Laughing Sky's Cloud

Hey! You! Get offa my cloud... (sorry - I just HAD to say that...) ;) Can this be the cloud that hangs out over the Mountainside?

sure, as long as it doesn't rain on my parade... (so, how did it feel to get screwed?)

It's much different than I'd remembered... ;)

is that a good thing, or a bad thing?

good and bad....I'm laughing (laughingSKY, by the way...), so, that is a good thing...bad, because...well, I...I can't seem to remember...(?) (...going for my medication...)

can I have some, too?

Only if you're good...you have to be good on Laughing Sky's cloud...at, least, I think so...if I remember correctly...I.... (gone wandering around, again...)

but, won't the medication help with that?

what medication?

maybe we should just try therapy first...

Jeez...look at the dust on this cloud...wer, haven't you been keeping this thing clean? AaaCHOOOooooo!!!

I'm sorry...think that sneeze took care of most of it... shall we dance?

(Come on over, everybody! Wer's dancing with this lady, dunno, never met her. But my! Wer's so graceful today! Most elegant flowing moves...)

the high heels do it for him everytime!

(Yeah, stretches him nicely, oh Boy! Does Wer look great with stilettos!)

Gawsh, wer...you really know how to steal the limelight away from a gal, hmmmm?

maybe I should just set over here on the edge and be quiet, no?

(Oh! Stacey, come quick - Wer's QUIET! Got a film in that camera? Left mine at home...)

Alexander he's usually pretty quiet... that's how come he knows so much... he listens!

Now, who you're talkin' 'bout - him or Jim or me?

(Which - in my case would be wrong on all counts.)

Quiet or not, you're still drawing alot of attention in that sexy attire...but, that's ok, wer; anything is apt to happen on Laughing Sky's Cloud...right?

you can paint your face and dance around the fire in your birthday suit with a feather in your hair, and, it's OK...really...O-K........really...

(Or left, as the case may be...) Hello! Excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt your dance at all...

and, Annette, I find the face paint and feather far more attractive than my stilletos and fishnets... (would probably look better if I had shaved my legs first though...)

awwww, what's a little hair peeping out through your fishnets? Heck, if some fellow starts coming on too strong, you just rub your leg against his and he runs away screaming in pain...right? ;) Then, again, face paint and feathers would be fun...

Oh, Alexander - we did almost bump into each other, yesterday, but, you didn't interrupt my dance...I just swayed right around you...didn't you feel that ghostly draft? ("Hmmm..what was THAT?") *grinning*

Hello Annette, very happy to meet you. Yes, there was something, but decidedly not ghostly, or ghastly for that matter. Nice cloud you got here!

How does a NICE cloud look, Alexander? Bunny-shaped?

depends on what the particular cloud is nice for right, Alexander?

getting wet?

they're all nice for that...

And hitting one with a fire lash from hell! In Africa, when I visited my mum and brother, we were standing outside in the rain one night, and lightning struck the big palm tree next to which we were standing, and the whole tree split in 2! I had such a fright, I peed in my pants. So that time the cloud was pretty much good for both.

But this is a NICE cloud...comfy...friendly...soft...calm and peaceful... ( For NOW, anyway...heh-heh...) Jeez, Riette - you only PEED your pants after that episode under the palm tree? ;)

Happiness is a warm fuzzy... Any comments?

...furby? Werby? Wolf? Cloud? Annette?

looks like you've got the right idea!

*giggle* hey, folks - when you get some time, please drop in on my good friend, Jim, at his new site; Peace!~Pass It On!~ http://passiton.freeservers.com/index.htm (Now back to our regularly scheduled program)

I'm not sure anymore about the time of occurrence, Annette, but I knew it happened, because of that very warm and fuzzy feeling that you describe. Pity it's wet, otherwise I wouldn't mind peeing in my pants more often!

Right...it's that "stuck-to-me" feeling, along with the sloshy, squishy noise that always makes one hesitate to actually enjoy it...

just do it when you're caught in the rain and soaked anyway... or swimming...or...

or...hmmmmm.... (wandering away in search of her medication)

for incontinence or?

for Depends... ,

Well, that depends...wait...did someone just say that?

could be...

Boy...YOU'RE awfully quiet, wer...what'sa matter? Morning after the night before? Maalox moment?

it might have something to do with the unemployment...

uh-oh...been there, done that, bought the t-shirt. Just don't get TOO quiet, ok? It's not like you...

but it's very much like me as I be cyclic...

like Celtic, but different

more or less...

ah-CHOOooo! (uh-oh, time to clean the cloud, again...)

suggestions on how to this time?

vewy, vewy cawrfuwwy...we don't want to stir TOO much up....or, do we?

I think we should!!! Stuff has gotten way too settled around here!

Laughingsky lives... (*acHOO!)

Welcome back and I return the ACHoo! and add a few *coughs* to that. Whatcha been doing?

New job, Christmas, etc... one can seeemingly get lost for so long! Couldn't get onto Spring Austin for the last few days...has the server been down? ??

New job, Christmas, etc... one can seemingly get lost for so long! Couldn't get onto Spring Austin for the last few days...has the server been down? ??

Am I..er...repetitous? Repetitous? ;)

We're moving the server, Annette, so there may be temporary interuptions, we'll try and keep 'em to a minimum. How's Farm life these days, I sent a check to Karen Flaherty for the Farm Net News.

Hello Annette, how's the music playin' been?

And: Ever got any of your gear back? Were you insured? That made me so sad then...

Hi, Terry! Moving the server...ahhh, that explains it. I'm living off the Farm, again, but, I visit friends, often. The Unity Festival should be happening around April, so, Iam looking forward to that. Hi to Alexander, too! Never heard another word about my stuff. I purchased another bass, a Peavey Milestone II. No insurance...had to stash cash to pay for it. I know that renter's insurance is available, but, I slid on it, and, I'm paying the price! Lesson learned...everything is insured, now. How are things at your end?

Annette, just in case you have not read all of the posts and had not heard, Terry's mom passed away yesterday...He might have to be missing for Spring for a little while Most are expressing condolences on Porch 56. Amazing how we sometimes get older AND wiser...re your renter's insurance.

Well, things were a bit slow, Annette, as I took it easy for a couple weeks, through Christmas and over New Year's. Right now, business picks up, as we prepare the next issue of that mag. Still hitchin' a ride on the trip to riches and fame - seems I only get broke and infamous on the way, though. I actually PREFER infamous, but broke?

Post-Christmas and the word "broke" just seem to go hand-in-hand, eh, Alexander? If you can find a gravy-train to ride, for a while, you'd best jump on and enjoy the ride, while it lasts! I had one of those, several years back, and, ahhh...I do miss it. Thanks for letting me know about Terry's mom, Marcia. I'll head over to the porch...

Well, also the words "chronic" and "broke" go well together, as do "helpless" and "dreamer".

Or "old" and "fool". But I've never denied the latter.

...Alexander, in your case older goes with wiser. Trust me on this, I know!!! Annette, I knew you'd want to know...thanks for posting on porch...Poor Terry!

Alexander, I know where you're coming from. I live from payday to payday. But, I somehow cling to the idea that wisdom might carry me through. I've been the fool, too - trying to only do that, now, when I want to be silly or...maybe...somewhat intoxicated? (*hiccup) :) Marcia, my heart goes out to Terry. He did post, recently, so, maybe he is doing as well as can be expected. He just needs a break, right now, to get his thoughts together. The support that he has here at The Spring is astounding!

You really are a neat a lady as I was told you were! I staggered out of the confines of Drool just about the time you too a hiatus from Spring, so I only knew you from old posts. I am delighted you have returned! Terry is the most terrific guy...Anything he needs done that I can do, he can consider it done. Alexander, too. I guess if we have our own topics in Screwed, we are special after all (and all three of us do as well as Terry. *grin* Aloha Alexander!!!

(*blushing) Why, thanks, Marcia! I do appreciate those kind words. I have seen your posts in many conferences, as well, and, remember you to be a kind and unique person. Alexander, too...LOL, he listened to my whining about having my house broken in to, back in spring of last year, and we moaned together about having my bass guitar stolen! Dear Wer took it upon himself to start this conference in my name, and, I have enjoyed it so much! By the way, has anyone seen wer, lately? I have missed his posts, lately... And, it is MY pleasure to be back in the company of such good kind folks here at the Spring! :)

Wer is busy and on hiatus. BTW, does your email work? Mine does and I could explain things better there...I am marci@aloha.net (hard to tell I am in Hawaii, huh?! *lol*) Your kind words are much appreciated by this lady who is trying to keep Spring from drying out while the guys are busy elsewhere. Yup! There is my topic in here and one in Babes (me?!) thanks to the same talented and generous gentleman. We all miss him.

Yes, my e-mail address is current. Do drop me an e-mail with the details. I seem to have been away for too long, these days! A topic in Babes? Alright! :) An honor, indeed! I'll have to wander over and check it out.

Oh, and did I mention a conference? Geo, it is and covers everything from Volcanology to precious stones to ecology to outer space happening and weather plus lots more. I'd love to have you run through the place and let me know what you think! http://206.97.234.70/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/geo/all/new Tbe Babes topic is on http://206.97.234.70/yapp-bin/restricted/read/babes/45/new My portrait has been posted on Spring Gallery on Porch conference. I'll email you!

Wer is incredibly busy with 16 hour days and double shifts at his Italian Restaurant. I had no idea how busy he was till I spoke with him recently. But he's definitely a potent creative force on the Spring, and his contributions are invaluable. He's the main architect of the Yapp interface here.

Amen, Terry! Thanks for telling us about his fiendishly difficult (self-imposed, no doubt) work schedule. I thought the 14-hour shifts were killing him. Thank him for us. Abundantly, gratefully and most sincerely, of course!

Yes, thanks, Terry! I hope that he doesn't wear himself out with all of those long hours. We all know the song; "Hi-ho! Hi-ho! It's off to work we go..." Heading over to Geo, Marcia - thanks!

I'm right behind you!

If a person owns a computer and has one mouse, he has a mouse. If he owns two, does he have two mouses, or mice?

Over here, in pidgin English you "get plenty mouses"

Aye - plenty mouses it 'tis... Just checkin...a curiosity thing, ya know... :)

Understand, completely...*lol*

However, should you ever find yourself in the tedious company of the cyber-cognicenti who are naturally humor-challenged, you'd better use "plenty mices". That way they will understand you mean plural. Sometimes you gotta draw them a picture and then they still might not get it! *sigh*

Then, again, if you want to get really specific, I suppose it could be mouses x2. (Isn't it amazing what thinking aloud can accomplish?) *

Oh Yeah! I do it all the time just in case I think of something relevant - in which case someone might just have been listening (though I think that is unlikely) and will confirm my relevancy....but, not likely, as I said...*sigh*

Heh-heh... Do I know that feeling...! :-)

Who knows...perhaps lurking head hunters and cloud dusters are out there checking for relevancy and likely-looking clouds. We probably have the most productive clouds in the world in Hawaii - dust doesn't stand a chance. We call it "dust control" or blessings or whatever positive 'cause we get lots and lots of it all year long. Check my lament about the eclipse...*sigh* Just came from a day of softball at the UHHilo and when the ball plunked into the outfield a big splash of water shot up into the air. After a while it got really funny!

Wolf had some great pics of the eclipse, eh? Loved them! I saw some of the eclipse, but, I had gotten up really early that morning for work, and, my poor body gave in to sleep before I could watch! :(

Yup! A son armed with photography experience and a really good digital camera is a blessing the Bible never thought of. To a mother whose eclipse was being rained out even as he was sending pictures, it was salvation! I know about those eclipses one sleeps through. It happened often enough when I lived on the East Coast.

Dropping my latest cheer in... Tennessee Titans are going to the SuperBowl!!! (*sigh) Now...that's better... Just getting it off my chest for the 150th time...! (*LOL)

(*pouting) Ok...so, the Rams beat the Titans at the SuperBowl...but, just barely!

just a few seconds longer...*sigh*

Just barely by a yard. I was pulling for my old home town, St. Louis, nothing against the Oilers though.

Ah, amongst us Titans fans, there were a few Rams fans, but we didn't treat them too badly...;) You have to admit, it was a true heart-stopper, indeed!

Beware of new virus outbreaks on computers everywhere, such as... Oprah Winfrey virus: Your 200MB hard drive suddenly shrinks to 80MB and then slowly expands back to 200MB. AT&T virus: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting. MCI virus: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the AT&T virus. Paul Revere virus: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack -- once if by LAN, twice if by c:> Politically Correct virus: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism." Ross Perot virus: Activates every component in your system, just before the whole dang thing quits. Arnold Schwarzenegger virus: Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back. Dan Quayle virus: Prevents your system from spawning any child process without joining into a binary network. Government Economist virus: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic software says everything is fine. New World Order virus: Probably harmless, but it makes a lot of people really mad just thinking about it. Federal Bureaucrat virus: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units, each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important part of your computer. Gallup virus: Sixty percent of the PCs infected will lose 38 percent of their data 14 percent of the time (plus or minus a 3.5 percent margin of error). Texas virus: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file. Adam and Eve virus: Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple. Congressional virus: The computer locks up, screen splits erratically with a message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem. Airline virus: You're in Dallas but your data is in Singapore. Freudian virus: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying to its own motherboard. Public Television virus: Your programs stop every few minutes to ask for money. Elvis virus: Your computer gets fat, slow and lazy, then self distructs only to resurface at shopping malls and service stations across rural America. Ollie North virus: Causes your printer to become a paper shredder. Nike virus: Just does it. Sears virus: Your data won't appear unless you buy new cables, power supply and a set of shocks. Jimmy Hoffa virus: Your programs can never be found again. Congressional virus #2: Runs every program on the hard drive simultaneously, but doesn't allow the user to accomplish anything. Imelda Marcos virus: Sings you a song (slightly off key) on boot up, then subtracts money from your Quicken account and spends it all on expensive shoes it purchases through Prodigy. Star Trek virus: Invades your system in places where no virus has gone before. Health Care virus: Tests your system for a day, finds nothing wrong, and sends you a bill for $4,500. George Bush virus: It starts by boldly stating "Read my docs...No new files!" on the screen. It proceeds to fill up all the free space on your hard drive with new files, then blames it on the Congressional virus. L.A.P.D. virus: It claims it feels threatened by the other files on your PC and erases them in "self-defense." Oral Roberts virus: Claims that if you don't send it a million dollars, its programmer will take it back.

LOL, Annette...just when I thought it was safe to come back into Spring... (I was rooting for Tennessee because they have Penn State players and the Rams don't...)

Not safe?? Wha....where? (theme from "Jaws" playing in the background)

LOL, something else to ponder, which I totally agree with: The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean, life is tough. It takes a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. What is that, a bonus? I think the cycle is all backwards. You should die first. Get it out of the way. Then live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young. You get a gold watch and you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs and alcohol. You party. You get ready for High School. You go to grade school and become a kid. You play. You have no responsibilities. You become a baby. You go into the womb. You spend your last nine months floating...you finish off as an orgasm.

Amen, Honey! Please let it be so!

Just imagine how things would be different if the above was the scenario: the elderly would get to razz the youth, and, you could honestly "finish" life knowing that your working days were well over. Religious organizations would argue over what exactly happens for that last nine months in the womb, and ponder if we were really worthy of that last orgasm! LOL, the makings of a real sci-fi novel, I'd say!

What a concept. If we all get it in the end, are some of the less-worthy treated to faked orgasms? The worthy get the real thing and sublime into the eternal void? Gotta think about this a little deeper (sun not up yet and not enough caffeine in me yet!) when I fully wake. LOL...love it!

That's something to visualize alright!

Imagine playing with another toddler and talking about what your boss used to do to you....or, telling another 6-yr-old,"Don't do that - my husband used to act like that!" LOL...!

They always talked about the wisdom of the innocents and how they saw the world as it truly was. No inhibitions, either? Whoopie! I'm gonna be first in line to sign up for that program. Of course, if your boss de-aged like the rest of us he just might turn into the little boy who used to show off the goodies in the bushes. They had to come from somewhere!

Heeeeey...true... He/she could end up being the bully that beats you up in kindergarten, too... only, this time, it's for all of the things that you ever did wrong at work, NOT just because you looked like a sucker that could be mowed down...! Interesting, indeed!

OK, guys - Happy Valentine's Day! Facts of Marriage The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, "What's on the TV?" I said, "Dust!" - - - - - - - - - - - In the beginning, God created earth and rested. Then God created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested. - - - - - - - - - - - My wife and I are inseparable. In fact, last week it took four state troopers and a dog. - - - - - - - - - - - Why do men die before their wives? They want to. - - - - - - - - - - - What is the difference between a dog and a fox? About 5 drinks. - - - - - - - - - - - A beggar walked up to a well dressed woman shopping on Rodeo Drive and said "I haven't eaten anything in four days." She looked at him and said, "Man, I wish I had your willpower." - - - - - - - - - - - Do you know the punishment for bigamy? Two Mother-in-laws. - - - - - - - - - - - Young Son: "Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?" Dad: "That happens in every country, son." - - - - - - - - - - - A man inserted an 'ad' in the classified: "Wife wanted". Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: "You can have mine." - - - - - - - - - - - The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once. - - - - - - - - - - - First guy (proudly):"My wife is an angel!" Second guy:"You're lucky, mine's still alive." - - - - - - - - - - - How do most men define marriage? An expensive way to get laundry done for free. - - - - - - - - - - - Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all. - - - - - - - - - - - If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. - - - - - - - - - - - Then there was a man who said, " I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late." - - - - - - - - - - - A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying." - - - - - - - - - - - The bumper sticker read: "I lost 250 pounds in one day, I divorced her." - - - - - - - - - - - Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are beautiful. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bumper sticker - "My wife says I never listen to her...or something like that

LOL, Annette! Gonna snitch this and send it to someone I know who needs to read it...*grin*

After having their 11th child, an Alabama couple decided that was enough (they could not afford a larger double-wide). So, the husband went to his doctor (who also treated mules) and told him that he and his wife (cousin) didn't want to have any more children. The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the problem. The doctor instructed him to go home, get a cherry bomb (fireworks are legal in Bama), light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count to 10. The Alabamian said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest man, but I don't see how putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me." So, the couple drove to Georgia to get a second opinion. The Georgia physician was just about to tell them about the procedure for a vasectomy when he noticed that they were from Alabama. This doctor instead told the man to go home and get a cherry bomb, light it, place it in a beer can, hold it to his ear and count to 10. Figuring that both learned physicians couldn't be wrong, the man went home, lit a cherry bomb and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count. "1, 2, 3, 4, 5 . . ", at which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs and resumed counting on his other hand.

The following came from an anonymous mother in Austin, Texas. THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM MY CHILDREN (HONEST AND NO KIDDING): A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. foot house 4 inches deep. If you spray hair spray on dust bunnies and run over them with roller blades, they can ignite. A 3 year-old's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound boy wearing Batman underwear and a superman cape. It is strong enough however to spread paint on all four walls of a 20 by 20 foot room. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on. However when using the ceiling fan as a bat, you have to throw the ball up a few times before you get a hit. A ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way. The glass in windows (even double pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan. When you hear the toilet flush and the words "Uh-oh", it's already too late. Brake fluid mixed with Clorox makes smoke, and lots of it. A six year old can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36 year old man says they can only do it in the movies. A magnifying glass can start a fire even on an overcast day. Certain Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a four year old. Play Dough and Microwave should never be used in the same sentence. Super glue is forever. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool you still can't walk on water. Pool filters do not like Jell-O. VCR's do not eject PB&J sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do. Garbage bags do not make good parachutes. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving. You probably do not want to know what that odor is. Always look in the oven before you turn it on. Plastic toys do not like ovens. The fire department in Austin has a 5 minute response time. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earth worms dizzy. It will however make cats dizzy. Cats throw up twice their body weight when dizzy.......

It is true! Insanity is hereditary. We get it from our children! LOL, Annette!

(*snickering) It's too hard to try and define "normal", anyway, eh? :)

(Yup! And...who decides what is "normal"???!)

Definitely not I......! ;)

In fact, who wants to be "normal"? Sounds terribly boring...*grin*

Thought for the day; If you always take time to stop and smell the roses...sooner or later, you'll inhale a bee. :)

*lol* Guess I am overdue for an unpleasant encounter of the painful kind. There is just no resisting inhaling deeply when a rose it accessable to me.

Smells good here, I'm buring Primo Incense. Extra Special Chompa. I pick it up in Wimberly today at this nice lady's little shop. I've got primoincense.com and I'm getting a distributorship because this is the best smelling incense.

What sort of fragrance? (the wailers are on now...I liked Terry better!) Woodsy? floral? Resiny? Sweet? Musky? Fresh?

Musky, like body odor a bit.

Very sensual, in that case...yes???

Pretty much. That Wailer's tape is running, you're seeing it direct digital for the only time, from now on it will be on VHS tape so this is a premium run. You can catch frames by right clicking your mouse. How about posting one?

Terry, I tried and tried to capture you. The right mouse button does not work on Realplayer - not my Realplayer, anyway. So, I made the prealplayer image twice original size then used Lview Pro to capture the whole desktop after finding just the Terry image I wanted and pausing on it. Worked fine and I saved it to file. When I try to check it I get the entire desptop but where you were is an entirely pink blank screen. Any suggestions?

Hey, Annette, how's your music doing? What do you like, BTW? Jump to http://www.spring.net/yapp-bin/restricted/browse/music/all and let us know... Eh?

Hey ya, Alexander! I'll be over...let me get my sneakers on...;)

You think a gallon of gasoline is expensive? Diet Snapple 16oz for $1.29 equals $10.32 per gallon Lipton Ice Tea 16oz for $1.19 equals $ 9.52 per gallon Gatorade 20oz for $1.59 equals $ 10.17 per gallon Ocean Spray 16oz for $1.25 equals $ 10.00 per gallon Pint of milk 16oz for $1.59 equals $12.72 per gallon STP Brake Fluid 12oz for $3.15 equals $ 33.60 per gallon Vick's Nyquil 6oz for $8.35 equals $ 178.13 per gallon Pepto Bismol 4oz for $3.85 equals $123.20 per gallon Whiteout 7oz for $1.39 equals $25.42 per gallon Scope 1.5oz for $0.99 equals $ 84.48 per gallon And this is the REAL KICKER...... Evian water 9oz for $1.49 equals $ 21.19 per gallon .....$21.19 FOR WATER!!

They Have Finally Released The Ingredients In Viagra. 2% aspirin 2% ibuprofen 1% Vitamin C 95% Fix-A-Flat

A keen Texas lad applied for a salesman's job at a city department store. The store was the biggest in the world and sold everything under the sun. "Have you ever been a salesman before?" the boss asked during his interview. "Yes, I was a salesman in Texas," the lad answered. The boss took an immediate liking to him and told him he could start the next day. "I'll come and see how you made out after we close up," the boss said. The day was long and hard for the young man, but finally it was 5 o'clock. The boss closed up the store and found the lad sitting, slumped and exhausted, in a chair. "How many sales did you make today?" the boss asked. "One," said the lad. "One?" said the boss, obviously displeased. "Most of the sales people on my staff make 20 or 30 sales a day. How much was the sale worth?" "Exactly $101,334.53," said the young man. "How did you manage that?" asked the boss, flabbergasted. "Well," said the lad, "this man came in and I sold him a small fish hook, then a medium fish hook, and finally a really large hook. Then I sold him a small fishing line, a medium one, and huge one. I asked him where he was going fishing, and he said he was going down the coast. I said he'd probably need a boat, so I took him down to the boat department and sold him that fancy 22foot Chris Craft with twin engines. Then he said his Honda Civic probably wouldn't be able to handle the load, so I took him to the vehicle department and sold him a new GMC 1-ton pickup truck." "You sold all that to guy who came in for a fish hook?" the boss asked in astonishment. "He didn't come in to buy a fish hook," the Texas boy explained. "He came in to buy a box of tampons for his wife, and I said to him, 'Your weekend's shot. You might as well go fishing.' "

Three LOL ones in a row and an invite fro Alexander...Annette, you are living right this week! btw, love the Viagra ingredients...sent it to the appropriate people.

LOL, here's another: After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first thing he said was: "Don't". "Don't what?" Adam replied. "Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said. "Forbidden fruit? We got forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve...we got forbidden fruit!" "No way!" "Yes way!" "Don't eat that fruit!" said God. "Why?" "Because I am your Father and I said so!" said God, wondering why he hadn't stopped after making the elephants. A few minutes later God saw his kids having an apple break and was angry. "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" the First Parent asked. "Uh huh, " Adam replied. "Then why did you?" "I dunno" Eve answered. "She started it!" Adam said. "Did not!" "Did too!" "DID NOT!!" Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus, the pattern was set and it has never changed. But there is reassurance in this story. If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give them wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble handling children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you? Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: Take two and keep away from children.

AMEN! *lol* Annette! Perfect for a Monday morning read.

Aye, thought that would go over well...:)

Think I should post the Garden of Eden over here in screwed 163? I posted it in Geo where just a few will see it...

Sure! Let's spread the smiles! :)

Gotcha! Gonna do it now!

Wonder how Annette's doing back down on the Farm?

I wondered that, as well. I heard from her sometime back - cannot remember, but too long ago. I hope she is well. I'll email her to check on her. I miss her!