The Mad Chatters thread Part 2

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

I celebrated my 2000+ posts last night. Alone.

 

[Bbgrizzle]

OH wait, never mind, I saw the previews for it.

 

[Southern4sure]

Good Morning everyone!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

I celebrated my 2000+ posts last night. Alone.

Denise! Congrats on your 2,000th post!!!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

Good Morning everyone!

Hello, Teresa!

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

Hey, Teresa! Still feeling better?

I need to finish getting ready and wake the kids up, make breakfast, pick up all of her friends, the Mommy List just keeps growing. Bye!

 

[TheDisneyTraveler06]

Denise! Congrats on your 2,000th post!!!

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Aww! That was so sweet Bonnie! I appriciate the balloons! Oh so pretty!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

Bye, Denise

 

[Southern4sure]

I started taking sinus meds and I think it is working. My headache I had for days is about gone. I didnt think about sinus meds because I didnt have any sinus symptons. I dont care what I take as long as it works!

I have to get ready and take the boys school shopping....I like shopping but not with boys.....

 

[Bbgrizzle]

I'm glad your headache is feeling better. Have fun shopping!

The girls are starting to stir, so I think I'll sign off too. Bye!

 

[disallday!]

Hi Cassi! Are you feeling lonely without your DH?


Denise, we ate sandwiches down by the little lake behind our house. The girls thought it was fun. I also helped Ainslee learn 3 books so she could read them for Daddy. She has her first 2 sight words down--the and is.

Yeah, Ainslee! Is anybody a fan of Dr. Seuss? That's how I learned to read and I passed them on to the kids! DS loved the Foot Book, DD loved Ten Apples on Top, me... I loved Go Dog, Go

 

[disallday!]

So, Denise where did you get your pretty princess in your siggy?

Ok so here's my Mad Hatter story and this is what I immediately thought about when I read the thread title.

20 some-odd years ago, I was a very young and inexperienced lady in a very responsible position. One day I was in a meeting with the local IBM rep, and others, to discuss various plaguing crashes of our mainframe computer system. I had challenged them to find the problem and they persisted that the fault was ours due to some configuration choices that had been made years ago, and then grudgingly approved, by them.

We sit down and the across the table from me is a very tall, 40-ish, IBM executive in the typical fashion: button down dress shirt, black tie, suit, and huge grimace. Really, I think they issue these to them at orientation at IBM - grimace and all.


At any rate, I attempt to cut the ice by commenting on the man's last name. Which happened to be Hatter. I just knew that they must have called him the Mad Hatter in college. Apparently, I was right; however, I garner from his expression that it was not a name that he had learned how to fashion into a positive thing. As in, I am certain that when he entered the room people didn't give him the thumbs up and big "Hey look it's the Mad Hatter!" or even "The Hattermeister" (though I guess that pop-culture reference would have been before his time). This man was not a happy guy, and I gather that this was nothing new.

Needless to say my attempt at levity was not appreciated. But then again, if I were a middle-aged, button-down, up-tight, black tie-er I probably wouldn't have been pleased with anything that this young, wet-behind-the-ears, upstart, of a GIRL had to say to me about anything!!!!


Poor IBM guy, I wonder if he's still alive... I wonder if he ever found his smile... somewhere.. under that grimace. I've heard that they can become permanent? I hope he didn't turn out like the Joker-in-reverse with a huge permanent grimace?


That would be creepy...
like this guy with the huge swollen ear condition...

BTW... nice to meet ya Javamom

 

[Bbgrizzle]

Yeah, Ainslee! Is anybody a fan of Dr. Seuss? That's how I learned to read and I passed them on to the kids! DS loved the Foot Book, DD loved Ten Apples on Top, me... I loved Go Dog, Go

Hi Kelly! I'm so happy to see you today!

I do have a few Dr. Seuss books, but I only have the easy-to-read ones (Kindergarten teacher).

Currently, I am reading Junie B. Jones, Aloha-ha-ha, but only when I'm on the pot. I love Junie B.!

I'm also in the process of reading another novel, which is the sequel to Pride and Prejudice.

 

[disallday!]

Hi everyone & bye everyone! I'll check in later!


Oh, Teresa! I finally found Mr. Masseuse, I'll send him to your house!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

Hi everyone & bye everyone! I'll check in later!


Oh, Teresa! I finally found Mr. Masseuse, I'll send him to your house!

Ick! That's disgusting!

 

[disallday!]

Currently, I am reading Junie B. Jones, Aloha-ha-ha, but only when I'm on the pot. I love Junie B.!

I'm glad I checked before I left! Thought I was on my own here Junie B. Jones, she's great! I've got to get reading again, I think I'm gonna head to Barnes & Nobles and get lost in there this weekend!

 

[Bbgrizzle]

I'm glad I checked before I left! Thought I was on my own here Junie B. Jones, she's great! I've got to get reading again, I think I'm gonna head to Barnes & Nobles and get lost in there this weekend!

I LOVE going to Barnes & Noble. The kids love going too. I need to get the newest Judith McNaught.

 

[disallday!]

If I come across this, I'm gonna have to buy it for you Bonnie!

Judith McNaught? What kind of novels?

 

[RadioFanatic]

howdy everyone! hope all had a good night.

 

[Bbgrizzle]

If I come across this, I'm gonna have to buy it for you Bonnie!

Judith McNaught? What kind of novels?

Oh yeah, keep your eyes peeled!

Judith McNaught writes historical romance, but also some contemporary romance. I'm one of those romance novel junkies!