Topic: THE OLD GRAY MARE AIN'T WHAT SHE USED TO BE (Read 39649 times)

vixmom · « **Reply #210 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:37:33 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 07, 2009, 11:32:47 AM

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: vixmom on January 07, 2009, 11:02:54 AM
Does no one else harbor secret hopes of being on a TV game show?

(of course I am too lazy to do anything about trying to find out how to actually apply to be a contestant but maybe someday Howie Mandel will show up at my house and ask me to be on the show... could happen!)

I always wanted to be on Password (I just reviewed a magnificent set of the 1962-67 CBS version). I also harbored secret fantasties of being able to use "smidge" as a clue, delivered in that weird, elongated, questioning manner that they used, usually to get them to say the opposite. I am known for saying "smidge" in that manner for no reason whatsoever.

And what would be the "opposite" of "smidge"?

I'm guessing some would say, "That's easy...it's 'alot'!. But, of course, "alot" is not a word. And "lot" wouldn't work

So...."smidge...?"....should elicit.....?..."heaping?"...or "excessive?"

massive?

vixmom · « **Reply #211 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:39:26 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 07, 2009, 11:37:07 AM

Quote from: vixmom on January 07, 2009, 11:34:38 AM
Quote from: Ron Pulliam on January 07, 2009, 11:26:27 AM
DR vixmom:

I'm somewhat intrigued by this "feeding tube" in your stomach.

Do you just attach a bottle of water to it and turn the bottle up....or what?

And does it work at parties? Say...near a champagne fountain?

And what would happen if someone accidentally blew some reefer smoke into that tube?

1. It is about a foot long flexible clear tube slightly wider than you r average drinking straw

2. I use a bulb syringe that looks like a small turkey baster (it holds 60ccs of liquid at a time if that's helpful)
I pour whatever I am eating or drinking intoa glass and then just suck it up the syringe and then put the syringe in the end of the tube (after opening the tube, it's capped like a blowup toy) and slowly squeeze whatever is going in,in.

3. I would guess so... Vixdad has already (teasingly) threatened to get me drunk by feeding me liquor in my sleep

4. Come on by and let's see!

SHOTGUN!

Jane · « **Reply #212 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:39:51 AM »

Quote from: Matthew on January 07, 2009, 10:50:30 AM

Update: said articles that I thought may have been stolen have been accounted for. Back to your regularly scheduled program.

Great news! Maybe you will find more of the missing items.

Jane · « **Reply #213 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:41:18 AM »

Quote from: George on January 07, 2009, 11:12:00 AM

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 08:58:35 AM
So I'm hoping my house doesn't slide down the hill.

~~~Non-House-Down-Hill-Sliding Vibes for DR JMK!!~~~

Non sliding vibes for you and everyone!

Jane · « **Reply #214 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:41:44 AM »

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 11:17:28 AM

In a perhaps related development, I am now the proud owner of the jewelry Frances Farmer put up for collateral in 1954 when she "disappeared" to Eureka, CA and needed a fast $250 to make her escape. I need to have it appraised to see if it is really diamonds and emeralds, as alleged, or artfully cut glass.

Will there be a photo?

Jane · « **Reply #215 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:45:21 AM »

DR elmore, apparently you aren’t too old.

Good luck selling your third of the property.

JMK · « **Reply #216 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:46:45 AM »

Quote from: Jane on January 07, 2009, 11:41:44 AM

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 11:17:28 AM
In a perhaps related development, I am now the proud owner of the jewelry Frances Farmer put up for collateral in 1954 when she "disappeared" to Eureka, CA and needed a fast $250 to make her escape. I need to have it appraised to see if it is really diamonds and emeralds, as alleged, or artfully cut glass.

Will there be a photo?

As soon as I've chosen my gown and matching pumps, yes.

JMK · « **Reply #217 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:47:06 AM »

Wait, I think I'm channeling Singdaw.

JMK · « **Reply #218 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:47:42 AM »

Smidge as a clue was not intended to elicit anything other than the hilarity of saying it that way. Try it. It's fun!

JMK · « **Reply #219 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:49:03 AM »

I think I didn't charge enough for this gig department: My contact at this upcoming industrial just told me they've decided to rent a second piano rather than wheeling the one they had already rented from the room where the dinner is being held (where I'll perform solo) to the dancing area (where my trio will perform).

Jane · « **Reply #220 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:49:05 AM »

Thanks DR Singdaw.

singdaw · « **Reply #221 on:** January 07, 2009, 11:56:35 AM »

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 11:49:03 AM

My contact at this upcoming industrial just told me they've decided to rent a second piano rather than wheeling the one they had already rented from the room where the dinner is being held (where I'll perform solo) to the dancing area (where my trio will perform).

My DH has two portable electric pianos for this exact reason. Saves so much time in setting up and breaking down the events. Not to mention the costs of Advil.

singdaw · « **Reply #222 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:02:29 PM »

Quote from: JMK on January 07, 2009, 11:47:06 AM

I think I'm channeling Singdaw.

She swam the moat??

[a tangential Once Upon a Mattress reference!

]

Jane · « **Reply #223 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:05:58 PM »

We finished watching CRANFORD last night. Sigh, it was far too short.

singdaw · « **Reply #224 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:08:33 PM »

Quote from: Jane on January 07, 2009, 12:05:58 PM

it was far too short.

That's my new philosophy.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #225 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:15:26 PM »

Because you asked...

der Brucer

Jane · « **Reply #226 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:16:33 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 07, 2009, 12:08:33 PM

Quote from: Jane on January 07, 2009, 12:05:58 PM
it was far too short.

That's my new philosophy.

Life? I dare not go anywhere else with that one.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #227 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:24:39 PM »

Good news for bubble-butts!

AUS NEWS

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New research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the fat responsible for producing the pear shape flaunted by celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce may be active in protecting women from diseases by releasing certain hormones.
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der Brucer

singdaw · « **Reply #228 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:24:53 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on January 07, 2009, 12:15:26 PM

Because you asked...

I just knew we could count on you, DR dB!!!!!

[ps: wanna know a secret?? The box I'm holding actually contains Stuffed Soup for the Baby Jesus!

]

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #229 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:31:33 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on January 07, 2009, 12:24:53 PM

Quote from: DERBRUCER on January 07, 2009, 12:15:26 PM
Because you asked...

I just knew we could count on you, DR dB!!!!!

[ps: wanna know a secret?? The box I'm holding actually contains Stuffed Soup for the Baby Jesus! ]

Gee - I figured condoms for Joseph - and what's with the guy and the Ben-Wa balls?

der Brucer

singdaw · « **Reply #230 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:34:24 PM »

Quote from: DERBRUCER on January 07, 2009, 12:31:33 PM

and what's with the guy and the Ben-Wa balls?

If you only knew...

vixmom · « **Reply #231 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:40:28 PM »

Well finally a piece of good news - I am safe freom diabetes!!

vixmom · « **Reply #232 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:44:15 PM »

I was able to get a better picture of my new haircut, this is me when we went to my Mom's on the 28th. I was taken to the hairdresser immediately after church so I could look my best.

The missing hair is all at the back of my head so it's not noticable here at all.

Actually I have been pretty lucky re: hair loss I have some thin spots inteh back but overall I have not really experienced the hairloss I was expecting. I am glad I did not invest in a wig

singdaw · « **Reply #233 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:46:10 PM »

LOOKING GREAT, DR VIXMOM!!!!

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #234 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:46:46 PM »

LATIMES

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...

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #235 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:47:29 PM »

Thanks for another smile, DR vixmom!

vixmom · « **Reply #236 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:48:00 PM »

Oh my goodness is that as big on everyone elses' screens as it is on mine? Sorry - I thought Photobucket automatically resized

vixmom · « **Reply #237 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:49:43 PM »

GRATUITOUS POST 11,000

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #238 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:50:24 PM »

Quote from: vixmom on January 07, 2009, 12:44:15 PM

Just hold onto that smile!

der Brucer

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #239 on:** January 07, 2009, 12:59:26 PM »

PREEEEEEZENTING......

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