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clark

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

In 1987, Mikhail Gorbachev, pitched the idea of joining forces on a Mars mission to U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

sethmckiness

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

Best thing about Tropo Scatter Communications,  once your link is up, you can microwave hotdogs to your hearts content!

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sethmckiness

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

You have nothing on Irony until you work in Military intelligence.    ???

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Josh Cryer

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I am exactly one post away from having 2000 posts, but I am going to bed instead of making it.

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Palomar

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*Last week I bought $85.00 worth of Godiva chocolates.  I have them tucked away in my closet for a daily nibble or two...and they are just for me. 

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

Shaun Barrett

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I've developed a strong addiction to Fruit Tingles just lately. I wonder if I'm pregnant?
                                           

  ['Godiva' chocolates, eh? Cherry Icees and corn dogs, eh? Seeya down at the maternity ward, Cindy!     ]

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Palomar

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Shaun:  "I've developed a strong addiction to Fruit Tingles just lately. I wonder if I'm pregnant?"

*LOL!  Well, if you are, you and your wife will be the most famous couple in world history! 
                                           
Shaun:  "['Godiva' chocolates, eh? Cherry Icees and corn dogs, eh? Seeya down at the maternity ward, Cindy!     ] "

*Egad...it does sound like crazy pregnancy cravings, now that you put them all together!    Maybe I'm just weird  ::shrugs::  Hey!  Maybe we could take Lamaze classes together.  What say you?  Ha ha ha...

--Cindy

P.S.:  I had a small cherry Icee yesteday (If I don't keep track of my carbohydrate intake, I may just start to look pregnant!)

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

mustard turns me on.

clark

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these pretzels are making me thirsty.

Palomar

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Give me a break

*I guess these scumbags are living in the 1930s.

--Cindy

P.S.:  Those 2 Godiva chocolates I just ate have made me thirsty! 

Have another pretzel, Clarkie.   :angry:  :laugh:

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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pumpkin carving is murder.

Palomar

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*The funniest thing I ever heard another person say happened to them was:  Debbie, a friend in college.  She told me that one recent evening she was dining in a semi-formal setting with some big-shots in her church.  She had a cold, thought it was mostly gone...she was listening to someone talking when she suddenly noticed this big snot bubble blowing out of her left nostril, and other people saw it too.

Poor Debbie, LOL!  I guess that is worse than getting stuck in a car door at the McDonald's drive-thru.

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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There is nothing funny about the funny bone.

Palomar

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*I'm in a really giggly mood today. 

Okay, the funniest thing which I've heard happened to a doctor (my sister worked for him and related this; she was there the day it happened):

Dr. Miller was doing a gynecological exam on a patient.  His nurse was in the exam room too, of course -- she saw the whole thing.  He had just scooted his exam chair closer to the patient and reached for the examining lamp, to draw it closer.  The bulb in the lamp popped loudly and exploded, which startled Dr. Miller so badly that he reared backwards and fell over, chair and all, with a loud crash onto the floor -- the patient lifted her head up to see what the hell was going on at the end of the table, only to see (between her knees) Dr. Miller's ankles and feet straight up in the air! 

Well, I guess a little comedy is good for times especially like those... 

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

If non-conformity becomes the norm, what happens?

prometheusunbound

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I went to the grocery store today.  The list said,

"Buy two bottles of GE salad dressing, your choice."

My first thought was, General Electric makes salad dressing? 

Then I recalled that General Motors is the leading publisher of porn. 

After some highly confusing moments of thoughts of porn, I realized that the store I was in was "Giant Eagle".  But if General motors makes porn, god knows what GE could make. . . . .

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Palomar

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Then I recalled that General Motors is the leading publisher of porn.

*I think I've heard or read this before. 

Geez, talk about your "corporate whores"...no pun intended...heck, it CAN'T be a pun...

--Cindy

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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Donner, party of six... wait, looks like only four.

Shaun Barrett

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

I still miss Byron and Phobos.
                           

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Palomar

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*Well...the Halloween stuff is beginning to materialize on store shelves.    I'm already "getting in the mood":  I purchased 2 old black and white "horror" films starring Vincent Price -- "The Bat" ("When It Flies, Someone Dies") and "The House on Haunted Hill."  Also bought George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" (original B & W 1968 version).

It's my favorite holiday; I love seeing the kids dressed up (many families in this area actually make the costumes for their kids -- rare).  We usually get 30 to 40 trick-or-treaters, and I really enjoy passing out candy.  Of course, I enjoyed trick-or-treating as a kid, too -- couldn't wait to get out there, ringing those doorbells!

--Cindy

P.S.:  I miss Byron and Phobos too; I see Byron here occasionally...haven't seen hide nor hair of Phobos since April or thereabouts.  Come back you guys! 

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We all know [i]those[/i] Venusians: Doing their hair in shock waves, smoking electrical coronas, wearing Van Allen belts and resting their tiny elbows on a Geiger counter...

--John Sladek (The New Apocrypha)

clark

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Re: Apropos of Nothing

Don't take candy from strangers.

clark

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'Beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on an operating table.'
- Lautr?amont's, 19th-century French author