It is with the saddest heart that we must pass on the following news: Please join us in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.
The Pillsbury Dough boy died yesterday of a yeast infection and complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.
Dough boy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch.
The grave site was piled high with flours. Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Dough boy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Dough boy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still, as a crusty old man, was considered a roll model for millions.
Dough boy is survived by his wife, Play Dough; two children, John Dough and Jane Dough; plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
We are for the most part responsible for this as we have let society dictate who we are. The "Me Decade" of the 70's was possibly the start of our obsession with being self-absorbed fueled further by consumerism promoting bigger, better and faster products.
I mean really, if the owner of an over-sized SUV - such as the Lincoln Navigator - were to offer a heartfelt sentiment would it feel sincere?
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You go home after long days at work you still answer the phone in a business manner.
7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial "9" to get an outside line.
8. You've sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your redundancy on the 11 o'clock news.
11. Your boss doesn't have the ability to do your job.
12. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.
13. Every commercial on television has a website at the bottom of the screen.
14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
15. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
16. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :)
17. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM." He left it where he knew she would find it. The next morning, the man woke up, only to discover it was 9:00 AM and he had missed his flight Furious, he was about to go and see why his wife hadn't wakened him, when he noticed a piece of paper by the bed. The paper said, "It is 5:00 AM. Wake up." Men are not equipped for these kinds of contests.
In order of importance: - keeping a daily journal - a very powerful tool - spiritual (silent) retreats - long walks in the winter forest... - counseling, although this really only helped deal with one issue and cost a bloody fortune - the other 2 were free.
I'm certainly not losing my cool by any stretch and I dare say that I am far from ignorant either.
Your posts are simply so obscure that understanding their meaning is lost to all. After reading any given one more than once I still cannot comprehend what you are trying to say.
Most of us would gladly engage in debate with you if we only knew what you were trying to say.
If I am to be drawn to a debate it will be one where the topic is clear - not some incoherent pyscho-babble. Perhaps it's clear to you but I'm not on the same meds.
Many years back some Chinese friends took us to an out-of-the-way restaurant down a back alley that only the locals know about. The food was authentic Chinese and not the Canadianized schlock we get in mainstream restaurants.
Nothing was recognizable and all was delicious. To this day, I still have no idea what I ate that day.
The new James Bond film is excellent and Daniel Craig is easily the second best Bond ever - Connery will always be the first, of course!
The special effects and gadgetry is far more believable than the Brosnan films and Craig has a certain rough-around-the-edges that pretty boy Brosnan lacked.
arthurdent Forum Posts (490)
for you - you need one.
RE: I think....
Send them email. I for one am not going to say anything critical about a site that is free and provides an overall good service.