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Joe,
> when I was that much younger
JM> Weren't we all? :)
My late father said he was 19 for many years...and I believed him!! When I
passed him "I smelled a rat". My late wife remarked "There's something rotten
in Denmark, and it isn't the codfish". As a result, the joke got to be "You're
19, and your son is 42?? There must be something in the water".
JM> My memory is so good, I remember stuff that never happened. :)
Now, that takes talent...probably why you're the moderator.
JM> It's pretty quiet around here. A lot of lurkers (come out, come out,
JM> wherever you are) and a few posters.
We have quality, if not quantity. :)
JM> We've lost people since your day. Some have just dropped out, some
JM> disappeared, some have died, and a few are probably in a witness
JM> protection program.
That reminds me of a T-shirt that noted "Witness Protection Program: You
Don't Know Me".
JM> Bill White retired as mod years ago with Jim White (no relation)
JM> taking over who retired and turned over the mace and orb to me.
I've rarely seen you have to lower the boom on someone. But, at times,
I need to practice my groveling.
JM> Earlier this year Nancy Backus died. You may remember her.
I miss her to this day...she was such an important part of BBSing. She
and my late wife (who I miss dearly), were fierce competitors in the word
games.
JM> I had the pleasure of meeting Jim and Nancy in Rochester, NY a couple
JM> of years ago.
The one thing I'll remember her for (besides her messages) is her sense
of humor. When I had the QWK Tagline "I took an IQ test, and the results
were negative"...she replied "That explains a lot ". She told me
that "I hope you knew I was joking", and I said "It gave me a much needed
laugh".
JM> Daryl Stout is in and out and he had the pleasure of meeting me a
JM> couple of years ago as well on my grand tour around the US.
Except that you got lost in the local area, and got delayed in getting
to the local Golden Corral to graze.
Oops, I wasn't supposed to mention that.
JM> Ed Vance is still around, met him a couple of times.
Never met Ed, although he's an amateur radio operator like myself.
JM> I'm in Huntington, WV, on the Ohio River were Ohio, Kentucky and WV
JM> meet.
There is a tornado threat in the Delmarva region today (August 18), and
they had numerous tornadoes in the Carolinas yesterday...all from the
remnants of Tropical Storm Fred.
JM> We had some warm weather a few weeks ago, in the low triple digits.
JM> Usually our summers are only in the 90s and often humid enough to drown
JM> a fish.
It gets so warm here, that the fish get fried and broiled. After a few
days of thunderstorms, it'll be back to 100 again.
JM> It snows here from time to time but three inches is enough to shut
JM> down the town. :)
Centrak Arkansas hadn't had much of a winter in a few years...but two
back to back winter storms had 2 feet of snow on the ground in Little Rock.
Around here, one snowflake, one sleet pellet, and one freezing raindrop,
causes massive panic. A Grocery Store Warning is issued by the TV station
meterologists, and if you don't get to the store fast, you won't find:
1) A slice of bread, never mind a full loaf.
2) A glass of milk, never mind a gallon container.
3) A mug of beer, never mind a keg.
4) A sheet of toilet paper, never mind a 12 pack.
JM> I am in private security and mostly its sitting around looking
JM> important. But for the most part I'm inside, warm (or cool) and dry.
It takes talent to look important...as does being a moderator.
JM> I am planning on re-retiring in January.
You know you just jinxed yourself. As they note "the best way to get
praise is to die". However, some places would sue The Good Lord for
"wrongful death"...meaning they have to find 5 people to do the work
that you did yourself.
JM> Not really, I have been in Memories since the early '90s and we have
JM> always been a peaceful bunch. Too old to fight mostly. :)
What was the old cigarette motto about "Better Fight Than Switch"?? Was
that Winston ("it tastes good like a cigarette should") or something else??
So many products of long ago are long gone. I've seen that so much in
the stores. Betty Crocker used to have a product called Mug-O-Lunch...
where you poured hot water into a cup, and it made lunch...sort of like
the Rama Noodles deal now.
However, the Rama Noodles don't have a lot of fiber with them, and I
heard where this guys' 2 daughters got "bound up" in their colon. They
were having abdominal pain, so he took them to the Emergency Room. One
of his friends, who worked in the ER, told him "I hate to tell you this,
but your daughters are full of [crap]". :P I guess they had to use enemas
to break the dam, as it were. Or like a trucker I heard say once...
Enemy or enema -- either way, you're in trouble.
So, before this thread gets any crappier, I'm going to end the message,
and go back to groveling mode.
Daryl
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