Finding Nebo, Yes THAT Nebo, not the fish!

[smidgy]

hi there Lisa! welcome, wlecome. I'm glad you are enjoying our antics!
no baby yet. the dr. decided to wait...DIL was disapointed. (grandma, too!)
ok, you want me to go nudge Nebo in the ribs and see what he has to say?
first: "snore, snork, gasp, snore"
second: "#*@!" what are you waking me up for?"

 

[tiggerbell]

I just wanted to send some pixie dust to the mommy and baby before I left...



Hope all is quick, painless, and healthy!!!


I Suppose I should go wash some clothes so I can pack them, huh?

 

[monymony3471]

Good Morning Everyone!

tiggerbell have a great time and I hope the weather doesn't give you too much trouble.

lisalonglash


Nebs: Can we just pretend your life is a trip report, so you'd write more?

I need my nebo fix!

At least I got a little of it on my TR!

Hey Marita!

 

[nebo]

yES,,,,WHOOPs,,,,, There's a reason I don't come here to often. I'm not sure I want to be part of any thread named after someone like me! Yes, it's embarrasing. I'm very shy, as you all well know. Really, they have to force me in front of the microphone to sing karaoke. ( instead of behind the control panel where I am fiddling with the mixes.)

Ok, you want a dumb bedtime story? Your ol' uncle Nebo once went to a bar one night to sing karaoke. Yes, talked into it by friends.

Honest.

Turned out to be a "contest" night, which is a game I usually won't play.
They are always "maybe not rigged", but it all depends on the "judges" and the following they have. I was not a regular at this bar.

This place was a bit of a drive, and they had open karaoke for a bit, which I also now was not in the mood for. Just as I was ready to leave, a guy walks in and say's "Nebo"? "Of course!" "It's contest night".
I hadn't seen this sucker in two years, couldn't even think of his name, but he knew me.
And he talked me into singing a song.
For him.
"Hey man, your the guy who sang "Rainy Night in Georgia", right? Can you sing it for me?"

"Well, no, I have always made it a practice to not sing to Gu,,,,,"

"But", he went on, "Not until my girlfriend get's here."

geesh, Ok. And it was set up.

Oh boy was it set up.
I was just a pawn in the whole scheme of things.

I met his girlfriend, he told her I was going to sing, " OUR SONG" for them,,,, and then they called me up.

Yes, most of it went ok, ,,,,,,,,,,,,"Heavy rains fallin', seems I hear your voice, callin, it's allright",,,,,,,,

And then, right in the middle of the main chorus, it appeared that my left front tooth, upper, which is also a crown, decided that it not only didn't like that song, it decided that it didn't even want to be in my mouth anymore, it hated it that much.
In mid syllable, I could tell it was ready to let go, and I held up my hand to catch it.
AND I DID!
In my left hand.
I finished the song without my main tooth, went back and picked up my money off the bar, and made a clean getaway.
Almost.
"Oh Nebo, thank you, you did that just great. I really liked the part near the end where you raised up your hand and grabbed the rain,,,,, way cool."

I turned around still clutching the "rain",,,,, "Thanks Larry, just a last second spur of the moment decision."

anyway,,,,,,,,,,,,,

I had that as well. I hope your DIL will beable to have the baby soon and without any more issues.


Next time wake the man up and ask him if he has anything he wants to say.

Nope, nuttin to say.

Can an Ip-Dip like me join this thread? I laughed awfully hard reading the last TR today - surely that qualifies me for automatic thread entry, right?

Hi Lisa,,,, you have earned all benefits befitting one of your stature.
Which, like the rest of us,,,,, are nil. But you get them all free of charge nonetheless. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your input over on Monie's thread,,,,,,this will be fun.

hi there Lisa! welcome, wlecome. I'm glad you are enjoying our antics!
no baby yet. the dr. decided to wait...DIL was disapointed. (grandma, too!)
ok, you want me to go nudge Nebo in the ribs and see what he has to say?
first: "snore, snork, gasp, snore"
second: "#*@!" what are you waking me up for?"

Yeah, ok, what part of "sleeping" don't you understand?

Good Morning Everyone!

tiggerbell have a great time and I hope the weather doesn't give you too much trouble.

lisalonglash


Nebs: Can we just pretend your life is a trip report, so you'd write more?

I need my nebo fix!

At least I got a little of it on my TR!

Hey Marita!

Hey, yoi ompw o......whoops, hands moved over a key, either that or I turned Chinese. Hey, you KNOW,,,,, I just talked to Tiggerbell today,,,, she leaves at four in the morning for a 12 night stay. I wished her the best of safety driving, and the best of times at Disney.

In ten minutes it's time to leave and go slash her tires.

good night Marita fans

 

[winkers]

Love the story!!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

See how easy it is, Nebo? You can write anything here, and we will eat it up!

 

[smidgy]

AH, he DOES listen to my nagging after all!! not that he needs nagging to perform for(....uhem... i mean talk to) you guys.
I was on a thread the other day about health insurance. one of those political ones, and believe me, I really don't know which party I fall into anymore. but I shared about Nebo losing his job, and that we have no health insurance. well, you know that link to the TR Nebo put in my siggie? the one with the title "honey I shrunk the checkbook"? boy, did a few posters get ALL over for me for that!!!
"how COULD you be so irresponsible to take a trip after losing your jobs?" and on and on. I tried to explain that the free dining package was already booked MONTHS earlier, $200 cancellation fee, air tickets nonrefundable, job interviews in florida, looking for housing possibilities, etc. holy cow! tough crowd.
I even joked, "hey the dining was free and we have to PAY for food at home!" nary a snicker.
now, if NEBO had posted, they all would be rolling in the aisles, democrats hugging republicans,(anarchy, I tell you), all SORTS of mayhem might have occurred!

 

[winkers]

Some people seem to get their panties in a bunch alot! Those of us "sane" people, see nothing wrong with you going to disney world.

 

[lexmelinda]

Left with your rain! Finished the song without your main tooth! Now that's what I'm talking about! Can we get a picture of that? Never mind, it's probably already on youtube.

Diane...That's why I'm afraid to post on any of those threads. Some people are vicious/crazy....just waiting for an excuse to make personal attacks. Steer clear of the CB political threads.

BTW....Steve and Diane....Did you say you MAY be planning another trip? When were you thinking? I'm thinking of perhaps a short January trip. Gives me sumpn to dream about. Diane...how do you score those great codes you get? Do you get a pin code in the mail or do you just keep an eye on the codes board?

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUNDAY!

 

[monymony3471]

Milli Vanilli couldn't have done a better performance.

What? I can't say hi to a friend when I see one?

Hey Lexy!!!

 

[smidgy]

lexy nebo is the one who finds the great rates! (yay it works! minnie moo taught me how to bold face!(on the moovers thread, and we did it without ANY help from mony OR nebo! tee hee)
actually, keep an eye on the codes and rates threads. we NEVER got any pins! watch mousesavers and allearsnet. only once , I called to make ressies and was told we could get a cheaper rate cause we were such "great" patrons, so I changed it from a value to a mod. at that time, I didn't know about "pins". we must have been "earmarked"?
how did nebo get that $45 a night in dec? (asmu)I'm not sure. but I know he has the tenacity to call, talk to a CM, and if they can't help him, he says "thanks", hangs up, and calls again till he gets a CM who knows his/her way around the system. always mention AAA. and he never accepts the first rate they give him. "can't you do better?" then he'll call again.
now I let him call. unless I have a code. feel free to phone nebo and talk to him about it! the dec trip, he wanted to change the last few nights to porfq, and it took him a few calls to get satisfaction. and for the feb. trip, when one CM said there was no availability at CSR for the dates we wanted, there was only ONE date that was the prob., but the CM (at central reservations) wasn't experienced enough to "juggle things around" since we were flexible.(um, I think that was my doing, can't remember)
ok, I confused everyone enough with my rambling. basically, keep trying, and call nebo for more succinct info!

 

[monymony3471]

Oh so that's where I learned all my tricks from then eh?

It's scary that I understood all that perfectly.

 

[winkers]

Nebo, will you call and make my feb reservation for me?

 

[lovebuzzandwoody]

Hi y'all! Just catching up and looking for news of the arrival of Princess Kaylie! No baby yet?

 

[smidgy]

If princess Kaylie doesn't make an appearance by the 9th, they'll induce.

 

[lisalonglash]

If princess Kaylie doesn't make an appearance by the 9th, they'll induce.

Wooohooo, fingers crossed for a quick & easy L&D!!!

 

[nebo]

Oh so that's where I learned all my tricks from then eh?

It's scary that I understood all that perfectly.

You know, even though I DID understand it all too, that was kinda scary wasn't it? The booking procedures I mean. But it does take some work sometimes, and it all depends on whom picks up the telephone.

Nebo, will you call and make my feb reservation for me?

I'd be happy to Cheri. What dates are good for you? I'm free in the beginning of the month, it just has to be before Presidents Day, then the rates go to Holiday rates. Gee, hope Smidgy understands. Yeah, she will, she's sensible.

If princess Kaylie doesn't make an appearance by the 9th, they'll induce.

Induce? She was already "induced"! That's what got her in this situation in the first place! She needs to "reduce", get that beach ball out of her belly.
But maybe it's so big because it's a duece they have to induce in order to reduce. If it's a moose on the loose the papoose will be too small.
Ok, I'll shut up now, you silly goose.

Um, did you say something?

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Induce? She was already "induced"! That's what got her in this situation in the first place! She needs to "reduce", get that beach ball out of her belly.
But maybe it's so big because it's a duece they have to induce in order to reduce. If it's a moose on the loose the papoose will be too small.
Ok, I'll shut up now, you silly goose.

Um, did you say something?

Oh, he is a poet too!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[McDisney]

Induce? She was already "induced"! That's what got her in this situation in the first place! She needs to "reduce", get that beach ball out of her belly.
But maybe it's so big because it's a duece they have to induce in order to reduce. If it's a moose on the loose the papoose will be too small.
Ok, I'll shut up now, you silly goose.

Um, did you say something?

 

[nebo]

Hi Shawn, nice to see ya. Boy, I remember in olden days, you would have given us Webster's phonetic pronunciation, plus all possible meanings on the word "induce".
Sorry about the Cards. Really, I'm not a Cub fan, I'm Sox, and I was hoping the Cards could give them a run.

You know what can be kinda funny?
Just daily life!

Really, there is so much that happens from day to day, that sometimes we overlook a lot of it, or look at it like it's a problem.

For example,,,,,( yes, you knew that was coming, didn't you?), after I posted last evening, I ran out to Macdonalds. Now, hold that thought.

There is something about trying to be funny, that can't be forced. You have no idea how many times when writing the trip report,,,, I felt that I had nothing when I sat down. Other times when I thought I was loaded with good jokes and stories, they either bombed or went over most people's heads.

But the sitting down with nothing times? Sometimes they turned into my best chapters. Yeah, maybe the vikes or manhattans helped, but, really, it's hard to tell or convey a mood that you are sure will get you a laugh. Again, you just never know.
Now, I, myself, don't laugh that often. Not a real belly laugh type. It has to catch me by surprise, where I think the best laughs come from.

When you don't expect it. Even if it's not all that funny, it can work that way if you don't see it coming.

I think one of the best laughs I EVER got, from Smidgy and you folks on the Dis, was when I was first laid off. And Diane suggested I call my buddy Kurt and go golfing with him, which we used to do, and hadn't for some time.

I told her, " Would you like to go golfing with someone who cheats on their score, moves the ball, and doesn't buy a round afterwards at the bar?"

She looked at me, "Wow, I guess not."

"Well neither does he!"

See what I mean? If I hadn't said there was a "surprise" coming, that would have been a great line.

And sometimes, just being dumb or distracted can make people say dumb things.
Like last night at McDonalds.

I was in the drive thru lane, and placed my order.
Let me re write that... I was in the DRIVE THRU lane,,,,,,,

Ok, after she gave me my total, and before I got the "please proceed to the next window" line, she said something that gave me the idea that this girl is new to the window business, has worked the counter way too much.

"Would you like that to go?"

huh?

There was a long pause afterward, for one thing, I wasn't sure I heard right, and secondly, after I knew I did, I of course had to think of a comeback line.
Which was hard because I was kinda busy guffawing at the windshield.

As dumb as it sounds, and yes, this is the truth, the only thing I could come up with on the spur of the moment was:
"No, I'd like it to come."
"As in, come with me!, I don't want it to go anywhere without me."

The speaker on the post was silent for a bit, and I just pulled ahead, but I thought I heard a "snort". I guess the nickel finally dropped in for her, and in the ten seconds it took to pull up and pay, she had tears rolling out of her eyes.

Yeah, that little bit of surprise silliness made my night.
At least until I got home.

They left out a double cheeseburger!