Sudo

Bozz, My, you guys are starting early. I remember carving and putting the pumpkin out just two weeks before Halloween. When the 31st rolled around it was already wilting. I love Halloween and all the kiddies coming to the door for trick-or-treats. I think it may vary by region how much folks decorate up for it and all. sudo

T-Bone, Re: "Gosh, Sudo - I came to Grease Spot to get out of what I was in - and all you did was push me in deeper - " Yeah.. and you wanna' bet that THAT whole story in PFAL wasn't all made up as well? It sounded fishy to me the first time I heard it, what about you? sudo

Aw geeze... Thank you guys. Its been a fine day. My parents just left after coming over for Sunday dinner that I made my very own self! Everyone seemed to love the chicken recipe and then we sat around and just talked. And pretty soon? Its going to be night night time for Sudo. Thanks again! sudo (always in need of beauty sleep)

Cman, You're right.. I'm not aware of your views towards TWI but I believe you, man. I'm sorry. How could I have ever doubted you?? :) sudo P.S. I'm wondering why the lone person (so far) who believed that VPW never lied hasn't posted about why they felt that way? Is it a question of intelligence? Or gullibility? I'm curious.

Dooj, Ewwww... is a perfect response but doesn't it make you wonder how we all fell for it in the first place? Yeah, Coolchef, I have more but I have to be careful what I post because of copyright laws. As I understand the laws, posting a short snippet is OK but I'll let you know if TWI tries to coerce me into removing my post. Now guys... doesn't that snippet just make your skin crawl?? I see someone voted that VPW wasn't lying. Daresay might it have been Cman who posted a link to hate groups? I bet TWI would love to have him back in their fold and he would probably be happier too. sudo

Were the first words out of VPW's mouth a lie or did he wait a few sentences??

LM, Re:"Burns says that he made the movie because he read a study that showed that there is an uncomfortably large percentage of college educated young adults who think that, in The Big One, the US and Germany were allied against Russia." That's hard for me to believe. You got sources for that? Not that I'm calling you a liar but I *AM* doubting the data. I can tell you for sure that my two oldest children know who the Allies and who the Axis powers were. And you're saying that college educated adults think we were bosom buddies with Hitler? I gotta' tell 'ya dude.. I think you're really really wrong on this. sudo (who has been wrong before on the intellect of the American people)

Geo, I don't think anyone here is watching the series. No responses to your post pro or con. I've been trying to watch it but I feel the same way you do about it. Its dull. Nothing we haven't seen or heard before. Same old clips we've all seen before. Yeah.. I'm disappointed because I enjoyed his series on the War Of Northern Aggression. sudo P.S. Episode 4 was somewhat better, IMO

At least now there's finally some good news.. I bet Abi and Sushi can breathe a sigh of relief! sudo

DWBH, Who are we to suggest ideas to Rosie, the man of God (and possibly Donna as well?) for our day and time? Reprobates we all are for leaving the household of Gawd Almighty, right?? It's been 65 years, again, right? So what to celebrate? Why the answer is obvious my man.. we celebrate Spiritual Viagra©!! To keep the men (and she-men) leaders of TWI continually sticking it to the followers and ex-followers of TWI for 65 years. Make 'em feel guilty for abandoning "The Truth". Make 'em think they've been doomed to be a greasespot by midnight. Take their tithes and give them torment in return. Yeah.. Spiritual Viagra... the drug that keeps on giving. sudo

Egilkent, You've got to do better than that. Are you expecting folks to beg you for information or are you going to tell us what happened? It sounds slightly voyeuristic to me but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. So... I'm not playing 20 questions. Tell us or not. sudo

Geo, Obviously you know some JW terms. You might find my previous post on this thread informative. It was a bit long so maybe you just scanned it. sudo

Thankgod, Re:"The JWs irritate me. They keep coming, and coming, and coming." If you really want to get rid of them (they keep notes on each address they call on) then you can do what I did once. Let me back up a bit. I used to have a lady that worked for me who was an ex-JW. She let me in on their secrets, procedures and lingo. JW's witness to anyone.... unless that person USED to be a baptized JW and has left. There are different degrees of digression and punishment. The first is for the person to be labeled "bad association". Actually, a "bad association" can also be a non-JW though a JW can talk to this person. But if a baptized JW has blasphemed enough then they are "disfellowshipped" by their congregation and the only JW that is allowed to talk to them is an elder... and only *then* if that person wants to start "studying" again to get back in the good graces of the church. When I say "no JW" I mean no JW... and that means the person's own family. Father mother brother sister.... no JW may have anything to do with them. Its the ultimate mark and avoid. I say all that to say this... So here I know what all's going on with the JW's when lo and behold if I don't see a bunch of them out on my street about 15 years ago splitting up the houses for each of them to take and knocking on doors. So I decided I was going to test to see if what my dental assistant had told me was correct. I was looking out the window really hoping one of them was going to come up to my door and I didn't have to wait long. Up the walk came one middle aged black lady with a child that had to have been a grandchild and rang my door bell. DING-DONG.. Avon calling. So I opened the door and let them do their "Do I believe the end of the world is near" bit. I got all excited and said,"Oh.. I bet you are pioneering!". Uh, I have to back up a bit again.. "pioneering" is a JW phrase for one of them that has dedicated above and beyond the expected time going door-to-door and usually, only another JW knows this term. So when I said that, the affable lady who was trying her best to get into my house, was taken aback and did a little nervous laugh. I then opened the door wide, beckoned them in with a wide wave of my arm and said, "Come on in and lets talk" to which she smiled and started on into the house. I then said (still holding the door open while the lady and the child were walking into the house) , "I used to be a Jehovah's Witness but was disfellowshipped a few years back". Without missing a beat, the lady took the child by the hand, did a 180 degree turn and walked back OUT of the house without saying a word. Walked back to the street without even saying goodbye. The JW's all congregated not far down the street, talked and talked amongst themselves and looked at our house. They were making notes as they talked. And though I saw them back on the street from time to time after that, they never ever came to our house again. I regret having done that on different levels. First off, I lied to the lady. I hadn't been JW nor was I disfellowshipped and I am not usually a liar. I wouldn't do it again. But also, I know that my lie must have caused the lady some distress thinking she was in the presence of an apostate. Hey.. the JW's are good people who have been sucked into a cult just like all of us were at one time. I regret having made life harder for this lady. She had what appeared to be a grandchild with her so I can only imagine what might have been going on in the family. Was this lady's own child disfellowshipped and taking on the responsibility of the grandchild? I'll never know now because I was being "cute" playing mind games. If I had to do it again, I would be more kind and I wouldn't lie. Life is too short and too precious. sudo

Mr. Hammeroni, That looks like a Democrat bird to me. But then, Democrats would insist no doubt that it is a Republican most fowl. sudo

Socks, Based on your revised score card criteria I'd have to say your information was a lot of PI. And Jonny Lingo.. snipes? No kidding? All I know about snipes are the hunts we take Yankees on down here. Hee-hee! sudo

Kathy, Did I see Dirty Dancing? Only about 15 times. I don't care that much for the movie but my wife and girls LOVE it. He was such a big star but then *POOF* he was gone... sudo

Carol and I loved this miniseries... But then we loved Gone With The Wind. This miniseries even has its own web site so I don't feel so bad being the only one here that loved the theme music and all.. there are others like me.. Click HERE! .. BTW.. This miniseries made Patrick Swayzee a big star. But what's he done lately?? sudo P.S. Remember my telling you guys about my hygienist who had never heard of Gomer Pyle? She's never seen Gone With The Wind either!

WG, We've been through this very difficult time many times here. We used to have Cockers, too. Here's a post I made to Abigail last year and then. of course, its time to post Rainbow Bridge again. I *KNOW* how painful this is WG.. Read the Rainbow Bridge HERE! and then read my post below.. These threads about our pets always pull at my heart strings. Carol and I had two Cocker Spaniels that we lost if that's the right word. Carol had gotten Abby shortly before we started dating. She was full of vim and vigor as a puppy. We got married and Abbie was jealous of me, I think. She slept at the foot of our bed and seemed to resent me at first but we bred her with a championship Cocker and kept the "pick of the litter"... and we named her Lady.. after the "Lady" in Lady And The Tramp. So we had Abby and Lady even before we had our children.. and our children grew up not knowing life without there being an Abby and Lady to love on and pet. But they both grew old and finally one day I had to take Abby in to have her put to sleep. She was no longer able to walk because of paralysis in her hind quarters which meant she couldn't get up to go to the bathroom. I didn't mind cleaning her up every day but I could tell... and I know this might seem ridiculous to some... that it bothered HER that I had to do it for her. She was old and paralyzed. I had to take her to the vet for the very last time. I carried her out to the car in my arms since she really couldn't walk and placed her on the front seat where she loved to ride. She LOVED going for a ride in the car. So I drove around a bit.. taking the long way to the vet all the while rubbing her head and telling her how much I loved her. You all can't imagine how tough that was for me knowing it was a one way trip for Abby. That I would never again have the pleasure of doting on my adorable little dog. Did she somehow know that this was her last ride in her life? In the past she knew that we took her to the vet when she was sick and then when she went home she was better. Did she think we were taking her to the vet for her to get better? My heart was breaking but I wasn't going to show it to Abby. No, I was petting her and talking to her like it was old times and she was just going to get shots and some medicine. I was going to make sure that her last hours on Earth were happy ones. Gawd, I can't get through this, Abigail. Its too painful still. Let me just say that you are right to be concerned about the quality of life issues. We have to be able to do this as the last caring act for our loved pets. sudo

Naw.. It wasn't any horny birds. It was set in the middle 1800's. And it *IS* a beautiful theme Kathy! sudo

I'm mildly surprised about the vacuum tubes :) The 20-somethings don't even know what a vacuum tube IS and if they ever saw one would have no idea what it was. My hygienist is 23 years old and has worked in the office a little over a year now. She's one of the best hygienists I've had... professional and very sharp. She also went to my alma mater, Ole Miss (who lost to Vanderbilt yesterday :() and goes to the football games in the Grove with her new husband. My point is about this thread and nostalgia in general. To her, nostalgia is only 10 to 15 years ago where as to most of us it has to be 30 years or more, right? Here's an example... I remember Jim Nabors first on the Andy Griffith show and then in his own spin off show Gomer Pyle, USMC. I had seen him for years before I first heard him sing on one of the Gomer Pyle episodes. I thought it was a joke at first. But the guy could SING! So one day at the office the radio station (which plays a lot of oldies) played one of his songs. I turned to my young hygienist and asked her if she knew who that was singing. I knew she wouldn't know so when she answered 'no' I said, "That's Jim Nabors!". She looked at me with a blank face and asked who Jim Nabors was. I was a little bit surprised but I realized that Jim Nabors might not be a well known name for someone her age. I said, "That's the guy who played Gomer Pyle"! She looked me directly in the eye and said, "Who's Gomer Pyle?". Oh well... So here's a theme from a TV miniseries that was made when my hygienist was like 2 years old. Its one of my all time favorite miniseries. Heck.. do they even still make miniseries on broadcast TV anymore? But it was so popular they made a sequel which was pretty bad. I guess one reason I like the theme is because of the screaming French horns. I used to be able to do that, George. Click HERE! sudo

Jonny, I don't have to take your telling me to take a chill pill. However, if you were to send me Alaskan salmon then I could chill out pretty convincingly, bro. In fact, I could get rather docile after munching down on smoked wild caught salmon and praise your name. sudo

Shellon, What?? You got a bunch of butternut squash you're trying to cook up or something? It was 58° this morning here in Dixie so I'd say it was definitely becoming soup weather. I looked at Groucho's turkey soup recipe and I dunno... I have my doubts as to how that would turn out in my hands. Many times a delicious dish is not so delicious when prepared by someone else. Maybe the recipe was lacking a key ingredient or procedure when given out. We've all had yummy soup but its usually the typical run-of-the-mill soup we come to expect in most restaurants and the like. But ah!! When we get that perfect savory soup that's so rare!!! sudo

The lady's name is Kate Rusby but I really wasn't looking for a name this time. If you play the tune in Windows Media Player, it shows the name anyways.. I didn't edit anything out. Naw.. I was just listening to some of my many music files yesterday and thought it might be something you guys would also like to hear. Think about it.. radio was high tech in 1926. Do any of you guys remember tube testers that used to be in places like drug stores and hardware stores? You'd place a vacuum tube from your radio or TV set in one of the many slots and see if it was working or not. sudo

You're getting OLD socks!!! 57! Is your rocking chair still working?? Hee-hee! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!! sudo

Bulwinkl, Hokay.. its a guy. And your point is??? sudo