The Weekend: What Are You Going To Do?
Barnyard Gravy, it turns out, is vanilla ice cream with peanut butter and chocolate-covered pretzels. It looked nothing like the way I had it pictured. I mean, where was the chocolate swirl? The caramel? The nut-brownies?
In fact, it was fairly dull. It was mostly just vanilla, with the goodies spaced too far apart. The so-called pretzels were little nodules, roughly the size of a peanut, covered in dark chocolate. I kinda liked ‘em; they were sweet, salty, and crunchy. But there were only four or five of the things in the entire bowl of ice cream.
And I don’t know where they came up with that name. It can’t be good for business, can it? Barnyard Gravy, for godsakes? Sounds like high-pressure cow diarrhea.
I give it a C. It wasn’t horrible or gross, or anything. It was just kinda boring. I ate it with no problem (of course), but can’t really see myself ordering it again, ever, as long as I live. That place offers far too much greatness to waste time on such dull-ass fare.
Here’s a picture, taken before I’d had my first bite. It’s a shame, really. It probably means one less bowl/cone of Oreo I’ll ingest during my lifetime. And it’s pissing me off just thinking about it…
The upstairs bathroom is slowly coming together. Our contractor is taking today off, so something can set (who the hell knows?). But he should be able to finish it tomorrow, if all goes well.
And what started as a leak in our hallway downstairs has turned into a new bathroom floor, new ceramic tile, all new tile on the walls, a new toilet, and a new sink. In fact, the only thing that isn’t being replaced, from the floorboards on up, is the bathtub. It’s a kick straight to the cherry tomatoes, believe me.
But whatever. We knew there was trouble brewing in there, and didn’t want to acknowledge it. It was one of those unspoken truths, that nobody dared let out into the open air. So it’ll be nice not to have all that dread and guilt hanging over our heads.
Plus we’ll have a high-powered toilet designed by the Army Corps of Engineers, or whatever. I can’t wait to give that baby a test drive.
I’m just glad we had that home warranty (which I’d proclaimed “a rip-off!” multiple times in the past). Our out-of-pocket expense is probably only about one-third of what it would’ve been under normal circumstances. The dude is putting in massive hours.
And not that it’s relevant or anything, but here’s a sliver of a conversation I had with our contractor yesterday:
Me: I’m going to work now, see you on Tuesday.
Him: You work on Sundays too?
Me: Yeah, I start on Sunday.
Him: Where do you work?
I told him.
Him: Shuffling papers around?
Me: Pretty much.
Him: Have a good day.
Remember my recent diatribe against our local Bennigan’s? Well, guess what? The place went out of business. I’m sure it had nothing to do with their bad food, though, or poor service. Right? No, they’re obviously just another victim of the bad economy…
Ha!
A big-shot at my old job has reportedly purchased the building (after being laid-off like everybody else), and will be opening a pub/restaurant there. We’ll see how it goes. God knows I’ll do my best to see that it succeeds.
On Saturday we went to see Harry Potter and the Fresh Prince, or whatever it’s called. I thought it was pretty darn good. In fact, I’d rank it as the best Harry Potter movie I’ve seen so far. And I’ve watched all but one, I believe.
The place was crowded, of course, and we had to sit way up in the rafters. We were surrounded by the morbidly obese, carrying popcorn buckets the size of bathroom trashcans, huffing and puffing, and sweating profusely. Half the crowd was coughing and hacking up a lung, blowing a fine mist of respiratory disease all around the joint.
But I still had a good time. What are you going to do?
Have you seen the movie yet? What’s your verdict? Tell us about it in the comments, won’t you?
I also finished off the most recent season of 24 on Saturday night. So, let me get this straight… Jack Bauer is in a coma with only minutes to live, but his daughter has made a last-minute offer to donate her stem cells, for use in an experimental long-shot treatment? And we know that Kiefer Sutherland (between savage beatings of clothing designers) is signed through season 8?
Wow, what a cliffhanger! Wonder how it’s going to turn out?? I’m on the edge of my freaking seat over here.
I was talking to Steve on Saturday, and he told me an interesting story. He said one of his co-workers is a semi-pro singer/actor, who often volunteers his time by performing at area nursing homes(?!).
Curious, Steve went to see one of the guy’s “shows,” and he said it wasn’t bad at all. But some of his song choices were kind of curious. “Don’t Fence Me In,” for instance. Is that really an appropriate tune for a bunch of World War I veterans warehoused inside a nursing home?
And I’d like to make that the Question of the Day: What other songs do you think would be highly inappropriate in such a setting? How about “My Generation?” “Working for the Weekend?” “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet?”
Use the comments section below, to give us your thoughts.
And I’ll see you guys tomorrow.
Have a great day!
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Walter only earned me eight points in the death pool. Still waiting for Amy Winehouse to rack up the big points, due to her youngness.
Took my son to Potter. It was okay, but the theater we go do must have some sort of deal with the hearing clinic in the mall. So loud, I couldn’t fucking hear for two hours afterward.
#3 Yeah…
top 5
“I want your sex”
“You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone”
I have work to do so I’ll come back later with some more.
“Only the Good Die Young” by Billy Joel.
Hiya
Since we have a new update when I first posted, I thought I would repost this for anyone that missed the first posting. Thanks to Jason and AngryWhiteGuy for the inspiration.
No greater orator, his word where as soldiers.
Marching off to a distant battle, a freedom to deliver.
The voice as of cannon booms and great explosions.
Each report, resonating with precise damage.
The visions of war, still fresh upon the screen.
And the battle draws to a close with his final words.
And that’s the way it is.
By Shiny Rod (Copyright 2009)
Gretchen – HAHA! so funny! gonna be hard to top that. and right here at the top of the comments, too.
Will Farrell singing “Dust in the Wind” – a la the movie “Old School”
Watched it on TV last night and I can’t get the song out of my head. “You’re my boy, Blue!”
I got the Twitter that this was up over the weekend, but it wasn’t… The anticipation has been killing me!
Thanks Alice in WV. I try.
@ AngryWhiteGuy – We will get no satisfaction on that one, Courtney Love is still alive.
@ Garrett – Try the beer run song. That usually works for me.
Shiny Rod – very nice. I was born in the mid-50s (yeah, I’m old, what of it) and lived fairly country. I honestly did not know there were other networks and other news guys. Still consider what’s his name to be the new guy even though he’s long gone in his shame and disgrace.
In my spare time, I also entertain at nursing homes. The song that really brings down the house every time?
Neil Young’s “Needle and the Damage Done”
Of course, to relax I like to shave horses.
Why don’t we get drunk and screw? – Jimmy Buffett
@ Vicki – I remember being fixated to the TV screen watching him report the news about the war in Vietnam. Yeah, Dan Rather, what a putz.
@ Angie in Japan – Hey, I like that song…
“Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother”
That dude should have performed “Aces High” by Iron Maiden…and are there even any World War I veterans still alive? I’d think that most of them would be World War II vets.
That Smell — Lynyrd Skynyrd
It’s Only a Wee Wee So What’s the Big Deal — ??
I Want to Die a Beautiful Death — Everclear
Got to Give It Up — Marvin Gaye
The Forgotten Man — ??
Comatose — Pearl Jam
You Shook Me All Night Long — AC/DC
Beast of Burden — Rolling Stones
Before You Die — Bad Religion
Come On Death — Nirvana
That’s all I’ve got right now. Waiting for more inspiration.
Beautifully orchestrated but very depressing – Elanor Rigby – Beatles
We may need to rethink about what our seniors are doing in the Nursing home though as by the claims of this report. Some of these songs might be kicking the lebido into overdrive.
http://www.winknews.com/news/weird/9316917.html
After seeing the Bunker Cam, can you guess what they were serving at the wake?
http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=AB&Dato=20090626&Kategori=ENT&Lopenr=906260805&Ref=PH
Man-ilyn!
@ Gretchen – Thanks, I REALLY needed that image seared into my brain.
Olivia Newton-John’s Heart Attack would be a bit wrong in a nursing home
Most nursing homes now blast the ‘Viva Viagra’ tune.
I went to visit my Grandmother a few years ago and the nursing home had a keyboardist playing and singing and the ‘house was rocking’. So much so I did not want to yank my Grandmother out of the party only to discuss joint pain and most recent departures from the home.
“Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict” – Pink Floyd
Oh and anything Marilyn Manson.
I wanna be sedated.
Happy Monday, Surfers!
‘Win,Lose or Draw’ gotta get that Allman Brothers reference in.
@ Knucklehead – Uh Oh, gettin the moving blues?
Didn’t see Harry Potter, but I did see The Hangover. Damned funny! On the other hand, I don’t know why I keep thinking the theater experience is going to be anything less than painful. For example, at the last outing (midday on a Friday, maybe 10 people total in the theater) the guy behind me has his cellphone ring. Naturally, it’s an incredibly obnoxious ringtone, too. This guy actually answers the phone without moving his haunch out of the seat. “Hello?” Yeah, watchin’ a movie. What’re you doing?” “Naw, I can talk.” “You at work?” “Yeah, she’s here.” Hands phone to his beefy wife, who also has a very meaningful conversation with the caller. Can’t make this shit up.
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Freezer – Grinspoon
Death Rattle – Pantera
End of the Line – Traveling Wilburys
Too Old to Rock N Roll, Too Young to Die – Jethro Tull
Mistress for Christmas – AC/DC
Of course, that last one might not apply. I almost rented an apartment from an old guy who used to visit his alzheimer’s ridden mom in the nursing home and was “taking care” of her when the nurses weren’t around. Or as her delicate roommate told me, “he screwed ‘er all night long!”
Your Ice cream looks like one of Michael Jacksons Boobs!
Favourite songs I like to sing at the old folks home: Elvis Costello’s Veronica and the Who’s: my Generation!
We haven’t heard fom Bennigans Nazi since Mockable surgically removed his dignity.
@ Pagan – Frick’n hilarious, I am laughing my ass off. Oops, there it goes rolling down the hall.
I Want Your Sex – George Michael
(Don’t Fear) the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
Killed by Death – Motorhead
I Can’t Believe You Actually Died – The Microphones
I haven’t been to the theator in a long time. Hell, I just finished watching the last of The Sopranos last week. Worst ending ever!
Inappropriate for nursing homes (and the elderly in general):
-pretty much anything by the Sex Pistols
-So What by the Anti-Nowhere League (an old English punk band)
-Animal by NIN
-Short Dick Man by Gillette
Did anyone mention Heart Shaped Box?
Now playing on the iPod – “The Calling” – Clapton/Santana
@ Shiny Rod,
My mom was a nurse and growing up she always had the most entertaining work stories. When she started working in a nursing home I thought the good stories would dry up, but no, they just took a turn for the more disturbing (One good one is best described as an octogenarian gang-bang but I’ll spare you the details).
The real problem was the families: To them it didn’t matter if consent was given, or what the circumstances were, they didn’t want their mom/dad/grandma/grandpa getting lucky.
Floyd – Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Grand Funk – Inside lookin’ out
Iron Maiden – The Prisoner
Zappa – The Torture Never Stops
The Harder They Come, The Harder They Fall – Jimmy Cliff
Girlfriend in a Coma – The Smiths
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me – Elton John
You know I simply cannot understand the whole Harry Potter thing – I have never been remotely interested in the franchise what am I missing???
“Look What The Cat Dragged In” – Poison
“Pour Some Sugar On Me” – Def Leppard
Korn – Dead Bodies Everywhere
Slayer – Hell Awaits
Cannibal Corpse – Put Them To Death
King Diamond – Welcome Home
and for those on the upper floors….
R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly
“Where Did I Put My Teeth?” by Old Joe
“Is That You Agnes?” by Milton and the Pacemakers
“Oops, I Crapped My Pants” by SNL
“When I Was Young” by Uphill Both Ways
One – Metallica “Hold my breath as I wish for death” (also Creeping Death, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Fade To Black)
@ Tyrosine – I know it’s upsetting, but most of the seniors where kids back in 30′s and 40′s which means they where the folks in big numbers at woodstock and some were hippies. You known, those baby boomer years. Those babys didn’t get here by artificial methods. There just carrying over all that free love. More power to em thanks to viagra. Oh, I just got a full body shiver.
Blue hairs in my rearview mirror – Pinkard and Bowden
Rumpshaker.
And as for the movie, I also thought it was pretty good. Long, but not drawn out. The ending felt a little rushed but not too bad. the captain morgans in the lemonade helped.
I felt a few things were cut out or just missed, but nothing earth shattering.
Though I did think that part where Ron got an HJ from professor Sprout was a bit off putting.
“And When I Die” – Blood, Sweat & Tears
“Tommy Can You Hear Me” – The Who
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” – Clapton and/or Dylan
“Highway to Hell” – AC/DC
Of course you would have to include Ray Stevens’ “The Streak” in your set. Lots of Ethels in the crowd.
The first thing I thought of was the commercial featuring a young guy driving a hearse, leading the funeral procession with the radio blaring out –
“Another One Bites the Dust.”
@Shiny Rod You said, “know it’s upsetting, but most of the seniors where kids back in 30’s and 40’s which means they where the folks in big numbers at woodstock and some were hippies.”
Dude, Woodstock was in 1969 not 1939. Most people at Woodstock were born in 1949, 50 or so.
I was going to say “Stroke” by Billy Squire, then I remembered people round these parts are a little squeamish about Billy
Good Afternoon Surf Reporters……
as soon as I read the words “nursing home” I immediately remembered this >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uqclYAo6Ng
Actually, the Warren Zevon cover of “Knockin on Heaven’s Door” was the spookiest one. Bet the old folks would dig that. Also, “My Shit’s F*cked Up.”
Or for the hipper ones, “Halloween Parade” by Lou Reed.
Just happened to have listened to that a little while ago on the iPod, coincidentally.
@ Brianf – 30′s was a bit of a stretch but my oldest sister and brother where both born in the 40″s (46 and 48 respectively) and they both were in attendance. Just as long as you got the jist.
I’d guess that “Cats in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin probably wouldn’t have a real uplifting effect on a bunch of old heads in a nursing home.
Now, I don’t mind it if the geriatric set does the nasty. Viva Viagra, I say. I just don’t want details of my mother doing it. Case in point:
My 65-year-old mother recently got her groove back and was seeing a “very nice man” who happened to be into BDSM and clothing optional parties. How do I know this? Because my mother thinks I need to know what she does with her free time. (Tell your therapist, not your children.) And when I declined to listen further, my mother phoned my sister, who was equally grossed out but added a tidbit: Mommy has been to see the specialty aesthetician for a…um…wax, shall we say, so that she doesn’t feel awkward when she’s mingling at one of the aforementioned parties. Who knew that the AARP recommended such things to their members, who have sensitive thinning skin as it is?
Super Freak is on a continuous loop in my head and I can’t make it stop.
Try this:
B-double E double R U-N beer run
B-double E double R U-N beer run
all we need is a ten and five-er,
a car and key and a sober driver.
B-double E double R U-N beer run
…and for those who can’t sing the words due to the cubical placement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J-ldJ9Iy9g
Shiny Rod — is that you singing backup in the video?
OOOOK, Further Evidence just weirded me out to no ends. I’m gonna need a therapist now. Double full body shivers.
@ Brynhildr – I only sing on Jimmy Buffet songs but it could have been me there too.
Maybe all the Bennigans went out, the one here in New Orleans had crappy serviers with bad attitudes and horrible food and they went out of business too. Now another bar, like New Orleans need another bar. We’ll have to get somebody to check and see if the one in Town Center is still open.
Definatly NOT the best Happy Potter. We went to see it at the midnight show the day it came out. Talk about crazy peopel, and they were all dressed up as the characters. Some were pretty goo, some not so good!
I Want To Be Sedated – by the Ramones – But apparently someone already taught a bunch of old folks how to sing this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAHU6kuXFnw&feature=PlayList&p=79DA22863331E98D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6
Aqualung – Jethro Tull
@ bee – As for Bennigans, they closed 150 of the company owned stores. 138 franchises are still open, barely. Check out this report on Bennigans chapter 7 bankruptcy filing. Second link is the stores that are still open.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/149777
http://www.bennigans.com/locator.php
Please, I don’t want to start a political war, but I thought I’d intoduce this (and I’m assuming we’d play sort of nice):
Worst Failure Ever Attributed to Google Bombing Republicans
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1960096/worst_failure_ever_attributed_to_google_pg0.html?cat=15#comments
-to which I commented the following:
Wait, “unscrupulous Republican groups?”
When this happened to Bush a few years ago, everyone thought it was funny.
Now, it happens to your (press, general internet idiots) golden boy, it’s a travesty. Michael Moore and Nancy Pelosi are huddled together with a box of kleenex and quart of Ben and Jerry’s chocolate chip cookie dough, wringing their hands and wondering how this could have happened.
I’m going to hell for this, but….
This last Christmas we went and got my grandmother from the “home,” and brought her back to the house. I was IMing my brother in Afghanistan while she was sitting on the couch by the tree. I took a picture of my dad’s 90 year old mom throwing the “shocker” and sent it to my brother.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocker_(hand_gesture)
Who The Fuck is Alice?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlzn9lVUMtE
Thanks, Brynhildr. I think I’m going to post some cyst links. They’re much more tasteful that the image in my head right now.
Jason — one of my favorites! Can’t tell you how many times I’ve sung that song while completely falling-over drunk.
Garrett — We’d rather see the pic of grandma throwing the shocker. I’m assuming she had no idea what she was doing.
Jezzum Crow, Jeff must have his Bennigan’s filter on high alert. My comment is still waiting moderation.
I’m disappointed that the Barnyard Gravy didn’t have corn kernels in it.
Oh, and I saw Harry Potter on Saturday.
I’d only seen 2 others (don’t remember which ones), but this was not my favorite. A little anti-climactic. It wasn’t bad…just not the best of the bunch.
OMG this is hilarious!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7bAuzNTIBs
And my contribution to inappropriate songs to play at a nursing home (my apologies if they’re repeats):
Highway to Hell – AC/DC
Hells Bells – AC/DC (they sure seem to like hell)
Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin
@ Knuclehead – Got to check this one out. He always come back…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ-Xg6p_IcM
@ NDfaninAZ – Don’t forget my personal favorite – Back in Black, I even have it as a ringtone on my cell.
Hello, Walls – Faron Young
The Waiting – Tom Petty
@Shiny Rod
Definitely! Can’t forget that classic!
Jack is the new Chuck, it seems
http://www.jackbauerfacts.com/
He Stopped Loving Her Today….George Jones..
ah heck…may as well ad a vid too
http://thewvsr.com/index.php/the-weekend-what-are-you-going-to-do/#comments
Whoops..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsVHbR2Qe8Y
@ DTO – Great song, I think I was singing that a few years back. I’ll definitely have to tell that story on my blog.
“Mothman” was a clue on Jeopardy today…..I told Bill to call and tell you!!
Oh, I forgot this classic.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3683174533136980597
I offer the following songs by my favorite Texan, the late, great Townes Van Zandt…
- You Are Not Needed Now
- Waiting Around To Die
- The Interfaith Dental Clinic
- Lungs
- Nothin’
- No Place To Fall
- Many A Fine Lady
- Why She’s Actin’ This Way
- Stoppin’ Off Place
- Alone And Forsaken
- Turnstiled, Junkpiled
- Brand New Companion
Today’s quote: “If ya can remember Woodstock, ya wasn’t there.” (Unknown)
@ Shiny Rod – I like the song too but I wouldn’t want it being sung to my Nana as she’s gumming a bowl of mashed potatoes.
Jen, that’s the Young@Heart Chorus, the pride of Northampton, MA. They were featured in a documentary with national release just last year (where that I Wanna Be Sedated video comes from).
Though of the songs mentioned here so far I think the only other one they do may be Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door. Other appropriate ones I’ve seen them do for today’s purposes were Lost In The Supermarket from the Clash and Sonic Youth’s Schizophrenia.
“Give Me That Vagina, Granny” – T. Farty McAppleass.
An obscure, but nonetheless absurdly inappropriate, hit from the 1990′s.
hi,
I just got back from a weeks camping (in a tent – not the rainbow kind!) and I’ve been catching up on the WVSR.
re ‘The Mothman’ stuff here’s some unrelated spookery.
After watching the movie ‘White Noise’ I browsed EVP on the web and discovered some sppoky folks recordind weird shit on a ship anchored in my home town. The ship’s called the Unicorn and is a few hundred years old.
Here’s a link;
http://www.ghostfinders.co.uk/hm_frigate_unicorn.html
scroll down to ‘the upper deck’ and listen to that spook say – ‘he thinks I’m a person’ .
Shiver me timbers!
Ian, thanks for the spooks. Now I’m going to have to look at porn before I go to sleep. Wait, I was going to do that anyway. Nevermind.
“Live and Let Die” – Paul McCartney & Wings
“Too Drunk to Fuck” – The Dead Kennedys
And just for shits and giggles, I don’t come to the WVSR for political commentary. Thank you very much.
I’m with you, WVKay. Since politics is the opposite of thought (Paul Theroux) and/or organized childishness (me), I say let’s concentrate on what’s *really* important: music, friendship, the imbibing of adult beverages and living in the moment.
Double quote today, from The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, my favorite book…
FUTURE, n. That period of time in which our affairs prosper, our friends are true and our happiness is assured.
PATIENCE, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
@ Uncle Buzz in Wheeling – You won’t get a complaint out of me.
Happy Birthday Don Knotts! 7-21-1924
It was more about douchbaggery than politics. I fucking hate hypocrites. The subject matter just happened to be political – the Jab at Michael Moore was just a bonus.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Oea0DB4Ec
@ DTO – Just finished posting my first story on my blog, tell me what you think. Oh and take care of those red bumps. Sounds like you got into some poison oak or ivy.
The husband and I saw HP over the weekend. We liked it very much. In fact we liked it so much that we saw it twice. I thought it did a really good job of laying the groundwork for the next two movies based on the final book.
But the best part?
We were able to attend the movies on two consecutive occasions without being surrounded by douchebaggery.
Almost every time we go to the movies we have a couple come in late and sit right behind us or right in front of us and act like clownshoe ass-hats. The most notable being the couple who sat in front of us during Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. They talked OUT LOUD the whole time and at the end, at the climactic showdown, the wife looked at the husband and said, loudly, “Not another FIGHT scene?!?”
@ WTB – I like that, “clownshoe ass-hats”.
@SR – Thanks! Just a sampling of the gems I have picked up here and adopted into my own vernacular.
Survey question submitted in the hopes of a little feedback:
In your opinion, is it OK for someone to bring a concealed firearm into your home (without your knowledge)? Is it wrong? Would you be upset if you found out about it afterwards?
Lee Harvey Ramone –
No! I can’t see where that would ever be ok – if it were to ever happen chez McBoob, harsh words would be spoken.
I encourage everyone to be armed at all times, just as I am, so I’d have no problem with it.
Shiny Rod,
I checked out your blog. Can’t comment on there because I don’t have a certain kind of account (?!) It’s not like Tiff’s or Tammie’s, for example, where anyone that wants to can comment. Is that by design?
LHR- NRA member in good standing here also have a concealed carry permit. I would fully expect to get my ass kicked if I showed up at a friends house with a concealed weapon and didn’t bother to tell them.
@ Lee Harvey Ramone – No, If someone is carrying, I want to know. If it’s in my house, I’m liable. I have a good friend who always carries his glock with him and he always lets me know that he has it in case we get stopped when I am riding with him. Thats why we are still good friends. If it was after the fact, they should have never told you they had it. Of course, kicking their ass would be out of the question since you now know they are armed. I mean, what if the gun fell out and a child picked it up and yes I have a gun too but I keep it locked in a safe unloaded. Now that I have a dog, I don’t worry about breakins.
@ Jason – yes and no, I think you have to register with google to be able to comment. Thanks for the support.
I’d appreciate knowing there was a gun present. As far as having it in the house, eh. To each his own.
If you are the kind of asshole who is constantly pulling it out and showing it off and pointing it at shit, or showing it to the kids, or anyone for that matter, keep it in the car.
Uh oh, it’s getting political in here again. Jeff, cleanup in aisle 4.
@ Jason – I turned off the login function for comments, you should be able to make a comment now.
There are lots of scenarios where things can go wrong even if the gun owner is responsible, so if you’re carrying in my house, I deserve to know. I’d be very upset with any friend that didn’t give me a courtesy heads-up and the option to decline to allow a gun in my house, especially if any children, hotheads and/or drunks will be present.
And remember, it’s all fun and games until someone gets shot while on the crapper.
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/local/hillsborough/Woman_shot_in_bathroom_stall_070909
@ Bill in WV – Who’s talking politics, nobody said anything about shooting republicans, yet!
Or liberals!
It’s all fun and games until someone loses a toupe or gets a coke bottle stuck in their ass.
I guess I’m used to a different kind of lifestyle than I have now. I grew up in Texas and we ALL had guns, all the time. So I think nothing of it. No big deal. If someone needs shooting, then, you know, shoot them.
Or independents!
“If someone needs shooting, then, you know, shoot them.”
You don’t know how badly I wish that were possible without the legal ramifications! I think I need to go make my dream list of people who….
Interesting question. I never really thought about it, but I think it would depend on the person.
I have friends who are responsible gun owners, and it has never occurred to me to be concerned about whether they had their guns with them in my home.
Conversely, there are the people (eg, dumbasses, those with something to prove, those with short fuses) who should never carry a gun whether it is in my home or elsewhere, especially in situations involving alcohol. I am thinking specifically of one of the groomsmen in my wedding who didn’t understand that it was not necessary to be armed in the church during the ceremony. What a toss pot.
However, I think as a matter of courtesy and safety, one should inform one’s host or hostess if one is packing.
***Ducking sheepishly towards the exit****
Brynhildr,
What’s the difference between a stack of dead bodies and a new Porsche? There isn’t a new Porsche in my garage. Okay? You can do eet!
As far as the legal ramifications, I think “he/she needed shooting” is a legitimate defense. At lease it used to be. Maybe check up on that before you go on a rampage.
@ jason – I thought that was going to be a lawyer joke…
Jason — if I could just give them a small flesh wound… you know…get their attention with a .22 to the backside? Sounds practical, doesn’t it? I’m waiting for the authorities to see things my way.
If you don’t know they have it, how can you care?
Jeff must be on his way to Blog-her. No update for two days??
Where is our update, that’s what I wanna know.
@Garret
Because if something happened and that’s how you find out shit might go down.
And back to the nursing home talk:
What does an old lady’s poon taste like?
Depends.
@ t-storm – That was so wrong on so many levels. I just don’t even want to think about it.
Good Evening surf Reporters……
anyone seen an update around here?
Maybe Jeff picked up the same wicked virus I did. I spent all day fixing my computer. I just now updated. For awhile there, I thought my computer was a goner….I would have lost my mind.
Maybe he’s running his hands wildly through his hair as we speak?
*chants*
Update! Update! Update!
Update-less days make for long work days.
No update after 3 pm usually means no update. We need to buy more shirts so Jeff doesn’t have to work and can entertain us continuously.
I pack responsibly. I know where, when and why. I view my revolver as a pracitical necessity.
Shiny Rod…No weed rash. Full on body kafuck…but all’s seeming well and I’m sipping some wine. I know that’s a no no with the meds…but hey…wine can be viewed as medicinal too.
Please folks, lets keep this a blog/forum for grownups.
To me, and hopefully some of you’ns, this means:
1. No politics.
2. No religion.
3. No guns.
4. No Chicken Little topics.
5. No conspiracy-theory nonsense.
6. No social, cultural or racial hatred.
There are plenty of other web sites which deal with these topics to wretched excess.
Be nice if we could confine this forum to, but not limited to, the following:
1. Sex, also known as he-in’ & she-in’.
2. War stories, and not just of the military type.
3, The pleasures of beer & strong spirits.
4. Music, good & bad.
5. Movies, good & bad.
6. Food & restaurants, good & bad.
7. General tasteless of every variety.
Today’s quote: “Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
Whoa, hey, could be me! Guilty!!
Maybe we’ll get one of those rare 3a.m. updates. They’re a nice way to start the day!
Strong coffee and a fresh update.
@ Uncle Buzz in Wheeling – You got my full support on that tip. I’m all for #1 on the list.
Uncle Buzz, I had just finished my Libertarian Blog and was on my way to the church of scientology when I stopped off at the local gun store to buy an AK47 to kill that damned chicken in my yard who kept going on and on about the sky falling! When I realised the Government had fired a missile into the Pentagon as an excuse to blame theworking class ethnics from another Country for stealing all our jobs! When I suddenly realised: I got laid last night by a beautiful woman I had been married to for 25 years after we shared a couple of Jax with Jack back,listening to Lucinda Williams on the Stereo, having just watched The fifth Element on DVD after a fantastic meal at at a local restaraunt, when I turned to my beloved and whispered in her ear: “pull my finger”
@ DTO – Yeah, take it easy with the wine. Moderation is the key. Oh, I got a new post out on my blog, you know the place. I was really bite my tongue for months while I is was on the pain killers for knee. The surgery did wonders. Thanks
@ Pagan – You had me there with getting laid, until did the pull my finger.
My water heater sprung a leak today and has completely shit itself. And now no update? Gggrrrrrrrrrrrrr…
Been through that one, fortunately it was the qwest pipe to the water heater that was leaking and I had already purchased some snap on fittings and extra pipe. I would say that if I were, well, it would have been fixed and you would have been back in operation. Smile, it happens. My studio got flooded when a pipe busted inside my kitchen wall, twice. I had to tear out the wall under the sink to get to the pipes. Bummer.
Shiny Rod…everything started all over around 7:30 tonight after a good day. I know what it is now. The showing up at night was the give away. It ain’t the gluten thing for sure.
Jeff’s probably partying with the plumber, celebrating a job well done, sharing some beers and listening to stories….and running in for a test flush now and then.
@ DTO – I think the secrets can run it through the paces a lot better than Jeff. Kids can drop some baggage if you know what I’m talking bout.
Can we talk about threesomes? Maybe a he-in’ & she-in’ & she-in’? I can’t help it, I like women. They are beautiful.
@Brynhildr,
for the Love of Christ, don’t replace that tank with a Whirlpool/Kenmore
you’ll have nothing but heartache and the one who’ll not care about your tears is Rajeev or Habib or Stan, speaking to you live from Bangladesh.
I installed one a year and a half ago. It shit the bed within a month. Mind you this was February in Pittsburgh.
I went without hot water for over a week.
I screwed up the URL…..
but I’m almost seeing double and I don’t care
Brynhildr…a couple of months ago I replaced my twelve old Rheem with a new Rheem. It’s gas. Good service and trouble free over the years…for me anyway. The relief valve seat rusted out and started leaking and that was that. Water, metal…there you go. Just some fyi.
JCIII — thanks for the advice. I’m doing a little research online, trying to figure out the best way to go. If I’m a good girl and get one of the tanks on the power company’s approved list, I can get a $30 rebate. Yippee! That will cover the cost of the beer needed to pay pay my brother-in-law for the installation. Thanks for the “free” installation, PG&E.
Whatever water that is not on the garage floor is currently being drained through the foot of sediment at the bottom of the tank. Yech! Given the looks of the thing, my guess is that it was the original installed in 1991 when the house was built, so in a way, I can’t say I didn’t have it coming. (I bought the house in 2005.)
@ Brynhildr – If your still looking for an update, I just happened to have posted my first story, click on the monicker and it will take you to my blog. So far, the reviewers have been impressed. Even Jason liked it and I didn’t have a cheese line in it. Chow for now…
I’m still hanging around these Internets in the middle of the night. I was right about my water heater being original to the house. I found a manufacture date of 1989 while I was rooting around for the specs on my current model.
DTO — if you know anything about how well GE gas models hold up, please tell. Rheem manufactures them so I’m guessing they might not be too bad?
Shiny Rod — I’ll have to have a look then. It just occurred to me that Jason and Tyrosine have cheese in common. Perhaps the two of them are meant to be BFFs.
BTW, That’s not my Jeep but if you click on the image, you will see the title of the story.
Uncle Buzz in Wheeling…I can tolorate any topic and here’s why…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtMV44yoXZ0
Been buried under work for a while… has anyone proposed “The Thong Song?”
There are TWO new updates at Mockers since yesterday, if you really need the update. God forbid I ask anything about where you would like to go back to in time, or where were you during the moon landing, or anything of the sort. So I won’t.
Did you know- Patrick Swayze won’t die for a good long while?
On IPOD right now- “”Drive”- Incubus
AWG – Jeff won’t mind you slipping out for some strange every now and then.
Oh yeah, checked out your blog. Not bad at all. Luckily, the corporate pinheads would let me log into it. God forbid I try to check out Colts news on NFL.com, or a sign comes us that says ACCESS DENIED- Category- SPORTS. No Facebook- CATEGORY- FRIENDS. No google- IMAGES- CATEGORY- PHOTO SEARCH. I am surprised every day when I can get to WVSR.
DId you know- Michael Phelps is Eli Manning’s retarded cousin?
On IPOD right now- “I Remember You”- Skid Row