[quote=goodgollymsmolly98226]"Experience gives people depth." It can but doesn't always. Anyway, what I meant was that everyone is/has a story that is not like anyone else's story. Even, to loop back to the actual topic, assholes that send…
Oh, I recognized the Churchill quote, the NewsRadio version is the billionaire owner of the radio station, Jimmy James, riffing on the Churchill quote, while describing himself.
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=sorillo1000][quote=windowShopping7][quote=yourluvrman][quote=vabeachcouple33]I fully admit - I have never felt like I've been able to "figure out" Ms Molly. Which makes her interesting in her own way.[/quote]…
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=yourluvrman][quote=vabeachcouple33]I fully admit - I have never felt like I've been able to "figure out" Ms Molly. Which makes her interesting in her own way.[/quote] That mysterious nature of hers is very int…
[quote=calcanfun2][quote=bridgetender]Sorillo, please, try to stay on topic ;-) BT[/quote]Be patient. The Fresno Grizz got dropped to single A and Fresno State baseball sucked donkey dong this year. He'll be in a better mood now that the F…
[quote=vabeachcouple33]My mother watched pro baseball for years before realizing that the AL on umpire hats stood for "American League", rather than the umpire being named Al.[/quote]NL AL The Designated Hitter is an AL abomination that do…
Smoked ribs at my brother's place later today. He usually does two different rubs, mild and spicy. He knows I generally go for the mild (you can always add heat to anything for individual tastes, but once added it's there for good). Not su…
Fake? Like the rubber boobs that the Brits wear in TV comedies like Blackadder? Not a fan. I prefer the term "enhanced" or possibly "altered" (although that one sounds rather more negative). In any case, boobs are boobs, and they're one of…
Tried it from a roadside joint on the way from Burlington to Montreal during a work trip in Vermont about 25 or so years ago (we had a single day off, and we did the day trip across the border). Seriously weird. As was the job. When I was…
I always considered poutine to be like most other "delicacies". "What do we do with these leftovers, eh?" "Mix 'em together with some gravy, eh. Give 'em to that guy from Vermont, let's see if he eats it." "Bet ya a loonie he doesn't. "Tak…
Let's not start discussing the unholy dish of Satan known as poutine, although that's more of a Quebec/Montreal thing.... Meal of perdition. Most unclean. ;)
I used to attempt small batches of mayo, but it's tough to get it to fluff up like commercial mayo, most of the time you'll end up with a thick liquid that kinda works for things like tuna salad or various salad dressings, but totally fail…
Oh, Ravens. Good to hear they're still around. That was THE spice mix for Tri-Tip when I was going to high school in Hanford back in the late 70s-early 80s.
HT: The airshow season has started for this year. I love attending airshows, especially the ones with lots of older warbirds when they're in flight. One of the coolest airshows I attended was a small one in Madera about 4 years ago. Had a…
[quote=vabeachcouple33]HT: back on the ballfield in the young guys (mostly 20-somethings) division last night. Pitched 2 perfect innings to close it out. FB: had to play outfield for 3 innings because our centerfielder broke his tibia. Gam…
[quote=PhoebertAndWife][quote=sorillo1000]Back in my drinking days, I used to do frozen vodka cherry tomatoes. Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skins, sprinkle with sea salt, then put them in a bowl filled with vodka and leave them in th…
Back in my drinking days, I used to do frozen vodka cherry tomatoes. Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skins, sprinkle with sea salt, then put them in a bowl filled with vodka and leave them in the freezer for a day or two. It's kinda lik…
[quote=calcanfun2][quote=sorillo1000]Yeah, but I still want to fuck Wichita... ;)[/quote]This so needs to be in your profile.[/quote]Hmmmm, how do do that without making people think I'm being regionally prejudiced.... I mean, I've never B…
[quote=calcanfun2]I misspelled Code Red. Totally failing at this natural resources and energy drink stuff... ;)[/quote]Hey, Zombieland Rule #32: Enjoy the Little Things. Tallahassee had his Twinkies, Columbus had his Code Red. Plus, given…
Lived in Santa Barbara without AC for many years and was extremely comfortable. Except for the Santa Ana winds season. Combine that with fires up in the coastal mountains some years, and the winds pushing the smoke down to the sea, it was…
[quote=calcanfun2][quote=yourluvrman][quote=tbrmskss]We are close enough to the coast we don't have or need air conditioning.[/quote] Same here. The Bay Area breeze is a powerful air conditioner.[/quote]You know it. Kind of repeated you un…
Yeah, Babymetal was/is 100% manufactured product. The band itself is a bunch of older dudes in the background, the chicks out front are dancers who do a little singing as well. Band Maid is rather different. They're originally a concept ba…
[quote=MelvinBoinkster][quote=calcanfun2][quote=MelvinBoinkster][quote=calcanfun2]Not a song but a documentary. I'm watching The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story with my daughter. It's excellent.[/quote]I have seen it as well... Really goo…
Work BF: QuickBooks just redesigned my invoice format without telling me. Rearranged locations of information on the form, and defaulted to have me accepting every possible online payment, including the ones where I don't have an account.…
Not making up anything about Cincinnati Chili. It came from Macedonian (Greek) immigrants who settled in the city in the 1920s. They adapted one of their own traditional meat sauces into what ended up being Cincinnati Chili. And ever since…
Nothing fancy this evening, a simple ham sandwich. Of course, that's because I recently moved back in with family, temporarily. I'm saving up to buy a house or if the market doesn't cooperate later this year, a condo. But when it comes to…
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=calcanfun2][quote=sorillo1000]And when wrestling nekkid over pie with hawt swinger wimmens, I totally won't sneak in a few gropes or stray fingers. Totally. Because I'm a gentleman.[/quote]Little Jack Horner,…
And when wrestling nekkid over pie with hawt swinger wimmens, I totally won't sneak in a few gropes or stray fingers. Totally. Because I'm a gentleman.
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=sorillo1000]Unfortunately, there's always some commodity to fight over. 100 years ago in Morocco it was iron ore during the Rif War, where the Spanish and French were major assholes to the Berber tribes, all o…
Unfortunately, there's always some commodity to fight over. 100 years ago in Morocco it was iron ore during the Rif War, where the Spanish and French were major assholes to the Berber tribes, all over high-grade iron. Lucky for the modern…
We might have to chat about history stuff sometime, bore the crap out of most of the fora folks. :) "I came here to talk about buttfucking and you two are discussing some Civil War general who was also a Congressman, pimp and an Ambassador…
Thanks. I have an affinity for stories about heroes in history, and that includes the furry and feathered ones. Myrtle the Parachick is probably where that started. I read Cornelius Ryan's book A Bridge Too Far the first time when I was ab…
[quote=Goodenuff]FF: Captain Sage, a yellow Labrador retriever, was the 1st dog to be stationed aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier- the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78). "A female Labrador retriever named Sage has served as a therapy dog on the Ford…
[quote=goodgollymsmolly98226]My dad died at 88, which was young for his family, who either succumbed to accidents or misadventures or lived well into their 90s, staying active until near the very end (active like working the almond harvest…
Mom drinks in moderation, maybe half a beer or a single glass of wine per day. Never smoked. On the other hand, Dad drank like the sailor he was, smoked cheap cigars a couple of days per week. The Navy forced him to quit drinking in the mi…
She's 82, although you wouldn't know it, same with my dad at 86. Both my birth parents look a lot younger than they are. Which is why I look like I'm about 30..... *shifty eyes*
HT: My mom came by the shop to help out with work for a couple of hours this morning, she comes by about once a week, mainly so that she can spend some time with me and my nephew, who works for me part-time. BF: I have to kind of supervise…
[quote=Goodenuff]"If you cannot follow clear instructions on communicating, chances are you can't find a clitoris, so no woman should bother with you." What's a clitoris?[/quote]I'm pretty sure it's a myth.
Oh I see how it is. All you hawt randy wimmens get moist when The Puppet shows up, that's why you're dragging me into the politics forum, where I never hang out. I'll have to pull him out of a box from the closet for some MFP threesome act…
[quote=windowShopping7]Cholesterol is the foundation for hormones. Do you know how to make a hormone? Don’t pay him. : )[/quote]Either that, or put sand in the vaseline.
[quote=BobnCat72]Not sure I know the difference.[/quote]Ask 10 swingers, and you'll get 25 definitions. ;) My understanding is that with the cuckhold thing there's an element of consensual shame or humiliation as part of the play. Of cours…
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=sorillo1000][quote=funfor2houston]Hanging out a friends surf shop today in Galveston . He gets all the bulletins on the Gulf . Comes across two tagged Great White sharks are headed toward Galveston . One is 17…
[quote=funfor2houston]Hanging out a friends surf shop today in Galveston . He gets all the bulletins on the Gulf . Comes across two tagged Great White sharks are headed toward Galveston . One is 17’ and the other is 19’ . I didn’t know the…
As I recall, the issue was possibly inflammation of the blood vessels, which would allow the cholesterol to build up. That's from memory, and I don't know how true it is, but it seems like a logical issue to study.
[quote=vabeachcouple33]Loaded pulled pork fries at a trivia night event. Meh. Disappointed. I expect better pulled pork here in central Florida.[/quote]I'm surprised. I'd expect that Orlando and surrounding area would be a great place to g…
Used to be that using "jeep" to describe anything with square/rectangular headlights was blasphemy, since they'd changed them along with a bunch of other things (and most of them were NOT for the better) when Chrysler took over. The rectan…
Heh. When my nephews were youngsters, I'd cropdust them while they were playing video games. Then I'd tell them "that air you're breathing? It used to be INSIDE MY BUTT!" Being an uncle is mischievous fun.
For you fellow veterans out there, maybe we should have a separate topic on military MREs and flatulence. ;) The Four Fingers of Death, Chicken a la Thing and the Vomlet (which qualifies as a War Crime) say hello.
[quote=calcanfun2]Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of the Moon, of course... Entire album[/quote]You should check online for a copy of The Dark Side of the Rainbow, where Dark Side of the Moon is synched to The Wizard of Oz. The old legend about the…
[quote=windowShopping7]The Distance: CAKE[/quote]Oh, I see how it is. Trolling me, are you? Italian Leather Sofa - Cake Better yet... Cherry Pie - Warrant Or for something more sophisticated Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Charles Mingus See, pie i…
[quote=calcanfun2][quote=justpookingaround]Flip-flops, this is our first time raising chickens. Most folks around here build simple coups and runs. We built an elaborate structur. I call it our chicken palace. It includes a rain water syst…
Hooked On Music - Pat Travers Band. Specifically, the live version from the Go For What You Know album. "Ellow music lovers. From the streets of Toronto, to the streets of London... Now, heres to kick YOUR ass, the Pat Travers Band!" Dunh…
Headed over to my mom's place in about 30 min. She's doing salmon with potatoes and veggies on the side. But she hasn't told me if it's simply pan-fried in butter/lemon (one of her favorites) or if it's something new.
"BF: I'll never get the chance to go straight up from 0-100+ mph in seconds." If Viagra had been around back when I was 17, it'd have been easy. Boiiiiiing! ;)
"Uhhhhhh, the swing's for the puppy. It's a puppy toy. They sell 'em at PetSmart, but it's my understanding they're real popular so they might not be in stock...."
[quote=mayhem8]window - "Did you receive a bionic arm?" That would have made things easier, but nope, hence the hydraulic jack. Still healing from my bike accident but able to do more things and rearranging my schedule to take things off m…
Finding My Way - Rush Not because the lyrics are saying anything to me right now. However, they just performed it at the Juno Awards as a 4-piece band for the first time a couple of nights ago, and new drummer Anika Nilles fuckin' killed i…
"Potential HT: Just so that I could get in there, I started jacking the roof up with a hydraulic jack and this is actually straightening out the bent tubing. Not sure if I'll be able to salvage it, but worth a shot. If I can get it mostly…
That Hamilton pocket watch looks cool! Might have to check into those. Reminds me of the one photo we have of my Great Great Grandfather, who worked for the railroad down in Durango, Mexico, before the Revolution. The photo has him in his…
For tiny screws and such, I have pretty much the full Wiha line. Straight slot and phillips, standard and metric nut drivers and hex (allen), Torx heads. But my everyday go-to set is a cheap Craftsman ratcheting driver with the small hex d…
Pook, if you don't mind me asking, what kind of vintage watch are we talking? One of my newest hobbies has been watches and studying up on horology. I have parts and tools to start doing a couple of watches myself, but I just haven't gotte…
Work SP: Had one of my Canadian customers contact me with a really weird problem with some of his equipment that I service. He was really sweating the problem, thinking that it was going to be a matter of replacing the whole apparatus at a…
I suspect that there's a few of the wimmens here who crave themselves a proper schnitzengruben now and again. Which kind of leaves us vienna sausage guys high and dry, so to speak. ;)
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=spoonerpa]Today, I'm baking chicken thighs (I'll be waiting for WS7 comments LOL, xoxo) with mashed potatoes and green beans.[/quote]Here’s to eyes and thighs, lips and hips.[/quote]Are we back on the subject…
[quote=MelvinBoinkster]How many Californians (native or moved there) have moved out of state due to concerns of losing their house to wildfire or have lost their house to wildfire?[/quote]CA wildfires only tend towards certain areas. Sierr…
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=sorillo1000]Spam..... ah, Spam. Fried until crispy, or chopped up and scrambled with eggs and cheddar. Nostalgia from and early childhood in Hawaii. One of the more interesting Spam concoctions is Spam Musubi,…
"There are some smokin’ stick figures on SLS." I may have the body of a pile of boiled potatoes, but I'm teh sexiest potato on SLS. Humble, too. My secret is in advanced puppetry. ;)
Spam..... ah, Spam. Fried until crispy, or chopped up and scrambled with eggs and cheddar. Nostalgia from and early childhood in Hawaii. One of the more interesting Spam concoctions is Spam Musubi, which is Hawaiian gas station food, I was…
The San Joaquin Valley where I and CalCan live is surprisingly a lot like rural DFW-adjacent Texas. You could transplant a town like Waxahachie (where I lived for 5 years) from Texas to Kings or Tulare Counties and the only real difference…
I dunno, I still call it Cali, and I was still calling it Cali when I moved back here from Texas about 5 years ago. Although I'll admit that more often nowadays, I use terms like "My Beloved Clownifornia", "Shithole" and "CalTransSucksista…
[quote=MelvinBoinkster]Just wondering... Has anyone dealt with a profile being persistent in getting your attention, even when in that profile it clearly states that how you are is not what that profile is seeking? I am not offended by thi…
Still in the shop working today, so between that and my sore back (threw it out while working on Thurs), I'm just not up for standing in the kitchen. Probably going to stop by Pad Thai here in town and just chill reading a book during dinn…
[quote=MelvinBoinkster][quote=vabeachcouple33]"Has anything you done made your life better?" - Sweeney to Derek in American History X. Re-watched recently. If you haven't done so in a while, consider it. If you haven't seen it at all, I th…
"I’ve had people tell me I’m fully bi, but am suppressing my bisexuality because of the social taboo. I’ve had others tell me that bi men are actually gay, and don’t realize it. I really don’t think either of these are true in my case and…
Pneumonia isn't something to fuck around with. Even if you get over the worst of it with antibiotics and good medical treatment, it's still serious business and can be deadly. Get with your doctor for continuing and proper self-treatment.…
[quote=JackGuinessSwings]I’ve been a Nina Hartley fan since my college days, but in recent years watching amateur porn is what really turns me on. I love seeing women who are not porn stars orgasming. Of course, it seems next to impossible…
Started watching the first season of Fallout last week. Some hilarious stuff there. Like the main character gets married to a hot guy from the next door fallout shelter, big party before they retire for their honeymoon night. After they ba…
[quote=windowShopping7][quote=mayhem8]Not for everyone, but I had liver and onions at a restaurant the other day with roasted corn and collared greens. I rarely get liver and like both chicken, beef, and calf liver and have always liked it…