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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

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elye Community Regular
elye
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HEY!!

How many more posts till...the big 500?!

...Could this be it? Did I flip it over?! Do I need to clean out my desk, plan to vacate to the upper, Royal suite floor? We need a closing ceremony for the end of Tom's reign... :lol:;)

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CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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I unplug my lap top too. Supposedly if the computer is on a surge protector it is ok....but computers are so expensive I don't take the chance. I had one get fried once....not fun!

Yeah, but surge protectors only protect from so many surges ... you wouldn't want yours to be plugged in for that one too many.

PLUS, a direct hit by lightening, and everything plugged in is toast! Our old house got struck a couple months after we moved .... everything had to be replaced ... washer, dryer, electronics, .... everything! A beam in the attic vapoUrized!

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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I was hoping to be 500 ....

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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Kinda jealous of Suzies expected lightening storm. They are so much fun.

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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spurious post to flip the page before tom

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Gawd! :lol:

Susie--yes, you must unplug immediately!!!! about 5 years ago, our house got hit with lightening and it blew out our modem. There was smoke in the wall, the fire dept was called, a mess.

Ok everyone....the stupid award for the day goes to.... (drumroll)----me <_<

I've eaten 2 boxes of Lesser Evil Popcorn in the last week :ph34r: Beyond the obvious glutony, I have been feeling sick--digestive distress, middle of the night anxiety, and the tell-tale ache in the back of my head.

I'm thinking it had to be something else--all the holiday treats and all. Today, I'm still sick, so I go through everything-- mentally-- I've eaten or used different in the last week or so. The hair conditioner checked out.....so I go to call the popcorn company and see in small letters under the large allergy warning "made in a facility that runs wheat".

Crap :angry: I missed it completely.

That'll teach me to use my reading glasses when I shop B)

elye Community Regular
elye
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spurious post to flip the page before tom

AHHHH! All hail Queen Jess!!!! (is it Jessica?) Spurious or not, you are The Queen Of Sillyville for 100 posts!

I bow in deference..... :D

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blueeyedmanda Community Regular
blueeyedmanda
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Welcome Queen Jess!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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spurious post to flip the page before tom

Very smooth B)

All hail the new Queen!

You know about the wave, right?

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
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WOOOHOOOHOOOO!!!

I'm envisioning a new crown made of pipets, with some sort of umbrella system to keep the rain off.

Maybe a robe made of plastic biohazard bags??

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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WOOOHOOOHOOOO!!!

I'm envisioning a new crown made of pipets, with some sort of umbrella system to keep the rain off.

Maybe a robe made of plastic biohazard bags??

:lol::lol::lol:

All Hail Queen Jess

and because you said it . . . I envision it, too . . . I've got a good imaginer in my head.

:lol::lol:

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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This caused me to chortle and snort suddenly...such a great word, and wasted on such a plebian experience. The Arrival of Menses Today...sounds like a royal entourage alighting, or a new historical epoch... :rolleyes::lol:

*snort*

Yes - - 'tis a plebian (and utterly wretched) event indeed........

VORTEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG - I don't even KNOW if lightning is expected - HOW EXCITING! - but lots of power outages. must.........turn............off............computer................

:huh:

Vortex indeed....Susie is hoping she could keep in contact with us whilest the storm bears down upon her....we are her security blanket....be lost without us :)

:rolleyes: Yay! Yes you are! Amanda, set up my room, I"m on the way to chocolate-town....with two ersatz dingos in tow!

WOOOHOOOHOOOO!!!

I'm envisioning a new crown made of pipets, with some sort of umbrella system to keep the rain off.

Maybe a robe made of plastic biohazard bags??

excellent - but, what are pipets?

ALL HAIL QUEEN JESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now we have a scientist as queen........this could behold many interesting things for us......... :lol:

My dear Janet - you are not quite discerning the canine attitudes accurately - - Stinker is partially to completely senile now - - mostly deaf and losing vision - - so SHE, in this photo, doesn't even really know what's going on. :blink:

Annie? Her ears are almost always down in the submission pose for photos......I have to PUSH her off of me and tell her to stay - - she lunges for the humans every time. Annie is all about the LUVVVVVVVVVVV :wub: She really is the most beguiling and cutest dog ever - even Gail said so......that was huge.

gotta go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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:lol: :lol:

Jess said spurious

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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Oh, I have to do a credit check on a potential renter and go to Starbucks for a latte and I MISS PAGE 500!!!

Congrats your highness Jess!

The renter was bad .... why do people pay me $20 to pull a credit report and not believe I'll do it???? So, I call her supposed landlord who is not the owner of the house but a representative for the "out of town owner" and she hangs up on me when I ask the owner's NAME! I mean, if you have such a bad landlord reference and are going to have a friend lie for you, at least tell the friend the LANDLORD'S NAME! It is information that can be found on the internet, LOL.

It gets entertaining ..... I guess they don't expect to get caught.

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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I guess they don't expect to get caught.

Mark has had similar experiences when he does background checks on potential employees--also when they submit to a drug screen. It boggles the mind :blink:

tom Contributor
tom
Posted

To the Spurious go the Spoils!!

<gah! Where did I put that sceptre?>

All hail Queen Jess!!!!!!

CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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Mark has had similar experiences when he does background checks on potential employees--also when they submit to a drug screen. It boggles the mind :blink:

It truly does. If they're going to lie, they really need to be better at it ... I mean, she tells my hubby she needs to be out today because of a divorce, then she tells me she's having trouble collecting child support .. which is it? Is she just moving out, or has she been trying to collect child support for the past year? :huh:

The sad part is, MOST people lie .... so if you're going to own rental properties, be sure you have someone experienced teach you to do a background check! I used to manage a 300 unit complex in Houston ... the turnover was about 30 units per month, so I've had a lot of experience with it!

elye Community Regular
elye
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excellent - but, what are pipets?

Okay, I google-imaged pipets...now, Jess, this is a fitting suggestion coming from you, but on your crown?!

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/6810923-0-large.webp

ALL HAIL QUEEN JESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So now we have a scientist as queen........this could behold many interesting things for us......... :lol:

NO MATHS! NO MATHS!!

Stinker is partially to completely senile now - - mostly deaf and losing vision - - so SHE, in this photo, doesn't even really know what's going on. :blink:

Yes, this has happened photographically with my parents, as well...getting senile, deaf and blind...and yet when I snap a photo their ears are up and forward, eyes looking alert and attentive...

They just don't know what's going on.... :lol::lol:

The renter was bad .... why do people pay me $20 to pull a credit report and not believe I'll do it???? I mean, if you have such a bad landlord reference and are going to have a friend lie for you, at least tell the friend the LANDLORD'S NAME!

It gets entertaining ..... I guess they don't expect to get caught.

Mark has had similar experiences when he does background checks on potential employees--also when they submit to a drug screen. It boggles the mind :blink:

Methinks they are gluten-eaters...

<gah! Where did I put that sceptre?>

Gotta find that thing, Tom--you're passing it along!

DingoGirl Enthusiast
DingoGirl
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The sad part is, MOST people lie .... so if you're going to own rental properties, be sure you have someone experienced teach you to do a background check!

SCURRILOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

<not sure if word fits exactly but I wanted to use it> *snigger*

NO MATHS! NO MATHS!!

YES!!!!!!!!!!! NO MATHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Emily - - snorting at your avatar......... :lol: :lol: :lol: Poor Gus.......yearning to be a dingo......I'll speak to the girls about what he should do. ;) With Jess as queen, and that lab of hers, you just never know what could happen.......

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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should I turn off my computer? many outages predicted............. :huh:

:lol: I read this as 'outRages' :lol:

WOOOHOOOHOOOO!!!

I'm envisioning a new crown made of pipets, with some sort of umbrella system to keep the rain off.

Maybe a robe made of plastic biohazard bags??

Led by a query gender? kitty :) ........All hail !!!!!!

NO MATHS! NO MATHS!!

Also NO SCIENCE! NO SCIENCE!

Mmmmm, am intrigued by tales of severe weather.....computers blowin' up :o .....no such things happen in temperate England you know <_< ....very boring

Why yes! I believe those TV programMEs entitled ''When weather goes bad'' (and such like) are always clips from America :rolleyes:

EDIT: PATTI!!!!

Lesser EVIL popcorn !! :(

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted
''When weather goes bad''

:lol::lol::lol:

Jestgar Rising Star
Jestgar
Posted

hmmm, no science.....

My goal for the coming current year is to learn biostatistics. Can I impose that?

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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Emily - - snorting at your avatar......... :lol: :lol: :lol: Poor Gus.......yearning to be a dingo......I'll speak to the girls about what he should do. ;) With Jess as queen, and that lab of hers, you just never know what could happen.......

Jess' magical lab - they can change DNA there you know!! :huh:

My goal for the coming current year is to learn biostatistics. Can I impose that?

You can certainately try oh Queen, but I can't guarantee anything.... :blink:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Darn210
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OK, just to round things out . . . MATHs!!!! MATHs!!!! EXPERIMENTS!!!!! SPREADSHEETS!!! SUDOKUS!!!!

Spellin', Grammer, an PunkShu-ashun Opshunal

nikki-uk Enthusiast
nikki-uk
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OK, just to round things out . . . MATHs!!!! MATHs!!!! EXPERIMENTS!!!!! SPREADSHEETS!!! SUDOKUS!!!!

LA, LA, LA, LALALALALAL I CAN'T HEAR YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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