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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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Jestgar Rising Star

What else is new? I am lost in antibiotic vortex. Vewwy, Vewwy tired- insomnia at night and then sleepy all day. But hanging tough- only 10 more weeks to go :D

OK Bevvie. In full support of you hanging tough, I'm giving up sugar for 10 weeks. And no fake subs for sugar, I mean nuthin sweeter than a banana. If you can hang tough, I'll hang tough with you. And every time I see something sweet and yummy, I'll think of you, and count one more day down.


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elye Community Regular

Hello Me Psillies! How for fart thou? I have been reading along so I'm mostly up on what's going on but may have missed some things.

Hi, Bevel!! :wub: Those yucky antibiotics.. . . . .....you've had such a time, haven't you? I think of you often, and always hope to see you popping in here - - it's great to read your positive, psilly words!

Bloating, tachycardia, erratic heart jumping all over da place, pains in me arms and shoulders, GAAHHHH!!! And no, t'wasn't something I ate, it was all what I didn't eat.

Holy crap, Shroom! :o Are you hypoglycemic?

Mtndog Collaborator

OK Bevvie. In full support of you hanging tough, I'm giving up sugar for 10 weeks. And no fake subs for sugar, I mean nuthin sweeter than a banana. If you can hang tough, I'll hang tough with you. And every time I see something sweet and yummy, I'll think of you, and count one more day down.

Dude- YOU ROCK! however, I must say that you can't give up ALL sugar for me. I can't drink on antibiotics cause it turns into sugar and feeds them bacteria so I simply MUST request that you drink enough for both of us! Can you do this? Are you with me? Can I tell you what I'm in the mood for and you drink it for me?

Pretty please :P:D:lol: :lol:

kareng Grand Master

Trying the PFast Reply so I can see what want to say.

Nice to see Bev. Hang in there, baby!

I'm afraid the date of the Psilly Psummit in Chicago won't work for me. :(

(maybe you could go another weekend, too)

Shroomie, must I give you the lecture about carrying some nuts or other snack with you at all times? The boys would rather Take my need to lecture out on you. :)

kareng Grand Master

I was typing with Bev. If you need me to drink something for you, I would be happy to try.

elye Community Regular

Dude- YOU ROCK! however, I must say that you can't give up ALL sugar for me. I can't drink on antibiotics cause it turns into sugar and feeds them bacteria so I simply MUST request that you drink enough for both of us! Can you do this? Are you with me? Can I tell you what I'm in the mood for and you drink it for me?

Jeez, have you picked the right individual for this job... .. ... :P:lol:

psawyer Proficient

Bagheera went to see our vet for the first time this afternoon. She gave him his second set of vaccinations, and loved him. He is 12 weeks old today, and weighed in at 3.4 pounds. He is currently loose in the house, and full of energy.

He has tried sitting on J's computer.

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We have a pair of food dishes on legs so Oliver, the 14-year-old diabetic, can easily get to the food. He stands on the floor to dine, but Bagheera has another technique:

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Jestgar Rising Star

Dude- YOU ROCK! however, I must say that you can't give up ALL sugar for me. I can't drink on antibiotics cause it turns into sugar and feeds them bacteria so I simply MUST request that you drink enough for both of us! Can you do this? Are you with me? Can I tell you what I'm in the mood for and you drink it for me?

Pretty please :P:D:lol: :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: I will do my best - all for you of course!

Jeez, have you picked the right individual for this job... .. ... :P:lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It's that whole 'work hard, play hard' philosophy.

Jestgar Rising Star

Peter: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub: :wub:

kareng Grand Master

Oh Peter! How delightful and darling! I realize the other cats are not as beguiled as I am. Hope he keeps getting along with them.

elye Community Regular

'Mornin', Peeeeps!

POeter! What a beooootiful kitten!! Absolutely gorgeous.. . . .he looks smart and saucy. Think you may be in for quite a ride.. . . .... :)

psawyer Proficient

'Mornin', Peeeeps!

Good morning, your majesty. B)

WardGirl Rookie

'Mornin', Peeeeps!

POeter! What a beooootiful kitten!! Absolutely gorgeous.. . . .he looks smart and saucy. Think you may be in for quite a ride.. . . .... :)

all hail Queen Emily :)

and yes Bagheera is giving everyone a run for their money. The 3 adults cats have forgotten what it was like to be a kitten. They are hissing, growling and avoiding him at all possibilities at the moment. Bagheera is not deterred by this at all :lol:

Jestgar Rising Star

Good morning, your majesty. B)

:o :o :o :o

QUEEN M!!!!!

jerseyangel Proficient

Trying the PFast Reply so I can see what want to say.

I keep phorgetting about that!

If you need me to drink something for you, I would be happy to try.

Me too--let me know when you get a hankerin' fer wine :P

He has tried sitting on J's computer.

OMGawd--I can nae stand the cuteness! Look at his widdle hand :D

Good morning, your majesty. B)

Holy Toledo! :o Another phlipover snuck right up on us! Congrats Qween Em :D

and yes Bagheera is giving everyone a run for their money. The 3 adults cats have forgotten what it was like to be a kitten. They are hissing, growling and avoiding him at all possibilities at the moment. Bagheera is not deterred by this at all :lol:

Nuttin like a kitten :wub:

celiac-mommy Collaborator

All hail, Queen Em!!!! What can I do for you today? ;)

I missed K's new av...All I can see is the flower and I can't see any of Peetah's new panther pictures on this computer. Day's not startin out too great.....and we're headed across the state to the inlaws tonight---for a total of about 30 hours start to finish. I need to mapquest every Starbucks from here to there!!!

So flippin tired!! Max has woken up at 4am the last 2 days soaked. He's been potty trained for 3 years and now he's wetting his bed?!? :blink: I purposly gave him NOTHING to drink after 5pm last night and made him go to the bathroom twice before he went to bed. He could not have possibly had that much liquid in him to pee THAT much!!! He had a stomachache and a bit of D last night so I'm wondering if he got glutened somehow... He's harder to tell, symptoms are too scattered to be sure. Have you ever heard of wetting the bed after being glutened?

What else is new? I am lost in antibiotic vortex. Vewwy, Vewwy tired- insomnia at night and then sleepy all day. But hanging tough- only 10 more weeks to go :D

I want to learn to make cakes like Rachelle. I went to a party on Sunday and and there was cake (not for me) and I thought, I need to learn to make beautiful cakes like Rachelle but only in my size- let them all drool!

If I could figure out how to ship one wifout being destroyed, I'd git one to you pronto!! Are the antibiotics for the Lyme? My mom's been going thru this for the last 2 years. She gets so far along on the meds, then her liver function tanks and she has to go off of them and restart once all her tests results come back normal. It's really frustrating and scary to think of what this might do to her over time..... :huh:

Bloating, tachycardia, erratic heart jumping all over da place, pains in me arms and shoulders, GAAHHHH!!! And no, t'wasn't something I ate, it was all what I didn't eat.

So while I got a little bit ahead during the day, fell way behind at night. Then slept only four hours so I'll probly be tired all day today. GAAAHHH!

Gotta get off here and get going....

Good Lord!! I hope you're pheeling betteh today!!

kareng Grand Master

So flippin tired!! Max has woken up at 4am the last 2 days soaked. He's been potty trained for 3 years and now he's wetting his bed?!? :blink: I purposly gave him NOTHING to drink after 5pm last night and made him go to the bathroom twice before he went to bed. He could not have possibly had that much liquid in him to pee THAT much!!! He had a stomachache and a bit of D last night so I'm wondering if he got glutened somehow... He's harder to tell, symptoms are too scattered to be sure. Have you ever heard of wetting the bed after being glutened?

Don't know about the gluten part. My 2 boys sometimes would sleep soo soundly they couldn't wake up. Like allergies made them sleepy and a marching band couldn't get them up and accidents would happen. Maybe the allergies or the gluten is making him sleep differently? At least he woke up, mine could sleep through it all.

celiac-mommy Collaborator

The allergies are the only real thing that's different right now, and I haven't given him any Claritin since Monday, so I'm not sure. I'll try waking him up to go before I go to bed, see if that helps. I hate doing that though because he never fully wakes up and unless I take matters into my own hands.....(which I don't prefer....) then it's a big mess to clean up! :rolleyes::lol:

kareng Grand Master

Supposedly waking them 2 hours after they go to sleep was supposed to keep them from sleeping too deeply. I would wake him up to go to the bathroom, he would go in there, stand awhile, then flush. Never took down his pants or peed. :P I would have to make sure he was really awake. If this continues, I know some exercises that helped my boys.

nikki-uk Enthusiast

GUYS!!!!

USA losing 2-1 to Slovenia IF your wondering what the rest of the world is watching <_<

USA EQUALISES!!! 2-2 :D

CONGRATS to Queen Em-uh-lee!!!!!!!!! :D

Don't know about the gluten part. My 2 boys sometimes would sleep soo soundly they couldn't wake up. Like allergies made them sleepy and a marching band couldn't get them up and accidents would happen. Maybe the allergies or the gluten is making him sleep differently? At least he woke up, mine could sleep through it all.

Yeah, that is true.

I find if my hayfever's bad coupled WITH the antihistamine I am tired/sleepy (although I don't wet the bed :unsure: )

Hope he sleeps through over the weekend Raech!!!!! -_-

House feels oddly quiet...we are down one son (eldest gone to Spain for 10 days with a group of lads..it's his 21st birthday while out there......hope he keeps the celebrations to a minimum :wacko::blink:)

BAGHEERA KITTEH!!!!!! :wub:

kareng Grand Master

GUYS!!!!

USA losing 2-1 to Slovenia IF your wondering what the rest of the world is watching <_<

USA EQUALISES!!! 2-2 :D

We was robbed! Should have been 3 to 2! :P

Those awful horns sound like a swarm of bees on TV. Must be really bad in the stadium. Who is blowing those things for 90 minutes? Shouldn't they pass out after about 20 minutes, thus rendering the stadium relatively quiet?

elye Community Regular

:o :o :o :o

QUEEN M!!!!!

Holy crap.. . . .Talk about surprise coronations.. ..... . .had absolutely NO IDEA we were anywhere near a phlipover. Gads, a year ago I was good and ready, paying full attention, ready to wildly congratulate the newly crowned monarch...

So, it's me, huh? :lol:

Here I am at my impromptu reception this morning -- the receiving line footage:

and yes Bagheera is giving everyone a run for their money. The 3 adults cats have forgotten what it was like to be a kitten. They are hissing, growling and avoiding him at all possibilities at the moment. Bagheera is not deterred by this at all :lol:

:lol: Sounds like everybody's in for a ride. . . ....

Those awful horns sound like a swarm of bees on TV. Must be really bad in the stadium. Who is blowing those things for 90 minutes? Shouldn't they pass out after about 20 minutes, thus rendering the stadium relatively quiet?

There is software available online that one can download and it will eliminate the sound of these dreaded vuvuzelas if one is watching via computer.. . .. ...this sound is apparently causing players and spectators alike to become somewhat unhinged... .. . ... . .. :huh:

:rolleyes:

jerseyangel Proficient

Gads, a year ago I was good and ready, paying full attention, ready to wildly congratulate the newly crowned monarch...

I know, right? :(:D

kareng Grand Master

Holy crap.. . . .Talk about surprise coronations.. ..... . .had absolutely NO IDEA we were anywhere near a phlipover. Gads, a year ago I was good and ready, paying full attention, ready to wildly congratulate the newly crowned monarch...

So, it's me, huh? :lol:

:rolleyes:

I am confused (what else is new?). What phlipped over? I thougt it was posts but at what number ?

jerseyangel Proficient

I am confused (what else is new?). What phlipped over? I thougt it was posts but at what number ?

It's page number--we just phlipped to 2700.

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