), Peter, and all the rest (on Gilligan's Isle)

Babysitting this am . . . should probably go check on them and kick them off of the Wii and make them play outside before it rains. (Um Jess, we've been gettin' yer rain. You can have it back . . . well not all of it)

[jerseyangel]

completely wiped. Forgot how intense interviews are.

I went to bed right before you came on! Glad it went well, I knew it would. Great that you got to meet everyone, that sounds very positive.

I remember little of it, as I was just a wee babe . . . . . .....

Jack's Little League team won their first playoff game last night 7-6.

Go Jack!!!

I'm getting ready to start demolishing my kitchen, so I've moved the cats' food into the sunroom. Max objects to the move and has gone on a hunger strike. Lefty, in full support of his buddy, has gone a 'double portions' strike.

Max and Lefty

Ooh....a kitchen re-do!!!!! Just the thing I love to sink me teef into. Be very thankful I live so far away! Can't wait to hear what ya have planned.....

[jerseyangel]

"Why in the world would she save THAT??!!"

Bless her heart!

Welcome back Jan-it!!!!!

[Jestgar]

puppy rescue

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[Lisa]

Just pooped in to wish Janet a very happy birthday. Many wishes to you my friend!

[blueeyedmanda]

Welcome Back Janet and Happy Birthday!!!!

I think it is going to rain again....

the work day is dragging too...

[nikki-uk]

Is it really Geanne-it's birthday????

Oh well if it is ....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

Knee high pantyhose??? (I think 'we' call them popsocks here)...well now, you never know if you might need 'em

Elephant toenails are BIG though ain't they??

TEA!!!....my Mum is like you.....breaks all things electrical... she can't even wear a watch!!

OHHhhhhhhh, the li'l puppers down the drain!!

[Darn210]

Tis not me birfday . . . tis me board membership anniversary. I shall take all ye birfday wishes and convert them to "Happy Anniversary's"

Dyno the pup . . . . . . cute name, too . . . good thing it wasn't left to me to name him, I would have come up wif Smelly, Stinky, Toilet Trooper or some such thing.

[Darn210]

OHHhhhhhhh, the li'l puppers down the drain!!

How does a puppy "accidently" get flushed down the toilet? Think it might have anything to do with the lil blondie holding the pup in the photo??

[flourgirl]

puppy rescue

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You have to wonder how the pup got in there in the first place!! I also wondered as I watched.....is this kinda like what a transverse colon looks like? A big sewer with gunk all over the inside?

HAPPY BIRDDAY jGANnIT!!!

[jerseyangel]

Wee pup in da toilet--twas on our news......

Happy board-a-versary, Jan-it

[jerseyangel]

You have to wonder how the pup got in there in the first place!!

Phirst thing that crossed me mind too

[elye]

Jyah-gnutt! Great that you are back, and after a productive, not-completely-heart-wrenching trip. I think many people in our parents' generation were amazing packrats - - when my parents moved out of their house they had been in for 43 years, it was incredible what we were going through.......but no knee-highs!

I'm getting ready to start demolishing my kitchen, so I've moved the cats' food into the sunroom. Max objects to the move and has gone on a hunger strike. Lefty, in full support of his buddy, has gone a 'double portions' strike.

. . .....and our Lyle? Feast or famine for this guy?

Ooh....a kitchen re-do!!!!! Just the thing I love to sink me teef into. Be very thankful I live so far away! Can't wait to hear what ya have planned.....

Me too!!!! How exciting, Jyessss. .. .....We moved our entire kitchen from one area of the house to another six years ago. LOVED designing things the way I wanted 'em...the way they should be!

Yep, I woulda been callin' that pup Poop.

Or Feces.

[mushroom]

I'm getting ready to start demolishing my kitchen, so I've moved the cats' food into the sunroom. Max objects to the move and has gone on a hunger strike. Lefty, in full support of his buddy, has gone a 'double portions' strike.

Dem animals, don't try and mess wid der habits

Beware the kitchen remodel!!! Ours started off fine, became a wiring upgrade too, ended up raising the roof from a semi-flat to a pitched (rained when the roof was off in June--in CA!! ), ending up involving every room in the house because of all the leaks ( we continued to live in de house, all this taking six months!!!) Good luck and fair weather

Jahnit-- happy anniversary gal!!

Yer muvver!!!! You realize after they've gone how little you really knew about them. My husband's maiden aunt was the same way; I had the job of closing out her house and it reached the point I was afraid to open another drawer--postage stamps ripped off every letter she ever received, all packaging paper folded up neatly and saved for a rainy day, but all saved and stored in beautiful antique furniture

Nickerler and Tea, I am one of those too!! I only have to be in the vicinity, not even look at it, and Whammo!! it's broke. But I didn't do the 'puter, well at least not this time. I did it last time --found out that 'puters is teetotallers and did not like my glass of wine at all; but we cleaned it all out and they repaired it under warranty while scratching their heads how it happened :lol:

[Jestgar]

. . .....and our Lyle? Feast or famine for this guy?

Lyle still lives in the bedroom, with his own private food supply. Have not yet managed to commingle the cats without one of 'em squeezing the pee out of t'other - all over my floor.

[Jestgar]

Yep, I woulda been callin' that pup Poop.

Poop the pup! :lol:

[JNBunnie1]

You have to wonder how the pup got in there in the first place!! I also wondered as I watched.....is this kinda like what a transverse colon looks like? A big sewer with gunk all over the inside?

HAPPY BIRDDAY jGANnIT!!!

Apparently, the little boy who owns him was trying to give him a bath.

I'm so glad he's ok though!!!!

Woulda traumatized that little boy, I tell ya. Probly did anyway.

[Darn210]

postage stamps ripped off every letter she ever received,

Yes!!!!!!

all packaging paper folded up neatly and saved for a rainy day,

Yes!!!!!

but all saved and stored in beautiful antique furniture

Yes!!!! . . . Ummmmm . . . Nooooooo . . .

Didja find anything like this:

Three broken umbrellas

A BIG box of maps mostly of the state of Illinois . . . apparently she bought one whenever she left the house. Perhaps she forgot she already had 24.

Calandars from the 80's

A new package of men's underwear in a size the does not fit my dad (and never will)

Boxes of uses Christmas bows

Around 15 road atlases dating from 1974 to the late 90's

Three John Deere rain guages . . . still in their boxes

Index Cards with the names and dates of almost everyone in town . . . who they married, when they got married, names of kids and dates they were born (she worked on our family's geneology . . . I didn't realize she was working on everyone elses, too)

Used crossword puzzle books

Every free set of return address labels or note pads that she ever received from organizations trying to solicit a donation

A ceramics craft kit that I got when I was about 10

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Etc

[Lisa]

I just love random birthday wishes, on spacebook too.

[Jestgar]

Three broken umbrellas

A BIG box of maps mostly of the state of Illinois . . . apparently she bought one whenever she left the house. Perhaps she forgot she already had 24.

Calandars from the 80's

A new package of men's underwear in a size the does not fit my dad (and never will)

Boxes of uses Christmas bows

Around 15 road atlases dating from 1974 to the late 90's

Three John Deere rain guages . . . still in their boxes

Index Cards with the names and dates of almost everyone in town . . . who they married, when they got married, names of kids and dates they were born (she worked on our family's geneology . . . I didn't realize she was working on everyone elses, too)

Used crossword puzzle books

Every free set of return address labels or note pads that she ever received from organizations trying to solicit a donation

A ceramics craft kit that I got when I was about 10

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Material

Popsocks

Etc

All of these things are useful. Someone might need them someday and she was just being prepared.

[jerseyangel]

All of these things are useful. Someone might need them someday and she was just being prepared.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard Mark (the packrat) say this.......

[elye]

A new package of men's underwear in a size the does not fit my dad (and never will)

This list is heeelarryus, Jyanutt, in such a bittersweet way.

Your mom, I now know, was a wonderful, interesting woman. Boy, she was ready for anything! Don't know when someone is gonna come and visit who just needs to erase all of the answers in crossword books and do them again, or when one may need to know if August 23, 1982, was a Wednesday or not, or how often street names/directions are changed in the state of Illinois, leaving all current printed maps obselete.. . . . .... .