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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

They also require gatorade & Mt Dew. I will have them talk endlessly about servos & regulators, fireworks & violent vidoe games. Then they can hit each other & burp! I will tell them under no circumstances to help with the cooking, warming up, serving or cleaning up of the foodstuffs. Perhaps they can spill blue gatorade on MIL's lovely white blouse? The blue doesn't come out of cotton.

Once the ILs go home, you can have the boys back for dinner. They will make a gluten-free dessert & help you grill or make pasta. They can talk about movies & thier jobs and normal stuff.

My MIL told my hub when we were dating that we Catholics just want to have 12 kids & take over the world. 2 of her 3 son's married Catholics & one became Catholic.

Sounds like your boys are related to my husband. Our fridge is always stocked with Mt Dew and Gatorade. Although we are currently only drinking the real sugar Mt Dew. Will they mind no high fructous corn syrup or should I buy the regular stuff to encourage extra bad behavior?

To tell the truth, we really don't drink much. I will have wine or champagne for a special occaision but I'm not a big drinker. I guess moving calls for celebration. :P

Your MIL sure sounds nice. My MIL told my husband when he was a little boy that he should never get married. At all.


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My MIL told my hub when we were dating that we Catholics just want to have 12 kids & take over the world.

Isn't that common knowledge . . . hence the "no contraception" rule. Also, the Pope owns a ton of stock in the fishing industry. That's why we have the "no meat on Fridays during Lent" rule . . . it really brings in a lot of money. The financial resources for taking over the world has to come from somewhere.

kareng Grand Master

Sounds like your boys are related to my husband. Our fridge is always stocked with Mt Dew and Gatorade. Although we are currently only drinking the real sugar Mt Dew. Will they mind no high fructous corn syrup or should I buy the regular stuff to encourage extra bad behavior?To tell the truth, we really don't drink much. I will have wine or champagne for a special occaision but I'm not a big drinker. I guess moving calls for celebration. :P Your MIL sure sounds nice. My MIL told my husband when he was a little boy that he should never get married. At all.

We prefer the Throwback Dew! My MIL was a mess.

Isn't that common knowledge . . . hence the "no contraception" rule. Also, the Pope owns a ton of stock in the fishing industry. That's why we have the "no meat on Fridays during Lent" rule . . . it really brings in a lot of money. The financial resources for taking over the world has to come from somewhere.

Fishing is the way to get rich! :blink:

elye Community Regular

HEY! I wanna clink glasses with POETER and his proffered martini, for I think he presented that "cheers" for more than a nod at tolerating in-laws....for today is a very special day....

*********************HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!*********************

And guess who happened to stop by and help us Canucks celebrate?

Now, watch carefully, and count back from the front of the crowd of 450,000 people about sixty rows.......Look!! Look!! it's ME! Canna miss me......

kareng Grand Master

HEY! I wanna clink glasses with POETER and his proffered martini, for I think he presented that "cheers" for more than a nod at tolerating in-laws....for today is a very special day....

*********************HAPPY CANADA DAY!!!!*********************

And guess who happened to stop by and help us Canucks celebrate?

Now, watch carefully, and count back from the front of the crowd of 450,000 people about sixty rows.......Look!! Look!! it's ME! Canna miss me......

Of course they are on thier way to your house to sit in the ho tub & drink copious amounts of wine!

elye Community Regular

All right.... . . .. ...I have unfortunately had too much celebratory wine to be writing long, and not enough to be tyepinggg liyk Jyessssssess . .. . ..

Manna, your IL rant has been SO timely for me. . . .. ....my MIL is currently here, staying with us for three weeks (she's here three times a year, usually), and while it is difficult for me to tolerate her in anything more than very small doses (and moderate, regular doses of alcohol are standard procedure during her stay), I now feel quite fortunate after reading your situation. Man.. .. . . . ...actually, maybe if we started moving every year, she would stay away from the prospect of bathtub -for-a-bed........ . . .. . ..hmmm....ya got me thinkin'.. . . . . <_<

elye Community Regular

Of course they are on thier way to your house to sit in the ho tub & drink copious amounts of wine!

Crap, as long as my MIL doesn't drive them. . .. . .


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And did you catch how Canadian Kate's hat is. Look closely. Those are red maple leaves. Totally Canadian, eh?

Here's a better look:

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elye Community Regular

And did you catch how Canadian Kate's hat is. Look closely. Those are red maple leaves. Totally Canadian, eh?

Here's a better look:

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A whole lot easier than attempting to prop a beaver on that hat.. .. .. ....

kareng Grand Master

A whole lot easier than attempting to prop a beaver on that hat.. .. .. ....

So true! Unfortunately, if she were to visit me, she would put wheat stalks on her head. :angry:

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

All right.... . . .. ...I have unfortunately had too much celebratory wine to be writing long, and not enough to be tyepinggg liyk Jyessssssess . .. . ..

Manna, your IL rant has been SO timely for me. . . .. ....my MIL is currently here, staying with us for three weeks (she's here three times a year, usually), and while it is difficult for me to tolerate her in anything more than very small doses (and moderate, regular doses of alcohol are standard procedure during her stay), I now feel quite fortunate after reading your situation. Man.. .. . . . ...actually, maybe if we started moving every year, she would stay away from the prospect of bathtub -for-a-bed........ . . .. . ..hmmm....ya got me thinkin'.. . . . . <_<

No way, I could tolerate the IL's for 3 weeks! Actually I can barely stand my own parents that long. After a week I'm ready to leave or have them go home if they are visiting me. I always considered myself to have a good relationship with them too compared to most my friends relationships with their parents. I guess I'm a bad adult child. I love them they just annoy me after so long....glad I could stir up some promising solutions to your IL situation however. Maybe instead of moving you could choose to be remodeling the guest room or have a roof leak only over the guest bed or something? Close the doorway off with caution tape and tell them they will have to sleep in the bathtub instead?

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

And did you catch how Canadian Kate's hat is. Look closely. Those are red maple leaves. Totally Canadian, eh?

Here's a better look:

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She makes it look so elegant! Happy Canada Day! :)

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

Of course they are on thier way to your house to sit in the ho tub & drink copious amounts of wine!

So was this a typo or does she really have a ho tub? I can't see princess Kate sitting in one though.... :lol:

psawyer Proficient

So was this a typo or does she really have a ho tub? I can't see princess Kate sitting in one though.... :lol:

That was not a typo. :ph34r:

New members of the thread sometimes don't know of our history, of which Em's ho tub is just one element. Long time members here also know of the yeti, my balls, and other esoteric stuff.

Members have come and gone since then, but there are a core group of us who have been here for a long time.

A brief history of the early days is here.

sb2178 Enthusiast

oooh, so happy I don't have an MIL who would descend the day before I move. I like my own mother. I might even have her come pack, as she is a master packer. I always have a moving crisis on my own, so adding another stressor would not help.

Another vote for the bath tub approach!

(And happy canada day)

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

A bit of silly history, for the newbies.

This thread was started almost three years ago by Richard (TriticusToxicum). It took more than a year to reach 200 pages, at which point the phirst poster on page 200, Bev (Mntdog) was declared to be the Queen of the Sillies (normal spelling was still in effect). Since then, the first poster on a page which is a multiple of 100 becomes the King or Queen for the next 100 pages (1,500 posts).

I joined the group on page 327 in November of 2007, with a post about Amanda's honeymoon. :ph34r:

Members have come and gone since then, but there are a lot of us who have been here for a long time.

The history of the monarchy, as it happened, is as follows:

Monarch ... Crowned .. Reign

----------------------------

Richard . 29-Sep-2006 . 374

Beverly . 08-Oct-2007 .. 19

Amanda .. 27-Oct-2007 .. 37

Tom ..... 03-Dec-2007 .. 32

Jess .... 04-Jan-2008 .. 26

Sarah ... 30-Jan-2008 .. 27

Tom ..... 26-Feb-2008 .. 31

Jess .... 28-Mar-2008 .. 38

Peter ... 05-May-2008 .. 29

Emily ... 03-Jun-2008 .. 31

Nikki ... 04-Jul-2008 .. 34

Susie ... 07-Aug-2008 .. 28

Janet ... 04-Sep-2008 .. 33

Erica ... 07-Oct-2008 .. 31

Jacquie . 07-Nov-2008 .. 34

Amanda .. 11-Dec-2008 .. 35

Susie ... 15-Jan-2009 ... 2*

Lisa H .. 17-Jan-2009 .. 29

Nikki ... 15-Feb-2009 .. 36

Patti ... 23-Mar-2009 .. 42

Rachel .. 04-May-2009 .. 51

Jess .... 24-Jun-2009 .. 65

Julie A . 28-Aug-2009 ... ?

*Go to page 1700 and read on to understand the quick turnover. :rolleyes:

Due to some posts having been deleted from the thread, you will see a different version if you go to the hundred-multiple pages. The chronology reflects the ascensions as they happened.

If you read the whole thread:

1. You need to get a life (I did read the whole thing when it was 327 pages);

2. You will understand about parades, the yeti, and the Royal Courtiers;

3. You will realize that we will talk about ANYTHING here, and there is never TMI;

4. You will still not understand our obsessive need to discuss private body parts.

Welcome to all the newbies! This is a safe, phun place to hang out.

Thank you for the brief history. I guess I will just nod and smile. I have no life but I'm too lazy to read it all. :lol:

sb2178 Enthusiast

Thank you for the brief history. I guess I will just nod and smile. I have no life but I'm too lazy to read it all. :lol:

ditttto. (deetwo?) ((D2 R2...?)) (((QE2!!)))

Okay. stopping. halted. going to go fold clothes now. And finish off the Friday G & T.

curlyfries Contributor

That was not a typo. :ph34r:

Actually, didn't it come about because of a typo? One must be careful here, because typos can become part of the 'normal'. Like Jess's civkebs :P

elye Community Regular

New members of the thread sometimes don't know of our history, of which Em's ho tub is just one element. Long time members here also know of the yeti, my balls, and other esoteric stuff.

POeter's balls!!! :lol: :lol: Forgot about these. . . . . . .

Are they really esoteric, POeter?. .. ...

:lol:B)

This just kills me every time. I remember clearly when Oracle POeter joined this bunch, wondering what was going on, and we all sent him off with instructions to read the whole thread before participating further. And HE DID!! :lol:

curlyfries Contributor

HEY!!!!!

Where is my dancing penguin?????

:angry: :angry:

Can anyone else see it? :unsure:

mushroom Proficient

Yep, he's still there, jigging away :D

elye Community Regular

Actually, didn't it come about because of a typo? One must be careful here, because typos can become part of the 'normal'. Like Jess's civkebs :P

Nope. This one was not a typo. There was a lengthy exchange about three thousand pages ago about Home Depot, and I wondered aloud if there was a "Ho Depot" anywhere (two letters burnt out on the sign).. . . . . . .then we pondered what would be sold at such an establishment, if there would be scratch and dent sales, if they would accept rainchecks.. . . . . ....

That seemed to move to my HOT tub being called a ho tub, shortly after I found, incredibly, a crutch tip at the bottom of said tub when we drained it for the summer.

We played 20 questions -- Okay, you need to try to guess what was sitting on one of the seats of my tub when we emptied it this afternoon... ... . ..

:lol:

I think Ptaoughmghmn eventually got it.

After a couple of hints.

elye Community Regular

HEY!!!!!

Where is my dancing penguin?????

Can anyone else see it? :unsure:

No, I cannot! :huh: .. . . . . ....Whassup?

You know something? I think Manna's in-laws have it.. . . . ...

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

I can't see any dancing penguines. Maybe I need a drink of whatever y'all are drinking. :lol:

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star

Nope. This one was not a typo. There was a lengthy exchange about three thousand pages ago about Home Depot, and I wondered aloud if there was a "Ho Depot" anywhere (two letters burnt out on the sign).. . . . . . .then we pondered what would be sold at such an establishment, if there would be scratch and dent sales, if they would accept rainchecks.. . . . . ....

That seemed to move to my HOT tub being called a ho tub, shortly after I found, incredibly, a crutch tip at the bottom of said tub when we drained it for the summer.

We played 20 questions -- Okay, you need to try to guess what was sitting on one of the seats of my tub when we emptied it this afternoon... ... . ..

:lol:

I think Ptaoughmghmn eventually got it.

After a couple of hints.

Nice history. I had also thought perhaps it was a typo that became part of the vernacular. So dare I ask how a crutch tip got in the ho tub?

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