12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 10

[goofyforlife]

The surprise to me is that it INCLUDES those under 18.

John1

No surprise here...Why should it be any different? Are they working any less than older folks... NO Sure they can't work beyond certain weekday hours but have the same job requirements.

From 16 on...I worked 30-35 hours a week to pay for my own expenses...my car...my car insurance.....my clothes...my spending money...my hairspray (it was the 80's ya know).

Sorry didn't come from a family with cash... or an allowance fairy... If i wanted something...I had to earn it on my own...

 

[87Heel]

Tonight is Spaghetti dinner night at DD8's elementary (K-3) school. It's a fundraiser/fun family event. The third graders are your servers for the evening (well, each one must have a responsible adult helping them... we'd like some of the food to get to the people!)

So while John1 is singing with the Cheetah Girls, I'll be trying hold on to plates of spaghetti with Hannah... wish me luck!

 

[BuzzBoyMom]

Last one before I have to go to a meeting...


Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back...or that you could crawl into a hole?

Here are the testimonials of a few people who did....

I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, "How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?" I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word... he knew better.

I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls."

My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, "No, I'm just looking at your nuts." My sister started to laugh hysterically, the boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget.

 

[BuzzBoyMom]

Have you ever asked your child a question too many times??? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch in between errands. It was very busy, with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked my seven-month-old daughter, and she was clean. Then I realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while, so I asked him if he needed to go, and he said "No." I kept thinking, "Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me." Then I said, "Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?" "No," he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo, I asked one more time, "Danny, did you have an accident?" This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over and spread his cheeks and yelled. "SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!" While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing! He calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better by thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had!

 

[Jhalkias]

Did you see the new MacBook - Knew they'd go to duo core. I want it I want it!

HURRY!

Tell Charlotte!

Back to Mac Envy again - just like you said Carla!

John1

 

[87Heel]

OH, and before my server shift, I'm volunteering for another shift... and they gave me one at the hostess station. Rats. You have to be nice to the cranky people who want a particular table at the cafeteria and want to know when they will be seated (hey, people, there are volunteers and third-graders in charge here! and it's only costing you $6 for spaghetti, salad, drink and dessert!) Usually I'm hiding in the kitchen, slapping pasta, sauce and meatballs on the plates.

 

[MrsMork]

Weapons of Math Instruction
At New York's Kennedy airport today, an individual later discovered to be a public school teacher was arrested trying to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a setsquare, a slide rule, and a calculator.
At a morning press conference, Attorney general John Ashcroft said he believes the man is a member of the notorious al-gebra movement. He is being charged by the FBI with carrying weapons of math instruction.

"Al-gebra is a fearsome cult,", Ashcroft said. "They desire average solutions by means and extremes, and sometimes go off on tangents in a search of absolute value. They use secret code names like "x" and "y" and refer to themselves as "unknowns", but we have determined they belong to a common denominator of the axis of medieval with coordinates in every country.

"As the Greek philanderer Isosceles used to say, there are 3 sides to every triangle," Ashcroft declared.

When asked to comment on the arrest, President Bush said, "If God had wanted us to have better weapons of math instruction, He would have given us more fingers and toes.

"I am gratified that our government has given us a sine that it is intent on protracting us from these math-dogs who are willing to disintegrate us with calculus disregard. Murky statisticians love to inflict plane on every sphere of influence," the President said, adding: "Under the circumferences, we must differentiate their root, make our point, and draw the line."

President Bush warned, "These weapons of math instruction have the potential to decimal everything in their math on a scalene never before seen unless we become exponents of a Higher Power and begin to factor-in random facts of vertex."

Attorney General Ashcroft said, "As our Great Leader would say, read my ellipse. Here is one principle he is uncertainty of: though they continue to multiply, their days are numbered as the hypotenuse tightens around their necks."

SEE, SEE! I told you math was scary!!!

 

[Jhalkias]

You have good reason to be frustrated, depressed, etc.

Think anyone would notice if I slip something into a bill giving your district the money you need?

suzanne

Could you try Suzanne? Pretty Please?

BTW - I will be in Columbus for OSBA next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, with the bonus of a hearing with the self-insured (worker's comp) appeals board on Wednesday!

Yay!

John1

 

[87Heel]

time coming

 

[goofyforlife]

ok staying for the pirate.... then back to work

 

[87Heel]

Hi Kristina!

 

[87Heel]

boards are slow

 

[87Heel]

again

 

[87Heel]

and again

 

[Jhalkias]

No surprise here...Why should it be any different? Are they working any less than older folks... NO Sure they can't work beyond certain weekday hours but have the same job requirements.

From 16 on...I worked 30-35 hours a week to pay for my own expenses...my car...my car insurance.....my clothes...my spending money...my hairspray (it was the 80's ya know).

Sorry didn't come from a family with cash... or an allowance fairy... If i wanted something...I had to earn it on my own...

Yeah Kristina,

I have been doing the same thing - I have had a job since my paper route at age 12, but read what Angie said. She said it well, and I need not repeat it.

John1

 

[87Heel]

hey, did john1 get it! There's something good today!

 

[Jhalkias]

Like I said before, the only kind I get . . .

Accidently!

John1

 

[slindamood]

BTW - I will be in Columbus for OSBA next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday!

So - that banana yellow corvette covertible that I see around - with license plate BINANAZ - really is yours!

suzanne

 

[pjpoohbear]

Oh that is horrible. But with the lame duck session, why do they even need to be in the office drafting bills?

Karen, that was my thought, exactly!

Pj

 

[lbgraves]

That new wage will apply to middle and high school babysitters as well. I don't know what the rates are in your area, but it will be quite a shock to parents around here.

No flippin way!!! They are now regulating how much you have to pay your babysitters??????? Here the girl across the street watches both kids for $5 per hour. If she is here with just one of them I usually pay her that much anyway and figure that it all balances out. Are they making the teens files taxes too?