April 08, 2004
"O" is for Orgasm!
Unfortunately I don't have an orgasm link for you. Well I did but that was earlier and it's no good now. I'm just not up to getting another one just yet. Sorry. You know it happens to every blogger eventually.
So anyway, the Letter of the Day is "O".
"O" is for Oblique Orb for the Orthodox Ovulator.
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I like "Oblique Orb for the Orthodox Ovulator" but I don't understand what it is yet.
A tilted ball for women with regular menstrual cycles?
Posted by: Clancy at April 09, 2004 09:54 AM (EGVPL)
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No, silly. It's "Queer eye for the straight gal".
Posted by: Jim at April 09, 2004 10:11 AM (IOwam)
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Duh. I couldn't get past the regular menstrual cycles... :-)
Posted by: Clancy at April 09, 2004 11:23 AM (EGVPL)
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Truthfully spoken. Who really can get past those?
Posted by: Jim at April 09, 2004 11:28 AM (IOwam)
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A little Easter porn for your viewing enjoyment
Take a
peep at this hot action.
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A bit of wisdom
The tongue must be heavy indeed; so few can hold it.
(Hat tip to Dopple-G)
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Some things defy description
Things like
the Subservient Chicken.
(Blame Credit to Dopple-G)
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All I have to say is WTF??
Posted by: Tiffani at April 08, 2004 03:00 PM (xpNFK)
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I think I broke it.
I first told it to moonwalk, then do the Electric Slide.
Then I told it to choke the chicken.
Oops.
Posted by: Emma at April 09, 2004 02:28 AM (kpNlZ)
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Emma, you naughty girl!
Posted by: Jim at April 09, 2004 07:03 AM (saeHM)
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I told it to go FIS...all I got was a nasty look...
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Nation shocked at Jimmy Breslin's "Blairing" column.
DATELINE: New York
Jimmy Breslin, longstanding columnist for Newsday, has been accused of creating an interview with the Rev. Louis Sheldon (chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition) out of whole cloth. Pulitzer prize winner Breslin claims that the interview occurred in 1992 but his target is crying foul.
[Reverend Sheldon] said he has "never met Jimmy Breslin, never had the conversation described in his column today and never said those sentences to anyone in my life."
Snooze Button Dreams correspondents, in a daring predawn raid, managed to interview the beleaguered newsie. Without admitting any guilt the SBD operatives correspondents would like it known that it is possible Mr.Breslin was anally accidentally administered a large dose of sodium pentathol.
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It's true though. Homosexuals do that all the time.
That's how I got this way, in fact. Stolen right off the doorstep.
I blame my beauty for making me a target of the homosexual agenda.
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Jimmy Breslin is the poster child clarifying that the First Amendment of our Constitution is what allows citizens to demonstrate their stupidity through the things they say or write.
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No I did not send you a virus!
I get these things constantly. Email messages from corporate servers telling me that my message was not delivered because it was infected with a virus and that I am a scumbag and that women are secretly turned off by my exceptionally shapely
nipples. I know that they are incorrect on the nipples - I mean just look at the activity on that nipple post! Yowza! I'm pretty sure that I'm not a scumbag either. I know my older brother was one and I'm about as unlike him as possible so that's gotta make me some sort of anti-scumbag or something. I am also damn bloody sure that I did not send anybody a virus.
We've got antivirus at the provider level, at our mail exchanger level and at the local desktop level. I don't use the preview pane in Outlook. I don't open anything that anybody sends me unless I know exactly what it is. I don't download anything (excluding nudes and pictures of kittens of course). My non-work email also has anti-virus at the mail server level and we've got anti-virus software at home that Lovely Wife updates religiously.
So why do I keep getting messages saying I've sent out a virus? Why do I keep getting emails returned to me that I didn't send in the first place? It's because I'm being spoofed. And that leads me to the entire point of this post: this Security Watch article by Robert Vamosi. It's concise, no big words, semi-entertaining, and explains spoofing far better than I could. Go give it a read. What? You don't have 3 minutes to spare? Humor me.
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I'm beginning to get annoyed when I have to explain to our
programmers that no, they do not have a virus, we do not have a virus, none of our servers have any viruses (they run Linux anyway), and that someone else has a virus. For the third time in a month.
Back in 2002 someone decided that mu.nu would be a good domain to slap on their little bits of spammy goodness. I got
thousands of bounce messages. Gah.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at April 08, 2004 08:20 AM (+S1Ft)
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April 07, 2004
18-10?
That can't be right, can it?
Braves: 18, Mets: 10. Damn. 28 points? In baseball?
Hell, if they keep doing that I might have to watch a game.
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Aw, you need to watch a Cubs game at Wrigley field with the wind blowing out--you get your 22-19 scores then...
Posted by: Susie at April 08, 2004 01:49 AM (Jxuiw)
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28 points?
Wow. I usually have lost the will to live by the 5th inning when watching a baseball game. If there was actual pointage going on, I might watch it too.
Or, if they made it "extreme baseball." You know-where the batter can pull out a gun and shoot the ball from time to time. Then you can count me in.
Posted by: Helen at April 08, 2004 06:53 AM (6dPV0)
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Kate sayz:
For those of you keeping track of such things:
The "hearts and minds" in Iraq that can be swayed by negotiation, humanitarian support, liberalism and cultural sensitivity have already been won.
The "hearts and minds" of those who view negotiation, humanitarian support, liberalism and cultural sensitivity to be signs of weakness, are being won over now.
In a matter of speaking.
Well said!
(Kate is guestblogging at Wizbang.)
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Only YOU can prevent forest fires!
And more importantly, only
YOU can get Trey Givens elected to Presidential office. By popular demand we proudly offer an official "Givens/Peacock 2004" election campaign decal:

Be the first blog on your server to display your allegiance to the only candidate team promoting sensible government based on the Constitution.
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I hope my subliminal message wasn't too subliminal. I was expecting a groan or two by now.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 02:37 PM (IOwam)
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LOL nope, smacked me in the face immediately.
Posted by: Christine at April 07, 2004 03:11 PM (Q/NXM)
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I'm more of a receiver.
Posted by: Jennifer at April 07, 2004 03:22 PM (DdBLw)
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I'll have to work up a ladies' button too, I think...
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 03:25 PM (IOwam)
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Not at ALL subliminal, heh. I wasn't aware Trey was 35.
hln
Posted by: hln at April 07, 2004 03:27 PM (CWwGn)
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If necessary I guess we could switch positions. I don't mind being on top.
Damn, I can't believe I just wrote that. I'm out of control.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 03:35 PM (IOwam)
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Why can't I have a job like this?
Don't get me wrong, I love my job. But my job just doesn't compare
with this.
What could possibly be cooler than going to work and driving barges into bridge supports? Well, maybe crash testing helicopters, but that's about it.
(Tip credit to Dopple-G)
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The GM1 has a friend whose job is to blow stuff up to test the quality of the explosives.
The GM1, need I say, is green with envy. The closest he gets to something like this is when he takes the garbage out and flings it into the dumpster from a distance to hear the thud.
Posted by: LeeAnn at April 07, 2004 10:51 AM (HxCeX)
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Damn civvies. As a Mech/Elec engineer (in training, min you, but still) it is my sworn duty to despise civil engineers (though we secretly we want to ram barges into bridges too.)
Posted by: Tommy at April 07, 2004 12:47 PM (v0EoW)
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Trey Givens Announces Running Mate
DATELINE - Atlanta
Trey Givens has become the first 2004 Presidential candidate to specifically declare his running mate. In the context of this news the word "mate" should be interpreted as "companion" and not "companion, know what I mean, wink wink nudge nudge".
In a move that may have global implications the avowed libertarian has taken part time antidisestablishmentarianist Jim "Snoozey" Peacock onto his ticket. Givens explained his choice thusly: "Jim is a reasonable and even-handed person. HeÂ’s not likely to call you names like I would."
When reached this morning for comment Mr.Peacock confirmed that he had gladly accepted the offer and was "looking forward to the challenge" that they will face in this election. In popular polling given choices of Trey Givens, George Bush, and John Kerry, Givens came in behind the Republican and Democratic candidates. Jim Peacock aims "to change that". Strong words indeed.
Miscellaneous talking heads that only surface from their government pork fed think tanks for one of every four years like salmon returning to the fetid waters that birthed them were quick to comment. Said one "This choice will serve Givens well. 'The Snooze' is a married man with children and his inclusion will make Givens a more attractive choice for center-right voters. They will see Peacock's heterosexuality as a check against Givens' gay powers and will be more comfortable voting for him."
Another commented that "This may turn around and bite Trey in the ass. And not in the good way either! A lot of his homosexual voter base was hoping he would run with the Good Doctor. They're just such a cute couple. Seriously!"
Time, and massive advertising budgets, will tell how the Givens/Peacock ticket fares.
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But the sad thing is I would totally vote for you both.
Did I say "the sad?" I meant "the best."
Posted by: ilyka at April 07, 2004 12:13 PM (cZAcZ)
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April 06, 2004
Kevin, you dastardly rogue!
I did a double take when I opened up
WizBang last night. There was a John Kerry advertisement!

Kevin's not a rabid righty but he's made it pretty clear that he thinks pretty poorly of Special K. His guest bloggers are pretty much the same. Then it hit me - is this beautiful or what? John Kerry is supporting WizBang! His wife's money is helping to keep a popular blog on the internet and that blog is one that is ...er... less than supportive of Captain Catsup himself. What a beautiful ironic turn!
You go, Kevin!
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I saw that, too!
Isn't capitalism wunnerful? Mwheh.
Posted by: Emma at April 06, 2004 06:13 PM (kpNlZ)
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Hey, I didn't upset you with the "insufferable pest" comment, did I?
If I did, please allow me to grovel mightily. I was just playing.
*frowny face*
Posted by: Emma at April 06, 2004 06:20 PM (kpNlZ)
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No, Emma. Of course not! I knew you were funnin'. :-)
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 08:42 PM (saeHM)
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My nipples are hard
Just in case you were wondering.
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*Looks down shirt*
Mine aren't. You know, just in case you were wondering.
;-)
Posted by: Tiffany at April 06, 2004 03:00 PM (rDyup)
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Okay. If I didn't "know" you better then I'd have to say that between this post and the last one, you seem like a man auditioning for the Amish himself.
Or like Jim just being Jim, I guess.
On behalf of the group, thanks for sharing!
Posted by: ilyka at April 06, 2004 03:02 PM (mCgp5)
Posted by: Tiffani at April 06, 2004 03:22 PM (xpNFK)
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Tiffany - I was!
Ilyka - I'm not. I stopped hanging around that neighborhood a while back. Lair just wasn't posting enough bread and pepper stories for my tastes. Granted he's brought the cat posts up to acceptable levels lately but what good are cats without bread and spicy butter?
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 03:25 PM (IOwam)
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What are you smoking today, Peacock? I've been following the gardening stories as though they were my own baby plants. I tell you, I am jealous of Houstoners for one reason and one reason only: things grow like a weed in the night there. Then I remember that humidity wrecks hell with my complexion, and I'm over it.
You know what always prevents me trying to make Laurence's Shiner Bock cheddar bread?--My boyfriend thinks there's nothing sadder in the world than a flat beer, so every time I leave one out opened in the fridge, he trashes it.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you needed that for anything. I thought you just opened one and forgot."
Yeah. Me forget an opened beer. Christ. I love him, but sometimes he ain't too bright.
Posted by: ilyka at April 06, 2004 04:15 PM (mCgp5)
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Your boyfriend is right. There is nothing sadder in the world than a flat beer. I'm getting all teary-eyed just thinking about leaving a wounded Shiner Boch to die. That's just...just...oh, the horror! I mean Good Samaritan laws alone should prevent such an action!
That said, there's nothing better than Sierra Nevada Porter as a steak or burger baste. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 04:25 PM (IOwam)
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Oooh. I think I just had a mini-gasm there.
Posted by: Emma at April 06, 2004 06:15 PM (kpNlZ)
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Seven, no make this eight posts, just coz your nipples are hard. Man, I've gotta re-assess my blogging.
Posted by: Simon at April 06, 2004 08:27 PM (OyeEA)
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Emma - for my nipples or my Sierra Nevada Porter basted steaks? Well either way I end up a winner. Hehe.
Simon - insightful analysis is wonderful but true commentary always devolves to nipples. It just saves time if you start right there at the bottom.
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 08:33 PM (saeHM)
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Simon has a point. The only posts that ever get comments on my blog are the very dumbest ones.
I think I put everyone to sleep when I aim higher than dumb. That's probably what it is.
Posted by: ilyka at April 06, 2004 10:10 PM (5nbe5)
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But WHY are/were your nipples hard?!
Posted by: Jennifer at April 06, 2004 10:17 PM (HKMhS)
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Ilkyka - Lowest Common Denominator. It's a universal constant.
Jen - Because the Mega Cube (tm) is on the side of the building where the air outlets are. I have ice cold air blown down my shirt until the other side of the building (about 100 feet away) gets to temperature. I get roasted for hours on end during the winter and frozen like a popsicle in the summer. I wear a jacket in the summer and shorts in the winter.
We complain about it a lot and that makes us feel better.
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 10:39 PM (saeHM)
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I don't think I'm comfortable talking about turgid body parts with you just yet, Jim.
Posted by: Trey Givens at April 06, 2004 11:48 PM (y+iSM)
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Jim Darling -- Both. Mwheh. (P.S. Thanks for the Dolphin M&M sacrifice. Anything that may help. . .)
Ilyka -- I would comment on your "A" posts, but it would be mumbled incoherence followed by a very Dean-esque "Yeearrrgh!" I really am intelligent, but. . .awww screw it. Sometimes I ain't that bright. Now, if we want to talk about Scooby Doo 2, I'm your girl.
(Well, not really, cuz I haven't seen it, but I think you're getting my point.)
Posted by: Emma at April 06, 2004 11:51 PM (kpNlZ)
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Turgid. What a great word.
Tumescent. =)
Posted by: Emma at April 06, 2004 11:54 PM (kpNlZ)
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Torpid. I'm not even sure I know what it means, but it begins with 'T' and I like it.
Posted by: ilyka at April 07, 2004 12:00 AM (5nbe5)
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Holy shit, it's like the definition of me:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=torpid
Unbelievable.
Posted by: ilyka at April 07, 2004 12:01 AM (5nbe5)
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Damn the torpids. Full speed ahead.
Posted by: triticale at April 07, 2004 12:45 AM (3Vwa4)
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It's me. (adj 1: slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; )
*sob*
Posted by: Emma at April 07, 2004 01:45 AM (kpNlZ)
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Hah! Not hardly, Emma. I've seen pictures. Besides, it doesn't mean fat anyway.
I think turgescent fits best.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 05:51 AM (saeHM)
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21 comments now! This just proves how shallow the blogosphere is. Or how interesting your breasts are. I really hope it's the former.
Posted by: Simon at April 07, 2004 06:37 AM (GWTmv)
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Oh, it's not my breasts. Nobody likes man-boobs. It's specifically my nipples.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 08:19 AM (IOwam)
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Why are Jim's nipples shallow?
I am sure that his aereolular (I made that up) erections are quite profound.
And if they aren't, I think I got an email today that will add like three inches to them. I can forward it over to interested parties.
Posted by: Trey Givens at April 07, 2004 09:25 PM (R0TDF)
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Trey, you're looking for
areolar. And you're quite right. My areolar tumescence is truly breathtaking.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 09:47 PM (saeHM)
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Since I'm going to be President I have to get some good practice in for my neologismizing.
Posted by: Trey Givens at April 07, 2004 10:18 PM (DNtfr)
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It's all my fault. I seemed to have poured gasoline and a lit match on this shallow line of spewing

.
Yay me!
Posted by: Tiffany at April 07, 2004 11:55 PM (rDyup)
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Yay, Tiffany!
I love a good
conflagrationisticaler pyro!
Posted by: Trey Givens at April 08, 2004 08:59 AM (Fo1B/)
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Trey, you already sound just like the President.
Posted by: Jennifer at April 08, 2004 11:27 AM (DdBLw)
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Just trawling seeing what else I can steal. Don't mind me.
;-)
I think now I've stumbled on the Frank J army I've now gotta worry about him
and you. D'oh!
Posted by: Simon at April 08, 2004 10:59 PM (AOdQo)
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Wakey wakey
The puppy has several methods of waking me up in the morning when she's ready to do her business. The first one she used was jumping half up on the bed and raking her claws down my back. That was exceptionally effective at waking me up but it did not put me in the spirits to provide her with the friendly companionship that makes a morning poop so much more enjoyable. In short, she quickly came to learn that this wasn't acceptable.
She then moved to whining (or as my Brit readers would say, "whinging") but found the results to be less than satisfactory. I'm a pretty deep sleeper and little noises like polite whining, televisions and fire alarms don't have a very good chance of waking me up.
Then she discovered the power of the puppy nose. There is no good way to describe the sensation of being brought out of a deep slumber by having a cold wet puppy nose jammed up your ass crack. Suffice it to say that this method had much better success at rousing me (yes I said 'rousing' in conjunction with a dog's nose up my crack. Get your minds out of the gutter. The word you are looking for is "arousing", which I didn't use because I wasn't. Aroused that is. Pervs.) than did mere whining. After a bit of negative reinforcement, the pup learned to aim higher and I thought we had a mutually agreed upon system. Oh how wrong I was.
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I keep trying to stop laughing at the imagery behind that but I can't do it...heh heh...puppy fart alarm clock.
You know you could probably patent that...
Posted by: Tiffany at April 06, 2004 02:57 PM (rDyup)
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But what would I use for a snooze button?
(Is that a smart thing for me to ask? Somehow I'm doubtful. Hehe)
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 03:48 PM (IOwam)
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Thats about the funniest thing i've read this month. It reminds me of my grandfather. Had a puppy that liked to pee in his slippers, see.
Posted by: tommy at April 06, 2004 04:26 PM (v0EoW)
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Hmm...snoozebutton...maybe you could rig a rubber cap over the offending spot that can be turned into place for 9 minute increments.
Posted by: Tiffany at April 06, 2004 04:37 PM (rDyup)
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I
knew it wasn't smart to ask.
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No wonder they're so pissed off all of the time!
I'd be pissed too if I had to follow
27 rules to take a shit. Here are a couple of my favorites (the numbers are wierd because they're at the end of a long list of rules):
65. In the following three cases, anus can be made Pak with water alone:
If another najasat, like blood, appears along with the faeces.
If an external najasat reaches the anus.
If more than usual najasat spreads around the anus.
In the cases other than those mentioned above, anus can be made Pak either by water or by using cloth, or stone etc., although it is always better to wash it with water. (for details: see Notes 68 - 70).
Translation: Wash your ass if you're passing blood, inserting naughty things into it or if you have shit all over the place.
67. If the anus is washed with water, one should ensure that no trace of faeces is left on it. However, there is no harm if colour and smell remain. And if it is washed thoroughly in the first instance, leaving no particle of stool, then it is not necess ary to wash it again.
Translation: When you wash your ass, make sure to get all of the shit off of it. But it's okay if you've got shit stains and you smell like a
pig goat.
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Couldn't get those lines without seraching: I'll just say I wasn't a fan.
I was particuarly yukked out by the fact that it's okay to smell like shit as long as it isn't dangling off you.
ewwwww....
Posted by: Tiffany at April 06, 2004 03:09 PM (rDyup)
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Jim... I thought you listened to GOOD music. I'm disappointed...
Posted by: Clancy at April 06, 2004 07:52 PM (nIyTz)
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Well come on, Clancy. If you know what it is go grab yourself some points!
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 07:57 PM (saeHM)
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It's the Beastie Boys and I think the song is called Slow and Low but damned if I know the album.
Posted by: Simon at April 06, 2004 08:24 PM (OyeEA)
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Yes and Yes. Close enough on the album (I'm feeling fruity today) so long as you are pronouncing "but damned if I know" as "License to Ill".
3 points for Simon! Yay!
Posted by: Jim at April 06, 2004 08:36 PM (saeHM)
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Umm, is it Licence to Ill for the album? ;-)
Just making it official, y'know.
Posted by: Simon at April 07, 2004 06:46 AM (GWTmv)
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Ding, ding, ding! That confirms it. Simon wins.
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 07:41 AM (IOwam)
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I just couldnÂ’t, in good conscious, take those points.
Posted by: Clancy at April 07, 2004 08:09 AM (EGVPL)
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You'd probably gasp in horror then if I told you that one of my kids' favorite songs is
Time to Get Ill. Ask them "what's the time?" and they'll chorus back "It's time to get ill!"
Don't worry, it's not quite technically child abuse. Hehehe
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 08:16 AM (IOwam)
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Jeez! If it's half past two, you have to shake your left foot, but only if constipated and if you're facing a tree, you have to wipe back to front. Those rules are more complicated than taxes!! Not to mention just plain POINTLESS. No wonder all they have in their head is their religion; the stuff is like med school and there simply isn't room for anything else...
Posted by: Cythen at April 13, 2004 02:25 PM (C6HZm)
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Product review
We have a bottle of Pert Plus "Fresh" in the shower. I guess it was on sale or something and Lovely Wife picked it up. Being the inquisitive fellow that I am I of course gave it a gander. It has
a refreshing 2-in-1 formula that is enhanced with a natural cooling ingredient you can feel. It's our coolest experience for lively hair! Well, what's not to like about that? Shampoo and conditioner in one - that alone will save me at least 15 to 20 seconds. And a natural cooling ingredient that I can feel? Why that does indeed sound like the coolest experience for my lively hair!
So of course I tried it. It lathered up quite nicely and as I was working my finger magic I started to feel it. A little tingle. A bit more tingle. A distinctive coolness, like when you dunk your head in a rain barrel on the hottest day of summer. Oh, what a cool experience! Truth in advertising and a product that worked, who'd a thunk it?
A whiff of the scent coming off of my head revealed how they did it. Eucalyptus...nice touch. A bit of menthol in the shampoo and you've got a whole new bathing experience. Gimme that koala juice, baby. I'm loving it.
And then I rinsed the shampoo from my head and realized in a grand hurry why it is not a good thing to have menthol in your shampoo. You see, shampoo is used on your hair which, for most people, is located on the top of their head. Just south of the top of your head is your face and smack dab in the middle of your face you have eye balls. Eye balls and mentholatum do not mix well. Not well at all, buster.
My eyes were closed and that is the only reason that I can see well enough to type this missive. I felt the chilling burn of menthol rinsing down my face, covering my eyes and face. I immediately felt the burn in the soft sensitive exposed parts - the corners and along the lid. And it was getting worse by the moment.
I frantically scrubbed my face with soap, trying in vain to get the napalm off. As anybody any guy who has used IcyHot can attest, menthol does not wash off of skin (think hands) well enough to allow the handling of sensitive body parts (think penis). The same rule applies to menthol that is on your eyelids and face - you can't wash it off enough to open your eyes with confidence.
Eventually I had to stop washing my face and get out of the shower. As soon as my eyes cracked open the slightest bit they were assailed by the burning fumes impregnated in the skin around them. The burning, the watering, blurry vision and pain lasted for an eternity, like the very fires of hell that await Michael Moore a good fifteen minutes as I stumbled blind through my morning ablutions.
In summary I cannot in good faith recommend this product. Although it does clean and condition as advertised, the side effects are too eerily reminiscent of coating the inside of your eyeballs with Vicks Vaporub unpleasant.
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And it smells really like cat piss ya know.....
Posted by: LW at April 06, 2004 04:29 PM (saeHM)
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I love the smell of a product liability lawsuit in the morning!
Posted by: Venomous Kate at April 06, 2004 05:11 PM (YvEJI)
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Amen. Had to check the net to see if anyone else experienced the same scalp and eye sensations as myself. I figured for a sec I had accidently grabbed a container of paint thinner to wash my hair with .Think I'll clean my brushes with the rest of it.
Posted by: steve at May 30, 2004 12:59 AM (kCTJW)
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I'm a little late in the game, but jeez, not only did this stuff burn my eyes, it took my breath away, literally - I couldn't breathe! I don't know what the heck is wrong with their R&D Depts - maybe they were confused with the S&M?!
Posted by: roland at August 28, 2004 01:22 AM (ECul7)
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Question for the masses...
If you are a holy man and you need a private army to protect you from other holy men
of your own religion do you think that maybe, just maybe, you are not actually following a religion of peace?
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"N" is for Nihilism
The
Letter of the Day was is
"N".
"N" is for Nihilism. Recently published graduation rates may cause people to wonder if America's school systems are practicing nihilism.
The national graduation rate for the public school class of 2000 was 69%. The rate for white students was 76%; for Asian students it was 79%; for African-American students it was 55%; for Hispanic students it was 53%; and for Native Americans it was 57%.
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If I'm a Grammar God I must be Loki
I wonder if it's my mischievous nature or my unparallelled geekitude that makes me grin at stuff like this.
How I met my wife
It had been a rough day, so when I walked into the party I was very chalant, despite my efforts to appear gruntled and consolate.
I was furling my wieldy umbrella for the coat check when I saw her standing alone in a corner. She was a descript person, a woman in a state of total array. Her hair was kempt, her clothing shevelled, and she moved in a gainly way.
I wanted desperately to meet her, but I knew I'd have to make bones about it, since I was traveling cognito. Beknownst to me, the hostess, whom I could see both hide and hair of, was very proper, so it would be skin off my nose if anything happened. And even though I had only swerving loyalty to her, my manners couldn't be peccable. Only toward and heard-of behaviour would do.
Fortunately, the embarrassment that my maculate appearance might cause was evitable. There were two ways about it, but the chances that someone as flappable as I would be ept enough to become persona grata or a sung hero were slim. I was, after all, something to sneeze at, someone who usually aroused bridled passion.
I was plussed. It was concerting to see that she was communicado, and it nerved me that she was interested in a pariel like me, sight seen. Normally, I had a domitable spirit, but, being corrigible, I felt capacitated - as if this were something I was great shakes at - and forgot that I had succeeded in situations like this only a told number of times. So, after terminable delay, I acted with mitigated gall and made my way through the ruly crowd with strong givings.
Nevertheless, since this was all new hat to me and I had no time to prepare a promptu speech, I was petuous. Wanting to make only called-for remarks, I started talking about the hors d'oeuvres, trying to abuse her of the notion that I was sipid, and perhaps even bunk a few myths about myself.
She responded well, and I was mayed that she considered me a savory character who was up to good. She told me who she was. "What a perfect nomer," I said, advertently. The conversation became more and more choate, and we spoke at length to much avail. But I was defatigable, so I had to leave at a godly hour. I asked if she wanted to come with me. To my delight she was committal. We left the party together and have been together ever since. I have given her my love, and she has requited it.
(Hat tip to Dopple-G)
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Jim,
Once again you have completely whelmed me with awe. Your spiring use of the language is controvertible proof of your brilliance.
Posted by: Christine at April 06, 2004 09:56 AM (Q/NXM)
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That actually hurt to read. How long did it take you to write it?
Posted by: Clancy at April 07, 2004 11:21 AM (EGVPL)
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Hell, I didn't write that! I'm nowhere near that proficient in English. LOL
Posted by: Jim at April 07, 2004 11:34 AM (IOwam)
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They can have my flag when they pry it from my cold dead fingers.
Kate is reporting on some
rather distressing news. American airmen have been ordered to take down their flags at Kirkuk air base. The higher ups fear it might offend some of the locals.
Of course the regular troops can't say anthing about it - orders are orders. They can't say anything about how it feels to be told to take down the symbol of their pride, the symbol of their country, the symbol of why they are in a god-forsaken (or should that be Allah-forsaken?) desert doing their utmost to fix somebody else's problem while powerhungry local warlord wanna be's try to kill them. So I will do something that I don't normally do. I will take it upon myself to express their opinions for them. I do this only because as an 8 year vet I have a fair understanding of the workings of a serviceman's mind and a good idea of the scuttlebutt that's most likely going on in the barracks of Kirkuk.
To the jackass who decided that taking down the American flag was a swell idea:
Eat shit and die you mealy-mouthed appeasement pimp. Get one of your Spaniard friends and your French policy advisor to help you dig your head out of your ass long enough to look around at the men you are supposedly leading. Your mamby-pampy touchy-feely bullshit is not only unnecessary it is putting those men in greater danger. You are in an area of the world where the only thing that is respected is a show of strength and you are busy showing your belly.
You do so totally suck that it is beyond my ability to express just exactly how low my opinion of you is.
Kate has asked for a show of support. Since our soldiers aren't allowed to fly our flag, let's fly flags for them. I've already got a brace of them flying at the homestead and I'm happy to add one here. Feel free to snag this one for your own use. Or if you'd prefer, Kate's got a very nice one. She's got a nice flag too.
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So much for my insomnia! I clicked on that "very nice one" link then wore myself out laughing. What a wit you have!
(Smart ass.)
Posted by: Venomous Kate at April 06, 2004 08:57 AM (YvEJI)
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