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The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original


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Ridgewalker Contributor

Ooh, and Mango pooped in! I see you!

I forgot to say something, now what was it... maybe it was a couple things.

Emily, I wanted to tell you I was thinking about your dad a lot this afternoon. Just kept popping into my head at odd moments. Hope he's doing well. :wub: Tell him that we love him!

Oh, and I read a saying in a book yesterday that I'm dying to work into a conversation, and who knows how long that will take, so I'll just share it with you guys. I'd never heard it before, and I LOVE it:

"Don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining."


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ALEX!!!!! Screw the mixed emotions!! I, too, see it as fantastic!

It's wonderful news and I am quite certain the answer to his depressive problems. The mixed emotions come into play, I think because it's a little wierd to be happy for someone diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease.

It's 4:20 am here. I woke up coughing my head off, and I'm waiting for the Nyquil to kick in.

You poor thing--this darn (sorry Janet) cough hangs on forever. Glad the steroids are helping with the inflammation.

"Don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining."

That was Judge Judy, right? :lol: She's a hoot :P

Ridgewalker Contributor
That was Judge Judy, right? :lol: She's a hoot :P

I dunno- I read it in a Heather Graham novel. An old Irish lady said it, and it cracked me up for hours! :lol: It must be an old saying, but I'd never heard it before! :D

This is actually the first Graham novel I've read- I picked it up in the drugstore, saw it was about ghosts, and figured I'd finally give her a try. I love scary books. This one isn't scary, but it's a passable page turner.

elye Community Regular

Man, I missed another hilarious flurry of posts last night. I must change my circadian rhythm, somehow, so that I remain awake later. I'll start fooling around with the melatonin capsules I have.... :huh::lol:

OMG - QUITE riveting - her face - - OMG - - I think she looks like - can I say it? - a smashed Barbie doll head - - you know when you'd take the Barbie's head and squish it, like it was pressed in an elevator?

:lol::lol:

I used to do this with my barbies as a kid....There was a girl in my class whose face frighteningly resembled my Suntan Barbie's face when I squished it the other way--from the top and bottom.. My friend and I were so cruel....squishing the head and chanting, "Caroline Watson! Caroline Watson!"

Oh...... :ph34r: Any chance ya think Caroline is newly diagnosed, and skimming through these posts? I'll chance it, and leave the name in. But if there's suddenly a new member with a name like "collapsedpiggyface", alert me. :lol::lol:

Was at Wal-Mart today . . . thought I would browse through the picture frame section . . . Look what I found!!!!

(Not my best work . . . $%@!#@*#$ wireless mouse!)

:lol::lol::lol:

Pure artistic genius, Janet. And NO wireless mouse!! We need to courier her an old regular mouse...imagine the creations if Janet had cooperative tools? :lol:

HE SAID FAUVE!!!!!!!!!! Fauve is one of my favorite words and DEFINITELY my favorite period of art.

I have done some "neo fauve" paintings. Must remember to use more absinthe, next time. :lol: They are.....quite coloUrful, still.

Ohhhhh! My least favorite period....I've tried and tried, but just cannot embrace those colours, subject matter, etc. Yes, I should tipple some absinthe and have another look....

do they sell absinthe at Walmart? will stock up - economy size

Wouldn't that be great...spotting a bottle in their price roll-back flyer... :rolleyes:

Proximity to The Mystery Spot is my first guess.

Mygawd.......What mystery spot?? Is this like the magic triangle? The G spot?

If only certain eye-elyeeye-catching earrings had been worn to distract them offpiste the party line.

When these are adorned, it can be, for some reason, difficult to have people take you seriously, or even listen to what you say. Never been able to understand this.... :lol:

Emily, I wanted to tell you I was thinking about your dad a lot this afternoon. Just kept popping into my head at odd moments. Hope he's doing well. :wub: Tell him that we love him!

Oh, and I read a saying in a book yesterday that I'm dying to work into a conversation, and who knows how long that will take, so I'll just share it with you guys. I'd never heard it before, and I LOVE it:

"Don't pee on my head and tell me it's raining."

What a GREAT line.....

My dad has a few classic lines that are like that....short and sweet, but difficult to work into a conversation. My favorite: In a situation where someone is talking about a person you cannot stand, and saying something like, "Well, he's actually very nice, even though he can be a pain", you can respond with....

"Yeah? Well.......Sugar and sh!t make a sweet turd".......

:lol::lol:

Sorry about this crappy illness, Sarah. I admire you so much for coming on and managing to be so phunny.

Darn210 Enthusiast
"Yeah? Well.......Sugar and sh!t make a sweet turd".......

:lol::lol:

Oh . . . that's a keeper . . . although I'm usually the one trying to give someone the benefit of a doubt and trying to be nice and b!tch about them in the same sentence. So watch for me in the future and then throw that line out!!

Kid story from Thursday . . .

My kids and my friend (&neighbor)'s son take an art class together so we take turns driving all the kids (Have you seen the price of gas?). She has two younger kids that also ride along so she has quite a carfull. It's about a 12 minute drive and with 5 kids in the car, it doesn't take near that long to get all wound up. So as they arrived, she asked for the three who were going into class to "calm down" . . . "Let's all walk in calmly". So my son (the oldest in the group) says in a frantic voice . . . "I can't calm down!!!! I can't calm down!!!!" She responded with "I need you to try to calm down". He responded with "I can pretend to calm down." She said "Good Enough!!" and reported that he does a pretty good imitation of "calm".

elye Community Regular
He responded with "I can pretend to calm down." She said "Good Enough!!" and reported that he does a pretty good imitation of "calm".

:lol::lol::lol:

I want to effectively pretend to be skinny......

tom Contributor
Re: the orchard..... WHAT is their tree-killing-problem!? You should file a ground breaking lawsuit because they are sucking all the air and beauty-calm-producing-life out of your environment.

Heehee ;) a "ground breaking" suit to STOP construction! :);)

And my best friends' mom called me yesterday- her chickens are going into laying overdrive, so I can start buying eggs. YAY! Brian's gonna have to get over his chicken butt cootie phobia. :lol:

:lol:

Sheesh Sarah you & yours have been down too long.

Royal Edict #3

Sarah & Family Get WELL SOOOOOON!!!!!!!

The mixed emotions come into play, I think because it's a little wierd to be happy for someone diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disease.

True.

The way I see it, he already HAD the disease last week, last month etc, and what's new is the knowledge.

:lol:

I used to do this with my barbies as a kid....There was a girl in my class whose face frighteningly resembled my Suntan Barbie's face when I squished it the other way--from the top and bottom.. My friend and I were so cruel..... ..

. . .. .. But if there's suddenly a new member with a name like "collapsedpiggyface", alert me. :lol::lol:

:lol: :lol:

WERE so cruel???

Still ARE I'd say!!!!!! :P:lol:

Ohhhhh! My least favorite period....I've tried and tried, but just cannot embrace those colours, subject matter, etc. Yes, I should tipple some absinthe and have another look....

It was an enjoyable mildly-hallucinatory surprise, seeing these undulating coloUrs appear to track nearer/further branches swaying in the breeze. :wackl :lol:

"Yeah? Well.......Sugar and sh!t make a sweet turd".......

:lol::lol:

:lol:


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Jestgar Rising Star
When these are adorned, it can be, for some reason, difficult to have people take you seriously, or even listen to what you say. Never been able to understand this.... :lol:

:blink::blink:

Just what do you adorn them with???

nikki-uk Enthusiast
:lol::lol::lol:

I want to effectively pretend to be skinny......

Take no notice people .......EMILY ALREADY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

Gosh...I hate that......me smilies have all shifted order in my box (don't you just hate that! :P ....NO!....I mean... :angry: )

Where was I???....oh yeah.....Janet's boy, not only pretending to be calm, but being Janet good at it ;):lol:

I would like to pretend my home is decorated to a standard *I* find acceptable (with suitable furniture) ;) ........OH ALRIGHT!!!!!!...AND the skinny thing :rolleyes: .......<It's not working - I'm no good at it>

What else??? :unsure:

Oh yes, Alex's brother.

I actually think his dx of celiac disease will turn out to be a blessing in disguise :)

I reckon being totally gluten-free will do wonders for his mental health :D

Absolutely nothing phunny happening in my little world - quite boring ......carry on :blink:

elye Community Regular
Sheesh Sarah you & yours have been down too long.

Royal Edict #3

Sarah & Family Get WELL SOOOOOON!!!!!!!

The King proclaimeth a fine edict.....

Take no notice people .......EMILY ALREADY IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :P

Not anywhere near skinny. Pretending, but not well. I wanna pretend to be calm....so much easier..... :rolleyes:

Yes, Alex....only good can come of your brother's diagnosis. Just got unfortunate news from Enterolab--my dad's test is negative all around. I remain convinced that he has trouble with gluten, and that his neuropathy, Parkinson's, ataxia are all symptoms, but I don't have the documented proof to give to the retirement residence to have them put him on a gluten-free diet. Sigh...............

~alex~ Explorer
Yes, Alex....only good can come of your brother's diagnosis. Just got unfortunate news from Enterolab--my dad's test is negative all around. I remain convinced that he has trouble with gluten, and that his neuropathy, Parkinson's, ataxia are all symptoms, but I don't have the documented proof to give to the retirement residence to have them put him on a gluten-free diet. Sigh...............

Very Frustrating Emily :( . I'm sure your parents are paying enough for that retirement residence that they should cater to his dietary needs whether or not he has "medical proof". It's maddening that they wouldn't work with you to ensure his optimum health :angry:.

I do agree with everyone saying that Colin's diagnosis is a good thing. I'm just feeling a little overwhelmed. I had hoped that he wasn't celiac but that gluten-free would just help with his mood disorder. But now he needs to worry about cross-contamination and the scary consequences of not being 100% compliant with the diet. He's handling quite well though, and my dad and I are committed to helping him. I don't want to get too mushy or anything but my dad has totally stepped up to the plate in the past couple of years. He had been a bit distant for awhile but now he's a huge support to both me and Colin -- he's at Colin's at least twice a week making sure he's doing well and literally argued his way into being allowed to stay overnight in the hospital with me a couple of times. I feel very blessed :rolleyes:. I pains me when I read on the forum about people's families and parents in particular not being supportive of the them and their struggles with celiac and the gluten-free life. It just seems to go directly against what I think a parent's job is.

I also kind of feel like my celiac disease has more of a purpose now. I'd pretty much come to term with the whole celiac thing anyway but I feel even more at peace with it now. I presented very classically and acutely and was hence diagnosed rather quickly. But my brother has no GI symptoms, he's not anemic and any fatigue and weight loss he's experienced has been attributed to the depression. Who knows how long he's had celiac disease and if he would ever had been diagnosed. I feel like I needed to have celiac disease so that he could be diagnosed. Okay . . . enough rambling on about me and my life. :ph34r::lol: There are much more interesting things out there.

tom Contributor
. .. . I remain convinced that he has trouble with gluten, and that his neuropathy, Parkinson's, ataxia are all symptoms, but I don't have the documented proof to give to the retirement residence to have them put him on a gluten-free diet. Sigh...............

Yes .. .. sigh...............

Don't recall if I've heard whether your Dad believes he should try gluten-free.

. . .. I feel like I needed to have celiac disease so that he could be diagnosed.

Oh Alex .. . .. ..ya give me chills w/ this.

:)

~alex~ Explorer
See, you ARE a New England prepster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It tickles me that you would say that. My dream come true! :D:lol:

Now that I have been officially deemed to have what it takes to be a New England prepster here is my possible Open Original Shared Link This house also warms my heart and makes me squeal with delight.

Must start playing the lottery immediately! :P

elye Community Regular
Now that I have been officially deemed to have what it takes to be a New England prepster here is my possible Open Original Shared Link This house also warms my heart and makes me squeal with delight.

Those homes are exquisite!.....

...But I'd need a cleaning lady (or two) to go along with them..... <_<B)

Mtndog Collaborator

OK- As formal HRH may I make a request? Issue an edict with the greater good in mind? Get the kingdom's faerie godmother to grant our wishes? If so........

Everyone must get and stay well. This includes ALL members of the kingdom, their families, their pets and their friends- DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like he's in good spirits--that's great :D I'll bet he's the nurses' favorite patient.

He'd be mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Was at Wal-Mart today . . . thought I would browse through the picture frame section . . . Look what I found!!!!

(Not my best work . . . $%@!#@*#$ wireless mouse!)

gah!!!!!!!!!! Horseback riding and absinthe do NOT mix. OK- when I get rich SOON I'm Open Original Shared Link! The more, the merrier!!!!!!!

Proximity to The Mystery Spot is my first guess.

OMG- the Santa Cruz mystery spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clearly would affect absinthian intoxication. Imagine what would happen in vortexes of Sedona? OMG- I have an idea- let's all go and find out!!!!!!!!

I want to effectively pretend to be skinny......

YESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK- another Lyme story for you. Last Sunday i woke up convinced I was VERY hungover. This morning, I thought I was having a baby. I'm NOT EVEN kidding- my hips was on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jestgar Rising Star
OK- another Lyme story for you. Last Sunday i woke up convinced I was VERY hungover. This morning, I thought I was having a baby. I'm NOT EVEN kidding- my hips was on fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aw man! You Lyme people have all the fun :exaggerated pout:

Mtndog Collaborator
Aw man! You Lyme people have all the fun :exaggerated pout:

Well, I know last Sunday was caused by Tom mentioning that he called Ms PsiouxieQ and she was hungover/still drunk from SoCo. So now the question is: Who the heck got pregnant last night? :rolleyes::P:lol:

Darn210 Enthusiast
Well, I know last Sunday was caused by Tom mentioning that he called Ms PsiouxieQ and she was hungover/still drunk from SoCo. So now the question is: Who the heck got pregnant last night? :rolleyes::P:lol:

:lol::lol::lol:

Well, we won't really be able to tell for awhile now, will we? But perhaps we should start eliminating some of the possibilities by asking . . . Who was gettin' busy last night? . . . (not me)

Jestgar Rising Star

yeah, I'm off the hook too.

blueeyedmanda Community Regular

Evening Sillies!

Twas a busy weekend, we went to my moms and took Sabrina to breakfast with the Easter Bunny at Wegmans. Very nice. They had a wonderful breakfast buffet and helped me get a safe plate. I will update my avatar in a little bit to show you her new pic. We also met Tammy and Silvia there. It was a great visit.

elye Community Regular

Good Sunday Mornin' All!

Well, I lucked in last night...(not sexually, so it wasn't me getting' busy...)...I was out and about, and hardly any posts to catch up on! Everyone was in sync wif me, away from computers getting in some life. :lol:

Went to a BIG surprise birthday party for my two nephews. Lots of wine, singing, gluttony and merriment. Must go exercise......now....

gah!!!!!!!!!! Horseback riding and absinthe do NOT mix. OK- when I get rich SOON I'm Open Original Shared Link! The more, the merrier!!!!!!!

I WANT TO DO THIS!!

Looks thrilling, and quite scary....someone will hafta hold me...

Mtndog Collaborator
I WANT TO DO THIS!!

Looks thrilling, and quite scary....someone will hafta hold me...

Isn't THIS how you get knocked up? :P

elye Community Regular
Isn't THIS how you get knocked up?

:lol::lol:

Mygawd.....and I'd be on a horse the whole time. This'd be a trick...I'm quite a hoverer, but that may even challenge my quad strength and innate balance.... :lol::rolleyes:

elye Community Regular

Bev! Looks like it's just you and me in Sillyville this morning. How are you? How's the bp and your other yucky lymie things? It's difficult to tell with you, as you are always in such great spirits.... :)

psawyer Proficient

Good afternoon. Not much to say, just popping in to see if there are any hot discussion about unique furniture or unusual jewelery. I guess not yet today. :ph34r:

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