Subj : Re: Diary Of A Snow Lover To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Tue Jul 27 2021 16:27:01 > It reminds me of a joke where a guy goes into a bar, and asks if they > have any gin. He's told "Only oxygen and nitrogen". I heard it has Hydrogin & Oxygin. . . Makes for a watery martinus! (If I wanted 2 or more, I'd order them) > My late wife would have a "Rum And Coke" on rare occasions when she felt > "puny". It was 1% Jamaican White Rum, and 99% Coca-Cola. It'd knock her > out (she was also narcoleptic and diabetic), but she was fine the next > morning. That was the ONLY alcoholic beverage she'd drink...and after > losing a close friend in college to a drunk driver, I was content with > that. Yup -- moderation is the key -- some people's moderation is lower or higher than others'. . . I've not been drunk for 30 years or so now & I'm fine with that. > On another note, she got me partial to dachshunds. Now, for any dogs, > you do NOT give them chocolate...especially "bakers chocolate", as it's > poison to them, and it'd kill them. However, you CAN give them things > like green beans and carrots. For dachshunds, they think the beans are > a treat, and it helps them lose weight. This couple friend of mine (who > are "living together"), have a dachshund with "a broad butt". Our chihuahua likes potatoes & carrots -- it's all we give him, as he's allergic to anything with protein, & all treats are beef, chicken, or corn- based. . . :P > I believe that the Apostle Paul told Timothy in the New Testament that > "a little wine is good for the stomach". But, he also noted "Don't be > drunk with wine, for it's an excess...but be filled with the Holy Spirit". > Ironically, if I remember right, Foster Brooks played a drunk character, > but he actually never touched alcoholic beverages. He was one of the > characters in the movie "The Villain", with Kirk Douglas, Ann Margaret, > Arnold Schwarzenagger, Paul Lynde, and Mel Tillis, among others. Kirk > Douglas was the human epitome of Wile E. Coyote. A little wine for your stomach's sake, but not the whole fleeping bottle(or skin)! Some people still try to insist that all alcohol is forbidden. They then get told tyhat Jess drank wine & they try to say Jesus only drank a watered down beverage that was more like grae juice. I point out how at Cana, Jesus turned the water not just into wine, but high quality strong wine! Moderation in all things, INCLUDING moderation. "Lips that touch wine will never touch mine" sayerts tend to die alone & lonely. > I thought about going into a restaurant, and saying "the usual". But, > one can easily get burned out from eating the same thing day after day. I dn't go often enough to get burned out, even in the old days, but I liked having a usual per place. Couple days a weekwhen woriking at A&W, I'd stiop at Burger King on the ay home & have a double cheesburger, flame-grilled, as a bedtime snack. As soon as they saw me enter the door on the west side f tghe store, they'd drop down two patties for me; by the time I got to the register, they had my burger in a bag, ready for payment (I paid out of my day's tip money) > However, right now, I can't afford to be eating out every day of the > week, as my brother is doing (I don't know where he's getting the money). > While I prefer to eat at home, I eat on the cheap...chicken nuggets, > lunch meat sandwiches, and diet green tea citrus. However, I'm starting > to get burned out on all that, so I'm just eating one meal a day...never > mind that most days, I don't have much of an appetite. I eat my big > meal at lunch, and I'm good until the next day. I started that when I > became caregiver for my Mom (who passed away nearly 2 years ago), and > never got out of it. Nothing wrong with determining your own unique moderation levels. I had a coworker ask "How many burgers can one cow make?" I look him dead in the eyes and replied, stonefaced "None. Their hooves can't form patties." A man walks into a restaurant and orders a hamburger. Upon receiving the burger, the man says to the burger, “Burger, can you help me with my urinary tract infection?”. “No”, replies the burger, “but I can tell you you’re going to need an umbrella later.” “Oh, sorry”, said the man, “I thought you were a meaty urologist”. Q: What’s the difference between a good burger and a shooting star? A: The burger is very meaty, but the other is a little meteor. > GP> Bud and Jim were a couple of Newfie drinking buddies who worked as > GP> airplane mechanics in Gander, NFLD. One day the airport was fogged in > GP> and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do. > GP> Bud said, "Man,I wish we had something to drink!" > GP> Jim says "Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get > GP> buzz. You wanna try it?" > GP> So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and > GP> get completely smashed. > GP> The next morning Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In > GP> fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing! > GP> Then the phone rings... It's Jim. > GP> Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?" > GP> Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?" > GP> Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?" > GP> Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff no hangover, nothing. We > GP> ought to do this more often." > GP> Jim says, "Yeah, well there's just one thing... Have you farted yet?" > GP> "No..... > GP> "Well, DON'T. I'm in Yorkton". (Note: Yorkton is in Saskatchewan!) > GP> to translate for my America friends. . . > GP> * A Newfie is your hillbilly. > GP> * Newfoundland is Maine > GP> * Yorkton is Houston. > So much for jet lag...that was one heck of a tail wind. > Daryl > > ... Enter any 11-digit prime number to continue. > === 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) .