posted on March 13, 2001 04:17:10 AM
Hi BOB. Just me checking in, and your name refuses to be uncapitalized. I haven't had enough caffeine to figure out whether I should clean my keyboard or grovel.
I tried to check in earlier but I kept getting that darn maintenance message I ended up falling asleep for a couple of hours while waiting!!! (Don't know why I'm so tired lately - I mean who on earth falls asleep at 7.30pm???)
posted on March 13, 2001 04:49:09 AMsnowyegret, LOL
I've hit the bigtime!!!
Hi pharlap, had one of those days eh?
Good to see you both.
I think I've finally done all my emails for the day.
Yes - one of those days where everything that could go wrong did. It was just one computer glitch after another and I basically got no work done... Then I came home to the maintenance message at AW!
I was starting to think that I was cursed!!! I definately need these next three days off!
posted on March 13, 2001 05:16:48 AM
Just been listening to the news and all the talk is that Russell Crowe will win an Oscar.
It reminded me of a tale I heard the other day.
Back in the days of ancient Rome, when the entertainment was gladiators, chariot racing and throwing Christians to the lions, Nero summoned the manager of the Circus Maximus to the Imperial Palace.
The manager was given an edict that the populace was getting a bit bored with the same old entertainment and unless the manager could come up with something new, it would be he, the manager, who got thrown to the lions.
Faced with such an incentive scheme, the manager reported back to Nero that he had come up with a brand new act.
On the next day of the Circus Maximus the days events started with a few of the more usual spectacles.
Then, to a great fanfare of trumpets, a hundred vestal virgins were paraded into the arena. They were staked down to the ground, facing upwards and stripped of their robes.
It was announced that Cassanovius, a very virile gladiator, would proceed to de-flower each and every one of them.
To the roar of the crowd, Cassanovius set to his task and soon the first 50 had been de-flowered.
Cassanovius manfully continued, but it was obvious after 75 that he was quickly wearing out.
After the 82nd. virgin was a virgin no longer poor Cassanovius collapsed and died of a heart attack.
The crowd were not pleased and yelled for the managers blood.
Presented before Nero to await the traditional thumbs down signal, the manager was heard to say " I don't know what went wrong. He did it ok at rehearsals this morning!!!!!!"
Bob, Downunder but never down.
posted on March 13, 2001 05:29:59 AM
LOL Bob!!! I like that one
Do you know who else is up against Crowe for best actor? I would love to see Russel win but I wonder if it will happen. Jeffrey Rush won only a couple of years back so we may have to wait a bit longer...
My favourite winner was Roberto Benigni. What a classic!!! I loved Life is Beautiful and was hoping it would win best film but no go.
posted on March 13, 2001 05:48:58 AMpharlap I think the nominees are Russell Crowe, Geoffrey Rush and Tom Hanks.
I'd like to see Russell Crowe get the nod.
Bob, Downunder but never down.
posted on March 13, 2001 06:10:19 AMpharlap, I'm sitting here very bleary eyed and I've got an early start to make tommorow, so I'm going to say goodnight and catch up with you later.
Enjoy your break!
Goodnight all.
Bob, Downunder but never down.
posted on March 13, 2001 06:20:38 AM
Sorry to say it looks like I missed you by
a little bit...do have a great MINI Holiday
Pharlap Keep me posted about feeling
tired all the time, that is a sympton of a
problem I am very up on.Take care.
Mouse sorry to vanish like that...the
computer had an issue and I was toooo tired
to address it, so I said. . . . .
Gosh, Darn, Golly Gee!!!!
and went to bed!! See you later in the day
I have a date with driving in an ICE STORM!!
posted on March 13, 2001 12:31:01 PM
Sorry everyone, I got that maintenance message too and got too tired to wait. So off to bed at a reasonable hour I went for a change!
posted on March 13, 2001 12:38:52 PM
Hi Mouse actually at the last minute I decided I really didn't feel at all comfortable with driving on the secondary roads, so I called and we rescheduled. Good thing too, they said it was a lot worse where my appointment was. This is the 2nd reschedule the first was 3/6 the day of the Blizzard. She was worried about rescheduling me I suggested July ought to be
safe...no such luck two weeks from now and if there is another catastrophe I'm otta there.
So now that you are all rested what sort of
devilment will you be getting into?
I have been doing my "Dora Domestic" routine
washing, ironing, vacuuming, dusting...I think I should've gone on the road..much more excitement potentially!
posted on March 13, 2001 01:10:34 PM
Dora Domestic, LOL! Not much here really, checking on a few more auctions I won while sleeping Right now I'm playing Mahjong and yawning. You see, I went to bed early, but also got up eary. A nap is starting to sound good...plus it's the kitties' nap time and they like to lure me in...
posted on March 13, 2001 01:16:31 PM
Funny I was just thinking the same thing...about a nap that is....when I had 4 kitties and had finished all my work and they were all sleeping soundly I'd say OK, everybody up, when the mother is up everybody else is up!! Then I'd play "feather" with 'em, otherwise the little devils would be horsing around at 3AM.
Well, in the never ending excitement of domesticity it's off to fold another batch of clothes and then a quick nap. If I don't see 6 other things that ought to be done. See you later. I have a couple of jokes for later tonight.
Quite honestly I'd rather be SAILING...someplace really nice and warm. Oh well, I'll work that into my dreams.
posted on March 13, 2001 01:27:39 PM
This one if for Snowy the punier the better!! And I apologize if this is one that has been posted recently I can't remember if it came in email or off the boards but I thought it was silly enough to list again!
A man brought his very limp dog into a veterinary clinic. As he lay the dog on the table,the doctor pulled out his stethoscope,
and placed the receptor on the dog's chest.
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, but your dog has passed away."
"What?" screamed the man. "How can you tell? You haven't done any testing on him or anything. I want another opinion!"
With that, the vet turned and left the room. In a few moments, he returned with a Labrador Retriever. The Retriever went right to work, checking the poor dead dog out thoroughly.
After a considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever sadly shook his head and barked.
The veterinarian then took the Labrador out and returned in a few moments with a cat, who also checked out the poor dog on the table.
As had his predecessors, the cat sadly shook his head and said, "Meow." He then jumped off the table and ran out of the room.
The veterinarian handed the man a bill for $600. The dog's owner went ballistic. "$600! Just to tell me my dog is dead? This is outrageous!"
The vet shook his head sadly and explained.
"If you had taken my word for it, would have been $50, but with the Lab work and the cat scan..."
posted on March 13, 2001 04:20:41 PM
Hello everyone, thank you all for your kind wishes to myself and my family. I have been deeply touched.
We had the funeral yesterday and all in all it was a very nice service. The pastor was from the church my MIL has gone to for many years and members of the Senior Saints talked about the things she was well known for, it was a lovely tribute to her.
We had one funny part happen before the service began. I was sitting with my youngest son (16) beside me and one of his aunts on his father's side came and sat next to him, she looked at him and then looks away, then she looks again and says " excuse me but do I know you". Well I had been crying but on that note I burst out laughing. My son is stunning looking and how she could not know it was him I will never know.
Then she says in a very loud voice, YOU HAVE DYED YOUR HAIR BLACK!! So okay anyone who did not already know this fact, does now.
I was waiting for her to check and see if he had anymore earrings or body attachments.
One of my sisters in law supplied little potted plants for everyone to take as a memory plant in honour of her mother. I think this is a wonderful gift, rather than a flower or something that will die within days. I have not decided where to plant mine yet.
Okay I will be back in sometime later. See you all then.
posted on March 13, 2001 08:19:41 PM
Dear Nettak, welcome back, we'll put on some nice comfortable music, have a little wine and talk about family, friends good and bad times and that little nub of humour that always manages to appear no matter how dire the circumstances. I do hope you & your family are well, and relying on each other to get through this trying time. Especial thoughts to your DH on the loss of his Mother.
posted on March 13, 2001 09:12:51 PMRocker Come back to the Five & Dime
Jimmy Dean!! Where have you been...ooout and aboout in a boat?? We hope to see Netta tonight, hope you will be back. Mouse you better get your little self in here...we have some ketchin up to do and we need a report in from Pharlap is that Thai for lightening?? Bitsandbobs has been working hard and partying hard too....he must be plumb tuckered out...but maybe he will drop by for a bit. Snowy I need your take on the punny joke!
And anyone else who wants a pre Black Wednesday toast!
posted on March 13, 2001 09:30:59 PM
I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN
I'm the life of the party... even when it lasts until 8 PM. From Muriel's Something New to read!
I do what my Rice Krispies tell me to
posted on March 13, 2001 09:56:44 PM
So you got your hair cut and a little highligting done...hope you've been having some fun...Did the Feng Shui help you?
posted on March 13, 2001 10:41:25 PMNetta! We've been missing you as you can see Thank you so much for the report. It sounds like it was a lovely service and isn't it odd and funny when those silly moments crop up? Oh how humor has a way of diffusing things...
Rocker ole buddy, ole pal! How the heck are ya??? And just where have you been partying without us?!
posted on March 14, 2001 12:14:59 AM
Hi Everybody! Been TRYING to catch up a LITTLE bit on my sleep, so I'm just popping in for a moment to say "HI!".
It's great to hear from you Netta - we're all worried about you! Oh, I have to tell you a little story of something similar that happened at my Moms funeral. Well, everything was going along well, when the pastor mispronounced my uncle's name. He called him "Julius" - it wasn't too far off as his name is "Jules", but for some reason it struck me and my sister as funny. So, we're both in the front pew cracking up. Can you invision this? We're both up there in front of everybody laughing and punching each other in the sides trying to get the other one to shut up!. *LOL*
Oh! We found out an interesting bit of info about her from my uncle, too. It seems at one time, back around '59 or '60 she was a playboy bunny! She went by the name Carol Lynn. KEWL, huh?
posted on March 14, 2001 12:46:43 AM
Hiya Tigerlady! Woohoo, you're mom was a Playboy bunny! Wow, I dunno what I'd do if I found out something like that about my mom
posted on March 14, 2001 01:15:39 AM
Hiya Mouse! I KNOW pretty wild! Of course I knew about her "wild" side - I was the one that helped her clean out her drawers before everyone else came down! (if something happened she didn't want them finding some of this stuff) *LOL*
I'll have to post a pic tomorrow of her in her younger days - you can see she that she must've looked good in her bunny uniform! (too bad I didn't inherit that figure!)
Actually, I've been trying to find out where I could look up some more info about that. As far as we know she didn't pose for the magazine, but she worked in one of the clubs. He said he wasn't sure if she went to Chicago or New York, but she disappeared for a year back around that time and didn't tell anyone where she went. "Julius" (lol) said he found out later that she was a bunny, but she wouldn't elaborate...
posted on March 14, 2001 01:24:21 AM
Hi everyone and a special hello to Nettak Glad to see you and it sounds like you're holding up ok.
Tiger - so your mum was a Playboy bunny? How cool!!! I remember watching this really cheesy movie last year about the Playboy clubs. You're mother must have been beautiful to be a bunny. Do you have a picture of her in her outfit?
Hi Mouse, Zilvy, Rocker and anyone else I may have forgotten!!!
I'll have to look around for some jokes as well...
posted on March 14, 2001 01:28:39 AM
Big HELLO to nettak. Great to see your post before.
Hi to everyone else.
Who said I was tuckered out before? I wasn't asleep. I was only meditating!!
That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
Bob, Downunder but never down.
I ended up falling asleep for a couple of hours while waiting!!! (Don't know why I'm so tired lately - I mean who on earth falls asleep at 7.30pm???)
I loved Life is Beautiful and was hoping it would win best film but no go. 
Hippy wannabe 
~^~
Hopefully my cramps won't keep me in bed 
See ya later Dora! 
And I apologize if this is one that has been posted recently I can't remember if it came in email or off the boards but I thought it was silly enough to list again!
