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George,
GP> Kids don't get it -- we older folks can guess more truth than they've
GP> ever known.
Well, growing up, we thought we knew it all. Then, we discovered we
didn't know "squat". Sadly, the kids nowadays will have to learn the
hard way (sigh!).
GP> Our guesses are based on reality, experience, & facts.
Experience is the best teacher.
GP> I don't know Medical Centre, but he rest I sorta recall as I watched
GP> most.
Chad Everett and James Daly...my late Mom and I loved that show.
GP> I don't like long viewinghs, so I'm more into sitcoms -- a nice
GP> 30-minute funny story fully wrapped up within 22-24(24 for the '70s)
The TV sets here haven't been plugged in or turned on in over 3 years.
The only "TV" I watch is if the local newscast is on, then I go to their
website, or view it on the smartphone.
GP> Don't be a basket case -- you know where baskets are headed, eh? On the
GP> highway, yet. . .
That's for sure. Or like the cartoon: "Welcome to H***. May I park your
handbasket??". Or the other one that has the character asking "Where Am I??
And, why am I in this handbasket??". :P
GP> I've never been the quiet type, ask anyone who knows me & those who
GP> knew me as a child, even!
I originally was shy (hard to believe). But, first they couldn't get me
to talk. Now, they can't get me to shut up.
GP> For Hollywod, it's all about numbers. You & others may like the
GP> G-rated, but you don't go to them in droves to get them their money
GP> back.
Fifty years ago, my Dad and I went to the Dade County Youth Fair in west
Miami. There was this heavy set comedian from Kentucky called "The Duke Of
Paducah". All I remember is that it was G-rated, and it was hilarious. As
I've said many times, people like Red Skelton, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, George
Burns, Gracie Allen, Groucho Marx, etc. proved "you don't have to be dirty
to be funny".
GP> Directors are careful to ensure their movie crosses in to R territory,
GP> because that's a big moneymaker by itself!
There was a book when I was majoring in Radio/TV/Film in college, called
"Subliminal Seduction". The sexiest thing in Playboy is NOT the centerfold...
it's some of these ads, especially for alcoholic beverages.
GP> Some cultures consider a man & woman married if they are in solitude
GP> in a closed room together.
Common law marriage.
GP> I'm waiting for one of these to hit the news. . .
Or the tabloids.
> I like what the late Jerry Clower said one night in a routine in
> Louisiana. He said "if you don't intend to laugh at anything, go home and
> look in the mirror...and see what everyone else has been laughing at all
> these years".
GP> Oooooh, I like that one!
He had a valid point.
GP> Oh, I would not allow autoposts, except if this one guy is still around
GP> who provided a monthly stats report into the echo.
With mine, it's like this:
1) Today In History -- on various topics in the appropriate echoes, once a
year. This includes Burma Shave ads, Pun History, Weather History (partial
after 1990), Comedy/Bloopers, Random Quotes, QWK Mail Taglines, etc.
2) My ham radio nets that I'm involved with -- recycle weekly.
3) The ad for my BBS -- posts the first of the month ONLY (unless I need
to repost a correction).
GP> We've got city bylaw for that -- they can be fined $400 for illegally
GP> parking in an accessible-marked spot.
While there are disabled folks who are in worse shape than I am, what
really gets me mad is vehicles that park in the handicapped spot, with
no indication of a hangtag, license plate, or disability. Basically, they
parked there, because they were lazy.
GP> We've most recently amended the bylaws to allow for side loading
GP> wheelchair vans, which need an even wider area on one side, & included
GP> new signage.
I've seen those on the vans and the spaces to "please allow extra space".
GP> We, the disabled community here in BC, are pointing out that just
GP> because a person stands or walks does not mean they shouldn't
GP> necessarily be in a wheelchair--that's between them & their
GP> doctor/OT/Physio. . .
You have a valid point. Yet, I'm sane...just ask my psychiatrist.
GP> Scofflaws should be the ones paying for the infrastructure to keep
GP> communities well-run & safe.
Or a sign noting "North Little Rock Public Shooting Range". I guess
that's where we line up the tax scofflaws, and blow them away.
GP> Why, should I, Joe Blow, any honest law-abiding citizen be the one
GP> paying for parking enforcement departments & court challenges?
GP> Silence is golden. . .
GP> Yes, but duct tape is silver. . . (photo of child with mouth bound up)
Yep.
GP> Most peopple, especially the ones old enough to be from the OG BBS/Fido
GP> scene, tend to be better behaved. or at least respectful when informed
GP> of how they've broke a rule.
Yep.
GP> Best to learn pain young when it doesn't permanently damage you. Get a
GP> scrape, get a minor infection, suffer & boohoo to mommy, but go on with
GP> a lesson leaerned deeply.
Exactly.
GP> I believe we've moved past that & we need to start teaching our kids to
GP> be adults sooner, & how to communicate as such. It's a far different
GP> world they go into than we did.
Sad, but true. We may be kids at heart, but we know what maturity means.
GP> In some cultures. Word is in Japan, if you leave your bike unattended
GP> for a month, it'll be exactly where you left it, & not joyridden
GP> either.
I love watching these "Dumb Criminals 101" videos.
GP> So you more than covered thecost of the cards, eh? Nice one! I know
GP> you just did it to gret them & thank them for being paying customers,
GP> but it did turn out nicely for you, eh?
It was my first job, and I really enjoyed it.
GP> Now if a girl is told to be careful it means "or you might get herpes,
GP> AIDS, &/or pregnant" back then it meant "or you might get kissed"
I don't think I kissed her. The poor thing had acne real bad, and a lot
of pitting on her face. They say "beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear
to the bone"...yet to me, if they have an inner beauty, that more than
makes up for it.
GP> & sleep during that 12-1 if they're Senators up here, who are appointed
GP> for life.
Like the US Supreme Court Justices.
GP> Then there was this new Baptist preacher who began prweaching against
GP> adultery, theft, murder, getting a chorus of "AMEN!" & "Preach it,
GP> brother!" after each point.
GP> The next week he began preaching against gossiping, & an old lady in
GP> back was heard muttering, "Now he's gone from preachin' to meddlin'"
LOL!!
> Well, the kid didn't comply, and Momma spanked her child. This other
> woman scolded her, saying "How dare you spank that child!!". The woman
> replied to her "Shut up!! Or, you're next!!" .
GP> ooo, I like that one! :D
Nowadays, you could be taken to court for abuse.
GP> Yup, no school whippings by my generation, at least up here.
I didn't get paddled...not sure if my brother did. He was more a rebel
than I was.
GP> All this non-punishmenmt & free license for tyhe kids & those who
GP> complain about spankings are also the ones wondering why crime is so
GP> high in their city. . .
Yep.
> Ten Commandments'??"...and was told "Well, I did...but I never got to
> 'Thou Shalt Not Steal'. When I got to 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery';
> I remembered where I had left the bicycle".
GP> Tsk tsk, naughty, naughty. . .
That just shows preachers are sinners like the rest of us.
GP> In the face of authority, Tonm cracvked & told the truth. The minster
GP> said, indly laying his hand over Tom's shoulders, "You should go home,
GP> Tom."
GP> "Why," he asked.
GP> "Because I'm not married."
OMG. :P
Daryl
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