5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 5

[ohiominnie]

In honor of wedding weekend, here's my Friday Karaoke pick....(a search for "here comes the bride lyrics gave me this!)


Oh, here she comes now.
And she looks so...so...
HORRIBLE!
(scream)

Here comes the bride!
Here comes the bride!
Here comes the bride!
Here comes the bride!

She came waltzin' down the isle,
in a dress so torn and vile.
The man of her dreams was a nightmare too!
As she gave a shreak and a gastly smile.

(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Who we talkin' bout goul's?
(The Bride of Frankenstein)

The preacher said, "Speak up now, or forever hold your peace."
Well, Dr. Frank opened the latch and held up a piece
he forgot to attach!!!!

(neah neah neah neah,
neah neah neah neah neah!
WHOOO)

Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)

Your's Cruelly came in basic black,
with gift-wrapped witches curses.
The wolves and hounds bayed merrily
as the guest arrived in hearses!!

(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Who we talkin' bout goul's?
(The Bride of Frankenstein)

A delightful chill to the awful swamp
periced us to the heart.
The bride broke down in tears of joy.
Well umm...actually she...fell apart.

(neah neah neah neah,
neah neah neah neah neah!
WHOOO)

Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)

Lady: Mmmm there were some yummy guys catering the reception.
Elvira: Yeah too bad the living dead ate 'em! And they didn't even save ME a
piece!
THE PIGS!!
Man: Uhhhh this ice chest is a mess, excuse me. Could you move that brain and
pass me a diet soda?


Here comes the bride!
Here comes the bride!
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)
Here comes the bride!
(The Bride of Frankenstein)

Sewn together for a wedding,
who's that gal that we're all dreading?
She's so pretty...green and pale.
Who's that nightmare in the veil?!

Yeah! That's the one! Yeah right! Uh!
The Bride of Frankenstein! DUUUH!!

 

[kikipug]

Will this help?

Yes, it will... thanks!

 

[ohiominnie]

Finished Mr. Penguin last night:

 

[kikipug]

Well, I was too grumpy for Friday Morning Karaoke, but I've gone from being grumpy to being hungry... so...

Hum-dum dee-dum hum-dee dum-dum,
I'm so rumbly in my tumbly.
Time to munch an early luncheon,
Time for something sweet!
Oh, I wouldn't climb this tree
If a Pooh flew like a bee.
But I wouldn't be a bear then,
So I guess you wouldn't care then!

Bears love honey
And I'm a Pooh bear,
So I do care,
So I'll climb there.
I'm so rumbly in my tumbly,
Time for something sweet!

I don't need a pot of honey.
I'd be grateful for a platefull.
When I'm rumbly in my tumbly,
Then it's time to eat!
It's the tasteful thing to do,
Be it ten or twelve or two.
For anytime is food time
When you set your clock on Pooh time!

Bears love honey
And I'm a Pooh bear,
So I do care,
So I'll climb there.
I'm so rumbly in my tumbly,
Time for something sweet to eat!

 

[scuba diver]

thanks - I may take you up on the offer....but it will need to be for lunch on a Friday for lunch - if that is possible, I will PM dates....phone numbers etc etc.

Lunch on a Friday afternoon at JBs! YEA!!!!

I can't think of a better way to start the weekend.

 

[kikipug]

Lunch on a Friday afternoon at JBs! YEA!!!!

I can't think of a better way to start the weekend.

Hmm... wish my meeting in NSB was THIS Friday and not last... (when it was raining 3" an hour... not a good day for JB's!)

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Will this help?

that type of day must be going around. Kiki passed it off to me...

 

[ohiominnie]

Not sure if I'm jealous of him or mad at him....

Mike's brother was driving up from Atlanta for the rehearsal tonight. Was supposed to leave between 7 and 8 am. Called at noon and gave me some sort of sob story about how his general manager at Subway was out of town and how he had to get paychecks for ppl or something (did the guy rush out of town today? if not, Marc should have known he'd have to deal with this) Anyway, he's missing rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

It's pretty typical when it comes to Mike's brother though.

Oh...and I must add....don't call me and give me this sob story....you'd better be calling the bride or the mother of the bride. THEY are the ones who need to know and I don't want to be responsible for having to relay your story!!!

 

[kikipug]

(did the guy rush out of town today? ...snip...It's pretty typical when it comes to Mike's brother though.

Sounds like my brother who, while I love dearly, never can be counted on for the big things in life... on the day of my Grad school graduation, he calls me as I am walking out the door to go to the ceremony (which was 1 hour before it started) to tell me that his dog is sick, and that he won't be able to make it to my graduation. HELLO... he lives 2 1/2 hours away... shouldn't he have AT least called 3 hours ago??? (The ceremony was only 1 hour long... it's not like he was 'running late'.)

This was just 5 months AFTER he missed the only Christmas that I had ever hosted at my house for our entire family with a different lame-o story that he passed on to me via a phone call from my mother.

I don't usually hold a grudge, but this one doesn't seem to escape me. He has already pretty much backed out of this Christmas at my house... the rest of the family is driving 1400 miles to be here... but not him. (He will definitely make it here for the race, though... cause you KNOW that's important.)

 

[ohiominnie]

Sounds like my brother who, while I love dearly, never can be counted on for the big things in life...

Sigh. Well, this incident is right on the heels of the member cruise fiasco. He called us on Saturday morning about 30 minutes after his flight was due to take off and said he had missed it. TOLD us he left his house 2 1/2 hours before flight time (around 6 am) and that it only takes about 45 minutes to get to the airport, but that the line for security was SO long that's why he missed it. The remainder of the day was phone call after phone call about his status..."i'm on stand by, i didn't get on, i'm on stand by, i didn't get on, etc etc" Grrrrr.

And since we're talking about family that misses important things....my sister never makes it to anything of mine that's big....my graduation, KT's baptism, etc etc....but you can be darn sure they'll make it to anything on the OTHER side of the family.....her dh's sisters graduation, her dh's neice's baptism, etc etc.

Oh well, ya can't choose your family.....
but you CAN choose your cruising partners!!!!!

 

[kikipug]

Oh well, ya can't choose your family.....
but you CAN choose your cruising partners!!!!!

Exactly!!!!

And I'd LOVE to go on a cruise with my brother again. (Last time was in 1977) ... my sister and I cruised together a few years ago... a "mom's only" trip.

I think it would almost be easier if he and I didn't get along so great- we e-mail and chat back and forth ALL THE TIME... its just actually getting him to show up somewhere that's the problem.

 

[mickeymo]

And since we're talking about family that misses important things.
Oh well, ya can't choose your family.....
but you CAN choose your cruising partners!!!!!

Can't throw too many stones here - I threw a baby shower for my brother and his wife early while I was in town before the birth and then I was in a position to be able to fly to see my brother's son shortly after his birth. Fast forward 4 years to dh's sister's 1st child born this February...circumstances are different, our kids are older, John's in school and we haven't been back to Chicago in over two years and we weren't able to greet his newborn nephew. I briefly saw him on my whirlwind visit over labor day weekend. John hasn't seen him yet and no plans for the next year to head to Chicago at least until after graduation in May. I'm sure that's an extremely sore subject around his house - we've missed quite a bit of important milestones in his family due to geography, schedules, and finances: his father's retirement, the baby's birth, baptism, etc... I can't even get away to help my mom with her chemo and radiation appointments.

Although, his sister and her husband aren't too high on my list - one visit here in 10 years and that was just a quick overnight trip, we're expected to go up to Chicago then when we do - they're popping in for about 20 minutes and leaving for something at his family's house...HELLO, sil - your brother averages a visit about once every two years - you are at your husbands' parents' house several times a week...

oh well, it's true about chosing family and cruising partners...here's an extension of that quote....


You can pick your friends
You can pick your nose
but, you can't pick your friend's nose...

 

[mickeymo]

Not sure if I'm jealous of him or mad at him....

Mike's brother was driving up from Atlanta for the rehearsal tonight. Was supposed to leave between 7 and 8 am. Called at noon and gave me some sort of sob story about how his general manager at Subway was out of town and how he had to get paychecks for ppl or something (did the guy rush out of town today? if not, Marc should have known he'd have to deal with this) Anyway, he's missing rehearsal and rehearsal dinner.

It's pretty typical when it comes to Mike's brother though.

Oh...and I must add....don't call me and give me this sob story....you'd better be calling the bride or the mother of the bride. THEY are the ones who need to know and I don't want to be responsible for having to relay your story!!!

Couldn't somehow your car get caught in a traffic jam around gametime - and it just happened to be detoured past the stadium???

 

[mickeymo]

This is for our east coast friends and relatives - stay safe and dry!!!

If Noah Had to Build the Ark Today

The Lord spoke to Noah and said, "In six months I am going to make it rain until the whole world is covered with water and all the evil things are destroyed. But, I want to save a few good people and two of every living thing on the planet. I am ordering you to build an ark." And, in a flash of lightning, he delivered the specifications for the ark. "OK," Noah said, trembling with fear and fumbling with the blueprints, "I'm your man."

Six months passed, the sky began to cloud up, and the rain began to fall in torrents. The Lord looked down and saw Noah sitting in his yard, weeping, and there was no ark.

"Noah!" shouted the Lord, "Where is My ark?" A lightning bolt crashed into the ground right beside Noah.

"Lord, please forgive me!" begged Noah. "I did my best, but there were some big problems. First, I had to get a building permit for the ark's construction, but Your plans did not meet their code. So, I had to hire an engineer to redo the plans, only to get into a long argument with him about whether to include a sprinkler system.

"My neighbors objected, claiming that I was violating zoning ordinances by building the ark in my front yard, so I had to get a variance from the city planning board.

Then, I had a big problem getting enough wood for the ark, because there was a ban on cutting trees to save the spotted owl. I tried to convince the environmentalists and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that I needed the wood to save the owls, but they wouldn't let me catch them, so no owls.

"Next, I started gathering up the animals, but got sued by an animal rights group that objected to me taking along only two of each kind.

"Just when the suit got dismissed, the EPA notified me that I couldn't complete the ark without filling out an environmental impact statement on Your proposed flood. They didn't take kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the Supreme Being. Then, the Corps of Engineers wanted a map of the proposed flood plan. I sent them a globe!

"Right now, I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the Equal Opportunities Commission over how many minorities I'm supposed to hire. The IRS has seized all my assets claiming that I am trying to leave the country, and I just got a notice from the state that I owe some kind of use tax. Really, I don't think I can finish the ark in less than five years."

With that, the sky cleared, the sun began to shine, and a rainbow arched across the sky. Noah looked up and smiled. "You mean You are not going to destroy the world?" he asked hopefully.

"No," said the Lord. "The government already has."

 

[ohiominnie]

Couldn't somehow your car get caught in a traffic jam around gametime - and it just happened to be detoured past the stadium???

the wedding is 30 minutes west. the game is 30 minutes east. seems like we're caught in the middle (ba-dum-ch)....

that would be one heck of a traffic jam!

 

[ohiominnie]

I'm sure that's an extremely sore subject around his house - we've missed quite a bit of important milestones in his family due to geography, schedules, and finances: his father's retirement, the baby's birth, baptism, etc... I can't even get away to help my mom with her chemo and radiation appointments.

That makes sense. But my sister missed MY graduation from nursing school but yet a year later she flew home to see her dh's sister's graduation from nursing school (which was actually farther than mine) No changes in finances, number of children, etc. Whatever.

I think most of it is that HIS mom says "you WILL be here or else." whereas my mom says "well, if you can make it......"

 

[Dancind]

She who lays on the most guilt wins?

I have no family left to speak of, so I don't have these problems. Kevin's family sees enough of each other at work every day, so we don't see them much either.

 

[mickeymo]

She who lays on the most guilt wins?

You must know my mother and MIL

My mother's key phrases are "If you have time...." It would be nice..." - "I know you're busy but..."

My MIL prefaces invites, "We know you can't come but, just wanted to let you know we were thinking of you..."

The only difference is I've had 38 years to read between the guilt lines with my mom and only 16 with John's mom...

 

[scuba diver]

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Count us in for JB's the night before. We'll be driving down and then staying at a Marriott near the port.

I'm really impressed with the excitement of meeting at JB's before the cruise for Rock Shrimp. I think it's a great idea......

However, I want to make sure everyone is aware that JB's is 70 miles, 75 minutes from PC. From MCO it is probably 1 hr 30 minutes. From Vero Beach it is probably 2 hours.

Part of JB's charm is that it is out of the way. That is both good and bad.

Make sure you consider the distance when making your plans.

Kikipug, do you agree?

 

[mickeymo]

what's another 1 1/2 hrs for good seafood???!!! Bring it on!!!