Do you believe that.....

AmiSue comments on May 23, 2019:

Of course not! I’m on this site to escape such nonsense.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

Welcome to a whole new class of nonsense.

It's the last day of school! Good vibes in the air getting ready for summer camp to start next ...

Petter comments on May 23, 2019:

Your American schools break up early. In Kenya the summer holiday starts in Mid July.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Petter I'm under the impression the US public school day is longer than European one. Although it varies by school district and grade level, a typical school day started at 7 a.m. and was over by 3:30 p.m., with a half hour break for lunch.

It's the last day of school! Good vibes in the air getting ready for summer camp to start next ...

Count_Viceroy comments on May 23, 2019:

Last day! The best day of the year!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

My memory of the last day of public school was because all the paperwork had been done, all the tests had been given, etc., it was mostly sit around and get bored to tears.

It's the last day of school! Good vibes in the air getting ready for summer camp to start next ...

Petter comments on May 23, 2019:

Your American schools break up early. In Kenya the summer holiday starts in Mid July.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Petter Some American public schools break up school vacations into shorter blocks because children generally forget some of the stuff they learned during the previous year.

This meme was meant for our gran poopa @EricTrommator.

BestWithoutGods comments on May 23, 2019:

What a croc! :P

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

In bright lime green, they ought to be a hit.

EMS in the style of the Dukes of Hazard

Zoohome comments on May 23, 2019:

Funny but photoshopped

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

What tipped you off?

It's the last day of school! Good vibes in the air getting ready for summer camp to start next ...

Petter comments on May 23, 2019:

Your American schools break up early. In Kenya the summer holiday starts in Mid July.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

Popular American mythology says the three month summer school vacation was started so school children could assist their parents in the fields, doing things like keeping the fields weed free and ensuring a bountiful harvest. The **serious** reason was the landed class spent their summer in the mountains away from the heat and disease carrying mosquitoes. The children of the poor tended to drop out of school at an early age. Back in the 1930's, anyone who graduated from high school was an intellectual. Most people didn't get that far. Back then, a mild case of literacy and the working end of a shovel was enough job skills to raise a family. Kenya is a whole another country.

Was it still in operation? [nationalgeographic.com]

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 23, 2019:

< raises eyebrow> You were expecting it to be pressed into service as a Windjammer cruise?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Robecology The ship ran the federal blockade with a load of slaves during the Civil War. That meant for the owners a big enough profit the ship was burned and sank in a river. Once found and identified, restoration was a moot point. Slave ships for the **crew** was it's own horror story. Most captains didn't survive three trips if the cargo didn't mutiny and kill the crew first. (Once that happened it was common for the new crew to drift in the middle of the ocean pondering technical questions of marine navigation and how to sail a square rigger). They packed the slaves in so tightly, that cleaning the ship's additional load of human waste was impossible. With little ventilation and unsanitary conditions, throwing about 30% of cargo overboard as corpses during the cruise was a daily chore. Add in tropical disease that killed a significant percentage of cargo and crew alike, one need not ask why slave ships were at the far end of the pier. If you had a bad reputation as a seaman, you always could serve on a slave ship. Many a crew member woke up at sea discovering what Shanghai meant.

If you won 50 million in Euros, Pounds or US Dollars how would you spend it?

Petter comments on May 23, 2019:

In pounds, I'd feel a lot richer than if it were in dollars. I suppose the first spending would be on the government, there's a 20% tax on all lottery winnings that are over a pittance here in Spain. I would then budget carefully to survive on the remaining 40 million!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

Does the budget include nights out for the arm candy?

The US has the largest military force on this planet, in history - uncontestable military might.

Arouet comments on May 23, 2019:

A couple of supplementary factoids: The USA has never engaged in a defensive war. The USA has never single-handedly won a war since early in the 19th Century. Possible, though questionable exceptions: The USA defeated the CSA, without assistance, in 1865. The CSA fought (unsuccessfully) a ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

>The USA has never single-handedly won a war since early in the 19th Century. The major deal is American has military allies. Additionally we have defense treaties with them and assist them should invaders appear on their doorstep. It's what sovereign nations do. Why defeat your enemies without allies? If you're planning to beat up the neighborhood bully, bring your own gang of thugs to help out. Ergo, the old phrase "You and what army?" >Never in the history of human conflict has so much money been spent on so many weapons for so little good. Nothing important except the on going effort to rule the world via imperialism and puppet governments.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

bookofmorons comments on May 22, 2019:

By European standards most North American states and provinces are huge countries

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Petter >don't eat salad unless you have made it yourself Sanitary practices are optional in some countries. It's difficult for me to forget in *A People's Guide to Mexico* the meat markets came with x-rating, partly because the vendors batting off the flies. >I have NEVER had rocks thrown at me, Lucky you. One travel writer said in lieu of rocks, the kids threw dog dropping at him. Hey, an improvement from rocks. It should be noted he was traveling by hitchhiking. Another travel writer said that hotel owners frequent avoid hiring electricians and try home brew wiring, causing room fires in their wake. >wishes of Petunias or their equivalent are to be respected as commands It's more like traveling alone can get depressing. I'll be enjoying all the delights of travel and start thinking *"I ought to have somebody to share this with."*

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

bookofmorons comments on May 22, 2019:

By European standards most North American states and provinces are huge countries

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Petter The source you cited says one of the conclusions of the the book is "Racial classification is shown to be a scientifically invalid concept." Just ask an Apache tribesman you happen to meet. ;-) The US State Department has a rather long winded travel advisor about Ethopia's civil unrest in the border regions. Overall they give it a level two caution alert but several regions hit levels three and four. US citizens are advised outside the country's capital the embassy won't lift a finger to help them. The United Nation's World Health Organization (WH0) recommends shots for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, cholera, yellow fever, rabies, meningitis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella (MMR), Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis), chickenpox, shingles, pneumonia and influenza. Additionally HIV and AIDS are common in the general population. I understand the Faranji Frenzy (shouting "YOU! You, you, you, you...) is becoming less common including children who throw rocks at tourists. Odds of convincing Petunia to accompany me are rather dim. She wants to visit Floyd, Virginia, next month instead.

jif·fle intransitive verb \ˈjifəl\ dialectal, England : to move restlessly : fidget Origin ...

TheDoubter comments on May 22, 2019:

new for me.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Marionville I'm making the irrational assumption you don't mean Norfolk, a waterfront city in southeastern Virginia instead of Norfolk, a county in East Anglia in England.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

bookofmorons comments on May 22, 2019:

By European standards most North American states and provinces are huge countries

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@Petter Those are all West Africa. I come from East Africa. (As did your antecedents.) I'm a gringo from Dixie. When it comes to identifying people racially, I abandon hope after reading about how often the former South African government had to re-identify who was what. It's a repeating theme in racially organized governments. There's people who roll their eyes once they find out there's a group of Ethiopian Jews with gun metal colored hides the Israelis identify as one of their own. Except for Native Americas, the general agreement is American aboriginals arrived from Asia. The American tribal groups cross their arms, stare at you and insist they've **always** been here. Racial identification is too baffling for me. Umm...where is the east/west dividing line for Africa?

A few morning Woofs.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Yea. Sure. I'm going for the double points as a pointless excuse.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 23, 2019:

@JGal "In 1970 Disney announced in Variety that Song of the South had been “permanently” retired, but the studio eventually changed its mind and re-released the film in 1972, 1981, and again in 1986 for a fortieth anniversary celebration. Although the film has only been released to the home video market in various European and Asian countries, Disney’s reluctance to market it in the USA is not a reaction to an alleged threat by the NAACP to boycott Disney products. The NAACP fielded objections to Song of the South when it premiered, but it has no current position on the movie." -- https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/song-of-the-south/

Judge rules that banks can release Trump records. [cnbc.com]

St-Sinner comments on May 22, 2019:

Good news. I am happy. Trump can fight only for so long. What makes me happier is how much legal bills he is stacking up... lol

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@St-Sinner >He is surrounded by lawyers all the time. Mostly of his attorneys who get their money from the tax payers. Legislators are mostly lawyers rather than guys who decided there wasn't enough money fixing cars. Dam straight, he is surrounded by lawyers. He has problems hiring **private** attorneys.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

Deiter comments on May 22, 2019:

California has the same area as New Zealand but 5X as many people.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus "Only the humans"? Where you about to start counting the chickens? I used to live in a tiny community in Texas, Weberville, where I said they had about 30 people living there -- if you counted the cows. You had to count the cows because you couldn't be all that sure about the people.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

bookofmorons comments on May 22, 2019:

By European standards most North American states and provinces are huge countries

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Petter As long as those African countries aren't Liberia, Benin, Serra Leon, the Ivory Coast, Togo and my favorite, Gambia. Disclaimer: never been to Africa but I've had a lot of pen pals from Africa. My favorites are the ones who think I'll send them an American woman. Sure. Put her in a box; send her to Nigeria.

A few morning Woofs.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Yea. Sure. I'm going for the double points as a pointless excuse.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@JGal There is about a dozen of 1940's movie cartoons that are banned including Betty Boop in this century because they use ethnic humor. Ethnic humor is largely forbidden in this century unless the person telling the joke belongs to the same ethnic group. Same story for LBQT groups. As long as we're talking about banned jokes, one of my favorites is a guy walks into a flower shop and asks "Do you wire flowers?" When the owner says yes, the other guy says "Wonderful! Send me to San Francisco. I'm a pansy." You didn't hear it from me. BTW, because those flowers survive harsh weather and require little care, I've been told "Pansies are **tough.**"

A few morning Woofs.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Yea. Sure. I'm going for the double points as a pointless excuse.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@dartagnan6666 The human body has more than **one** sphincter, including the upper esophageal sphincter, lower esophageal sphincter and the ever popular pyloric sphincter. Not a bit of confusion about which sphincter the asshole is. Besides, asshole is amazingly easy to spell on the fly. Why this group is so classy, one of the top complaints is "Would you putzes stop sending me dick pics?" How many groups know what a putz is?

Voting starts across european to elect the new parliament.

GwenBFree comments on May 22, 2019:

So frustrating

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus While you're at it, don't forget to expostulate.

A few morning Woofs.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Yea. Sure. I'm going for the double points as a pointless excuse.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@JGal I used to belong to a Robert Crumb discussion group on Facebook. The contributing members were regularly getting their ass tossed into Facebook jail. His drawing of topless Angel Food McSpade, smacking her oversized lips and advocating "canned nigger hearts" is one of those things I'm grateful I've seen prior the great puckering of the American asshole. Crumb, in an interview, says it was the drugs that made him draw it.

jif·fle intransitive verb \ˈjifəl\ dialectal, England : to move restlessly : fidget Origin ...

TheDoubter comments on May 22, 2019:

new for me.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

The definition suggests it's British slang. If you start mentioning California slang ( i.e. bone or number for marijuana cigarette), you'd confuse the Brits.

If Christian dogma is to be taken seriously, then we are made to believe that God is a ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

For shooting to level 20 with a bullet, defend gun control for hot chicks who need an abortion because who'd lay pipe on anything over 30? Once in a while start a post that all lesbianism needs to be cured is a federal requirement for them to do the donkey act twice nightly. Watch animal rights ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Sam-a-Lamb Don't forget the super important part about administrators and moderators. Otherwise you'll be getting deleted repeatedly from groups. >Ah, the voice of experience! Took me four months to go from joined to level seven. Looks like it'll take two forevers to get the t-shirt now I'm at level eight. Honestly, I haven't seen any point in going any higher up the scale.

A few morning Woofs.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Yea. Sure. I'm going for the double points as a pointless excuse.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@JGal He's one of my favorites.

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@scurry It's my internet name for my spouse. I think I married her. She says she's got the video, signed documents, etc.

Trump’s troubling response to “lock them up!” chants during his Pennsylvania rally [vox.com]

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

>Parhetic. I suspect few Trump supporters watch the evening news. One of the most mind boggling things I ever ran across was when given a choice between Wheel of Fortune and the evening news, most Americans voted for Wheel of Fortune. Thus my guess most of them don't know anything about ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@chalupacabre Back in the '60's the Alabama legislature defeated a bill outlawing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) because they thought it was a gasoline additive.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

UUNJ comments on May 22, 2019:

I met a trio of young adults from the Czech Republic who were on a trip with stops in southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They said their country is about the size of the San Francisco Bay Area. The magnitude of the US was a bit intimidating to them.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Petter >Lucky they weren't touring Tanzania. I've heard tales that anyone driving a straight line on their roads is drunk because of Jeep eating pot holes. Mexico made me fall in love with the phrase "paved roads." One time I ran into an Aussie who had the most brilliant idea for touring the US I ever heard of. He'd been contacting Americans by e-mail for years, asking if he could couch surf a night or two. Once he hit LA, he bought an old car and did the six months grand tour. When he hit Pensacola, my friends were asking me if I could take for a tour of New Orleans. He was introduced to a black family who adopted him for two weeks to show off a house guest who "talked funny." Once back on the west coast, he sold the car.

Bigger surprise would have been the nuts

GEGR comments on May 22, 2019:

But smells more like a fish .

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

On the plus side, I'm the guy who eats canned sardines and crackers. Humm....crackers in bed. Next the seldom heard supporters of eating chocolate in bed.

Trump’s troubling response to “lock them up!” chants during his Pennsylvania rally [vox.com]

St-Sinner comments on May 22, 2019:

Did Clinton hide the emails?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@St-Sinner There is no time limit on charging politicians for cheating American people. Clinton's investigations lasted for **years.** They couldn't present enough evidence to lock her up. There comes a point one should give up claiming a person ought to be locked up when criminal prosecutions fail. Trump, in contrast, is trying to stop **all** two dozen investigations, unless they lock him up.

Trump’s troubling response to “lock them up!” chants during his Pennsylvania rally [vox.com]

St-Sinner comments on May 22, 2019:

Did Clinton hide the emails?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@DenoPenno How long can we beat a dead horse? Until it turns into Swedish meatballs.

...I ...Am.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

Don't talk to me until I've had my first steaming hot eight ounce mug of espresso. Until then, I'm operating on lizard brains. Once the caffeine kicks in, I'm operating on mammal brains.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Kynlei I leave them in stitches.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

I'm waiting for catchy songs about beach babes on English shores. Surely, they have the equipment to stuff a smoking bikini.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus VIKingsCFH My warped logic says if you don't have a swim suit that fits, go to a nude beach and forget the swim wear. Frankly, I think her bikini fits so tightly she'd be uncomfortable wearing it. Now let's all sing along with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICkWjdQuK7Q

Like trying on shit from 30 yrs ago. Not good.

VIKingsCFH comments on May 22, 2019:

No, just no. Get a suit that fits.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@VIKingsCFH My warped logic says if you don't have a swim suit that fits, go to a nude beach and forget the swim wear. Frankly, I think her bikini fits so tightly she'd be uncomfortable wearing it. Now let's all sing along with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICkWjdQuK7Q

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 22, 2019:

I'm waiting for catchy songs about beach babes on English shores. Surely, they have the equipment to stuff a smoking bikini.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus They weren't the broad harmonies of the Beach Boys with *shake it, baby* videos. Sigh. "Pulling muscles from a shell" not exactly what I was talking about. Sounds more like *Let me tell you about the seafood platter with chips." I don't care which country we're talking about they have hot women, if only they'd let 'em out of the burkas. Brits will always have their page 3 girls. Is there a burka version of a wet t-shirt?

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

Petter comments on May 22, 2019:

UK is a puny island that once upon a time took a body building course. Be amazed that such a small land once managed to rule half the world, with the other half eager to do its bidding - or else!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

There the Brits were, sitting in a country full of iron and coal before the industrial revolution, building ships.

Just been looking at google maps and realised that from top to bottom of the UK is slightly less ...

UUNJ comments on May 22, 2019:

I met a trio of young adults from the Czech Republic who were on a trip with stops in southern California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. They said their country is about the size of the San Francisco Bay Area. The magnitude of the US was a bit intimidating to them.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

Why it's only 250 cm wide on the map! Visitors to the United States often discover taking a cross country bus takes a whole week. They'll figure it's only a day or so to get from New York City to Los Angels before discovering things like all day on the plane and then rent a car.

Politicians and producers.

brentan comments on May 21, 2019:

I know what I'd do with the producers of Deadwood.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

Do tell. Does involve strippers, wine and cheese?

False advertising.

EllieUnique comments on May 21, 2019:

Never judge a book by the cover

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

Unless the cover has a picture of a woman getting her blouse getting ripped open by a buff dude.

Slight revision

MrLink comments on May 22, 2019:

I need some help with this one.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

I'd explain it but I'm all out of crayons and puppets.

This still makes me laugh.

dartagnan6666 comments on May 21, 2019:

Are they buying that flexible tubing, or just renting it?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@Ludo There is a chronic shortage of lava in South Carolina so I'll have to take your word for it. I tend to hit basalt with a pickax whenever I try to put in a garden. The soil is red clay which turns into bricks during our frequent droughts. Once a three day hard rain falls, the brick turns into boot sucking mud. Good news: the tomatoes love it.

Like trying on shit from 30 yrs ago. Not good.

VIKingsCFH comments on May 22, 2019:

No, just no. Get a suit that fits.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

Or find the nude beach.

Had a treatment review at hospital yesterday.

TomMcGiverin comments on May 22, 2019:

I'm guessing you're talking about mascular degeneration. My sister in law has that and will be getting those injections too. She really hit the genetics curse jackpot as she will also eventually develop dementia like my late wife. Her lot reminds me that things could always be worse for me, I guess....

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

@ShadowAmicus Working on the dementia .... How will you know when you're finished? ;-)

It's legal to scream

Tooreen comments on May 22, 2019:

It's our only reality so scream away if it pleases you

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 22, 2019:

Not at five in the morning, dude. You'll scare the cat.

All aboard

Rudy1962 comments on May 21, 2019:

Are we taking the highway to Hell?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

Can you let me off in Denver, Colorado?

This still makes me laugh.

dartagnan6666 comments on May 21, 2019:

Are they buying that flexible tubing, or just renting it?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@dartagnan6666 When I put in my drain pipe, it was a man, his pick axe and eye protection when I hit rock.

This still makes me laugh.

dartagnan6666 comments on May 21, 2019:

Are they buying that flexible tubing, or just renting it?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@dartagnan6666 The good exercise is digging the trench for the pipe.

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@scurry Haven't you already asked who she is? Are you expecting an answer as well?

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@scurry I encourage Percy to beat Petunia's head with his soft, fluffy tail. Can't trust him to keep it up. Petunia objects.

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@scurry Petunia raises my blood pressure by screaming at me over my petty faults such as forgetting to flush . Ergo my claim Percy is my therapy cat. Once Petunia is flying into screaming fit, Percy becomes rocket powered and leaves the room.

This still makes me laugh.

dartagnan6666 comments on May 21, 2019:

Are they buying that flexible tubing, or just renting it?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

Been there, done that. Why? Durability test. Is it old plastic that will crack once it is in the ground? Looks silly as hell.

MARMALISE.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 21, 2019:

> . . . British slang . . . . . That explains why I haven't hear of it before. People from England aren't brave enough to visit my little burg in the backwaters. If they're not serving Earl Gray, they won't visit. Once served iced orange Peako tea with enough sweeter to be an option for pancake ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@Marionville it had a tendency to spread and take over. Running the lawn mower over an aggressive mint patch can be the best smell ever. The take over plant here is wild garlic. It brings a tear to my eye just talking about it.

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@scurry From his stereo perch, Percy gets a good view of the road traffic going by the front yard. Later this summer, he'll be watching the hummingbirds visit the feeders. One of his perches overlooks the bird feeder in the back yard. He's particularly interested in a visiting chipmunk. Chipmunks are an indication my neighborhood is stray cat free. Someone or something is killing cats out there. Percy refuses to leave the house. He maybe the last cat in the neighborhood. His third favorite perch is the top of Petunia's recliner. Once there, he can beat Petunia's head with his soft furry tail. Petunia hates that. "He's going to be the **last** cat we're every going to have," she promises.

MARMALISE.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 21, 2019:

> . . . British slang . . . . . That explains why I haven't hear of it before. People from England aren't brave enough to visit my little burg in the backwaters. If they're not serving Earl Gray, they won't visit. Once served iced orange Peako tea with enough sweeter to be an option for pancake ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@Marionville This: "....if I ever come over the pond to visit! I will even try your mint julep.... Says you're addicted to dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot, dot **and there's no hope for you.** It also says blow out the light in the window, you're not coming. "If I ever come over" says you might have thought about it but the bags won't be getting packed. Frankly, I don't know about Northern Ireland but here in Seneca, South Carolina, if you don't grow your own mint you won't be making any mint juleps. I have yet to see sprigs of mint sold in stores. Once you're committed to the cause of growing your own mint, pick carefully. I prefer chocolate mint, although the more common choice is either spearmint or peppermint. There is also the deadly penny royal mint. I used to have a big bed of it surrounding a house in the woods. It's an awful smelling bug repellent. When I'd step in the bed leaving the house, the deer ticks (which transmit the hard to diagnose and lethal Lyme disease) wouldn't bite my ankles. Should you go to the extreme of growing your own mint, remember to drink your julep on the leeward side of the yacht to keep the frost on the glass.

[alternet.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Another page that wouldn't property re-direct for me from alternet. Frankly, I can understand the reluctance of GOP members to support the overthrow of their **official** party chieftain. It would mean a serious overall decline of GOP power.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 Got my sympathy. Where's the tea?

Just saying...

EyesThatSmile comments on May 20, 2019:

Heaven?

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

Better known as the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

[alternet.

dan325 comments on May 19, 2019:

He has no respect for anything but money and power. These proposed pardons show him to be a true Nazi at heart.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@dan325 Check is in the mail.

Not worth it

EyesThatSmile comments on May 20, 2019:

What? A naked burger? Ewww.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 21, 2019:

@RobertMartin While naked, one should have a towel on the chair. Would Miss Manners lie?

Sounds purrrrfect.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

Percy, my current Tom cat, refuses to go outside.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@scurry Nope. He does like to lie on my stereo next to window and enjoy the view.

Context: the WORST thing you can call an EMT or Paramedic...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

As a young man, my grandfather worked **both** as an ambulance driver and the guy who drove the hearse. Back then, people didn't call for an ambulance until someone was a death's door. Understandingly, the funeral homes provided ambulance service for prospective clients. Medical science has ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Rignor What about hearse drivers?

Good morning from Costa Rica, it's about 7:30 am here.

GwenBFree comments on May 20, 2019:

Couple more shots... limited to 10 in a post. It was a great day!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

The only time I've had butterflies land on me was when they'd just hatched at a butterfly house. Same story for you?

nympholepsy ( noun ): A man's lust and passion for young girls.

FrayedBear comments on May 20, 2019:

Not that I ever wanted to but I have a vague memory that when I was 14 I could elope with a fourteen year old girl and have the blacksmith at Gretna Green marry us.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

During my senior year in high school I was painfully aware this would be my last year to **legally** have sex with high school girls. Having seen my older brother go straight from high school to marriage and live in economic discomfort, I was certain I'd never do **that.**

I suspect that many of us that don’t live in religious environments can’t appreciate how ...

Petter comments on May 20, 2019:

I too was initially surprised on this site to discover what a dominating effect religion has on American society. I have twice toured around California, Nevada and Arizona, but since I wasn't living there I didn't experience enough of it to make an impression.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Petter I've forgotten if Watch Tower was a magazine that had slick glossy paper or the absorbent qualities of a typical newspaper. I'm getting old and forgetful. However I can remember the sticker shock I got when a former girlfriend told me buy her a parrot for her birthday. For that price, I could have made a down payment on a new car. They had just jacked up the amount of time tropical birds had to spend in quarantine before they could be sold. Animals entering another country can be so expensive that one pair of movie stars brought a yacht so their dogs could stay in the harbor and never set paw on English soil.

I suspect that many of us that don’t live in religious environments can’t appreciate how ...

Petter comments on May 20, 2019:

I too was initially surprised on this site to discover what a dominating effect religion has on American society. I have twice toured around California, Nevada and Arizona, but since I wasn't living there I didn't experience enough of it to make an impression.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Petter Same story here with the free copies. I've never seen a coffee table with several different copies.

Days two and three of the trip went by uneventfully:) Long hours in the car, listening to music ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

I have learned to always stop for the unexpected road side attraction. It gives me an chance to explore new things and use their bathroom. Once that's over there's a new topic for conversation.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Haemish1 NoDak = North Dakota?

I suspect that many of us that don’t live in religious environments can’t appreciate how ...

Petter comments on May 20, 2019:

I too was initially surprised on this site to discover what a dominating effect religion has on American society. I have twice toured around California, Nevada and Arizona, but since I wasn't living there I didn't experience enough of it to make an impression.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Petter We have the occasional Jehova's Witness . . . . Does anyone ever ask for a subscription to the Watch Tower? They show up here as well but always appear as a group of two to five people. They're polite but the more I talk with them the less frequently they show up.

Days two and three of the trip went by uneventfully:) Long hours in the car, listening to music ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 20, 2019:

I have learned to always stop for the unexpected road side attraction. It gives me an chance to explore new things and use their bathroom. Once that's over there's a new topic for conversation.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Haemish1 I always carry a tiny Leatherman tool in my pants pocket for those sort of emergencies. A few years ago, the Serra Club sent me junk mail that said if I would send them a year's dues, they'd send me the big daddy Letherman upgrade. It came with a flashlight, a laser pointer, hole punch, socket wrenches . . . and if I put it on my belt the weight will pull my pants down. I keep it in the trunk. After that, they sold my mailing address to a whole boatload of ecology related charities. Want to save a panda?

I suspect that many of us that don’t live in religious environments can’t appreciate how ...

Petter comments on May 20, 2019:

I too was initially surprised on this site to discover what a dominating effect religion has on American society. I have twice toured around California, Nevada and Arizona, but since I wasn't living there I didn't experience enough of it to make an impression.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

Posted high on telephone poles around my small town are wooden hand made signs that say things like **repent.** They don't go for whole sentences. I've gone to yard sales, farmer's markets and flea markets where preachers stand at booths with literature at the ready, pitching theology to people walking by. I give 'em hell for the barbarous plagiarized fairy tales. They hang their heads, wait for me to leave and jump out at the next guy with the same pitch. We've got lots of brutally hot summer arts and crafts and street food festivals, where churches have booths as well. The less rabid people from the churches hand out bottles of water and literature about their church. Because they've heard about me, they're not preaching theology at random strangers. Petunia hates it when I take their icy cold bottles of water and dump their literature in the nearest garbage can. She correctly thinks I ought get out of eyesight before approaching a garbage can. At least they escape my wrath and indignation.The labels on the bottles suggest they bottle their own tap water.

LASCIVIOUS.

Nukdookum comments on May 20, 2019:

I live a lacivious life.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@Nukdookum >Not all the time, but as often as I can. My golden idol is tarnished!

sesquipedalian ( noun ) Any large word with way too many letters: polysyllabic.

AnonySchmoose comments on May 19, 2019:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis NOUN; mass noun An invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. Origin 1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@AnonySchmoose It's generally reported as something that was dreamed up as a gag. However, I think it is likely there is **some kind** of medical problem one would have inhaling volcanic ash. They'd want to give a name to that problem. It falls in the region of "get me a doctor living on the edge of an active volcano" to be sure. Ummm.....don't you live somewhere near active volcanoes? Next time you're getting a checkup, there's a silly little question you could ask for me.

LASCIVIOUS.

Nukdookum comments on May 20, 2019:

I live a lacivious life.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

**My hero!** Just don't work in any lewd behavior. Cops can't arrest you if it's just lascivious behavior.

When you look at something on the internet and five minutes later find a related ad in your FaceBook...

mistymoon77 comments on May 19, 2019:

The new group.. PA. Pornaloholics Anonymous

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

Then there's the few, the proud, who ask why is it so hard to find bestiality porn? What ever happened to Jacko, the one trick pony? That's the crowd that rolls their eyes whenever they hear "Mary had a little lamb." Saintly creature that I am, when I hear that I think crock pot.

sesquipedalian ( noun ) Any large word with way too many letters: polysyllabic.

AnonySchmoose comments on May 19, 2019:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis NOUN; mass noun An invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. Origin 1930s: a word invented (probably by Everett M. Smith, president of the National Puzzlers' League) in imitation of very long ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

You'd have to install a medical dictionary in your spell checker to use it. It's one of those words that once you know what it is, it's a struggle to find an opportunity to use it.

floccinaucinihilipilification (v) The act or habit of estimating something as worthless.

AnonySchmoose comments on May 19, 2019:

Usable word. Was going to choose that word. Flahk---Si---Nah--Si---Hil---i---Pil---i---Fi---Kay---Shun

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

Give that gal the Teddy bear on the top shelf.

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dan325 comments on May 19, 2019:

He has no respect for anything but money and power. These proposed pardons show him to be a true Nazi at heart.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 20, 2019:

@dan325 We've advanced to bickering what a war crime is. You'd claimed Trump was pardoning our war criminals for money and power. That's when I perked up and said "Money? You can get paid for that? Who's paying?" Grease my palm and I'll pardon you as well. >He's also playing to his wretched base, which, like Trump himself, believes that murderous macho cruelty is something that should be rewarded, not punished. More like a short sighted base that has been known to cry out "Kill 'em all. Let Allah sort it out." Barbarian voting block has arrived.

This sounds fairly sane and simple.

m16566 comments on May 19, 2019:

why would you need anyone to help make you make your decisions? when people are generous enough to give me their advice I respect them. I understand that as a woman you can feel overwhelmed by the amount of advice you get for men, what can I say we're y-chromosome challenged. it has been ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

>why would you need anyone to help make you make your decisions? Come over for breakfast when I start the "what 'ya want for breakfast" game with Petunia.

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dan325 comments on May 19, 2019:

He has no respect for anything but money and power. These proposed pardons show him to be a true Nazi at heart.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@dan325 >Nazis didn't have to pardon their war criminals because they never imprisoned them in the first place. Nazis who attempted to kill Hitler or ignored a direct order from their Nazi overlord was a Nazi war criminal. It was the **winning** side that tried Nazis for what they defined as war crimes. Plenty to go around. >I didn't mean our war criminals were paying Trump. Okay, who **is paying** Trump for the pardons? > I know he's nuts in both my head and my gut. We got **something** to agree about.

Good Sunday Morning.

Petter comments on May 19, 2019:

The sun is shining on the sea, 150 yards away. I have been pottering and making idiotic comments on Agnostic. Hope a few people laugh at them!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

By their reactions with the laughter emoticons, ye shall know them.

Waiting a profile that lists these sexual alternatives.

Robecology comments on May 19, 2019:

Forgot male and/or female...asexual/non-sexual/sexual abstainer.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

Nothing there about sex with dead sheep.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville I've encountered too many people in the UK that have told me things like "I'm not English; I'm Scotch." Same story for the Welsh, with one guy claiming they would be overthrowing English rule any day now. BTW, growing up in Dixie I've hear the yahoos cry out "Save your confederate money! The South shall rise again!" Therefore I consider a wild guess for those folks in Northern Ireland, especially those of Scotch decent. At least we're in agreement you aren't a English**man.**

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WonderWartHog99 comments on May 19, 2019:

I couldn't get the link to work, so I looked it up. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military members accused of or convicted of war crimes, including one slated to stand trial on charges of shooting unarmed ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@sassygirl3869 I think he's crazy to support a military policy of "as long as you're there, kill somebody." This undermines any country that asks for our military support in defeating their enemies. In your guts, you know he's nuts.

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dan325 comments on May 19, 2019:

He has no respect for anything but money and power. These proposed pardons show him to be a true Nazi at heart.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

How much money you think our war criminals are paying him? Power, maybe. Never heard of Nazis pardoning their own war criminals. A policy of "as long as you're there, kill somebody" is slap ass crazy. In your guts, you know he's nuts.

I want this sticker.

freeofgod comments on May 19, 2019:

The best one I've seen is MY FAMILY ATE YOUR STICK FIGURE FAMILY on the back of a van. lol

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

It used to be "My child is an honor student at . . . . " That was followed by "My kid beat up your honor student."

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville I live in Northern Ireland which is British. Still female?

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville My fault. I forgot you **moved** from Scotland to Ireland because I'm easily mislead once I read your profile that says you live in Ireland.

Hide the children! This is the dirtiest sounding word with the most innocent meaning.

Charlene comments on May 19, 2019:

I release the peacock yesterday..😈

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

Hopefully to the delight of the peahen.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville I take it for granted that all native English speakers know that PH together is pronounced F. If you're breaking word pronunciation down in syllables, it's reasonable to use the letters in the syllables. That's the KISS principle: Keep It Simple, Stupid.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@FrayedBear The people in the discussion are women (one Irish) or Americans. Smell all the Englishmen you want.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA when broken down your way doesn't have 'p' in it and comes with a 'f' which isn't in the word at all. It's pronounced this way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o71CB5thzhw

Hide the children! This is the dirtiest sounding word with the most innocent meaning.

Marionville comments on May 19, 2019:

Related to the Stopcock I presume! 😂

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

As advertised, the snickering has begun.

KAKORRHAPHIOPHOBIA.

TheDoubter comments on May 19, 2019:

i fear i can never master the pronunciation of the word.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@Marionville Many a hooked on phonics person has been lead into humiliation that way. Oh, look at the whore-a-doors (hors d'oeuvres) they got at this party! Some on line dictionaries have an icon that sounds the word out for the baffled.

I just discovered that Trump's judicial picks wouldn't answer the question, was "Brown v board of ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 18, 2019:

Grumpy old man that I am, I disagree. The point of the new abortion laws is to get someone arrested. They'll appeal until it goes to the Supreme Court. Once there, we'll find out if Trump's appointed judges will decide to strike down Roe vs Wade. It's a crap shoot if any law will stand once ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@MikeFlora You it said with such elaborate phrases and esoteric verbiage that it has left the assembled masses confused and baffled in your wake. Not this young innocent would tell tales or anything like that. :-)

nympholepsy ( noun ): A man's lust and passion for young girls.

Charlene comments on May 18, 2019:

It also defines men stupidity concerning age..

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

>I also defines . . . . Thanks for your painful eloquence in the effort. How's the lexicon coming? ;-)

borborygmus (N) the sound of rumbling in one's intestines.

itsmedammit comments on May 17, 2019:

Seems familiar . . .

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 19, 2019:

@itsmedammit Thirty lashes with a wet noodle for you!

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St-Sinner comments on May 18, 2019:

Disagree. Are we not confident in our ability to defeat him squarely at the ballot box in 2020? If we think Trump has broken the law, let American people decide. Our hero Mueller did not think so. We believe in the democratic process, don't we? Where are our old and frail knights in the shining ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

>Are we not confident in our ability to defeat him squarely at the ballot box in 2020? "We"? Not me. It's going to be the same group that elected him around in 2020. Once an impeachment process is underway, it'll hammer the point home to that group of numbskulls once it becomes a daily news event with the broadcast media breaking into regular programing several times a day.

They should remake the Little Rascals with the Supreme Court justices, or maybe they could just do ...

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 18, 2019:

Put a gun to an American's head and they can't name three Supreme Court justices. They'll die trying to name the chief supreme justice.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

@JazznBlues Sonia Sotomayor. (since 2009) Our lone Hispanic Supreme Court judge.

Others’ expectations can weigh us down or offer encouragement. I hope this helps someone today.

Triphid comments on May 18, 2019:

As the work Desiderata goes, " You are a Child of the Universe, no less than the trees and the Stars, you have a right to be here......"

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

I prefer this ballard: You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. Deteriorata. Deteriorata. Go placidly amid the noise and waste, And remember what comfort there may be in owning a piece thereof. Avoid quiet and passive persons, unless you are in need of sleep. Rotate your tires. Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself, And heed well their advice, even though they be turkeys. Know what to kiss, and when. Consider that two wrongs never make a right, but that three do. Wherever possible, put people on hold. Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment, and despite the changing fortunes of time, There is always a big future in computer maintenance. You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, The universe is laughing behind your back. Remember The Pueblo. Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle, and mutilate. Know yourself. If you need help, call the FBI. Exercise caution in your daily affairs, Especially with those persons closest to you - That lemon on your left, for instance. Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls Would scarcely get your feet wet. Fall not in love therefore. It will stick to your face. Gracefully surrender the things of youth: birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan. And let not the sands of time get in your lunch. Hire people with hooks. For a good time, call 606-4311. Ask for Ken. Take heart in the bedeepening gloom That your dog is finally getting enough cheese. And reflect that whatever fortune may be your lot, It could only be worse in Milwaukee. You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, The universe is laughing behind your back. Therefore, make peace with your god, Whatever you perceive him to be - hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin. With all its hopes, dreams, promises, and urban renewal, The world continues to deteriorate. Give up! You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, The universe is laughing behind your back. You are a fluke of the universe. You have no right to be here. And whether you can hear it or not, The universe is laughing behind your back.

Evidently this was a problem way before cellphones...

aahouck49 comments on May 18, 2019:

man we have a real problem: it is contagious, it is fairly new problem: THUMBIST! AKA INFLAMMATION OF THE THUMBS! I do believe that is a picture of Tobacco Road close to where I live, trying to outrun the FEDS, always after us for something, cause shine was not allowed to be used by us and could ...

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

>cause shine was not allowed to be used by us and could not be taxed "Shine" is untaxed, unaged bourbon. Here in the Carolinas, there's been distilleries specializing in unaged and **taxed** bourbon, that tastes like the untaxed version. You can drink it now but the price will make your eyes widen. Removing both tax and beverage inspectors makes alcohol a dirt cheap drug. I used to brew my own beer and jack up the octane for my alcoholic girlfriends. I'd brag I could get one of them drunk for 75 cents. For $1.50, so drunk she couldn't walk. Most people wouldn't go over the 75 cent limit. Saved a fortune in bar bills.

To Have A Friend, "With Benefits'.

WonderWartHog99 comments on May 18, 2019:

World of difference between pampering a gal and doing it **all the time.** Working out things like who does the laundry, is the spare change jar off limits, scrubbing the bathroom, etc., can turn into a disappointment quickly.

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

@aahouck49 if you think you have trouble with math you should be me, that was Einstein, For me, Stephen Hawkin's book *A Brief History of Time* removed three layers of dandruff. "My father said 'Son," said Bret Maverick, "Sometimes you'll be scratching your head and it won't be itching."

They should remake the Little Rascals with the Supreme Court justices, or maybe they could just do ...

SiouxcitySue comments on May 18, 2019:

No Girls!!

WonderWartHog99 replies on May 18, 2019:

Ruth Ginsburg, Elena Kagan and Sonia Maria Sotomayor say "hello."