Turning away is not as confronting as you suggest and this talk of your pussy and my tongue is just wishful thinking..Hey GaijinrabbitThat’s a great story and Anita is still amazing.
Finally, I understand a Frog Applause. After years of pretending I got it, finally, I get it!! Thanks for dumbing one down for me, Teresa. (May I call you “Teresa”?)
That classroom is doing a nuclear bomb attack drill. It seems silly now, doesn’t it? Like all they wanted to do was induce terror and anti-Communist fervor in Americans. Because the only good thing to come out of getting into that position was that your lips would be closer to your @$$ to kiss it goodbye.
My wife’s son who is a marine chief engineer on a large tugboat just last month got a hog tattooed on one foot and a chicken on the other. Chicken and pigs float so sailors get these tattoos on their feet to keep them from sinking and drowning at sea.
The first thing I thought of when I saw the poster child picture on the blog was this old picture of me and a margay cat. It was taken in Panama (well, the Canal Zone, but it’s all just Panama now) in 1974 or 1975.It just wanted to see me; it wasn’t attacking.
Hmmmmm, packing up and leaving, never to be heard from again, A La Connie Converse. I wonder how many of us have thought of or done just that? Would I tell you if I had?
Re Connie Converse: I hate to be picky, but shouldn’t it be “A selection of her recordings was released”? This is tricky, because “selection” is singular but in this case it almost certainly contains more than one recording. On the other had, would you say, “A mob were sighted” or “A mob _was_sighted”? On the other hand, would you say, “A flock of birds was seen” or “A flock of birds _were_seen”? Strunk & White (if I remember right) said it depends on whether you consider the flock as a single entity or are interested in the birds as individuals. (My copy is at work, so I can’t look it up.) On the other hand, Strunk & White were (was?) thoroughly lambasted by a grammarian last week on the fiftieth anniversary of that book.
After all is said and done, I think Teresa was wrong based solely on the fact that it sounds better with “was”, at least to me. Of course, Vlad will be the final authority on that, and I’m willing to accept his correction.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Yo ho! You need to freshen up your hairdo from that 1940’s look! Here, kitty kitty!
Superfrog almost 13 years ago
Turning away is not as confronting as you suggest and this talk of your pussy and my tongue is just wishful thinking..Hey GaijinrabbitThat’s a great story and Anita is still amazing.
x_Tech almost 13 years ago
Re: Classroom,Ah yes, the Tuesday morning duck and cover drill. Nothing like living in the ’50s in the middle of a dozen or more primary targets.
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
Gotta love the blue hair and the attitude. Must be Florida.
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
Finally, I understand a Frog Applause. After years of pretending I got it, finally, I get it!! Thanks for dumbing one down for me, Teresa. (May I call you “Teresa”?)
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
Maybe “confront” should be “confronts”. Goes better with the “yo”, ya know? (See how helpful I can be when I understand the caption?)
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
Is that one of those messy bun studies?
coltish1 almost 13 years ago
That classroom is doing a nuclear bomb attack drill. It seems silly now, doesn’t it? Like all they wanted to do was induce terror and anti-Communist fervor in Americans. Because the only good thing to come out of getting into that position was that your lips would be closer to your @$$ to kiss it goodbye.
ottod Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Donald Trump?
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
That rosy rice ring looks tasty. Well, not really, but I’d eat it. Well, I’d eat just about anything, so I’m not a good point of reference.
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
Yo…yo…ma!
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
My wife’s son who is a marine chief engineer on a large tugboat just last month got a hog tattooed on one foot and a chicken on the other. Chicken and pigs float so sailors get these tattoos on their feet to keep them from sinking and drowning at sea.
Larry Miller Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The first thing I thought of when I saw the poster child picture on the blog was this old picture of me and a margay cat. It was taken in Panama (well, the Canal Zone, but it’s all just Panama now) in 1974 or 1975.It just wanted to see me; it wasn’t attacking.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 13 years ago
now, that’s just psycho talk…
6turtle9 almost 13 years ago
Hmmmmm, packing up and leaving, never to be heard from again, A La Connie Converse. I wonder how many of us have thought of or done just that? Would I tell you if I had?
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Loved that turtles picture. But what’s that man doing-worshiping them?
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
Re Connie Converse: I hate to be picky, but shouldn’t it be “A selection of her recordings was released”? This is tricky, because “selection” is singular but in this case it almost certainly contains more than one recording. On the other had, would you say, “A mob were sighted” or “A mob _was_sighted”? On the other hand, would you say, “A flock of birds was seen” or “A flock of birds _were_seen”? Strunk & White (if I remember right) said it depends on whether you consider the flock as a single entity or are interested in the birds as individuals. (My copy is at work, so I can’t look it up.) On the other hand, Strunk & White were (was?) thoroughly lambasted by a grammarian last week on the fiftieth anniversary of that book.
After all is said and done, I think Teresa was wrong based solely on the fact that it sounds better with “was”, at least to me. Of course, Vlad will be the final authority on that, and I’m willing to accept his correction.