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RE: Our Homeless Population!

There we go, Crazy!
Have that caretaker guy check id's as long he's there.
No residence?
"I'm sooo sorry. You'll have to use the separate (but equal) facility."

RE: Our Homeless Population!

"...mug a vendor & live in a hotel for a week."
Yep. Folks were more enterprising in the GOOD 'ol days.
Danged new fangled free toilets...
That's what's made 'em soft, dad-gum it all!!

RE: Maureen O'Hara

"Fiery Redhead"...That would be my daughter.

RE: Our Homeless Population!

CK - We had 'em here, too...back in the day.
I think they were made illegal, or something. Haven't seen one probably since the '70s or so.
I suppose it'd keep the loo cleaner...
might have to watch your step walking the street.

The down side of public facilities...
The public - ALL of the public - gets to use them.

Perhaps if there were two separate (but equal) facilities,
& at one you had to show proof of a residence...
Kind of a modern variation on Jim Crow.

Pay toilets...Jim Crow... Ahhh....The GOOD 'ol days, eh?

RE: Are you the potential longevity?

The list was compiled by a Buddhist.

RE: The cure for religion,

Z & eks...
It's not "human nature", it's the Great Commission:

"And (Jesus) said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.'"
- Mark 16: 15-16

Folks may "not believe", but spreading that message has been the motivation for much (most?) of the history of Western Civilization...
Christianization of Greece/Rome/Europe,
Age of Discovery,
Renaissance,
Reformation,
European empires...

RE: The cure for religion,

Halloween costume...Louis XVI.
Realistic, no?

Touchè, Usha!

RE: The cure for religion,

Are we being dexterity challenged today, usha?
.....
Better to stick with coffee...like Z.

RE: The cure for religion,

$$$$$$$
Eh, Ken?

RE: A chuckle to brighten your day!

A dog walks into a bar & asks, "Can a talking dog get a free drink in this bar?"
Barkeep - "Sure! Down the hall, second door on your right."

Two Irishmen walk out of a bar...Hey! It could happen!

Caesar walks into a bar & orders a martinus.
Barkeep - "Don't you mean a martini?"
Caesar - "If I want a double, I'll order one!"

Caesar walks into a bar.
The barkeep sets a mug down in front of him.
Caesar - "I didn't order this! What is it?"
Barkeep - "Ale, Caesar!"

Two guys walked into a bar.
The third one ducked.

A baby seal walked into a club...

RE: The cure for religion,

I'm not sure someone running on that platform could GET elected.

Agreed. The Russians/Soviets did keep an iron boot on the necks of various fanatic sects (religious & nationalist) for some 70 years.

As did aging Stalinist strongmen in the Mideast (Saddam, Khadaffi, Mubarak).
Recent developments, such as in Syria, might suggest Russia is attempting to re-establish such arrangements in the wake of the ill-conceived "Arab Spring".
There's a NEW sheriff in town, you might say.

But that could be the subject of a whole different blog.

RE: The cure for religion,

The overseer of a Soviet collective farm was asked by the Communist Commissar how the harvest was progressing.
"Wonderfully, Comrade Commissar!" He replied. "The potatoes are stacked halfway to heaven!"
The Commissar upbraded the overseer for his comment, because heaven wasn't real.
Said the overseer, "That's okay, Comrade Commissar. The potatoes aren't, either!"

RE: Building a country girl

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RE: Building a country girl

It might be sooner than we think, Ken.
Search -

> Homemade Directed Energy Weapon <

I gotta get me one of those!!


FYI - Today is "Back To The Future Day"...
The date to which Marty McFly traveled in the movie, Back To The Future II.

RE: Building a country girl

The U.S.A. ranks third from the top in the rate of firearms homicides.
:blues
HOWEVER -
If we exclude Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC and New Orleans...
the U.S.A. is fourth from the BOTTOM!!

And those cities have the strictest gun laws in the country.
Sooo...Nationwide laws such as theirs would be a GOOD thing??

RE: Building a country girl

Ken!

I went shooting with a Quaker lady.
Yes. Really.
She'd been shooting rifles & I offered to let her try a handgun...
my S&W .22.
She assumed the usual woman's stance & I immediately corrected her...
and related the story of the knocked out teeth. (Very good motivational anecdote. )
She took up the proper stance & observed, "If I always do it right, I'll never do it wrong!"
Quaker ladies are very sensible, no?

RE: Building a country girl

Y'all guys might want to get yerself a Country Girl.
They have valuable attributes besides hitting what they aim at.

I raised a country girl...
She went off to further her education.
A city fellow suggested they go on a picnic.
He heads into the brush to answer the call of nature.
Daughter - "Don't go there!"
City fellow, thinking she was being prudish - "I'm just gonna go pee!"
Daughter - "But don't go there...that's stinging nettle!!"

A few more examples of country girl savvy...
fixing his car...
do-it-yourself ingenuity...

And he married her.

RE: jokes and quiz..........

Perhaps I should switch to de-caf, eh

RE: a wonderful day

Have a good one, Sweets!

RE: jokes and quiz..........

The Donald's campaign slogan...
"We shall overcomb!"

(You may feel free to use that, Mme. Prez-In-Waiting! )

RE: jokes and quiz..........

A Communist, a Muslim, and an illegal immigrant walk into a bar...
Barkeep..."What'll it be, Mr. President?"

RE: jokes and quiz..........

Hey, cheech..
I heard on the news the freeway was closed out there in So. Dak.
A twenty ton block of coal fell from the truck transporting it to Mt. Rushmore.

Visitation Dreams:

Well, this is heading for page 2 blog oblivion.
It had a good run, though.
Thanks to all who shared their experiences & perspectives.
Especial thanks to Abby, whose poem provided it's inspiration.

RE: What Did I Miss Here? Angel's Birthday!!!

...
Maybe after a workout...pumping gold bricks at Ft. Knox.

RE: jokes and quiz..........

Two Irishmen walk outta a bar...
Hey, it could happen!

RE: Empathy with men....

Yep, pedal...just the background.
Kinda useful on the blogs...
the advert is an easy visual for when a blog goes past 1/2 way down page one.

Oh, yeah...they're also why the site is FREE!
Reason enough to be lovin' the adverts!

RE: What Did I Miss Here? Angel's Birthday!!!

...after haulin' out all the loot.

Visitation Dreams:

Can't add much to that, Ken, except to agree.

Visitation Dreams:

More recently...September 11, 2001.
Search -

Lucky and 9-11

More than 350 people cancelled travel plans or were no-shows on the four flights involved...including Robert Redford.
The number utterly defies any explanation involving "coincidence".
"Urges"?
"Luck"?
"If your number's up, it's up. If it's not, it's not."...?

Visitation Dreams:

Agreed, Min.
It's a question posed to those who CLAIM such incidents are malevolent/demonic.

Also...The Sea Wing Disaster...
A young woman, Mary Leech, joined the excursion. Her landlady had loaned her a silver cup and umbrella for the trip.
Mary was late returning to the boat after a stop, and was upset that she had left the cup and umbrella aboard.
The cup & umbrella were lost. Mary lived to relate her story.
Coincidence?
Had she received an "urge"...which delayed her return to the boat?

Radina Olson reportedly had misgivings about going on the excursion, but did not act on them.
Her body was recovered three days later...on what was to have been her wedding day.