Subj : Postings, Seasons, Etc. To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Jun 27 2020 17:01:00 Barry, DS> While it showed up as intended in MultiMail, it didn't in DS> Notepad. BM> So much for Microsoft! Some systems have a hard time with high ascii characters, and some message networks discourage use of them. DS> Or like the song with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffet DS> (Margaritaville)... "It's 5:00 Somewhere". BM> I wonder if Blake Shelton wishes he had been in on that one?! He has done several good songs as well. BM> That's old! I think the old Batman TV show had "Slap!", "Bam!" etc. DS> They did. Now, they'd class that as too violent. BM> Figures. I'm not for violence but there are times when it seems to be BM> needed. ...Of course most of the time it escalates because people BM> don't know when to stop. We're more bloodthirsty than the Romans were centuries ago. DS> On opening night, there was a bald headed guy in the front row, DS> and Groucho said "I'm Groucho Marx"...then rubbing the head of DS> the bald man, said "This is Karl Marx. Sorry about the DS> Revolution, Old Man". BM> Y'mean they're not related?! They both might have smoked cigars. DS> My late father and I went to see it, and my Dad wanted a seat DS> in the front row. I said "If we get that, he'll razz us all DS> night". So, we were a little further back. BM> Plus you don't get crick-neck from staring up to the stage all evening! That's true. But, he did come off the stage to interact with the audience. DS> Anyway, Groucho was doing the song about Lydia, the Tattooed DS> Lady. There was a heavy set female in the front row, laughing DS> uncontrollably (probably about to pee her pants). When Groucho DS> got done, her asked her what her name was. When she said "Lydia", DS> it brought the house down in laughter, and Groucho nearly fell DS> off the stage!! BM> That worked out!! :) No one expected such...and that made it more funny. BM> I'm glad I'm not a student now and have to guess the future. If I had BM> more than a summer job position I'd probably check about being able to BM> stay on and work until next year. I'm glad I'm "retired on disability"...and they keep finding stuff wrong with me...never mind the negative IQ test diagnosed via Doctor QWK and Nurse Backus (we only pick on the ones we care about, Nancy ). BM> I'm also in the category and have half-thought of taking a class or two BM> too, probably something to do with computers just to help me understand BM> the inner workings better, but then some 'crisis' comes up -- usualy BM> with the computers -- and I need to spend the time fixing that, and the BM> resolution is probably more in Python 401. I'd like to go to the gameroom and play some pinball. Too bad their computer science department zapped the BBS they had. But, many schools have had to eliminate programs, furlough staff, etc., as the money isn't coming in like it used to. DS> Falling on ones butt, and possibly breaking their tailbone, is DS> not fun. BM> As the French say, "sacrum bleu"! That's what it looked like after the testapel implants a few months ago. My left butt cheek was so bruised, that it looked like some woman had opened up the drum of whoop-@$$ on me. :P They've had to go to testosterone shots, because the testapel is back ordered well into August, due to COVID-19. So, I get a monthly B-12 shot, and for now, a weekly testosterone shot...both in the butt cheek. The expression "they shoot horses, don't they??" comes to mind. But(t) seriously, I want to be proactive on my health. I've heard of too many cases of folks who weren't, and it cost them their life. BM> ...Might be good timing: hit the 4th of July picnic/grilling sales. The weather is going to be stormy here much of next week, so I'll stay home. I posted a compilation of storm reports from the National Weather Service in Little Rock, from flash flooding, hail, and high winds, from June 23, in some of the weather echoes. And, I noticed small branches, etc. down in my yard the other morning, likely from those same storms. Daryl .... Weatherman: "Front coming in"; I guess rear going out. === MultiMail/Win32 v0.50 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .