Subj : Re: Eating In The 50's To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Fri Jul 16 2021 10:27:56 > There is an app for iHeart Radio, but to get rid of all the ads, you > had to pay a certain fee per month. Right now, my finances are tighter > than a frog's butt underwater. :P Accuradio has far fewer ads than regular AM/FM radio. Quite rerasonable & I get enough music (of exacrtly what I want) to overshadow them nicely. > I nearly flunked first grade because I couldn't follow directions. > Today, so many think others are so stupid...that they themselves "know > everything". As kids growing up, we thought we were smarter than our > parents...but then found out, we didn't know diddly squat. :P You might've had a partial hearing deficiency, especially if lower notes & your teacher was male -- I had trouble with male terachers (either hearing or ego clashes--thery thought they were smarter than me =-- I KNEW I was the smarter one! (in many cases I really was) The only one I reespected as being intelligent was a class-0A jerk to all, so we had our problems. . . > GP> "When you get pulled over by a Texas Ranger, son," answered Mr. Dunlop > GP> (his elly done lp over his belt!), "You'd best have your window rolled > GP> down, ready to hear what he has to say. Remember that." > The voice of authority. My dad taught me that the only real authority is God & He grants some of His to parents, who grant an even more limited authority, through democracy, to government, judges, & cops doing their job(an important qualifier); I teach my son the same. Teachers need to be only exercising their claimed authority in accordance with ine & with that of the duly elected school board. Cops need to exercise their presumed authority in accordance with the laws passed by duly elected legislators. & all must exercise only the authority God grants to us humans. Claiming to know better & have more authority than God never ends well (ask Nebuchadnezzar & John Lennon) > GP> My philosophy is "moderation in all things, including(especially) in > GP> moderation itself." > Does that include echo moderators?? Oh, of course! I preach: Practice moderation in eating habits, including a moderate level of indulging, & moderation in activity (natural everyday activity, not "gym time" and after 6 months you'll be at your ideal weight. You just need to accept it & be pleased. I'm a hypocrit, of course, as I'm human -- I'm definitely obese; by the grace of God I'm not yet diabetic, but I'm well aware of the dangers there. I'm trying to bring it down, even if only to make climbing the stairs not so near to a life or death activity. . . My wife & I agree: we don't want her collercting on the life insurance quite yet . . . (she SAYS so, but. . . *LOL* J/King) > My late Mom would buy the cans of salmon at the store, and cook up > salmon patties for dinner, served with peas and gravy. Please excuse me > while I drool. :P Not for me -- I prefer real, fresh caught, wild Pacific Sockeye salmon, when I can find some affordably. & I just don't eat peas. > Sort of like the song Toby Keith did, "As Good As I Once Was". These 2 > girls (twin sisters) in this bar are talking to this cowboy, saying that > "that they're feeling kind of wild tonight", and "if you're up for a rodeo, > we'll put a smile on your face". Nowadays, I'd be afraid at what I might > catch from a one night stand. In that regard, it reminds me of a joke where > a guy said "I had a one night stand. It looked lonely, so I bought another > one just like it". I've been known to say, "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was." Like the difference between Fear & Panic, for men: FEAR: first time you can't do it a second time. PANIC: second time you can't do it a first time. > GP> People are crazy: racing a beast weighing many tonnes, whose inertia > GP> gives it an effective stopping time of about a mile right through & on > GP> past you. . . > One locomotive weighs 300 tons. Most vehicles weigh 1 to 2 tons. I'm talking semi trucks, with fully loaded trailers. My brother was crossing in a city intersection on the green when he got t- boned by a full garbage truck coming down a long steep hill at full speed, no brakes. My bro was in his first car -- a $250(in 1984) 11-passenger all-steel station wagon, & stepped out of his car to see what happened, lit a smoke & approached the other driver to get insurance details. The garbage truck driver assumed he, so unmussed & unfazed, & casually smoking, must have been in the area & asked if he(my bro) saw what happened (in his mind, nobody could be alive in the car he hit!); he was shocked to learn my brother had been in it! (Grace of God, man. . .) A blitz of punnish miscellany: It really grinds my gears when people say stick-shift is obsolete. Most people like their music bass-boosted, but it seems like too much treble. When an astronaut drinks tea, he takes a big space-sip. The best electricity puns are live wires. Coppers really don’t know how to resist these in a coil. If you make enough of this type of pun you can really blow their fuses. You need to be smart about how you conduct these so you don’t overload your capacitors. The only kind of rap I like is the wrapping paper on gifts. Scissors always cut to the point. Airplane puns always fly overhead. You have to be careful so you don’t stall out. Always use better judgement so you nose how to dive. When used correctly, this pun classification can really propel to infinity and beyond. However, if misused, the fall from grace is full of turbulence. When working with electricity puns always make sure to be grounded to prevent shocking results. Mr. Tea says, ”Don’t be a fool, stay in school!” i c e i c e w a t e r Architecture is an aspiring career path. ‘Pun’ puns don’t add up. The are starting to get negative receptions. I’ll do algebra. I’ll even do calculus. But graphing is where I draw the line. Plants should always rooted in the ground. Never argue with people when they are right or nobody will be left hanging out with you. Rocks make boulder moves. This means they are pelite and not jagged. Don’t take these puns for granite. Cheese puns are grate because you don’t have to ask for parmesan to use them. Eskimos have cold personality. It is an ice society, but some of their history chills my spine. My dog died a few years ago. It was really ruff. I am not a fan of wind turbines. Life is like driftwood. You never know where you will float. Christmas lights stick together. When one goes out, they all do. Puns about communism are only funny if everyone gets them. Rocket scientists cannot fuel around or something bad can happen. A baker is someone who kneads to make baked goods. I sometimes wear stripes to avoid being spotted. Sponges are great at absorbing liquids. Contrary to the name, relationships have nothing to do with boats. It takes > far more inertia to stop something moving than it does to start it. By the > time the engineer sees you, and puts the train into "the big hole" of > emergency stop, all he can do is "watch you die"...as it'll take 1 to 3 > miles to bring that train to a stop. The law of physics wins every time. > In a poem The Good Lord gave me, "No One Asks The Engineer", I note this: > Had I been the engineer on the train that day. > And, if you had asked me how I felt, here is what I'd say. > There was no way that I could stop; or out of the way, swerve. > They ran a red light at a crossing, and got what they deserved. > Danny Harmon, of Distant Signal Productions (he has a ton of excellent > railroad videos on YouTube) notes in his series on how to read the CSX > signals, talking about one type of signals known as ABSOLUTE. These note > that the engineer or train is NOT to pass the signal, unless given > permission by the dispatcher. > Danny continues with "The railroad doesn't play around here. Passing an > absolute red signal can get a crew fired, or relieved immediately. And, > passing an absolute red signal can lead to a massive train wreck". When > he was talking, the video showed a thunderstorm approaching the former > Lakeland, Florida passenger depot. Right as he said "Passing an absolute > red signal can get a crew fired", there was a close lightning strike... > talk about effect!! :) > GP> Thesde people assume that a prpofessional like a bus, truick, or train > GP> drivcer, knows how to respond quickly in an emergency. (they DO, but > GP> none of that skill will save you if you're within the min stopping > GP> distance for their speed & weight!) > Christian Comedian Mark Lowery told of his motorcycle wreck in Houston, > Texas several years ago...noting that "There's a Stupid Law in Texas. If > you're stupid enough to ride your motorcycle without a helmet, you're > asking for trouble". Whether you have a helmet on or not, when it is "your > time", with or without protection, that's it. As the country song "Don't > Blink", notes "When the hourglass runs out of sand, you can't turn it over > and start again". Somebody pulled out in front of him, and he ended up > shattering the bones in his right leg from the knee down. When he got to > the part about being put into the ambulance, things really got interesting: > "You folks need to know this!! When they put me into the ambulance, they > cut my britches off!! And, you know what?? Your Momma was right!!". That > brought a huge scream and raucous laughter, then he said "Always!! > Clean Underwear!!" . > Of course, the medical professionals have seen more breasts, genitalia, > and buttocks that we'll ever see in our lifetime, that nudity means > nothing to them. But, a friend of mine would NOT go to the doctor or > hospital, as he didn't want to be seen naked. I couldn't convince him > that "it's not like they haven't seen it before"...in this case, "size > does NOT matter". > I had a female nurse practitioner "work me over" at the urologist > yesterday. I thought they were more "gentle", but it was a bit more > uncomfortable than I was expecting. :P > However, no sign of prostate cancer, no sugar in the urine, no kidney > stones since early last year (since I've quit drinking soda, and drink > diet green tea citrus exclusively, up to a half gallon a day), but I > have to resume shots for low testosterone (the male version of female > menopause)...and left untreated, that can cause cardiovascular and > diabetes issues. My A1C has always been (from what I recall) between > 5.7 and 6.1 -- the threshold for type 2 diabetes is 6.4 -- it was 5.9 > two weeks ago. The cholesterol and triglycerides were abnormal (as they > usually are), but all the rest of the blood work was normal. > GP> He emphasized he's going the appropriate speed for the weather & road > GP> conditions & keeping steady in his rightful lane. > I think a lot of drivers now got their license from a box of Cracker > Jack. :P > GP> He pointed out that we would barely know it if we hit a car. I calmed > GP> down then & enjoyed the steady trip down the mountains in -60 & half > GP> blizzard speed winds. . . > I still don't like to drive when the weather is bad...even on a windy > day. I've seen what the winds do to these tractor trailers. > GP> Seemed fair & reasonable for adults to expect other adults made adult > GP> decisions and are fine with the natural consequences of those choices. > It'd be a better world. It's like folks don't want to be held accountable > for their actions, whether they break the law or not. But, all of us have a > date in "The Supreme Court Of The Universe" one day...and Perry Mason will > not be able to help us. > GP> Now I know, & you do, too, I'm guessing, know that just ain't so. . . > GP> & they expect this drive to deprive his famly of a > GP> husband/father/dad/provider so they can do anything they please > GP> regardless of road conditions & driving rules. :( > Or they think they'll be invincible, and nothing will happen to them. > To me, you're just asking for it. > GP> I named my daughter Inertia > GP> When she grows up she'll be unstoppable. > N. Ertia, eh?? Does she know L. Armclock and N. Somnia?? The latter two > are trying to destroy my relationship with Sleep -- they're a bunch of > jealous whores. :P > GP> My theory on inertia > GP> Has never gained momentum > Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?? > GP> "Speed" (1994) incorrectly credits Jan de Bont as director. Speed did > GP> not have a director, because if Speed had any direction it would have > GP> been called "Velocity." > That was a suspenseful movie...my heart was in my throat. :P There was > another one made years ago (you can find it on YouTube) called "Runaway". > A ski train coming down the side of the mountain in Colorado loses its > brakes, and is increasing in speed as gravity takes over. It miraculously > stays on the tracks at a sharp curve...and another engineer in a diesel, > comes up behind the runaway train, couples onto the last car, and hits > the brakes. It stopped less than 1/4 mile from the dead end track bumper. > GP> Did you hear oxygen went on a date with potassium? > GP> It went OK. > Those potassium pills are huge...I've had to cut them up, or dissolve > them in water, as I've nearly choked on them...and no amount of gin would > have helped...oxygen or nitrogen. :P > GP> If the Silver Surfer and Iron Man team up, they’d be alloys. > That's like lerts...we need more lerts, so you need to be alert. > GP> The optimist sees the glass half full. > GP> The pessimist sees the glass half empty. > GP> The chemist sees the glass completely full, half with liquid and half > GP> with air. > GP> The realist nows it's neither -- it's been evaporating during the > GP> debsate. A mother only sees a dirty glass left out instead of having > GP> been put in the sink, as instructed. > Exactly. Or as W.C. Fields noted: > "Someone left the cork out of my lunch". > "Inflation has gone up over a dollar a quart". > "I never drink water. Fish [have sex] in it". > GP> My dad's view is the optimist sees it as half empty, because he knows > GP> he can have it refilled, but the pessimist, with a half full glass, > GP> that's all he's getting! > Several years ago, they were charging an extra tax to restaurants (no > more refills), and that went over like a lead balloon. I don't remember > the reason why they instituted it in the first place. If I'm going to > eat out (which is rare anymore, as I can't afford it), I want to get > free refills...even if it's on iced tea. > Daryl > ... I'm Smorgas-Borg: Starving is futile. > === MultiMail/Win v0.52 > --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 > * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33) Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .