Subj : Re: 8 Siimple Rules for D To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Sun May 16 2021 11:10:13 > I was born a male (no choice in that), but I'm a GENTLEMAN by choice. I'm quite content being a man, & I, too, choose being a gentleman. > Forty-five years ago, I was riding the school bus, and the kids wanted to > be late for school. So, they put a board chock full of nails, spikes, etc., > under the right front tire. They figured if they got a flat tire, they'd be > 2 hours or more late for school. > Well "The Still Small Voice of The Lord" told me to look under the tire > (I was usually the last one to board the bus, anyway), and I removed it, > putting it in the nearby trash pile, nails down, so someone wouldn't step > on it, and puncture their foot, and get hepatitis. The girls yelled "Daryl > sucks possum pussy!!"...you can imagine what they're saying today. Any t imesomeone hit me with such a weird random insult, I trierd to flip it back like: "You always look like you live it so much, I had to try it; what's the matter, honey, did I take your last one?" OR, if I really want to slam the brakes on it: "I didn't know your nickname was possum!" OR, keeping it simple: "I swear, I thought it was chicken" > GP> He grew up in the '50s, when you at least tried to respect the sweeter > GP> sex. . . (& elders, & government leaders, & cops, & teachers) > I was raised that way as well. My dad was always respectful to my mom & to us. One thing I'm most grateful for is never having heard the Lord's Name misused (as a swear word) in my childhood home. > On the ham radio traffic nets that I do, I address the men as "sir", and > the women as "Ma'am". When asked why, I said "Respect. If I give it, I know > they'll return it". That's not always true, but you gottsa be you & do what's right regardless, eh? I do love how it's a US South thing to always address all people with Sir or Maam. I use it, even though I never grew up with it as a background. Problem is these old women who are in denial who say, "Maam? I'm too young for Maam!"; I don't reply, "I'm sorry, Maam, but there's nothing older than Maam for a term." nor, "Sorry, Maam, just because you started making babies at age 12 doesn't mean you're young forever, Maam!"; I get to think them, though! > GP> Now I'm the old curmudgeon, at only 54! *LOL* Oh well, I stand by my > GP> principles, & if you don't ike these principles, I've got others. . . > I'm 61, but compared to some folks, we're still puppies. But, I dare say > we are both weaned and toilet trained. I think of the meme where Daddy > is trying to feed his son from the milk bottle...but Junior wants the fresh > variety...from Momma's breasts. Weren't we talking about this the other > day?? Or was this in another echo, and from someone else?? Not me; you know it -- we picked up the key lessons & run with them. . . Most of my frioends from age 6 onward, til now were 20+ years older than me. My peer group had no lived experience worth learning from! I was an avid resder, so I traveled the world, having new adventures daily. . . > What card and other games I play are on the BBS. One time, I went from > Little Rock to St. Louis, to use up some flight miles on Southwest Airlines. > I took their Metrolink light rail to East St. Louis, and walked down to the > Delta Queen cruise ship, permanently moored on the Illinois side of the > Mississippi River. I went in, spent $1 in the casino, but hit the jackpot > on a $4 all you can eat breakfast buffet. That how Jon Pinette does it, he said, back when he was alive & performing some of the best clean standup you've ever heard. . . > I did that when my wife and I were married...but she didn't want kids... > noting "they wouldn't spay me, so he volunteered to get neutered". But, > after severe chicken pox 41 years ago that nearly went into encephalitis > (I was hospitalized for a week, and quarantined at home for 2 months), > then working around and absorbing nasty solvents in silkscreen printing > for nearly 20 years, I felt it was better "I get my wings clipped". We > told folks that "We have a son...a dachshund"...who was truly an S.O.B.; > and he acted like one, too!! They key is to be on the saame page ("not be be unevenly yoked"). Opposites attract; I'm a guy, she's a gal - that's all the oposite we need in our marriage! > One day, we were otherwise "intimately occupied" on the Futon, and the > dachshund was in his bed next to it. All of a sudden, this horrible stench > permeated our nostrils...the dog had dropped an SBD methane fart bomb!! I > started gagging, and my wife was laughing uncontrollably...saying "You know > he's down there, going 'Hee hee hee!! Ignore my @$$, will you??!!". So, any > love making went out the window and down the toilet. I had to get dressed, > and take the fur head out for a walk. Gotta love our little fur babies. .oh, yeah a canine "cry for help from a turd in trouble" cannot be ignored, no matter what'd you might rather be doing. > GP> We divided up chores easily enough. I can't do certain things like > GP> dishes, so they do those. Can't do laundry either & in this > GP> non-accessible unit, can't much cook, but her offer was if I provide > GP> the stuff she wants for the kitchen, laundry, & preferred diapers, > GP> she'll happily take care of those chores. . . SOLD! > Just like the song done by John Michael Montgomery...and the female in > that video is a cute one. :) Don't know this reference. ? > Janice was actively engaged in all my hobbies, especially the BBS. But, > in the doorgames, while she was a great winner, she was a sore loser. > Yet, even with her poor eyesight, she found typos that I missed!! My wife & I are evenly matched enough in Scrabble & Trivia (our fave competitive games) & neither worries whomever wins or loses. . . She's got the bad eyes, too, &, like yours, catches my typoes & insists I fix them (normally, if informal, & they can be deciphered by most, I leave them, as I think it's cheating to go back & change what I've 'said.' > Janice also noted "You can't be stolen, if you don't want to be stolen". > Like the country song noted "I've got all the love a man could want, waiting > for me at home". She made a god point. No brteakup ois one person's fault. Yes, cheating is prettyy ultimate, but one might wonder WHY did the other feel the need to? Still wrong, of course; I gave my word & I keep my word. Period. > GP> Battered women? & all this time I've been eating them raw! > Worse tha possums? > GP> I was dating a communist recently > GP> It was a horrible relationship, all the red flags were there. > I would say so...they were Russian to air their dirty laundry. 3 people at a port-a-potty. One inside, one leaving, one heading towards it' what are their nationalities? Inside: European going towards: Russian Leaving: Finnish. > GP> I might be dating myself by admitting this... > GP> but since the 80s, I've only gone to the movies alone. > Well, you take yourself to the movies...or to the ballgame. Not me -- no inrterest in going to those; if I et free tix, as I do occasionally, I might grab a mate & go to a game (usually best seats, like 50yd line, bottom tier, for football) Q: Why was Cinderella terrible at football? A: Because she kept running away from the ball, and her coach was a pumpkin! Did you hear about the octopus that played football? He had ten-tackles! True story, I learned this week, the Super Bowl is named for the bouncy rubber ball (super ball) we had as a kid! Q: Why is it always so drafty in football stadiums? A: Because of all the fans. (yes, this was written pre-covid & outside of {stadium of most hated team}) Q: What would William Perry’s nickname be, if he played for the LV Raiders? A: Fridgerator Raider Ok, they canb't get worse rhan that, so I'll stop here. . . :D Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .