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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Jyaghnutt, that mail thievery sucks! :angry: Well, let's hope that they were young kids, and one of them will rip open Josie's prescription bag, stare at the bottle, break into a huge, disbelieving smile and exclaim, "Whoa, lookit this!! Meds for glaucoma!! My mom has glaucoma, an' she's goin' blind, an' we got no money, no drug plan for medicine! Man, Her face when I give her this - - this won't be such a bad Christmas AFTER ALL!!"

. . . . . ...Er sumfin' like that.. . . . . ... :rolleyes:

Em the Psilly Disney Psurrogate. :)

And mom is probably wrapped in Rachelle's coat 'cuz they have no heat.

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celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
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Well, we had a little excitement in the neighborhood this morning. We had some guys come through in the middle of the night and steal everything out of everyone's mailboxes.

Em the Psilly Disney Psurrogate. :)

And mom is probably wrapped in Rachelle's coat 'cuz they have no heat.

Husbands People suck and I was thinking the same thing about the coat ;)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Stupid people who will take anything that ain't nailed down <_<

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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One year, a neighborhood teen was taking packages off everyones door steps. Someone saw him take a box off my porch. It was a couple of turtlenecks from Lands End. Another neighbors son was an FBI agent. He went to the kids house and flashed his badge at him & his mom. Things didn't disappear again. I'm sure he was disappointed by the turtlenecks. :)

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Another neighbors son was an FBI agent. He went to the kids house and flashed his badge at him & his mom. Things didn't disappear again. I'm sure he was disappointed by the turtlenecks. :)

Love it!!!

PS--also love Land's End Turtlenecks... B)

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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Jyaghnutt, that mail thievery sucks! :angry: Well, let's hope that they were young kids, and one of them will rip open Josie's prescription bag, stare at the bottle, break into a huge, disbelieving smile and exclaim, "Whoa, lookit this!! Meds for glaucoma!! My mom has glaucoma, an' she's goin' blind, an' we got no money, no drug plan for medicine! Man, Her face when I give her this - - this won't be such a bad Christmas AFTER ALL!!"

. . . . . ...Er sumfin' like that.. . . . . ... :rolleyes:

Nahhhhh . . . twas just the script, not the drugs. If'n it had been the drugs I would have been majorly p.o.'d as this stuff is about a hundred bucks a bottle which lasts about 5 to 6 weeks.

Supposedly, they have been caught . . . young but not kids (ie, they'll be tried as adults). Meanwhile, mail is being found in snow banks. No tellin' if some good samaratin has mailed the script or if it has fallen apart in the slush somewhere.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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Nahhhhh . . . twas just the script, not the drugs. If'n it had been the drugs I would have been majorly p.o.'d as this stuff is about a hundred bucks a bottle which lasts about 5 to 6 weeks.

Supposedly, they have been caught . . . young but not kids (ie, they'll be tried as adults). Meanwhile, mail is being found in snow banks. No tellin' if some good samaratin has mailed the script or if it has fallen apart in the slush somewhere.

That's good. Because it was the mail, they will be prosecuted. UPS or Lands End wouldn't prosecute the kid that took the package from my house. Not worth it.

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Did anyone stay up last night to watch the eclipse? BE and I sat on his deck freezing and watched the end part. 'twas quite nifty.

And I'm quite tired today.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Did anyone stay up last night to watch the eclipse?

I forgot....went to bed at 10PM.

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
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PS--also love Land's End Turtlenecks... B)

Gah! Makes me hyperventilate just thinkin about wearing a turtleneck! Put me in a pitch black black box filled wif salt water and I'm fine.... Put me in a turtleneck and I can't breathe! :blink:

Did anyone stay up last night to watch the eclipse? BE and I sat on his deck freezing and watched the end part. 'twas quite nifty.

And I'm quite tired today.

Yous guys shoulda been creatin some friction on that porch watchin that eclipse! Did that in Mexico once and in Hawaii once..... can't say it was cuz it was cold..... :ph34r:

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Yous guys shoulda been creatin some friction on that porch

I'm not convinced they weren't :lol:

elye Community Regular
elye
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I forgot....went to bed at 10PM.

Me, too. . . .. . ..! No friction-porch o'er here. .. . . . . ... :rolleyes:

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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A little joke...

Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his log book out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. He knew they would examine all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for sled's enormous payload. Finally, they were ready for the check ride. Santa got in and fastened his seat belt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun. "What's that for?!?" asked Santa incredulously. The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this ahead of time," as he leaned over to whisper in Santa's ear, "but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

"but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."

Haha! Won't tell that one to the beh-beh's :P

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

A little joke...

Santa Claus, like all pilots, gets regular visits from the Federal Aviation Administration, and the FAA examiner arrived last week for the pre-Christmas flight check. In preparation, Santa had the elves wash the sled and bathe all the reindeer. Santa got his log book out and made sure all his paperwork was in order. He knew they would examine all his equipment and truly put Santa's flying skills to the test. The examiner walked slowly around the sled. He checked the reindeer harnesses, the landing gear, and even Rudolph's nose. He painstakingly reviewed Santa's weight and balance calculations for sled's enormous payload. Finally, they were ready for the check ride. Santa got in and fastened his seat belt and shoulder harness and checked the compass. Then the examiner hopped in carrying, to Santa's surprise, a shotgun. "What's that for?!?" asked Santa incredulously. The examiner winked and said, "I'm not supposed to tell you this ahead of time," as he leaned over to whisper in Santa's ear, "but you're gonna lose an engine on takeoff."

:lol::lol::lol: . . . love it!!! . . . :unsure: . . . hope it's not Rudolph.

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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I didn't know there was a gluten-free brand. We saw a show recently about how they make popular holiday foods. With the Turduckin, there was stuffing all over the place! The workers took gloved handfuls of it and stuffed the birds but it got all over the place. If they did a gluten-free version, it would need to be done in a completely different room!

There's a kosher place in NY that sells it gluten-free (stuffed with rice or gluten-free bread). Perhaps that's part of the price but duck is pretty pricy on it's own. The guy was going to give me a discount because it was the last raw one he had (they sell them cooked for even more money) but it would have been $169 + shipping. There were a few other places that sold it but it wasn't gluten-free. Still expensive.

Loey

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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There's a kosher place in NY that sells it gluten-free (stuffed with rice or gluten-free bread). Perhaps that's part of the price but duck is pretty pricy on it's own. The guy was going to give me a discount because it was the last raw one he had (they sell them cooked for even more money) but it would have been $169 + shipping. There were a few other places that sold it but it wasn't gluten-free. Still expensive.

Loey

I'm wondering if your son asks for crazy and difficult stuff just to see if you will do it. :)

Loey Rising Star
Loey
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I'm wondering if your son asks for crazy and difficult stuff just to see if you will do it. :)

Of course he does because I've always done it. I had him at 40 after thinking I couldn't have children. I would have been different if I had it all over to do. But he is a good kid and doesn't drive me too crazy. As you've come to see I'm a pushover but not just with him. biggrin.gif

Loey

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I'm a pushover fer my boys too, Loughie :D

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
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Getting into the Christmas spirit??

Last week, young lad aged about 10 playing Away in a Manger on the recorder outside grocery store at mini-mall. Each time I walked past he missed a note badly in the last line. The third time I waited, he missed again and I couldn't help a chuckle. Gave me a glare!! Last time, I waited and he hit it!! He flashed me a triumphant smile and a left some coins in his cap. :D

This week, same store, two 14-15 year-olds with guitars, playing --- wait for it -- Hard Day's Night :unsure: Maybe they were anticipating Santa's heroic feat :lol:

Same day, driving home for about 12 miles on highway behind a van with graffiti style writing across the back. A formal graphic 0800 number on the back window and a website obscured by the wiper blade, phinally deciphered as webcamera.com. What did the graffiti say? "Crude and Violent Nudity. Occasional Language"!!! Logged on when I got home and I guess I should have expected it - cell phone cameras under bathroom stall doors, all kinds of obnoxious perversity. Who would drive around with that on their van? :blink::rolleyes:

Had my favourite nice and current squeeze to stay last night so that raised the Christmas tone a little - she is heading to Wellington for Christmas with my sister's family, sister's ex and second wife, their kids and assorted hangers on. I understand Viv is erecting a marquee on the lawn :o Poor Viv always get stuck with the hosting - oh yeah, all Viv's hub's family are coming too. We are not going - having picnic in the park - prawns, oven fried chicken, asparagus salad, pasta salad, lots of raspberries and strawberries and pavlova.... Weather has been in the 90's but is predicted to cool for Christmas, (but not rain!! :D ) However, whenever you arrange a Kiwi picnic it always rains. :)

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Okay.. . . . ... .. . ...... .:unsure: . ... . ...

:unsure:

:huh:

:wacko:

MIL has arrived. ... .. . . . .. . .....

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

OMGawd sills--I'm eating Organic Ville Chocolate Ice Cream....let me just say I'm almost as happy as Jess tonight :lol:

This stuff is pseriously good :rolleyes:

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

MIL has arrived. ... .. . . . .. . .....

Cannae wait to hear this season's stories...... Hang on to yer hat lady! And yer car..... :unsure:

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Okay.. . . . ... .. . ...... .:unsure: . ... . ...

MIL has arrived. ... .. . . . .. . .....

My condolences! :ph34r:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
Posted

and pavlova....

Save me some pavlova . . .

MIL has arrived. ... .. . . . .. . .....

:unsure: Did we know she was coming? :unsure:

Do you need me to send you some alkeyhaul?

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