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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Well fine. I'll just go through my frig and see what I can find.

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GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
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A piece of the fence must have been knocked down during the earthquake last week. I have gotten M to fix it so you Psillies cannot escape to other threads! Just need to get you all back in the yard. Here Psillies! Vodka & wine! Martinis! That's a good Psilly. ;)

Thanks for fixing the fence Carengee! Irene knocked part of it down and then tired to blow everyone away! She only got off with a few shingles and pieces of siding though. We were stuck in our house due to flooded streets until the water receded enough yesterday and we could venture out. Lost power off and on throughout the storm. No loss of life for us or major damage thankfully! I could have used that vodka though. It was a pretty boring hurricane once the rain and wind left. Next time I will get a canoe so we can try to go to the store. :D Best video that pretty much sums up the hurricane here was this one from my local news: Open Original Shared Link

elye Community Regular
elye
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Trying to post some lovely cocktails but I think the iPad has drunk them. Weird things are happening, now. The forum is shrinking and stretching . May have to wait for it to sleep it off.

This strange, seismic activity that was rocking the forum last night was due to Irene, I'm sure.... . . . ..Hurricane Irene, not Manna-Irene...although perhaps it WAS you, Manna -- your ILs aren't in town, are they, causing you to throw furniture, toss unwanted junk out the front door?. . . . ..

Frequently.

Did somebody offer a Martini?

Yep, always Frequently. Oracle POeter and I are on the same page. B)

POeter, I am offering you a choice of morning martini:

martini.webp

martini.webp

6776.webp

MartiniGlassDill.webp

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

OMG. . . . .. :blink::blink:

Irene is still seismically messing with the forum. . . . ....or I just made my screen HUGE with those martini pics .. . ......GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH........Psillyville is chaotic to read right now -- I need to get my Gravol.. . . ....

Oh, well.. . . ... ...nice BIG martinis for you, POeter!! :D

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

cocktails.webp

Here's what I was trying to post!

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
Posted

Thanks for the giant breakfast martoonies :)

I think Scott is punishing our recent indiscretions by making Psillyville the only over-sized thread.

Or.....

perhaps he figured the old space was not big enough to contain us??? :blink::ph34r:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Well, it wasn't, since there were several Psillie Psightings in the Poll Post.

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Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

I think three more posts to flip the page and make everything normal.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Nasty headache this morning. Four ibuprofen and still not gone.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

I even made extra strength coffee.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Maybe knuckling down at work will make it go away.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Maybe knuckling down at work will make it go away.

Yeah! That's the ticket!

Are we normal sized on this page? :ph34r:

mushroom Proficient
mushroom
Posted

Yeah! That's the ticket!

Are we normal sized on this page? :ph34r:

Yep, so long as we are just talking about size (and not the normal part B) )

celiac-mommy Collaborator
celiac-mommy
Posted

So confused :lol: What's new?!

Guess what..... I have NO plans this weekend!! The first weekend since the end of May!! Sooooo excited!!!!

curlyfries Contributor
curlyfries
Posted

WHEW!!!

That last page was kinda scary :o

...and quite annoying on a laptop <_<

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Having a great time at a two day class called "building a positive workspace". We answer questions in a workbook, then discuss them at our tables. I get to discuss answers like:

"Does everyone in your work environment understand their job description?"

with:

"there are no job descriptions"

and:

"How are new people introduced to the working environment?"

with:

"we've had people working for a couple months before anyone (but the boss) knew they were part of the lab"

Highly, highly amusing

and a little sad

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Having a great time at a two day class called "building a positive workspace". We answer questions in a workbook, then discuss them at our tables. I get to discuss answers like:

"Does everyone in your work environment understand their job description?"

with:

"there are no job descriptions"

and:

"How are new people introduced to the working environment?"

with:

"we've had people working for a couple months before anyone (but the boss) knew they were part of the lab"

Highly, highly amusing

and a little sad

Don't forget to use "frequently" frequently!

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
Posted

BIG screens, polls, multi choice and enforced phlip overz ??unsure.gif

All is gnormal.

Keep calm & carry on Psills wink.gif

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Feeling a bit like GFM's (Nonhurricane Irene's) in laws. We are going to visit J at college over the weekend. Bringing all the things he couldn't bring the first week of school.

Driving a long distance with a bunch of stuff we are leaving in a small space!

GlutenFreeManna Rising Star
GlutenFreeManna
Posted

Feeling a bit like GFM's (Nonhurricane Irene's) in laws. We are going to visit J at college over the weekend. Bringing all the things he couldn't bring the first week of school.

Driving a long distance with a bunch of stuff we are leaving in a small space!

Well hopefully, unlike my inlaws you are actually bringing him stuff he needs/wants/will use! I'm sure he will find places for everything and if not, well that's normal dorm life! :lol: Are you taking him any peanut butter cookies so he can show the girls what they are supposed to taste like? :D

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Driving a long distance with a bunch of stuff we are leaving in a small space!

DD is moving into her residence on Sunday. Not a long drive for us -- perhaps 15 km -- but we'll have two stuffed cars. What in hell? Why is she taking two enormous suitcases full of clothing? She gets on a bus, comes home and grabs her winter sweaters in a couple of months....

Anyways, her room is on the fifteenth floor of one of the main res buildings -- the top floor, and there is no air conditioning. We are all hoping for a cool September. Also, the elevators, for whatever the reason, only stop at even floors. We have a sizeable bar fridge, dresser, huge suitcases and bags to haul up two flights of stairs from the fourteenth floor. :huh:

Dear gawd... . . ... .. .and how much is all this costing us?? <_<

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

Dear gawd... . . ... .. .and how much is all this costing us?? <_<

Trip to Spain

Trip to New Orleans

Trip to Turkey

......

elye Community Regular
elye
Posted

Trip to Spain

Trip to New Orleans

Trip to Turkey

......

YES! <_<

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

YES! <_<

But you gain a confident, beautiful, intelligent adult who (eventually) respects you and thinks you are wonderful.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Are you taking him any peanut butter cookies so he can show the girls what they are supposed to taste like? :D

Yes. I'm baking them this afternoon & freezing for freshness.

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