G'nite,Lizards!

Sweet dreams.

Never underestimate the power of large groups of determined fools.

re: #1 NY Nana

Love ya Nana. I am not long for the world either. Don't we live in a weird one?

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

— Douglas Adams

This is a group therapy session, right? Complete honesty -- right?

OK. I confess.

I never liked Douglas Adams. At all. I found him, and his entire style of humor, utterly unfunny. Straight mouth. Not even a smile. Not once.

re: #1 NY Nana

G'nite,Lizards!

Sweet dreams.

Good night, Nana!

Douglas Adams - one of my favorites!

re: #6 Racer X

Douglas Adams - one of my favorites!

Uh oh.

A perfect example of -- read the whole thread first!

re: #4 zombie

This is a group therapy session, right? Complete honesty -- right?

OK. I confess.

I never liked Douglas Adams. At all. I found him, and his entire style of humor, utterly unfunny. Straight mouth. Not even a smile. Not once.

Yeah, plus Get Smart was OK, but . . .

...what's that? Oh Douglas Adams, not Don.

"Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job."

What do you think of Douglas Adams now?

re: #4 zombie

Do you like Monty Python? Maybe you're missing your Anlgo funny bone. It's ok, not everybody has it.

re: #4 zombie

I never liked Douglas Adams. At all. I found him, and his entire style of humor, utterly unfunny. Straight mouth. Not even a smile. Not once.

I thought the same thing until found out his background. Then it hit me - ahhh...English humor. I loved Dr. Who.

re: #4 zombie

This is a group therapy session, right? Complete honesty -- right?

OK. I confess.

I never liked Douglas Adams. At all. I found him, and his entire style of humor, utterly unfunny. Straight mouth. Not even a smile. Not once.

Me neither. I do like that quote, though.

re: #7 zombie

Uh oh.

Heh. I thought Hitchhikers Guide was a wonderful book. I had never read anything quite like it.

Here's a guide to understanding Douglas Adams' writing style. It's especially handy for the uninitiated.

re: #11 Killgore Trout

Do you like Monty Python? Maybe you're missing your Anlgo funny bone. It's ok, not everybody has it.

Love Monty Python. But that's a different kind of humor. In fact, I like much of British humor. Just not Mr. Adams. A personal quirk of mine, I suppose.

Zombie. "Don't Panic!"

re: #11 Killgore Trout

Do you like Monty Python? Maybe you're missing your Anlgo funny bone. It's ok, not everybody has it.

Life of Brian was great.

Biggus Dickus!

re: #3 Pvt Bin Jammin

I am not long for the world either. Don't we live in a weird one?

Very weird. I ♥ you, Private! ;)

This is as close to 2 AM as I have gone off line in eons. Too tired to think coherently, so help me, but that is nothing new.

Sweet dreams!

I heard this one long before Douglas Adams' books became popular, "Every time you build something foolproof, Nature comes out with a better grade of fool." Sometimes with "idiot" replacing "fool."

Perhaps the quote, as written, is Adams' take on the idea, but the idea itself long predates him. I remember my father expressing it back in the mid '60s. It was one of his favorite sayings, in fact.

And I do like Douglas Adams' books. Never heard him speak, I don't believe.

OK, I love Dr. Who and Monty Python, but didn't like Douglas Adams when I tried reading him. I suppose I might give him another go (note the British lingo) - it's been a while.

Conversely, at the movies in London once, there were two Americans - me - and some guy. I know this, because we were the only ones laughing at the purely American jokes.

re: #11 Killgore Trout

Do you like Monty Python? Maybe you're missing your Anlgo funny bone. It's ok, not everybody has it.

true. My brother in law just rollls his eyes and leaves the room when we turn on the Britcoms

re: #15 gmsc

Here's a guide to understanding Douglas Adams' writing style. It's especially handy for the uninitiated.

Too much work at 2 a.m. I will heart it and look tomorrow - later today.

re: #5 gmsc

G'nite, GMSC!

Sweet dreams!

re: #20 Alberta Oil Peon

I heard this one long before Douglas Adams' books became popular, "Every time you build something foolproof, Nature comes out with a better grade of fool." Sometimes with "idiot" replacing "fool."

Perhaps the quote, as written, is Adams' take on the idea, but the idea itself long predates him. I remember my father expressing it back in the mid '60s. It was one of his favorite sayings, in fact.

And I do like Douglas Adams' books. Never heard him speak, I don't believe.

One of my favorites speeches of his was called "Is There An Artificial God?". The link goes to the text of this speech, and there's also Speech Audio available at the link directly under his picture in the left column.

re: #24 NY Nana

G'nite, GMSC!

Sweet dreams!

I was saying good night to you! Sleep well!

re: #13 Catttt

Me neither.

I've given it 60 seconds of thought, and realized: What I don't like about it is the way the self-congratulatory smugness is built in to each sentence. Not only is he attempting to be funny, but he is simultaneously taking a victory lap for having been successful. I much much prefer the George Carlin/Stephen Wright style of pure deadpan.

Well, looks like I have successfully applied a wet blanket to the thread!

*Chuckles*

I've enjoyed Douglas Adam's work for a while after seeing the old BBC TV version of the Hitchikers Guide. The books were even better though with even less plot. :)

Lots of great little bits of things in there. I love that the babel fish was the single greatest cause of death and destruction do to war and misunderstandings of any creature ever created. :)

They did a remake of Hitchhiker's Guide a few years ago. I found it very fitting that Zaphod was cast as an American.....
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 2005 The Ultimate Question

Nah Zombie you're perfectly allowed to dislike DA. We still love ya.

I mean come on, not everyone likes Ghostbusters either and I get along fine with them. :D

Adams is kind ok, but I see him as a Tom Robbins/Kurt Vonnegut wannabe.

"Hello my baby, hello my darlin', hello my ragtime gal...!"

{Someone in the back of the audience coughs once. Silence.]

C'mon, let's get this party back on track!

re: #27 zombie

I've given it 60 seconds of thought, and realized: What I don't like about it is the way the self-congratulatory smugness is built in to each sentence. Not only is he attempting to be funny, but he is simultaneously taking a victory lap for having been successful. I much much prefer the George Carlin/Stephen Wright style of pure deadpan.

Ahh but thats what makes it funny - to me. It is that English arrogance coming through. You don't quite know if he is truly being condescending or deadpan or serious.

my .02

re: #33 zombie

"Hello my baby, hello my darlin', hello my ragtime gal...!"

{Someone in the back of the audience coughs once. Silence.]

C'mon, let's get this party back on track!

*Chuckles*

Is it just me or did anyone else think Spaceballs when you read that line?

re: #28 zombie

Well, looks like I have successfully applied a wet blanket to the thread!

now you're really panicking. Breathe.............

re: #30 Killgore Trout

They did a remake of Hitchhiker's Guide a few years ago. I found it very fitting that Zaphod was cast as an American.....
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 2005 The Ultimate Question

I still prefer the old BBC TV version. They did it as a sort of miniseries, so they could take more time, and explore the book deeper than the 2005 movie could.

Terry Pratchett.

....talk amongst yourselves, insomniacs. In the words of the immortal JarJar Binx, "myh givvvupp!"

Zombie tell us how you really feel you thread killer you.

Reese Whitherspoon killed the thread.

re: #30 Killgore Trout

They did a remake of Hitchhiker's Guide a few years ago. I found it very fitting that Zaphod was cast as an American.....
Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy 2005 The Ultimate Question

I really liked that movie!

/deeply shallow

My style is S.J. Perlman and Jamer Thurber.

re: #40 IslandLibertarian

Reese Whitherspoon killed the thread.

Now that's a long callback!

re: #26 gmsc

You, too!

Last thing before I close down:

I adore Britcoms, and this is one of my favorites....the two Ronnies! Enjoy!

Jamer = James

My new favorite comic is brian reagan. Crowds have memorized some of his bits and chant along.

re: #40 IslandLibertarian

Reese Whitherspoon killed the thread.

Not with a spork?

I saw Jonathan Winters in tahoe - we laughed until we cried.

re: #43 gmsc

Someone had to take the heat for Zombie....O.J. is tied up at the moment...

re: #48 DistantThunder

I saw Jonathan Winters in tahoe - we laughed until we cried.

He was the greatest stand-up comedian of them all.

Hiya Lizards! Looks like we are talking about comedy?

re: #33 zombie

"Hello my baby, hello my darlin', hello my ragtime gal...!"

{Someone in the back of the audience coughs once. Silence.]

C'mon, let's get this party back on track!

Wasn't there a Warner Bros. animated cartoon that featured a singing frog that sang that song?

re: #52 Alberta Oil Peon

Wasn't there a Warner Bros. animated cartoon that featured a singing frog that sang that song?

That's what I was thinking of...

re: #52 Alberta Oil Peon

Wasn't there a Warner Bros. animated cartoon that featured a singing frog that sang that song?

Famous line from it: "Ribbit"

re: #33 zombie

Now that I think of it Hitchhiker's Guide is a contemporary retelling of the Lord of the Rings. Brits/Hobbits hate to travel yet they do it as much as they can and they bring the comforts of home with them as much as they can and try to make due.
/enough deep thoughts for me. G'nite.

"...Send me a kiss by wire, Baby my heart's on fire!"

(Little known second line.)

re: #8 zombie

A perfect example of -- read the whole thread first!

nah.... he sucks.

(Doug, not Racer)

I watched a few minutes of Chris Rock on HBO and was appalled and offended at his vile racism and misogyny. What a jerk.

re: #42 zombie

My style is S.J. Perlman and Jamer Thurber.

Did you ever see Jack Lemmon in "The War Between Men and Women" (1972)? There's a James Thurber animation of his story "The Last Flower" right in the middle of the movie!

How do you feel about Shel Silverstein?

re: #27 zombie

I've given it 60 seconds of thought, and realized: What I don't like about it is the way the self-congratulatory smugness is built in to each sentence. Not only is he attempting to be funny, but he is simultaneously taking a victory lap for having been successful. I much much prefer the George Carlin/Stephen Wright style of pure deadpan.

I'm with you there. Good analysis.

I have to mention - I liked Kingsley Amis and enjoyed P. G. Wodehouse.

I was going to mention I loved S. J Perelman, but he was an American.

A lizard posted this...can't remember who: The Monty Python Channel...it is great!

NY Grampa is prying my fingers off the keyboard...again!

G'nite for real.

re: #42 zombie

My style is S.J. Perlman and Jamer Thurber.

The former was one of the writers of the big Marx Brothers hit shows, later made into movies, IIRC. Along with Moss Hart?

re: #28 zombie

Well, looks like I have successfully applied a wet blanket to the thread!

never saw that in your "alley" post: is that in the subscription only portion of the page?

/white smoke

I saw Bill Cosby in 1985 in tahoe and remember crying at that one too.

re: #59 gmsc

Did you ever see Jack Lemmon in "The War Between Men and Women" (1972)? There's a James Thurber animation of his story "The Last Flower" right in the middle of the movie!

Never saw it!

How do you feel about Shel Silverstein?

Eh. Some good, some bad.

Evening all. Night shift checking in. At least we have moved on from the Nirth Certifikate to serious stuff. Zombie, just because you don't like Douglas Adams, or found him to be unfunny doesn't mean we will hate you. Disliking authours isn't like politics. We can move on until we find something we agree on. I see some one has already mentioned Terry Prattchet. Can we go there?

re: #61 NY Nana

A lizard posted this...can't remember who: The Monty Python Channel...it is great!

NY Grampa is prying my fingers off the keyboard...again!

G'nite for real.

wear him out!

/win, win!

re: #52 Alberta Oil Peon

Wasn't there a Warner Bros. animated cartoon that featured a singing frog that sang that song?

Yep - That's Michigan J. Frog from One Froggy Evening!

re: #62 Alberta Oil Peon

The former was one of the writers of the big Marx Brothers hit shows, later made into movies, IIRC. Along with Moss Hart?

I LOVE the Marx Brothers. When I was going to school in New Orleans, I used to take the bus cross-town, with one bus change, to go see Marx Brothers movies.

re: #35 Gozer the Carpathian

*Chuckles*

Is it just me or did anyone else think Spaceballs when you read that line?

just you.

never saw it, still have my frontal lobes.

re: #67 redc1c4

I distracted him for a few minutes! ;)

I caught a few moments of the Three Stooges today - while clicking right past - Meet the Depressed. I had to burst out laughing.

re: #35 Gozer the Carpathian

*Chuckles*

Is it just me or did anyone else think Spaceballs when you read that line?

I didn't, but it's only because they're doing a quick parody of Michigan J. Frog.

It is cool that they got John Hurt, who did the original scene in Alien to do the parody scene, too!

re: #69 Catttt

Catt,

For you: Hello, I must be going!

G'nite for really real, honest! Sweet dreams, all!

re: #46 DistantThunder

My new favorite comic is brian reagan. Crowds have memorized some of his bits and chant along.

He's been my favorite for several years. Well-loved by my family, and by any friends who check him out after I recommend him. When I'm feeling imperious (which isn't really too often, thankfully) I like to say, "Bring me the head of a pig" because of Regan's bit when he's talking about people flying First Class.

So when you do get on, the first class people are already sitting there; they're all sprawled out on their big thrones. "Bring me the head of a pig! And a goblet of something cool and refreshing! Anyone have a fiddle? Amuse me."

Take luck! ;-)

re: #71 NY Nana

I distracted him for a few minutes! ;)

that isn't what i had in mind.....

but maybe that was more than he could cope with. %-)

W C Fields

re: #75 Silvergirl

LOL, Take good care.

re: #69 Catttt

I LOVE the Marx Brothers. When I was going to school in New Orleans, I used to take the bus cross-town, with one bus change, to go see Marx Brothers movies.

they had buses back then? where they a nickle too?

/ducks, tosses white smoke

Abbott and Costello were my favorites.

re: #74 NY Nana

Catt,

For you: Hello, I must be going!

G'nite for really real, honest! Sweet dreams, all!

When I was a little girl, we always watched Groucho's You Bet Your Life. Loved him - love all their movies - love them. I even read Groucho's books and Harpo's autobiography - my mom got me a copy through a used book service. This was all pre-internet when such things took more work.

re: #68 gmsc

Yep - That's Michigan J. Frog from One Froggy Evening!

Cool! Thanks for posting that!

re: #80 DistantThunder

Abbott and Costello were my favorites.

scotch and water are my favorites......

/old standbys are best

re: #69 Catttt

I LOVE the Marx Brothers. When I was going to school in New Orleans, I used to take the bus cross-town, with one bus change, to go see Marx Brothers movies.

Here's a true challenge for the Marx fan: How many of Lydia's tattoos can you name in 9 minutes?

re: #79 redc1c4

they had buses back then? where they a nickle too?

/ducks, tosses white smoke

I don't remember for sure, and I know you are teasing me - but it was cheap. Maybe a quarter, including transfers - possibly 50 cents. Phone calls were still a nickel - This was the 70s - things were cheaper there than elsewhere.

re: #80 DistantThunder

Abbott and Costello were my favorites.

I love Laurel and Hardy. One that a lot of people haven't seen because it doesn't seem to be as easy to find as so many of their others, is Big Business. They're out selling Christmas trees door to door. It's great! Plus this is the time of year for it.

84 gmsc

And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.

You can learn a lot from Lydia.

Waterloo

re: #84 gmsc

Here's a true challenge for the Marx fan: How many of Lydia's tattoos can you name in 9 minutes?

I can sing the whole song, but I'm too tired to count.

She has eyes that men adore so
And her torso - even more so.

I HAVE to hit the hay now. YAWN. Night all.

re: #86 Silvergirl

I love Laurel and Hardy. One that a lot of people haven't seen because it doesn't seem to be as easy to find as so many of their others, is Big Business. They're out selling Christmas trees door to door. It's great! Plus this is the time of year for it.

I love the one where Laurel and Hardy join the Foreign Legion.

Peter Sellers - Pink Panther & Kato

Nite, Catttt

re: #87 chicken kiev

84 gmsc

And on a clear day you can see Alcatraz.

You can learn a lot from Lydia.

That's the song that the little sister sings in Philadelphia Story.

OK - one more post.

The General - with Buster Keaton - funny. He made the Civil War funny - genius funny.

Hello - I must be going. :D

Carol Burnett's "Gone with the Wind" sketch

re: #85 Catttt

I don't remember for sure, and I know you are teasing me - but it was cheap. Maybe a quarter, including transfers - possibly 50 cents. Phone calls were still a nickel - This was the 70s - things were cheaper there than elsewhere.

no offense meant, glad none was taken, since i forgot the obligatory ' %-) '

things have always been different in the Crescent City, as my Coonass Army buddy is always quick to remind me. it isn't the heat, it's the stupidity.....

the Marz brothers are the only humorous part of the, unlike Karl.

best britcom ever is fawlty towers

re: #97 JimmyTheClaw

best britcom ever is fawlty towers

BlackAdder

re: #97 JimmyTheClaw

best britcom ever is fawlty towers

Oh my ....complete genius.

Douglas Adams? Okay, but more of a social than a literary phenomenon. My favorite Adams is Richard. Books such as Shardik and Watership Down are essential and transcendent reads.

re: #89 Catttt

I can sing the whole song, but I'm too tired to count.

She has eyes that men adore so
And her torso - even more so.

I HAVE to hit the hay now. YAWN. Night all.

Good night!

re: #97 JimmyTheClaw

best britcom ever is fawlty towers

Too bad there are so few episodes!

re: #95 SurferDoc

Carol Burnett's "Gone with the Wind" sketch

Remember that dress Carol Burnett wears? The one she "saw in the window"? It was designed and created by none other than Bob Mackie!

re: #95 SurferDoc

Carol Burnett's "Gone with the Wind" sketch

With the dress made from the curtains ....and the rods!

re: #103 gmsc

Remember that dress Carol Burnett wears? The one she "saw in the window"? It was designed and created by none other than Bob Mackie!

I found it on youtube a couple of weeks ago. "I saw it in the window and I just had to have it."

"Santa must be a Democrat.
He only works one night a year."

re: #98 SurferDoc

BlackAdder

Love that horrid little man.

re: #107 Joan

Love that horrid little man.

My all time favorite.

re: #90 DistantThunder

I love the one where Laurel and Hardy join the Foreign Legion.

Flying Deuces.

And yes on Peter Sellers. have you ever seen that movie that's a bio on Sellers? Geoffrey Rush played Peter Sellers. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers. It took me awhile to get over the man behind the character Inspector Clouseau after I watched that film on his life. It put a damper on his comedy for me, but I think I've moved on. :-)

Cannot forget Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. And here's a very seasonal offering: Gospel Truth.

Enjoy!

re: #106 Dustyvet

"Santa must be a Democrat.
He only works one night a year."

they w*rk at all?

re: #106 Dustyvet

"Santa must be a Democrat.
He only works one night a year."

No, he and his elves work all year. They only deliver one night a year!

Another great bit of comedy...

Christopher LLyod (aka Reverend Jim) asking "What does a yellow light mean?"

Taxi.

re: #4 zombie

This is a group therapy session, right? Complete honesty -- right?

OK. I confess.

I never liked Douglas Adams. At all. I found him, and his entire style of humor, utterly unfunny. Straight mouth. Not even a smile. Not once.

Perhaps you are missing the proper gene to appreciate it. :) He's one of my favorites. I've read everything published by him, and the Hitchhikers series multiple times.

Nite lizards. I go back to lurking quietly in the background and sunning myself on a rock.

Dusty Springfield

/lesbian, not that there's anything wrong with that

re: #113 Dustyvet

Another great bit of comedy...

Christopher LLyod (aka Reverend Jim) asking "What does a yellow light mean?"

Taxi.

Jim's Driving Test..What does a yellow light mean?

re: #27 zombie

I much much prefer the George Carlin/Stephen Wright style of pure deadpan.

Speaking of comedy from guys named "Wright", Øbie's Reverend crawled out from under the bus Sunday to remind us that it was 67 years ago to the day that America killed thousands of innocent civilians by dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Really?

That's funny, I thought something altogether different happened between the Japanese and us on this date.

Hmm.

Drive by photo - sun rise yesterday @ Los Olivos (actually it's the reverse sky, the sun was behind me)

re: #118 Abu Al-Poopypants

Speaking of comedy from guys named "Wright", Øbie's Reverend crawled out from under the bus Sunday to remind us that it was 67 years ago to the day that America killed thousands of innocent civilians by dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

Really?

That's funny, I thought something altogether different happened between the Japanese and us on this date.

Hmm.

Out from under the bus?, More like crawled out from under a rock...

re: #118 Abu Al-Poopypants

Citation from my previous post.

re: #120 Dustyvet

Out from under the bus?, More like crawled out from under a rock...

I think we're both right.

re: #122 Abu Al-Poopypants

I think we're both right.

We are...:)

re: #113 Dustyvet

Another great bit of comedy...

Christopher LLyod (aka Reverend Jim) asking "What does a yellow light mean?"

Taxi.

"Slow down".

Jim: "Whaaaaaaat...... doooooeeees..... aaaaaaa...."...

Classic.

re: #4 zombie

My feelings exactly. Douglas Adams and his ilk are so naff. Since the thread has progessed further into British humour... Peter Cook - seriously the funniest man to ever draw breath, Monty Python - for classics such as Dead Parrot and Spanish Inquisition, Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley in Absolutely Fabulous - wicked, Dylan Moran in Black Books - Irish comic genius.

re: #119 slokat

Drive by photo - sun rise yesterday @ Los Olivos (actually it's the reverse sky, the sun was behind me)

did you eat at Twin Oaks?

best meal in town, even if they don't do breakfast

re: #119 slokat

Drive by photo - sun rise yesterday @ Los Olivos (actually it's the reverse sky, the sun was behind me)

classic central coast...... tip o' the Zin to you!

re: #124 Abu Al-Poopypants

"Slow down".

Jim: "Whaaaaaaat...... doooooeeees..... aaaaaaa...."...

Classic.

Aaaaah ... Taxi. There's a good ensemble show like you rarely see today.

I'm a big fan of Numb3rs, and I remember watching an episode where, at the end, the two Eppes boys go out on their dates, leaving the dad, played by Judd Hirsch, alone at home. He turns on the TV and, while you can't see it, you hear the Taxi theme song playing!

I guess I'm just a sponge for useless trivia. For example, Marilu Henner lost her virginity on July 20, 1969 - the same night Neil Armstrong landed on the moon!

re: #48 DistantThunder

I saw Jonathan Winters in tahoe - we laughed until we cried.

I would have loved to have seen him - but I have to say, George Carlin and Robin Williams (who was a huge fan of Jonathan Winters) were the one's that nearly caused my collapse from lack of breathing as I was laughing so hard. I found Steve Martin live to be underwhelming compared to his SNL appearances, Eddie Murphy a poor substitute for Richard Pryor, and Bill Cosby the funniest clean comic I've seen.

Dave Allen - Giving up smoking

re: #121 Abu Al-Poopypants

Citation from my previous post.

So if this is accurate, he mixed up Dec 7 and Aug 6. Can't these friends of Obama get their history straight? As in Biden talking about FDR on TV in the 1920s after the stock market crashed!

re: #129 Athos

John Pinette is a very funny clean comic these days.
Tim Allen was a very good stand-up comedian before he got into sit-coms and movies.

re: #80 DistantThunder

Abbott and Costello were my favorites.

Last summer, while in Boston on vacation, we went to the Science Museum while waiting on the Duck tour start time. They had an exhibit from Cooperstown on Baseball. One of the multimedia items were Abbott and Costello doing 'Who's on First'......my daughter nearly peed herself she was laughing so hard. I think it was the first time she seen Abbott and Costello. (I have to be careful with the old comics, my wife was perturbed when I introduced my daughter to Three Stooges short films.)

Good morning, my scaly brethern! I was mostly away from the computer this weekend- did I miss anything noteworthy?

re: #134 Fenway_Nation

Good morning, my scaly brethern! I was mostly away from the computer this weekend- did I miss anything noteworthy?

Well, there was the 67th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Or, if you listen to 0bama, the 78th anniversary.

re: #132 Abu Al-Poopypants

John Pinette is a very funny clean comic these days.
Tim Allen was a very good stand-up comedian before he got into sit-coms and movies.

John is funny, and *relatively* clean, but he's no angel, cherub like demeanor or not.

/funny as shit, regardless

re: #135 gmsc

Well, there was the 67th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. Or, if you listen to 0bama, the 78th anniversary of unwarrented American agression against the innocent Japanese.

fixed that for ya!

re: #133 Athos

Had to upding that because I caught the same exhibit- and I think that was the first time I ever saw the Abbot & Costello bit in its entirety.....

re: #137 redc1c4

fixed that for ya!

Not bad . . . but you forgot the part there only being one bomb involved in the Pearl Harbor attack!
;)

Well, I've got to go. I'm getting sleepy.

Good night all!

The Japanese have better things to do today than launching surprise attacks...like fashion statements..........

My name is Ozymandis Fenway Nation, King of Kings Destroyer of Late Night Threads

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.

I can't decide whether to lead with Bring out Yer Dead! or don't forget your towel.

re: #134 Fenway_Nation

Nope, don't think so.

re: #139 gmsc

Not bad . . . but you forgot the part there only being one bomb involved in the Pearl Harbor attack!
;)

didn't know that the Germans only had one bomb..... but i should have guessed that, efficient bastards that they are.

/white smoke

re: #142 Fenway_Nation

My name is Ozymandis Fenway Nation, King of Kings Destroyer of Late Night Threads

Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair yawn.

fixed that for ya!

re: #141 IslandLibertarian

The Japanese have better things to do today than launching surprise attacks...like fashion statements..........

Japanese School Girl Gogo
I may be permanently banned for this but WTF, it's late/

re: #143 Mel Lono

I can't decide whether to lead with Bring out Yer Dead! or don't forget your towel.

how about 3 fingers of single malt, neat, in a nice wide short glass, and the same amount of spring water on the side?

re: #146 redc1c4

If I single-handedly kill the thread, I'm working under the assumption that there's nobody left around to yawn....

'cept maybe some disinterested lurkers

re: #147 Mel Lono

MegaTokyo, and all is forgiven.......

re: #149 Fenway_Nation

If I single-handedly kill the thread, I'm working under the assumption that there's nobody left around to yawn....

'cept maybe some disinterested lurkers

i was *not* disinterested: i was busy fucking off somewhere else.

(you're not *that* impotent...... %-)

re: #149 Fenway_Nation

If I single-handedly kill the thread, I'm working under the assumption that there's nobody left around to yawn....

'cept maybe some disinterested lurkers

Morning Lizards lurking not much to say and getting some work done. Waiting for fruitcup.

re: #148 redc1c4

how about 3 fingers of single malt, neat, in a nice wide short glass, and the same amount of spring water on the side?

Laphroig, then sir, from the island of Islay. A bit of peat.

re: #148 redc1c4

how about 3 fingers of single malt, neat, in a nice wide short glass, and the same amount of spring water on the side?

I will take you up on that when I get home from work. Thanks and cheers.

re: #152 Erik The Red

Why not whistle while you lurk?

Just lurking this fine evening. If I could call it that. Very cold out here, and it's starting to snow again. Just one of those nights when I have nothing worthwile to say.

re: #155 Fenway_Nation

Why not whistle while you lurk?

*WHACK*

pinch hitting for Mandy

re: #149 Fenway_Nation

If I single-handedly kill the thread, I'm working under the assumption that there's nobody left around to yawn....

'cept maybe some disinterested lurkers

Actually if we were truly

disinterested

we wouldn't be lurking...

re: #156 BlueCanuck

Just lurking this fine evening. If I could call it that. Very cold out here, and it's starting to snow again. Just one of those nights when I have nothing worthwile to say.

cold here too: in the 50's F.......

re: #153 Mel Lono

Laphroig, then sir, from the island of Islay. A bit of peat.

since HRH is out of town, i may go peruse the closet of dreams and treat myself.

if i post a list, can i get an opinion?

re: #158 stonemason

preach it brother!

re: #56 zombie
If you refuse me honey you'll lose me. Then you'll be left alone oh baby come on and tell me I'm your own.

re: #159 redc1c4

cold here too: in the 50's F.......

*WHACK*

Just for rubbing it in. -11° C here right now.

re: #163 BlueCanuck

*WHACK*

Just for rubbing it in. -11° C here right now.

85 here. Sorry Blue.

re: #163 BlueCanuck

*WHACK*

Just for rubbing it in. -11° C here right now.

19 degrees F in West Chester PA, with the wind...10 degrees F.

re: #160 redc1c4

since HRH is out of town, i may go peruse the closet of dreams and treat myself.

if i post a list, can i get an opinion?

Given.. I have an uncle-in-law with a scotch cellar and an opinion. After the split, I haven't spoke to him in awhile so it would make a great conversation starter.

re: #163 BlueCanuck

At least it's in the double digits, Blue...

/

re: #165 stonemason

19 degrees F in West Chester PA, with the wind...10 degrees F.

which is -7 and -12 degrees C respectively for those in the other parts of the world

re: #168 stonemason

or 266 and 216 degrees k because I was bored

re: #168 stonemason

which is -7 and -12 degrees C respectively for those in the other parts of the world

Can I have that formula for C-F again? I'm always forgeting that one. 32 = 0 and then...

re: #168 stonemason

I'm sure that Eggles win yesterday afternooon might keep you warm.

/Cost me dearly in the football pool, but it's almost worth it to see both NY teams crash and burn today,

re: #153 Mel Lono

Laphroig, then sir, from the island of Islay. A bit of peat.

Not real big on scotch (bourbon) but that is my fave.

re: #165 stonemason

19 degrees F in West Chester PA, with the wind...10 degrees F.

NO WONDER I'M FREEZING! :-(

re: #173 littleoldlady

Never mind that- how are the components for the fruitcup faring?

re: #170 Mel Lono

F= C x 1.8 + 32

re: #174 Fenway_Nation

Giving new meaning to "chilled"...

re: #175 BignJames

Thanks. Got that one imbedded again.

re: #176 littleoldlady

I'm sure Red could reccomend a good anti-freeze.

re: #176 littleoldlady

At least the fruit is easier to cut. ;)

re: #174 Fenway_Nation

Never mind that- how are the components for the fruitcup faring?

Got the Everclear ready red?

re: #170 Mel Lono

(Deg Farenheit - 32)5/9 for f-c
(deg Cel)9/5 plus 32 for c-f

re: #181 Rancher

(Deg Farenheit - 32)5/9 for f-c
(deg Cel)9/5 plus 32 for c-f

Damn that new math

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

VERY COLD Fruitcup is on the buffet ------------------------>
Help yourselves!

re: #182 Mel Lono
lol

re: #179 BlueCanuck

At least the fruit is easier to cut. ;)

BlueCanuck! :-)

If only I had a chainsaw...

re: #183 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

VERY COLD Fruitcup is on the buffet ------------------------>
Help yourselves!

Morning Maam.

re: #183 littleoldlady

Thanks for the fruitcup littleoldlady. I will just pour some hot chocolate over it to warm it up first.

/yummmmm

Fenway! :-)

red! :-)

Rancher! :-) (rancher?)

BignJames! :-)

Mel! :-)

Erik! :-)

Stonemason! :-)

Hot chocolate!

/sob!
//just pour it over my frozen fingers...

re: #183 littleoldlady

Good morning, afternoon, evening *everyone*!™

VERY COLD Fruitcup is on the buffet ------------------------>
Help yourselves!

Thanks lol.

For conversion to kelvin its Deg C plus 273.15 just in case your curious. Kelvin scale starts at absolute 0.

re: #189 littleoldlady

Hot chocolate!

/sob!
//just pour it over my frozen fingers...

Passing over the hot fudge kettle...:)

and a hand warmer for later...

plus a pair of electric socks...:)

re: #170 Mel Lono

Can I have that formula for C-F again? I'm always forgeting that one. 32 = 0 and then...

I cheated

Rustler today LoL. But morning and thanks for fruit cup.

re: #193 stonemason Lol you cheated and still got the kelvins wrong on 2nd temp : P.

Dustyvet! :-)

Drowning myself in chocolate...

No wait. I do that EVERY day! ;-)

re: #163 BlueCanuck

*WHACK*

Just for rubbing it in. -11° C here right now.

sucks to be you......

%-)

Actually just inverted the 1 and 6.

re: #195 Rancher

Lol you cheated and still got the kelvins wrong on 2nd temp : P.

Well even the Kelvins like to stay warm...:)

re: #171 Fenway_Nation

I'm sure that Eggles win yesterday afternooon might keep you warm.

/Cost me dearly in the football pool, but it's almost worth it to see both NY teams crash and burn today,

To me, any win this year is just another nail in our coffin that is made up of Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid. Neither one of them will win a big game, I think theya re still trying to figure out what to do with those time-outs they saved from that Super Bowl.

re: #196 littleoldlady

Well there's your problem. You're supposed to eat it, not try to breath it. ;)

44 degrees farenheit here atm nice cool morning.

re: #195 Rancher

Lol you cheated and still got the kelvins wrong on 2nd temp : P.

Yup dyslexic typer I am 261 k

re: #166 Mel Lono

Given.. I have an uncle-in-law with a scotch cellar and an opinion. After the split, I haven't spoke to him in awhile so it would make a great conversation starter.

i would have stayed in touch with him, regardless.....

Rebel Yell & water, a Trader Joe's choice.

re: #200 stonemason

Had to upding that one.

/as much as I hated to...

I need a bowl pool. Does Charles have an connections?

Woot Office Space is on now. I love this movie.

re: #207 Rancher

Woot Office Space is on now. I love this movie.

*WHACK!*

/get a life

I guess I don't follow College Football close enough to understand the following:

Final BCS rankings:
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Alabama

I would think you would see bowl games with Oklahoma vs Florida and Texas vs Alabama. Those would be a couple of great games. But no, instead they have the following:

Oklahoma vs Florida
Texas vs Ohio State (#10)
Alabama vs Utah (#6)

re: #206 Mel Lono

I need a bowl pool. Does Charles have an connections?

USC FTW!1!1!1!

re: #205 littleoldlady

Had to upding that one.

/as much as I hated to...

re: #209 gregg

I guess I don't follow College Football close enough to understand the following:

Final BCS rankings:
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Alabama

I would think you would see bowl games with Oklahoma vs Florida and Texas vs Alabama. Those would be a couple of great games. But no, instead they have the following:

Oklahoma vs Florida
Texas vs Ohio State (#10)
Alabama vs Utah (#6)

Lions 6-Christians 0...

Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime; so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
One of the best scenes in it.

re: #207 Rancher

Woot Office Space is on now. I love this movie.

Watching Live and Let Die. "By the powers vested in me by this parish, I am hereby commandeering this vehicle and all those persons in it. And that means you, smart ass!"

re: #209 gregg

I guess I don't follow College Football close enough to understand the following:

Final BCS rankings:
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Alabama

I would think you would see bowl games with Oklahoma vs Florida and Texas vs Alabama. Those would be a couple of great games. But no, instead they have the following:

Oklahoma vs Florida
Texas vs Ohio State (#10)
Alabama vs Utah (#6)

and USC, with the #1 defense anywhere in the NCAA, nowhere to be seen.

Good Morning LGF.
-21C (-6F) here in the Great White North.
Colder than the milk from a witch's tit.

re: #209 gregg

I guess I don't follow College Football close enough to understand the following:

Final BCS rankings:
1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. Alabama

I would think you would see bowl games with Oklahoma vs Florida and Texas vs Alabama. Those would be a couple of great games. But no, instead they have the following:

I like the Utah v. Bama matchup. They deserve to play at least the used-to-be unbeaten. I'm not an oddsman, but I give Utah 10 points.

Oklahoma vs Florida
Texas vs Ohio State (#10)
Alabama vs Utah (#6)

re: #215 Spare O'Lake

Good Morning LGF.
-21C (-6F) here in the Great White North.
Colder than the milk from a witch's tit.

[Link: www.tvacres.com...]

re: #214 redc1c4

and USC, with the #1 defense anywhere in the NCAA, nowhere to be seen.

When the BCS was established, I believe the Rose Bowl received a guarantee that the PAC 10 and Big 11 winners would play in the Rose Bowl - the only exception is if one, or both, were in the national championship game.

But I do agree that USC playing any of the top four would be a great game.

re: #218 gregg

When the BCS was established, I believe the Rose Bowl received a guarantee that the PAC 10 and Big 11 winners would play in the Rose Bowl - the only exception is if one, or both, were in the national championship game.

But I do agree that USC playing any of the top four would be a great game.

Money plays..

re: #215 Spare O'Lake

Man, and I thought we had it bad down here in the T dot.

re: #215 Spare O'Lake

Good Morning LGF.
-21C (-6F) here in the Great White North.
Colder than the milk from a witch's tit.

sucks to be you: it's 0230 local, and i'm headed outside for another beer.

barefoot: temp report to follow.

re: #221 redc1c4

sucks to be you: it's 0230 local, and i'm headed outside for another beer.

barefoot: temp report to follow.

There's a man with a death wish.

/reaching through my monitor to strangle...

re: #220 BlueCanuck

Man, and I thought we had it bad down here in the T dot.

And 2 feet of snow on the ground.
Isn't autumn wonderful?

re: #222 littleoldlady

There's a man with a death wish.

/reaching through my monitor to strangle...

yup: winter is *definitely* here.....

it';s only 53* out there! a person could get cold!

/the horror

re: #224 redc1c4

yup: winter is *definitely* here.....

it';s only 53* out there! a person could get cold!

/the horror

I KEEL you!

re: #223 Spare O'Lake

Technically it is. After the first of December, or the snow is permanent, it's winter in my books.

re: #225 Spare O'Lake

Ease up on the threats, his card is full already.

/white smoke.

re: #222 littleoldlady

There's a man with a death wish.

/reaching through my monitor to strangle...

Not going to say hi eh? Pouting on the coffee table...:)

Fruitcup!

re: #212 Rancher

Peter Gibbons: The thing is, Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime; so where's the motivation? And here's something else, Bob: I have eight different bosses right now.

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------
Bob Slydell: I beg your pardon?
Peter Gibbons: Eight bosses.
Bob Slydell: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means that when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled; that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired.
One of the best scenes in it.

That is a great scene- and when you think about it, it really speaks to the ills of bureaucracy.

re: #225 Spare O'Lake

I KEEL you!

keep pouring the drinks: you'll get me sooner or later.

re: #223 Spare O'Lake

And 2 feet of snow on the ground.
Isn't autumn wonderful?

Via Watts up with that? Early snowfalls in Europe hit Historic Levels:

www.Skiinfo.com is following still more heavy snowfalls across Europe over the past 48 hours, with much more snow in other parts of Europe and many areas of North America too.

The snowfall has been so great that it has closed roads, brought down power lines and even led to the cancellation of some Swiss rail services this week.

One of the greatest beneficiaries are the Italian Dolomites where 150cm (five feet) has fallen at Cortina in a 48 hour period up to Monday, with snow still falling.

Alessandro Fregni of Skiinfo.com’s Italian office commented, “In three days ski areas have seen almost as much snowfall as for the whole winter last year.”

Five feet of snow in 48 hours - that's something I'd like to experience.

re: #232 gregg

Damn global warming!

re: #228 Dustyvet

Not going to say hi eh? Pouting on the coffee table...:)

You know that stuff you get in your eye...?
_{© Roseanne Rosannadanna}

Sharmuta! :-)

re: #232 gregg

Ummmm, no you woudn't. Most I have experienced in one wall is three feet. Shoveled the driveway three times before I gave up. If I was working at the time I would've called in sick. Luckily I was in school and classes were cancelled for the day.

re: #235 littleoldlady

Hi, {lol}!

re: #225 Spare O'Lake

I KEEL you!

re: #232 gregg

Five feet of snow in 48 hours - that's something I'd like to experience.

from a distance, if you're s*ber, maybe:

besides 150cm is 1.5 meters, which isn't 5 feet, unless someone changed basic math.

re: #237 Sharmuta

We missed you yesterday!

re: #231 redc1c4

keep pouring the drinks: you'll get me sooner or later.

Now hold still, ya varmint!
*click*
Damn, frozen pin! LOL.

re: #236 BlueCanuck

I experienced that while visiting my grandpa in upstate NY a few years back. It was actually kind of fun since we were reasonably well-prepared, had plenty of food, drink and firewood on hand and didn't really have anywhere pressing to go (it was a few days before Christmas).

If it was during the regular work-week, that's another story altogether....

re: #236 BlueCanuck

Ummmm, no you woudn't. Most I have experienced in one wall is three feet. Shoveled the driveway three times before I gave up. If I was working at the time I would've called in sick. Luckily I was in school and classes were cancelled for the day.

I guess I was picturing myself at a ski resort next to the fireplace watching the snow come down - someone else was doing the shoveling!

re: #232 gregg

Five feet of snow in 48 hours - that's something I'd like to experience.

Just for you gregg
Diary of a snow shoveler

Dear Diary...

December 8 - 6:00 PM. It started to snow. The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses Print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

December 9 - We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place in the Whole World? Moving here was the best idea I've ever had. Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life.

December 12 - The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor tells me not to worry, we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow on Christmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. l don't think that's possible. Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14 - Snow lovely snow! 8" last night. The temperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish l wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15 - 20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I think that's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16 - Ice storm this morning. Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, Which I think was very cruel.

December 17 - Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her. God I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20 - Electricity's back on, but had another 14" of the damn stuff last night. More shoveling. Took all day. Goddamn snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey. I think they're lying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow
blower and they're out. Might have another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

cont...

December 22 - Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white sh#t fell today, and it's so cold it probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter; but he says he's too busy. I think the bugger is lying.

December 23 - Only 2" of snow today. And it warmed up to 0. The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning. What is she nuts! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did but I think she's lying.

December 24 - 6". Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If I ever catch the s.o.b who drives that snow plow I'll drag him through the snow by his ankles and beat him to death with my broken shovel. I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish
shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.

December 25 - Merry frigging Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight. Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wondeful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26 - Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27 - Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze, plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me 1,400 to replace all my pipes.

December 28 - Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. THE BITCH is driving me crazy!

December 29 - 10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in. That's the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30 - Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver and he is now suing me for a million dollars not only the beating I gave him but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother. 9" predicted.

December 31 - I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8 - Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

re: #239 littleoldlady

Awww- I missed you guys too!

But I've been a little under the weather, so I was getting some much needed sleep.

re: #238 redc1c4

4.9 feet actually. Close enough for government work.

/still a lot of too much of the white stuff.

re: #233 Fenway_Nation

Damn global warming!

Ha! Mrs. O'Lake told me yesterday that it IS global warming - just not here...or there...or anywhere...right now.

re: #241 Fenway_Nation

I experienced that while visiting my grandpa in upstate NY a few years back. It was actually kind of fun since we were reasonably well-prepared, had plenty of food, drink and firewood on hand and didn't really have anywhere pressing to go (it was a few days before Christmas).

If it was during the regular work-week, that's another story altogether....

I actually like snow with the exception of having to drive on snow covered highways/freeways. Nothing brings out my road rage more than some dork a few feet off my back bumper in hazardous conditions.

re: #240 Spare O'Lake

Now hold still, ya varmint!
*click*
Damn, frozen pin! LOL.

graphite is your friend, up there near Rice Lake.

re: #245 Sharmuta

{Sharmuta!}

Easy weather to get under. :-(
Hope you feel better soon!
Zicam®
/if it's not too late...and if it's not the flu!

re: #232 gregg

Five feet of snow in 48 hours - that's something I'd like to experience.

Ummm.... Blizzards are not fun.

TEN teams from the ACC qualified for a Bowl Game!?

Looks like they knew what they were doing when Boston College joined up w/the conference a few years back.

re: #249 redc1c4

Wrong county. :)

/but it's still the same diff.

re: #249 redc1c4

graphite is your friend, up there near Rice Lake.

Rice Lake was my first time fishing as a young kid.
My cousin made me a rod out of a cut branch with a tied-on piece of line and a bobber over a hook baited with a little piece of worm.
Caught a shit-load of sunfish and perch.

re: #250 littleoldlady

I was thinking Zicam, but if you tell me to, then I have to try it. Thanks, lol!

re: #254 Spare O'Lake

We used to rent the house boats from there and go up the Trent-Severn canal system every spring. Fond memories of that. Did the same as well with the fishing.

Hope I don't get the whack for this one.
Won't See This List on Ltterman:

Our troops in Afghanistan prove they've retained their sense of humor with the following 'YOU MAY BE A TALIBAN IF...'

1. You refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to beer.
2. You own a $3,000 machine gun and $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes.
3. You have more wives than teeth.
4. You wipe your butt with your bare left hand, but consider bacon 'unclean.'
5. You think vests come in two styles: bullet-proof and suicide.
6. You can't think of anyone you HAVEN'T declared Jihad against.
7. You consider television dangerous, but routinely carry explosives in your clothing.
8. You were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs.
9. You've often uttered the phrase, 'I love what you've done with your cave.'
10. You have nothing against women and think every man should own at least one.
11. You bathe at least monthly whether necessary or not.
12. You have a crush on your neighbor's goat.