8/17/08 Captain Jack's Repossession Repo Cruise to PC thru TPC Part 9

[Verandah Man]

I'm not in Gloucester County, Andy is. I am in Cape May County. The Mega-Million ticket was bought about 20 minutes from me. They had some poor guy on the news tonight who lost his 10 tickets that he bought at the winning store. He is really worried it may have been him because no-one has claimed it yet.

John knows where I live, as we met for breakfast one morning at a local diner. His dad still lives in the same town as me.

So close to ketching up, but I have to get the car warmed up and get Angelina to school.

 

[bellelinus]

Julie, I would get a contact person there now & find out how far in advance they will need to know to make sure that there are enough busses for us.

You are right -- we might need every giant bus they have!

 

[LITTLEKID58]

GM

Presently 55 going up to 80 here in Sunny Central Florida

to everyone who is going to need it today

to all the newbies

Have a great Thursday

Liz

 

[Verandah Man]

You are right on the edge there Andy. Maybe that's why Randy only comes out every once in awhile!

I know, I made it by one hour and five minutes!!!

 

[joksten2000]

I'd never be able to keep up with this thread. of course it help to have all the pleasures

 

[Verandah Man]

All ketched up, now time to get Lina to school, then come home and get ready for work..............see y'all later!!!

 

[LITTLEKID58]

Here is a funny email I received.

Subject: Mrs. and Mr. Fenton



Mr. and Mrs. Fenton are retired. Mrs. Fenton insists that he go with
her to Wal-Mart. He gets bored with all the shopping. He prefers to get in
and get out, but Mrs. Fenton loves to browse. Here's a letter sent to her
from the store.



Dear Mrs. Fenton,

Over the past six months, your husband has been causing quite a
commotion in our store. We cannot tolerate this behavior and may ban both of you from our stores. We have documented all incidents on our video surveillance equipment. All complaints against Mr. Fenton are listed below.

Things Mr. Bill Fenton has done while his spouse was shopping in Wal-Mart:
1. June 15: Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people's carts when they weren't looking.
2. July 2: Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute
intervals.
3. July 7: Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to the restrooms.
4. July 19: Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, 'Code3' in housewares... and watched what happened.
5. Aug 4: Went to the Service Desk and asked to put a bag of M&M's on
layaway.
6. Sept 14: Moved a 'CAUTION - WET FLOOR' sign to a carpeted area.
7. Sept 15: Set up a tent in the camping department and told other
shoppers he'd invite them in if they'll bring pillows from the bedding department.
8. Sept 23: When a clerk asks if they can help him, he begins to cry and screams 'Why can't you people just leave me alone?'
9. Oct 4: Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, and picked his nose.
10. Nov 10: While handling guns in the hunting department, asked the
clerk if he knows where to find the antidepressants.
11. Dec 3: Darted around the store suspiciously loudly humming the
"Misson Impossible" theme.
12. Dec 6: In the auto department, practiced his "Madonna look" using
different size funnels.
13. Dec 18: Hid in a clothing rack and when people browse through, yelled
"PICK ME!" "PICK ME!"
14. Dec 21: When an announcement came over the loud speaker, he
assumes the fetal position and screams "NO! NO! It's those voices again!!!!"
And last, but not least ....
15. Dec 23: Went into a fitting room, shut the door waited awhile, then
yelled very loudly, "There is no toilet paper in here!"

I love it ...

 

[LITTLEKID58]

With only 30 minutes to spare....


A pirate walks into a bar and the bartender says, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. What happened, you look terrible!"
"What do you mean?" the pirate replies, "I'm fine."
The bartender says, "But what about that wooden leg? You didn't have that before."
"Well," says the pirate, "We were in a battle at sea and a cannon ball hit my leg but the surgeon fixed me up, and I'm fine, really."
"Yeah," says the bartender, "But what about that hook? Last time I saw you, you had both hands."
"Well," says the pirate, "We were in another battle and we boarded the enemy ship. I was in a sword fight and my hand was cut off but the surgeon fixed me up with this hook, and I feel great, really."
"Oh," says the bartender, "What about that eye patch? Last time you were in here you had both eyes."
"Well," says the pirate, "One day when we were at sea, some birds were flying over the ship. I looked up, and one of them shat in my eye."
"So?" replied the bartender, "what happened? You couldn't have lost an eye just from some bird ****!"
"Well," says the pirate, "I really wasn't used to the hook yet."


Classic

 

[dahuffy]

I LOVE it!

Or we could go with "pirate smilie of the day". Just post the smilie that is currently in the position that the pirate is normally in. I think the pirate is usually right-middle of the third row from the bottom.

So right now it is actually there. But tomorrow, it might not be, so I'll just use the smilie in that exact location when I need a pirate.

 

[goofyforlife]

What a feeling that is going to be. I think we will have ours paid in less than 60 months

Aw come on people...i think i only own a brick or two of our townhouse that cost us an arm and a leg... (and it's not fancy either; just the DC market)

I have 27 years left.....

 

[yargrnhoj]

Billy Joel Rocks...he's my absolute favorite!!!
Me revoici,
Dans ce bar enfume
Avec mes yeux iures
Je me parle a moi meme
C'etait toi
C'etait toi

Mine too. I'm surprised more of his songs didn't show up. I have every song he ever wrote on my iPod, including the entire "My Lives" box set.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Okay J with a period space R & another period! You know you are awfully picky about your name for someone who spells their name backwards, turns out it's not even the name you go by, and you don't have the name you really want to be known as in your signature? Helloooooo!

I'm trying to be unpredictable.

JperiodspaceRperiod

(that should be my new screen name....)

 

[Enna]

My iPod shuffle 10:

Silly Love Songs (Paul McCartney & Wings)
Some Day My Prince Will Come (Barbara Streisand/Disney WISHES)
The Mummers' Dance (Loreena McKennitt)
What's Up (4 Non Blondes)
You Mean Everything To Met (Shawn Mullins)
The Soundof Silence (Live) (Simon & Garfunkel)
Life in the Fast Lane (Eagles)
Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel)
That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be (Carly Simon)
Christmas Canon (Trans-Siberian Orchestra)

 

[yargrnhoj]

Reminds of when I was in Jr. High back in the early '70s. Do you remember "New Math" We'd take a test and you had to "show your work" so, even if you got the right answer, if you you didn't work the problem out correctly,you got it wrong. I had tutors all the way through 9th grade. It wasn't required in high school so consequently I didn't take anymore math.

1960's Arithmetic test:
"A logger cuts and sells a truck load of lumber for $100. His cost of production is four-fiths of that amount. What is his profit?"

1970's New Math test:
"A logger exchanges a set (L) of lumber for a set (M) of money. The cardinality of set M is 100. The set C of production costs contains 20 fewer points. What is the cardinality of set P of profits?"

2000's no child left behind version:
"A logger cuts and sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost is $80, and his profit is $20. Find and circle the number 20."

2007's green version:
"An unenlightened logger cuts down a beautiful stand of 100 old growth trees in order to make a $20 profit. Write an essay explaining how you feel about this as a way of making money. Topic for discussion: How did the forest birds and squirrels feel?"

 

[yargrnhoj]

They have a "new math" in the elementary schools here called Everyday Math. Don't know if this is a national thing or not, but it's quite different from the way I learned math. I'm just glad it comes with a parent worksheet every month with the answers to the homework, or I'd be completely lost!

yes, we do "Everyday Math" here in our district too. I am not sure what my son is learning. When he went to Christian school 1st and 2nd grade, he was horrible in math. He came home last week with his ISAT grade and is in the 99th percentile. So either 'everyday math' is working or it is teaching him how to take standardized tests.

Considering we were cooking dinner together last night and he asked me if 1 cup was the same thing as 1 pound, I am assuming the latter.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Nutmeg? Nutmeg has the same hallucinogenic effects as LSD but much nasty-er side effects. Got to eat a lot of it too.

Have you priced spices lately? I think nutmeg is more expensive than LSD.

 

[yargrnhoj]

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AROD MVP

My wife just had to do a case study for grad school in Finance on whether the Rangers should have signed A-Rod to that $252 million contract way back when.

I realized she may be the only person in the world who had never heard of him. First thing she asked me was 'is he any good'?

I think she'll do a report on Beckham next. At least she has heard of his wife.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Maybe they're afraid you'd be kidnapped and held for demands.

My company encourages us to wear logowear. Probably for the same reason.

 

[yargrnhoj]

Anyone feel like having some ?

Had some last night. Next to last piece of birthday girl's birthday cake. Yum.

 

[yargrnhoj]

I didn't say I'd tell ALL wives... I won't tell yours! I'll only tell J.R.'s wife because he's trying to avoid me!

Only because I am afraid you'll strangle me and hide my body in a broom closet.