Big Top by Rob Harrell for May 26, 2009

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Good morning, and a good day to all!

    Bagels are on the table, and the coffee is brewing.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    The Pirate stars in the Flying Mc Coys today!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Where are Cleo and JFri? Helllooooooooo? Ah well, time for bed.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago
    NOT EVERYONE BUWAAAWAAAHAAAHAAAAA!!!
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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    Happy Tuesday!! Everyone ready for another good day?

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    tabby, I went over to speed bump to check out the problem. Here’s what you need to do:

    Edit your typo post. Delete your last post where you admit to the typo. Then no one will no what the others are complaining about.

    Sad how some people can just take a funny comic and make it about politics.

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    owlsly  over 15 years ago

    Tabby…as one who typos awl the tyme…downt let trolls get ya dowm..they have problems whey more serious than typing deficiencys …we awl luv ya anywhey….typos and awl..and as wee awl know…clows are A trolls werst nytemare

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    owlsly  over 15 years ago

    type pourly annd cary a big shtik…gotta love all our supporters here at Big Top !!! doctortoon thanks fore the kynd wordes

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    I don’t mind grammar trolls, I usually learn something from them.

    Good morning DrT. Owlsly it’s good to see you again.

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    dcguys  over 15 years ago

    Morning, all. Good to see ya, Owlsy & Akenta. Always stimulating, doct. Marg Thanks for the bagel. I’ll add some nice juices to the table. Mix your favorite with orange, grape, apple, cranberry, tangerine, and pomegranate - all nicely chilled. I’ll make the rounds & be back.

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    owlsly  over 15 years ago

    thanks Akenta, i enjoy sitting back and being a gentel observer…and downloading all the good music reccomendations

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    serenasakitty  over 15 years ago

    Good morning everyone I’d like to grab a bagel and some juice as I don’t feel like making breakfast today. This is my day off so I thought I’d get to sleep in for a bit. But I must have forgotten to inform my dog of this so she still wanted out at the regular time. Oh well. Doctortoon, I agree that a daily dose of comic strips is the greatest.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Morning all, looks like everyone has moved on. So It’s just little old me. Time to read the toons and I will keep checking back.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Morning, tribe! I’ve got a busy day ahead of me, but I should be at the house the whole time. Therefore, I’ll keep popping in and out all day.

    TABBY - just ignore the trolls - they feed on getting a reaction out of people. If you don’t respond to them, they’ll get tired of it and move on to a new target.

    SHIKAMOO, CLEO, DCGUYS and anyone else… Sounds like we all have some interesting learning to drive stories. My dad started me at 7, driving from our farm to our house in the city. I had to sit on the edge of the seat to reach the pedals. It was an old pickup with stick on the floor, and the gears were never in the same place twice in a row. At the beginning, I operated the steering wheel, clutch, brake & accelerator, while he moved the gearshift. Later, he had me driving in the field from bale to bale, while he and my 3 brothers picked up the bales of hay and placed them in the truck. I took driver’s ed at 14 & got my restricted license then. At the time, it didn’t cost extra to take driver’s ed at school, so I’m sure Dad let me so we could get a discount on the insurance. Full license at 16, and been driving ever since. It scares me more to have my sons driving, but I tell myself that’s because Wichita’s gotten larger, and there are more highways with heavy traffic. Back when I started driving legally, 55 mph was the maximum legal speed everywhere in the U.S., there weren’t as many limited access highways in the city, and the traffic wasn’t as heavy. But I’m thankful we live out here in the country, so that my sons have been able to improve their driving skills where there is less traffic before getting into city traffic.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Yup, the stress level of learning to drive in the country sure eases the process. I bought my wife’s brothers motor home from him 4 years ago. I had never driven anything that long before and he lives in Fullerton, CA. So my first experience behind the wheel was on the streets and freeways of Los Angeles.

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    dcguys  over 15 years ago

    I’m looking forward to more of these stories, RRAMOM. It’s interesting learning the different areas everyone learned various pieces of their lives - cooking, driving, etc.

    Out in the Country - Three Dog Night (for RRAmom) Blueberries for Breakfast - The Mamas & the Papas ABC - Jackson 5

    Just hitting on a few of the topics so far this morning.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    TABBY: I left you a message last night.

    Good Morning all! I’m here early because I need to go have my yearly mammo. I think I’ll practice by laying down on the driveway, and having my husband run a rear tire over my chest a few times.

    Glad you enjoyed the bagels; thanks for the juice!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    TABBY: I agree with what the rest have said. Ignore the trolls, they love to try and embarrass people. As AKENTA said, go back and fix your mistake, then everyone will wonder what the troll is complaining about.

    Heh-heh-heh……

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    DOC: Thanks, I’ll make a withdrawal. That description is from a cartoon that they have hanging on the bulletin board where the mammography machine is located. Women need to have a sense of humor about the whole thing.

    ;-)

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    BB much L…

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago
    I’m the OFFENSIVE driver that gives all of you DEFENSIVE drivers a job!!! You’re all very welcome!!!
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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze, All Along The Watchtower Lovin’ Spoonful - Nashville Cats, Summer In The City ABBA Anyone?

    And just for carmy & Joy WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN - CCR!

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    Digital Frog  over 15 years ago

    Good Morning All!

    My first car was a ‘74 Galaxy 500 2-door. Can you say ‘super-boat’? Was an ugly green and had just enough dings down the side to say “Hey, I don’t really care about this car, do you care about yours?” - I never had any problems merging into traffic, people always made room. . JFri - The best defense is a good offense

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    Digital Frog  over 15 years ago

    for Carmy & Joy Cloudy - Simon & Garfunkle

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    doctortoon - The law of gross tonnage is a good thing. The one thing that always drove my to the crazy bin was those jerks that cut in front of you and slam on their brakes, never considering how much weight that the RV behind them has and how tough it is to slow a big rig down quickly. Stuff flies everywhere. Well today I am going to try to sell my RV. We have lots of good memories, but the maintenance and repair bills have taken the joy out of it for me. I never had problems with the engine. It was the RV aspects that add up, leaks, auto steps, fridge, etc.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    JFri - you may keep ABBA for your own private enjoyment. LOL

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    docT, yes he was, especially considering the cloud of rum aroma that wafted through my open window!!!

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    Digital Frog  over 15 years ago

    Doc My sister’s first car was like that - a 52 Olds Super 88. Had belonged to the father of one of my dad’s best friends and been up on blocks in a garage for 3 years. She had a very appropriate bumper sticker for it:

    Drive Defensively, Buy a Tank!
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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    doctortoon’sbackseat was used more often than the front.

    My first car was a green Dodge Demon which was followed by a Red Plymouth Duster.

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    Digital Frog  over 15 years ago

    JFri, when you are a man, sometimes you listen to ABBA, in your room… Just for fun

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    risitas  over 15 years ago

    DAAAAAAAHH Strip:

    I believe ‘rip-off’ refers ta somebody’z duddz………abba, abba, abba, abba, slaabbah, slaabah, slaabah, slaabbah……..

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    SidSnomann  over 15 years ago

    doctoon says it’s hell getting old. Wrongo, Doc. Getting old is fun. Trust me. I have said it before, it’s being old that sucks.

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    SidSnomann  over 15 years ago

    cleo: your first car was followed by a Duster? Who was drving it and why were you being followed?

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    SidSnomann  over 15 years ago

    My first car was a 43 Olds; second car was a 48 Crosley. Then I got my drivers license. 2 50 Fords and a 51 Lincoln after that. The Lincoln was a tank and drove like one.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
    Morning Tribe!

    The problem with starting my mornings this late is that I have too much too catch up on.

    Tabby: We’ve all said, we like you the way you are. You’re spelling will improve, but you can’t improve on a nice and caring personality like yours.

    doc T: Laughter IS the best medicine. I like a big dose of it.

    I’ll have a bagel and cran-pomegranet juice dcguys. Thanks for leaving the juice, and thanks Margy for the bagel!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    DRYSTHA: When you arrrive, this is my last word on my ill-fated post.

    After all my talk last week on SOTU about love and respect for one another, I can’t beleive I didn’t see the disrespect I showed you AND the gentlemen in the Tribe. So I’ve deleted that post, but not the other comments to remind me to read before I post.

    Here’s a spray of spring flowers for the whole group to enjoy! peace and love too.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Never said I listened to ABBA. At least my first car wasn’t some lame piece o’ junk! I had a ‘69 Firebird 400 with hood mounted tach, positraction, headers on dual exhaust with Cherry Bomb glass pack mufflers!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Sid Snomann: You look a little like Casper the Friendly ghost! Any relation? I think I’ve seen you here once recently.

    Digital: Of course, being a woman, I have a great ABBA CD that you can borrow anytime! At work, we had a gal who played it every morning while we were setting up the displays.

    Dancing Girl Mama Mia

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Does the brother/sister team “The Carpenters” fall into ABBA territory? I used to love them.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    doc T: Your night-time naps are like my afternoon naps, two hours. For me, its a life saver at times.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri: Here I was, posting away on page one, and suddenly I notced there was a page two! It was you. Please disregard my post to you then. LOL

    who mantioned the Duster? My Dad ahd one of these, a reddish brown one. I thought they were neat, but then, the only thing I know about cars is that they come in different colours. lol

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    forevercomic  over 15 years ago

    Wow, I must congratulate you all. You have been doing this for how many days now? And I know I’m a newbie but anybody mind if I grab a bagel?

    Oh and great comic Rob Harrell

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hey doc you still there?Marg good vibes coming your way. also i did do what you and Akenta said. felt good also. lol going check what i missed last night. bbs

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
    Okay. Already I see I’m not reading my posts closely enough. I hearby disown any typos I you from here on in. They are nerfarious attemps of the spelling Trolls to smear my reputation as an English major!
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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    See what I mean?

    Going to make my rounds. BBL

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Marg. thanks. i got the message from last night.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Hello new posters and welcome.

    Shika, it was me that had the Duster. It was a dependable car until I had a sneezing attack that had me crashing into a parked car and careening down a bank onto someone’s lawn. My destroyed the windshield and the other car destroyed the whole front end.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    BTW: Rob Harrell–I’m glad you have kept your humour going in Adam at Home. I think my first post on GoComics was a complaint about your drawing, but someone told me to give you a chance,as you were new to AAH. Then they told me to check out BT, which our paper has never carried before.

    I’m forever greatful to whoever tole me to visit BT, you saved my life (well not quite, but you guys came at a good time for me.)

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    cleo: I just can’t get away from here. Are you allergic to DUST? LOL

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    i just wanted to say hi to my old pal. not that your old. we haven’t been on at the same time anymore so we have not stirred up any trouble.

    Hi forevercomic welcome to the party. the rules are simple here, but ill let doc tell them so i don’t take his thunder. ☺ have a great day all of you.

    oh my first car is a 94 Toyota Camry. 4 doors 3 colors lol.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Oh, and BOB, I lve what you’ve done at AAH, I considering I loved the strip before you came, that’s saying a lot. You’ve given it new life.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hey JOY!!! ive missed you. its been raining for 2 days here. sucks.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    RRAmom, my dad was the eldest in a farm family so he learned to drive by the time he was ten (started much earlier in the field to get hay in), and got his license at 12 or 14. He remembers the early combines that took two to drive, so he and his next-in-line brother drove, but Dan would get to daydreaming and start going astray, so dad would bang on the toolbox to get his attention to make the steering correction…

    I, on the other hand, didn’t get it until I was 18 or 19–just didn’t care enough to do it earlier. I’m a lot better now, but still not the best driver…but don’t have accidents.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JOY! It’s geat to hear you sing! How was your weekend? Missed you. Pirate says he took you to the Carribbean.

    BBL LOVE.

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    commicaddict  over 15 years ago

    AAAAAAAARRRRRRR, JOY! Ye be up so soon after our fine cruise around th’ Caribbean? Me thought ye’d be plumb wore out! What a wild one ye be!

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Not a learning to drive story, but still funny (if only to me!):

    I learned to drive in Chicago, and still can when needed. It just takes a more aggressive and alert mindset than in the country. Anyway, 12 years ago I drove down to Chicago for a class reunion, and ended up driving through the city on a Friday morning. With Dakota plates.

    The other drivers saw the plates and gave me room. Lots of room. About 3 or 4 times what anyone else got.. Oh, when a busy road emptied into the Kennedy/ Eisenhower/ Dan Ryan, they’d use the space, but then would gradually drift away and give me room again. Happened 5 or 6 times on the way through the city, and I got to laughing every time.

    By the way, about the Chicago Interstates: I recognize Kennedy and Eisenhower as presidents and Stevenson as a big Senator and presidential candidate. So who in the heck was this Daniel Ryan???

    Oh, and Cleokaya and Doctortoon, years ago in Chicago there was a terrible accident in which a bus rode over a car full of 4 or 5 teens, and the media was all blaming the bus driver. Until it came out that they were going coming to an intersection when the car pulled right in front of the bus and stopped short to make a left turn. The driver simply could not stop that quickly, and had been a twenty-plus year veteran driver without an accident on his record.

    By the way, doctortoon, is it fond memories of the back seat, or _in_ the back seat?

    Schikamoo, English majors and typos (or is it spellling?) are like math majors and counting/doing calculations. A math prof once told me: There are three kinds of mathematicians, those who can count and those who can’t. :-)

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    I’ve made my morning lap around gocomics, and I’ve made some banana muffins for breakfast, brunch, whatever…

    My husband is jealous that I was allowed to drive long before he was, but he’s probably beat me in terms of miles driven by a long shot. He LIKES to drive - I like the independence (being in control of my schedule) driving gives me. We bought a used 5th wheel last fall in Denver on ebay. He borrowed his boss’s truck, and then we drove it home. I was a bit nervous, but he’s driven with trailers enough, that it wasn’t his driving that bothered me, it was helping with the navigating, making sure there was enough room for him to change lanes, stop, etc. I don’t think I’ll probably ever drive when pulling the trailer, unless it is out on the highway and not in town.

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    risitas  over 15 years ago

    .Shikamoo MB said, 43 Wisteria Whiffs ago,

    Here’s a spray of spring flowers for the whole group to enjoy! peace and love too.

    @Shikamoo MB:

    Ahhh, Delicious Daffodils!!!

    Thanks, Shikamoo!

    BTW - check out The Barn, to see what’s on THEIR menu today……

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    I always get a kick out of Baldo wanting a 64 Chevy Impala, because that was my first car. No one considered it a cool car back then - in fact, my friends were embarrassed to ride in it. After it blew a head gasket, I had a 67 Chevy II (Nova) which my brother totalled. My favorite car was my 3rd one - a 1965 Ford Mustang with a 351 Cleveland. I had guys drooling and begging to buy that from me. Unfortunately, my mom totalled that one. Needless to say, I started to be much more selective about who was allowed to drive my cars after that! (I didn’t have much choice on those two, as my names weren’t on the titles because I was under 18 when they were purchased, and so it was up to my parents.)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom i think i would have cried and not talkin to them for years if they messed up my Mustang. My mom drives crazy and has messed up so many cars that she is not allowed to drive mine. the only one to drive it is ME. im 19 it is mine all mine. lol

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    bmonk - Just the thought of driving in Chicago is a bit much for me. Oh, straight through on a highway in any city is okay, but driving around is nerve racking. My husband on the other hand, is fearless when it comes to driving. Chicago, NYC, etc. - no problem! He was a bit surprised that when he bought a car on ebay in CT, I volunteered to fly to there, so I could drive it back for us. He had just switched jobs, and so it would be harder for him to get away. I took my laptop with me, which has StreetAtlas software, hooked up the GPS, and did just fine. Three months later, I flew to NC for another ebay car purchased, and drove it back. It was kind of fun going by myself. Never would have done it though, if it wasn’t for the GPS and cell phone. I’d call my hubby, tell him which town to find me a hotel room for that night, and he’d make the reservation on-line for me. I could eat where I wanted, stop as often (and where) I wanted, didn’t have to keep the kids under control, so it was quite a change for me.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Doc you just do the rules so much better then any of us. lol i think you enjoy it also. :D i figured out a while back that Joy is not the one we need to worry about. She can take care of herself. But that Pirate, we may have to worry about him, hanging out with Joy. Shes going to make him feel old. lol

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    tabby - I probably would have been more upset at my mom, except she was so shook up by the wreck, she couldn’t even remember her own birthdate when we reported it to the police. I knew she was really sorry about it, and the brakes failed, so it wasn’t really her driving. (Although, she was so rattled, she didn’t think about using the emergency brake.)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Joy, your as young as you feel.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom, wow that is not good. was she okay? my dad had a truck that the breaks went out, well some one cut the breaks (he had a lot of enemies) and he ran into a tree (i think) and messed up the truck. i think he broke his leg idk i was not even thought of then.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    doctortoon, I kinda thought so! [smirk: :-} ]

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Ohhh, tabby, looks like I missed something! But I’m glad you’re OK. (Assuming that’s true.)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    ♪♫ Rain Rain go away, come again some other day. ♪♫ ♪♫ Its raining its pooring the old man is snoring. He went to bed and bumped his head and couldn’t get up in the morning. ♪♫

    as you can tell its still raining. sigh

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Hey Bmonk: you didn’t miss anything but me falling out of the trailer and messing up both of my ankles. which resulted to me being on crutches and having splints. :D its not as bad as it sounds.. okay maybe it is.

    P.S. what is the def. of Okay? lol

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
    Tribe: I’m going out now for a few hours. BBL Be Good! 1☺
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    forevercomic  over 15 years ago

    I think I can follow by those rules!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Doc i haven’t seen her. i miss my Dry. if i see her i will tell her. :D sleep well.

    Forevercomic if you can follow that, then welcome to the party.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hello

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    dcguys  over 15 years ago

    Welcome forever. You may have noticed that some of us use nicknames around here. No disrespect intended so please feel free to ask us to stop if you’d like.

    It’s Raining Men - The Weather Girls Honey, Honey - ABBA (deal with it folks…I like them too ŏ) Ticket to Ride (for RRAmom) - The Carpenters

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    thank you dcguys. i was getting lonely.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Thanks dcguys - I love the Carpenters music! I used to have several of their records. Sold them at a garage sale, but if I ever get around to getting a MP3 player, I’d put some of their songs on it.

    Welcome to the tribe, forever!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    now that i have company im ready for him to go. sigh. a 6year old not some hot guy lol

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Hey Rad was that YOU in the car chase in Houston today?

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    ♪♫ Everybody dance now!! ♪♫

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    jfri did u get the pics?

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    Hey everyone, Posts from me are going to be limited from now on, I finally got a summer job, and will be getting plenty of hours. It makes me jealous to hear about all the cool(ish) first cars you all have had. My first car was a 1990 Ford Probe that has more trunk space than people space, and the muffler rusted off when I was driving out of my high school, it was kinda embarrassing.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    tabby yes but I was curious who initiated it?

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    that i have to ask permission to tell you. will let you know if i have it. (feel like im on a secrete mission. lol)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    it sounds so strange being called Ms. Tabby. LOL my neighbors grand kids call me Ms. Tabby. it makes me feel…. old. wow strange.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Speaking about learning to drive: I waited until I was 21 to learn, I’m a bad daydreamer, and I was concerned about not paying attention. I went out and bought a Chevy Nova, ($2,000 back then) then contacted a high school gym teacher who taught me how to drive for $10 dollars a lesson, cash. We never worked on parallel parking, and they didn’t ask me to do it on the driver’s test, so to this day, I don’t know how to parallel park, and I drove a truck for FedEx for 18 years! FedEx made me a good driver, I learned lots of things that I wouldn’t have learned on my own.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hey moma Marg. how was the doc? i cant parallel park. i dont see you as a day dreamer.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    marg - I always thought it seemed like they stuck mine in a bench vise, and kept cranking the screw! Of course, while making me stand on my tiptoes.

    tabby - my mom was physically fine - she rear-ended another car, and the front part of my Mustang took the impact. Thankfully, she was only going 30-40mph.

    johnny - my 64 Impala was NOT cool looking at the time. It was bright kelly green. I went around a flat curve on a gravel road not too long after I got it, and creamed the back passenger door on a barbed wire fence. I just used the other 3 doors., and duct-taped around that smashed-in door (didn’t break the glass.)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    jfri yuor answer is on the way.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Hey, little daughter, things went well, now I just wait for the results.

    RRA: Things have improved a bit, but not as much as we’d like. There’s a poster on the bulletin board now that that shows a man in a hospital gown, and the caption says: Tests have shown that naked people experience a 68% hearing loss.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    I will pray that all is fine. your a fighter, i know you will be okay. we are all here for you and send good thoughts your way.

    like the poster. lol

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    I learned to drive on stick so when I went to driver’s ed at school I was a leg up on almost the entire class. We had the simulator and there was a lesson called “Shift For Yourself”. There was a clutch pedal that was used in the simulator and you got 2 tries to pass a lesson. I aced it the first time so I decided to goof off the second time. I was speed shifting and running red lights and then they had a scene where a lady steps out in front of you…..OOOOOPS. Every single alarm & warning light on the console went off. The instructor dismissed everybody but me and said if I EVER did anything like that again I would fail the class!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Jfri you were a little trouble maker weren’t you.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    wonder if i would regret it if i tried to pop my ankle? to do or not to do… that is the question…

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    it was not to do. now it hurts and it didnt even pop. sigh stupid. going take med. lol

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Who will be next??? http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/3000/600/283675/283675.full.gif

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    tabby, noooooooo, I was a big troublemaker!!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    lol that was a cute strip thing.

    i can see you being a trouble maker. lol

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    tabby, tabby - if it was dislocated, they would have popped it back in place at the hospital. (I dislocated a finger once, so I’m speaking from experience.) If you can keep them elevated - like sit in a recliner with your footrest up, it will help. Since you’re using a laptop, if you’ve got wireless, all you would have to do is run on battery, or find a place to plug in your power cord.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    marg - Maybe it would help if I saw that cartoon, but I’m just not getting the one about naked & hearing loss. He who laughs last, thinks slowest. I guess my problem is my brain is fried from working Algebra problems.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom he who laughs first has the dirty mind.

    its not the popped out thing its the… when you sit one way like with you knees straight bc you have your feet up for a long time, and you take your feet down and your knees pop. thats the kind of pop i wanted.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    tabby if your ankles are sore you DO NOT want that kind of pop! I dislocated my right shoulder twice and trust me when I tell you it sounds way better than it actually feels!!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    RRA: It has to do with being so preoccupied by the state of your undress, that you have trouble thinking about anything else.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Jfri. i trust you now, that i done hurt it. :D has anyone seen Dry? she is supposed to wake Doc up at 7.. i dont know what time 7 is over there. lol

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    tabby, are you taking it easy like you’re supposed to?

    Rmom, I was wondering about marg’s poster too - thought that she was saying we had to talk louder for cleo

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    marg are you trying to tell us cleo is DEAF?

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    It’s not 7 here yet, and doc should be mountain time, so he has a little while.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hey Akenta. the worse i did was put clothes washing that were already in the washer and sit on the floor and play with block with my neighbors grandson. :D just sent you something.

    lol Jfri. good one

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    oh i also picked at my scap on my knee, took out supper for them to cook, put clothes in dryer. oh and read about 10 chapters. and talked on the phone. that about sums up my day. very exciting.

    also i forgot i made me toast for beakfast and rice for my gravy for lunch so i would not be reported for not eatting today. :)

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    Radical_Knight  over 15 years ago

    No, I was not in the car chase, It was in the area though. I read about it online.

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    RRAmom, you should have seen my car. Tabby, what did end up happening with your ankle? I must’ve missed something. Marg, hope it all works out for you.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Somehow I think it wouldn’t affect Cleo’s hearing as much as it would affect mine.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Jdoc (should i still call you that with our little joker Akenta on the lose?lol) they are both severely sprained. check out sundays bt i think pg 1 or 2 for the full run down. its worth it.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom u lost me with that one….

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    okay did you all run away again?

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    ooooo sorry to hear that, Tabby, hope you get well soon. I isn’t very comforting to hear that your local hospital is run by idiots. lol

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    yea your telling me. the hospitals suck. i was there for hours and then they dont think its broken. my poor neighbor goes to the hospital the same day and they send her home bc they dont know what is wrong. she still feels like crud. i talked to her mom bc she wouldn’t tell me bc she doesnt want me to worry. the doc around here are stupid.

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    BTW, you can still call me jdoc if you like. Funny people like Akenta can’t bother me.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    okay. i was just joking with both of you. she is crazy. one of my many “moms” on here. i just wanted to make sure you were still okay with me shortening your name.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago
    AKENTA!!!!!!!!!!! Where did you go??? hurry before my brother gets home.
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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    johnny - I only paid $200 for my 64 Impala - does that give you any idea what it was like?

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    I know, I am just kidding too. About your hospital, in the immortal words of Jerry Seinfeld, “That’s a Shame.”

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    rmom i payed $500 for my car. it was just not running for 3 years. lol its good now.

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    johnnydoc5  over 15 years ago

    RRAmom, when did you buy your Impala? I paid $900 for my Probe about three years ago maybe 4 or 5…

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    tabby- all I meant was that it doesn’t seem to bother Cleo to walk around naked, so it wouldn’t keep him from hearing as much as someone with more modesty. (Anybody wonder what Cleo will have to say with us all talking about him?)

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    johnny - in 1975

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom okay i get it. wow. i can be slow sometimes sorry. cleo would most likely feel loved. lol hes a good sport about it

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hi

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    I’m not worried about Cleo’s reaction either - he seems to enjoy the notoriety.

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    I’m here - had to pretend to exercise for a few minutes :-)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hey my friend. how was work?

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    work was fine. didn’t really get a chance to cause too much trouble though.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    then it was a boaring day for you to. :D

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Hey Tribe: I leave and you talk for two pages!

    RRAmom: I think CLEO will laugh about our osts- he’s the first one to agree with us.

    Tabby: Hi! Long time no see! I always miss you.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hi shika.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Hi Akenta: How come you have to pretend to excercise?

    Welcome forever: always nice to have newcomers join the Tribe.

    Hi RAD: I see you are on your lap-top.

    Poor doc. If we don’t find DRY, he’ll wake up too late for work!

    carmy: Loved the poster. I got it right away- sometimes I go completely deaf! LOL

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    tabby: Do you think your ankle may be dislocated? Ouch. Must hurt something fierce.

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    dcguys  over 15 years ago

    tabby Where’d you go? O there you are. I keep missing you. Heh, heh.

    My first car was a 70 Impala. My dad was a traveling salesman (no jokes people) and he sold it to me for $300 w/105,000 miles on it. Drove it for five years before I had to replace it. The best thing about it was I was the chauffeur for most of my friends since I had the biggest car and it had four doors. Very seldom paid for gas with all that carpooling.

    JFri - I’m with you on the offensive driving. There are times it’s the only way to get where you’re going around here.

    marg - Prayers from here for you as well.

    RRAmom - Ditto above…and…

    Close to You Superstar All You Get from Love is a Love Song Sing, Sing a Song (I think that’s the title.)

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Shika that was marg not carmy. it takes a little getting used to get the names all right. try having two window open so you can go back and check b4 you post.

    Doc this is your wake up call. dont know what time it is there but it is 6:23 here so close enough up and at em. up up up now now now.
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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    HI Dcguys. hows it going today. trust me ive been here, waiting on someone else to post besides me. :D i wont be carpooling if i do im a dead person.

    shika its not out of socket just hurts and i want to pop it bc it has been the same position for 3 days now. wow its only been three days. :( sigh

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    I’ve never owned a car, so I can’t share first car stories. My first memory of my dad’s car was a royal blue Chrysler Plymouth. He always bought Chrysler to my knowledge. Except I’m not sure what make the Duster was. after the Duster, which was reddish brown, he got a sage green Aries and then his first automatic (after I learned how to drive) an Ivory Aries. after he died, mom drove that car until my nephew crashed it when he borrowed it during a snowstorm. She never got another car.

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    shika I pretend to exercise since if I did a workout that was really beneficially, I wouldn’t have time to chat and play games. I’m just starting real slowly. Maybe next year, I’ll get more serious.

    tabby it’s only 5:30 in CO - let drT sleep a little longer.

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    cool my bold work on the first try - I didn’t need to go back and edit!!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    thanks Akenta. Doc your a lucky guy she is watching out for you. lol

    i would love to exercise but glad you only pretend so you can talk to us. :D

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    dcguys - boy, those titles sure bring back memories!

    Hi Shikamoo!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Tabby: How do you keep two windows of one page open?

    Sorry marg. I have such a short memory that I forget who I’m responding to by the time I scroll down to post. Now what were we talking about? lol

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    ♪♪Sing, sing a Song, Make it happy, make it Strong- Sing of good times, not sad sing of glad times, not bad!♫♪☺

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    You gals have been talking about my proclivity to be naked. Well it has it’s bennies. The young lady who worked at the RV dealership asked where I had been to get such an early tan. I told her I hadn’t gone anywhere, that I don’t get cold so I wear less earlier than anyone else.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    okay you go to the tabs and you open another tab then go to gocomics. this lovely beautiful place. and find this comic and you have it. WA la

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Akenta I just noticed the same thing a little bit ago. I wonder when they fixed that problem? I’m glad it is fixed - it will make it much easier.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    “White Wedding” by Billy Idol

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Shikamoo my memory isn’t that great either - I just make notes on a piece of scratch paper as I read the posts, so I can remember what I want to say to whom.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Cleo i love that song!!! how was your day?

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Shikamoo I’ve never heard of an “Ivory” car - color maybe, but not make. What country was it from?

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom that is smart i didnt think of that.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    okay DRY its time to come out of hiding!! all the normal this time cure has showed up, except for you. come on Momma Dry i miss you!!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    While I’m waiting for someone to come back, this is one car story, more of a road story.

    Since I don’t own a car, I only drove my mom’s car after dad died. I’d drive her around for short road trips when I was on vacation. (We live over 100 miles apart.) Anyways, that changed when I got my cat Mua about ten years ago. How to go on vacation. Simple: rent a car and drive him up to my mom’s. That’s right. Rent a car for the cat.

    So, since I’d never driven on a four lane hwy before, not since my driving lesson anyways (20 years prior), I drove straight up Yonge Street, which in Ontario starts at Lake Ontario and goes past Thunderbay. It’s the world’s longest street at several hundred miles, only two lanes and stop lights most of the way (everytime it went throug a town.) I got lost in Barrie, drove around a while, then took a wrong turn and drove partway on the wrong hwy before turning around and FINALLY arrived at my mom’s It took me two hours longer than the hwy.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    tabby - When I got old enough to develop AAADD, I started relying less on my memory, and more on my notes. The only problem is to find my notes when I need them!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    RRAmom: That should read ” an ivory Aries.” Aries is the make, ivory was the colour! But you knew that, didn’t you? I sometimes make notes, but I get tired. too much note taking since September.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Rmom you do that to?!!! i can never find the notes i leave laying around. lol and im only 19 that is bad. sigh

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Ha-ha RRAmom: Then you have to READ the notes when you find them. Like when I take a list to the store and check it AFTER I get home!

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Shikamoo I can’t think of an “Aries” make either. Is that spelled correctly? My notes are VERY short - name, and one or two words - there is no way I’d be able to decipher them after they’re “cold”.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    tabby: That’s not bad. That’s funny, and true to life. At work, they called me Ms. Post-it notes. I was offered shares in the Post-it note company.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Shika, the last time I was in Thunder Bay was about 6 years ago working as a travel writer and photographer. I listened to CBC Radio the entire drive across Canada. As I neared Thunder Bay they were doing a show from Hoito’s restaraunt and since I am part Finnish, I had to stop. The whole town smelled of cabbage.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Going to do my dishes. BBL

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    DawnAvril  over 15 years ago

    Has anyone mentioned “Send in the Clowns?” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj4iqGQrK8s&feature=related I’ve been lurking for a while but had to chime in when someone mentioned their first car. Mine was a 1950 Morris Minor that had to be cranked to start! Yes, I am that old - and female. It was a great way to attract the guys at University. They had never seen anything like it. I know the rules - play nice - no religion or politics ;-)

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Neat Cleo. I’ve never been in Thunderbay, but a fellow colleague comes from there. We drove by it on our way to Winnipeg eons ago.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    well welcome to the party Dawn. you must have been peaking in if you know the rules. enjoy

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Welcome DawnAvril! ( yeah, I know I have dishes to do, but there’s only my cat I me, so who’s to notice?)

    I haven’t heard someone talk of a Morris Minor since my Gramma died (in 1968). Hers was a blue MM that had to be cranked and I loved that little car. She was married though, so I doubt she used it to get guys. Although now that I think of it, I think hers was what they called a Mini Minor, or is that my memory playing tricks? Was there a Mini Moinor? Must be Morris.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    The Dawn-ing of the Age of Aquarius! Welcome Dawn!

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Welcome Dawn! I remember Dad had a tractor (1937 Allis - I think) with a crank start, but I’ve never heard of a Morris car.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    RMom it was a Dodge Aries!!

    Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    jfri i probably asked this before, but i don’t remember. is that your dog in the pic?

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Welcome Dawn, nice to see people are reading our comments and feeling like they would like to join in.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri- You’re right. I didn’t call it a Dodge Aries because I didn’t think it mattered. Not to show my ignorance, but it hard not to- I mentioned I though my Dad bought only Chrysler. Is Dodge Chrysler?

    RRAmom: Lots of makes I’ve never heard of. You know more than I do.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Thanks JFri! I thought Aries sounded familiar, but just didn’t sound right as a make - as a model, yes. My hubby is much better than I with knowing makes & models.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    im not good at it either, but i could do some good guessing

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Shikamoo, it used to be more important to have two tabs, since posting your comment flipped you back to page one. I got used to it, and still tend to do it even when it’s not necessary. Two open tabs does help keeping your place in the comments while you cut and past (and edit) or otherwise enter a comment in the second. You flip between the two on the tab toolbar.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    hi bmonk

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    I’m pretty sure that Dodge & Chrysler are made by the same company. My husband prefers that make when he buys an American car.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Tabby, is WA la a Washington state song?? (He he he, LOL)

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    http://www.freaknet.org.uk/pages01/p01/gg01.html

    CLEO: this one’s for you. Have you seen it?

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Bmonk. lol it took me a second to get what you were saying.. please tell me your not tessing me like other sites. :D i ment to right wa la like ta da. i have to go back and see it now.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    The traditional big 3 lineups were: Dodge-Chrysler(-Jeep), Ford-Mercury-Lincoln, and Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadallac-GMC-Saturn

    I often wondered who had the Ford or Chevy dealership in Dodge, ND?

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Thanks bmonk: Now I know that I’ll try it. and thanks tabby for telling me about the two tabs too. I take a while to try new things sometimes.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Tabby, I was just teasing, of course. I think I’ve seen it spelled “voila” or something like that. My spelling, even of native English words, is sometimes rather spotty.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    i had caps locked on and didnt realize i did till it was done and didn’t go back and fix it.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Tabby: Try Voila next time and impress everyone with your French. It essentially means the same as Ta-Da!

    As in, “Now you see it, and…Voila!..Now you don’t!”

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    no problem Shika

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    bmonk:

    See, I didn’t try the two tabs, and you beat me to the punch!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    that is what i was trying to type but could spell it so i spelt it like it sounded thank you your a life saver.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    tabby yes that is my dog, Cache! He was a rescue dog I drove to get in Utah!

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    tabby, I don’t use caps lock much, except when I mistype an “A”. OTOH, I tend to type so fast, often the first two letters get capped. So I get the same, and have to go back and correct it. Some people call me pedantic, others accuse me of having OCD.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    ANother advantage of multiple tabs: when following several comics, I let the others load while reading the first. THen I make the rounds. Works best for Pibgorn and Big Top, with their 50 comment pages and multiple pages…

    (Tabby, see what I was saying about double caps? HE he he.)

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    BBQ chicken on the grill!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    speaking of rescues. the cats that were next door went to a good home. so its all good. (DRY) i know you have been wondering.

    Bmonk see what Shika wrote Voila is what i was trying to write i couldn’t remember how it was spelt and did the best i could.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Jfri feed me!! no one is home to cook for me, seeing as i still cant get up and cook. if i do it will raise 50 kinds of h e l l so im being good and not going it. :D

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Yeh, I was just pulling your leg. Oops, not such a good idea at the moment! LOL

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Shika cool site. No, I had not seen it. They stole my avatar though. LOL

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Here ya go, tabby!! Enjoy!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Tabby: I knew that was the word. You write W for V the way some of my friends do. Like wegtables for vegetables. I love it. It’s pronounced V-WAH-LA!

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    With JFri’s bbq chicken I will add grilled salmon and a morel mushroom risotto that my wife is making tonight.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Bmonk, i cant take much “pulling of the legs” right now. Two reasons. one other sites (see last night last page) and then two my legs are in bad condition. :D

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri: MMMMMMMM BBQ chicken!! Yum! Do you want some fresh Ontario corn with that?

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Didn’t Dry say that she was going to be gone for a couple of days? Or do I have her confused with someone else?

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Shika thanks i dont feel as bad now. Jfri thank you smell great and looks great. now i must find my water. hum where did i put it?

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Yeh, it’s a problem I have: too much joshing at times. But I only do it with those I care about, so I hope you don’t take it to heart in a negative way. You got too much going for you. Just remember how much we all care about you and miss you. Heck, they’d even prolly send out the helicopters and pirate ships if you vanished….

    (hope I’m forgiven??)

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri: I’m glad Tabby identified your avatar. I thought it was a cat, but couldn’t figure out what it’s legs were doing. so I clicked on it to see it larger. Is it Dalmatian? ( a small one ie puppy?)

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Oops, gotta go soon to pray. We’re on retreat all this week. Prayers for all yu’all, and especially for Tabbylynn’s recovery so’s she can get back on her feet. Literally.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Bmonk. thanks i was feeling a little down for a min there. feeling better now. we need to send them out for DRY and JOY they are having a party without us. thanks for the prayers.

    shika it was bugging me i couldn’t remember if i asked or not.

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    OMG, I’ve been gone all day! 233 posts! I hope I can catch up here!!!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Cleo if she did i missed it. idk i miss her.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    “Misirlou” by Dick Dale

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    welcome back lovely Dry!

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    welcome back dry

    welcome to the group dawn

    now it’s 7 in CO, so soon, we need to wake up DrT

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    bmonk can you say another prayer for owlsly’s wife. I worry about her the most.

    I worry about tabby too, but I know she’s a strong young lady.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    thanks akenta love

    got to go for a while bbl all is finaly home hopefuly food. oh and Ana came to see me

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    JFRI: Did you get the dog at Best Friends in Utah?

    Thanks to ALL for your good thoughts. :-)

    I come and go a lot from this site, and I can’t always keep up with all the correspondence. That’s why I stopped hanging out at Pibgorn, I just didn’t have the time to keep up with everything. So, if I don’t see something that you’ve said or asked, I apologize.

    BMONK: Where were you in AZ?

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    WAKE UP, DR. TOON!!!!

    WAKE UP DR. TOON!!!
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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Hy Dry! We missed you! Almost got out the whirrly-gigs to search for you.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    bmonk Did you know that Dodge City, KS is located in Ford County?

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Is he up yet?

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    “Apache” by the Shadows “Pretty Woman” by Roy Orbison “Sunshine Of Your Love” by Cream “You Really Got Me” by The Kinks

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
    Someone mentioned earlier driving through Detroit with Dakota liscence plates and they gave him/her lots of room on the hwy. what gives? What’s the connection?
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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Shikamoo Considering how small the largest city is in either Dakota, they probably figure the driver doesn’t know how to drive in big city traffic.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    It was BMONK, and it was Chicago. I have trouble remembering who said what, too. LOL!

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Shika, he is an English Pointer. In that pic he is a puppy on his back.. I called him pretzle pup! marg, I got him through Four Paws Rescue in Logan, UT. Drove 1500 miles in the snow (off & on)in February on a weekend to get him!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    ‘You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling’ by The Righteous Bros. ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC ‘Papa Ou Maumau’ by The Surfing Birds? ‘Switchin’ To Glide’ by ?? ‘Leah’ by Donnie Iris ‘Relax’ by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    He must be a pretty dern good dog! He’s lucky to have you, and vice versa!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    he is a cute puppy.’ Marg. i love your new flower. i think im going to find a lilly and put it up, a red lily.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Good for you JFri. I got my last dog Kaya from Progressive Animal Welfare Society. It is so good to rescue dogs. My current dog Cleo was my wife’s, so I inherited her.

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    Akenta  over 15 years ago

    Hope everyone has a good night. Will see you all tomorrow!!

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Goodnight Akenta its been great as always.

    well guys i must go “crip” has to cook supper tonight. something wrong with this pic or is it just me? ttyall later

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    marg Papa-Ooo-Mow-Mow was originally by the Rivingtons. You may be thinking of Surfin’ Bird by the Trashmen that used similar lyrics! I am VERY lucky to have Cache! He is real smart, too.

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Good night Akenta!

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Welcome back, Dry ;-)

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    Welcome back, Dry - Did you have a good day?

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    doc I tried to wake you with my bugle horn but you were so out of it, I left! Just in time I guess!! LOL!

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri glad you missed me! :-) wink!

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    RRAmom yea my day went fairly well. Thanks for asking!

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    Smiley Rmom  over 15 years ago

    I think I’ll make my exit for tonight. See y’all tomorrow!

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Geez doc, Tell her your windows were open and she smelled the flowers outside your window! Guess I better quit wearing perfume! :-D

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    dcguys  over 15 years ago

    Welcome, Dawn. Don’t be shy…jump in any time. We try not to get carried away, but it’s always fun.

    Yawn. Another day, another quarter. I wish everyone pleasant dreams or light workloads, wherever your path leads. Peace & joy to all!

    The following have had multiple artists, but I chose this list for RRAmom, again. Choose your favorite rendition & sing or hum along.

    This Masquerade Heather Jambalaya (On The Bayou) I Can’t Make Music Yesterday Once More Fun, Fun, Fun The End Of The World Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) Deadman’s Curve Johnny Angel The Night Has A Thousand Eyes Our Day Will Come One Fine Day

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri you sure are lucky to have Cache! He’s way smarter than you and probably keeps you out of a bunch of trouble!! :-D

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Dry like being smarter than me* is anything difficut! Keeps me out of trouble or gets me *into it!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Hi Tribe!

    My apologies. Looks like everyone left without me. I went to get a sweater out of the closet and ended up cleaning out the closest. (Sigh..) Forgot I asked a question.

    RRAmom: Thanks for answering about Dakota.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    DRYSTHA: I love your yellow flower. It’s one of my favorite colours. You must have a beautiful garden.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    SHIKA: It’s my daylily, LOL! Tabby, I’m glad that you like it, too.

    JFri, I knew that I’d mess up the name of the group. Who sang ‘Switchin’ to Glide?

    ‘Fresh Air’ by Quick Silver Messenger Service

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    TABBY: Why are you cooking? You’re supposed to be resting. Are those two men helpless? They should be making you dinner. I was afraid that this would happen.

    :-( Your ‘Moms’ need to come down there and straighten them out.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri: an adorable puppy dog. Tell him that he doesn’t have to point everywhere at once!

    Tabby: don’t tell me you had to cook dinner. I wish I was there to cook for you. Or I could grab some of your moms and go with them - they’re probably better cooks.☺☺ We’d take turns keeping you company.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    If anybodys out there it has got to be JFri. I am between dinner and a movie. We had rain for the first half of today, but it turned nice and is supposed to stay that way. Crossed fingers.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    *Doc Toon: *I’m glad you got your wake up call. I’ll bet you are glad too! *wink☺

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Good Night Tribe. It was fun! Sorry I disappeared on you without saying good night “personally”. Time for bed, and then the late crew will come. Have a nice night friends.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    marg don’t know Swithin’ To Glide! Sorry! shika YOU convince him!

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    It is sure nice hanging out with a group of sexy babes. I love being entangled amongst you groovy chicks. Okay, will I pass for Austin Powers? I don’t really care one way or another, I just want to make suggestive comments to you lively babes. I’m not dirty, it’s just my mind.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    cleo all sunny here today!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    TABBY: I sent Carmy two red lily pictures to send to you.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    JFri and Marg don’t know either version: Switchin’ to Glide, OR Swithin’ to Glide, but they both sound like an air-freshener commercial!

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago

    Margueritem: Are you telling me I got you mixed up with Dry? Man, I’d better get some sleep! I’m worse than I thought. Your flower is magenta now. Now wonder I can’t keep anyone straight! LOL ☺

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    Shikamoo Premium Member over 15 years ago
    ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 2 u awl !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    okay thanks marg. i will have to get you my address. i love lilies. oh and yes i cooked was scared that would happen also. well i am saying goodnight early. see you all tomorrow. peace and love.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Yeah, Margueritem, I was up in Payson, which isn’t too far from your fair city. Shikamoo, we were talking earlier about learning to drive, and I said it wasn’t that exactly, but still funny. And I kinda have a generic prayer for all my friends, but it’s still good to have specific names and needs. Like Owlsly’s wife, and Uncalby’s wife (and him) or Tabbylynn, or …

    Nice thing about prayer: it’s infinitely expandable. Like an infinite hotel; you can still have room for an infinite number of new guests.

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    bmonk  over 15 years ago

    Yes, RRAmom, that’s what I figured the other Chicago drivers were thinking: “Let’s give this Dakota guy lots of room in case he doesn’t know how to drive.” But that’s where I learned, and it comes back fast, like falling off a bicycle.

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    DawnAvril  over 15 years ago

    It’s what we used to say about the Saskatchewan farmers. There, the roads are so straight that we thought they never learned how to turn corners.

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    tabbylynn  over 15 years ago

    Marg i got them thank you they are beautiful. i sent carmy mine to give to you. :D

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Hi, Dawn. Are you Canadian?

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    So JFri, do you have some time off or are you working? You seem to have a very eclectic schedule.

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    Hi Cleo and JFri, Do you all know anything about ducks? I had a duck homicide in my backyard.

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    DawnAvril  over 15 years ago

    JFri, Yes I am Canadian - retired on the west coast now after living in Calgary most of my life. What a change from the cold!

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    I think it was on Sunday that I just happened to look out my daughter’s bedroom window and I saw 2 ducks. One was on top of the other and I first thought they were getting “busy”, but then I realized that the one on top was beating the feathers out of the one on the bottom. I went to the sliding door so I could go out and stop the fight, but by the time I got to the door, the fight had stopped and they had both gone in different directions.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    cleo, I work a regular work week & anytime else I’m needed. I worked last evening servicing & calibrating 2 gas monitors they needed first thing this AM. This was after my long weekend & a 4 hour drive home!

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Duck homicide! I am always trying to duck a homicide. But no…Have you got ducks offing one another?

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Dawn - are you living in BC? I live down in Bellingham, WA and used to live in Vancouver.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Carmy sounds like 2 drakes fighting over a hen. I majored in biology to be a wildlife biologist so that is my best guess based on your description.

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    This afternoon, one of my daughters told me that there was something strange outside the window in the backyard. i went out to get a closer look and it was a dead duck. There were feathers scattered all about. I not quite sure if these things are ducks. They are really big, about the size of a swan. One (the dead one) is white with a yellow (goldish) mouth (beak?) and yellow feet. The killer (?) is black with some white markings. It has a red mouth (beak?) and red webbed feet.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    JFri, you are a busy man. Glad you have some time to be with us tooners.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Can you e-mail me a pic of the dead one? Doesn’t fit my theory now. Let me think about this some more.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    cleo I do a lot on this site from my Blackberry….like right now!

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    JFri, if it is still out there tomorrow morning I will try to get a photo. I think I have seen other black ducks with the red bills and webbed feet in other areas. I think I saw 2 or 3 of them before on the side of the road. They were hopping in the street trying to get at some road kill. These ducks are ugly. they look like freaks of nature.

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    DawnAvril  over 15 years ago

    Cleo, Yes, we live on Vancouver Island. Love it here! I’ve read some of your posts about your lake and weather. We have much the same situation only a river rather than a lake. What we have always wanted! walks and bike rides every day and deer eating the new plants - even the cedars.

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Sorry carmy. Maybe JFri can be of help. I am not .

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Carmy, now you’re talking about vultures! Are you sure the swan was alive or was it just eating it after it was dead? Look up turkey vulture online.

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    Dawn, Please pardon my rudeness. Welcome to the Big Top!

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    BMONK: I like very much what you wrote about prayer. Carmy has an expandable prayer list, too.

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    Radical-Knight  over 15 years ago

    Four minutes to go, y’all can fight over who gets to be first, I’m going to be. Night guys.

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    The Duke 1  over 15 years ago

    Dawn, Victoria is my favorite Canadian city!

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    cleokaya  over 15 years ago

    Nice to have you with us Dawn and nice to have you so close by.

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    JFri, When we saw the dead one, the killer was not around. I don’t know if the killer was chowing down on the dead one. The dead one appeared to be roughed up, it had a big spot where several feathers were missing. there was no blood or guts.

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