The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Loey]

  On 10/25/2010 at 10:01 PM, Jestgar said:

I googled for black eye emoticon and clicked on sites until I found one I liked

Thanks!! Now with a brain like that who needs stats?

Loey

[Jestgar]

  On 10/25/2010 at 8:17 PM, kareng said:

I've got it!

A. Magenta

b. 1 1/2 teaspoons

Nope, sorry. The answer to part a is Meringue, but you were close! Still working on part b.

[elye]

  On 10/26/2010 at 12:36 AM, Jestgar said:

Nope, sorry. The answer to part a is Meringue, but you were close! Still working on part b.

b ) a googol?

[psawyer]

Municipal (civic) elections were held today in Ontario. The weather in Toronto was expected to be rainy, but after a dank early morning the sun came out.

Polls closed an hour and a half ago, and it seems that voter turnout in Toronto was higher than expected.

A sea shift will take place at Silly Hall, as fiscal conservatives throw the socialists out. The incumbent mayor did not run, having ruined his chances with the 2009 garbage strike. His antithesis, who campaigned to "stop the gravy train at city hall," has won by a good margin. It will be a very different city over the next four years.

[Darn210]

  On 10/25/2010 at 9:06 PM, elye said:

OMG. . .. attempting to help Jack with his grade nine math.. . .. ....dear gawwwwwwwwd. .. . ...... .....polynomials.. . . . . ...

I can probably handle the polynomials . . . I can probably get you through most if not all of high school math. Sorry Jess, only had a smidgen of stats (although I did think it looked interesting) and can nae help you. I do love made up statistics as Smackl does it ALL the time . . . I think he thinks he sounds like an expert when he says stuff like "About 72% of dogs dream about rabbits" . . . and who am I to contradict him?

[psawyer]

Liar; Damned Liar; Expert Witness.

Lie; Damned Lie; Statistic.

Statistical analysis is much more than reporting that a hitter batted .240. The maths are very complex, and although I grew up with not one, but two parents who were professionals in the field, I still don't grasp confidence intervals. I wonder at times whether "standard deviation" is an oxymoron.

[elye]

  On 10/26/2010 at 1:44 AM, psawyer said:

His antithesis, who campaigned to "stop the gravy train at city hall," has won by a good margin. It will be a very different city over the next four years.

I'm afraid the opposite will be true, here. Our fiesty, fiscally conservative, give-the-unions-hell businessman mayor was solidly defeated by a liberal, a career politician who was the right-hand man to Dalton McGuinty as a provincial minister.

  On 10/26/2010 at 2:42 AM, Darn210 said:

. I think he thinks he sounds like an expert when he says stuff like "About 72% of dogs dream about rabbits" . . .

Actually, that sounds about right.. . . . ..

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:22 AM, psawyer said:

I still don't grasp confidence intervals. I wonder at times whether "standard deviation" is an oxymoron.

Dear gawd.. .. .......my braaaaaaiiin.. . ........

A confidence interval is something I do not experience enough in my life. Is this not an episode where I can suddenly walk into my boss's office and demand more money, or step onto the scales and look brazenly down at the numbers, no peeking out from my fingers? And standard deviation. . .. . ....well, likely plenty o' THAT happening in me life... . . . . .... .

[Jestgar]

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:22 AM, psawyer said:

I still don't grasp confidence intervals.

The confidence interval is the time between when the relatives start showing up for thanksgiving dinner, and when you discover that you forgot to turn the oven on that morning.

[celiac-mommy]

  On 10/25/2010 at 5:36 PM, elye said:

Then it dawned on me.

This really happened... . ...!

:lol:

  On 10/25/2010 at 7:14 PM, elye said:

It's stuff like, "there have been 12, 084, 695 global hectares of desertification this year..... .. 1, 936,00,704 google searches have been performed so far today. . . ....... 10 % of all human beings ever born are alive at this very moment".. . . .. .ya know, stuff like that. EASY!"

My son is still currently hypothesizing what, exactly, is in that area between the legs. He's still thinking raviolis over the grapes or small tomatoes :lol:

  On 10/25/2010 at 9:06 PM, elye said:

OMG. . .. attempting to help Jack with his grade nine math.. . .. ....dear gawwwwwwwwd. .. . ...... .....polynomials.. . . . . ...

Man, I'm having a hard time with 4th grade geometry

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:31 PM, Jestgar said:

The confidence interval is the time between when the relatives start showing up for thanksgiving dinner, and when you discover that you forgot to turn the oven on that morning.

:lol:

Or stepping over the threshold of you MIL's house on Thanksgiving knowing she thinks yer headed for Hell. Wonder what she'd do if I came in spoutin every 4 letter word known to man....

[Judyin Philly]

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:51 PM, celiac-mommy said:

Or stepping over the threshold of you MILEY's house on Thanksgiving knowing she thinks yer headed for Hell. Wonder what she'd do if I came in spoutin every 4 letter word known to man....

HI all

It's been weeks since I've been on but have been reading along at times.

Jess, hear good things are happening to you last page i read

Wish our elections were over here. Nothing on TV but the adds bashing each other.

MIL, comments above just crack me up.......'well according to her your going to Hell anyway, what have you got to lose"

what I want to know is ................were is the sun in sunny CA. Haven't seen it for weeks. Just the marine layer hovering over head.

Things are good here and still settling in. Jim and I went to Anza Borrego Desert for a couple of days and it was so great to get away. Jim took a photography class and nite astronomy session. While he was filling his brain with knowledge, I was laying by the pool We left the desert at 95 degrees and sunny and got home 1 1/2 hrs later to gloom and 62 degrees and drizzle. It's amazing how the weather changes here. I'm still in augh of our new area.

Not much else to report but still read along.

[kareng]

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:51 PM, celiac-mommy said:

Or stepping over the threshold of you MIL's house on Thanksgiving knowing she thinks yer headed for Hell. Wonder what she'd do if I came in spoutin every 4 letter word known to man....

Wear your Lady Gaga costume. Maybe with some devil horns.

[Rowena]

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:51 PM, celiac-mommy said:

Or stepping over the threshold of you MIL's house on Thanksgiving knowing she thinks yer headed for Hell. Wonder what she'd do if I came in spoutin every 4 letter word known to man....

I'd probably burst out laughin... Yup that woman has got a sense of humor... I can handle that... But I am guessin yer MIL would be somethin along the lines of "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I WAS RIGHT GET THAT DEVILISH WOMAN OUTTA HERE!!!!!!!!! COVER THE KIDS EARS!!!!!!!!!!"

Have ye ever tried singin "Blow Gabriel Blow" from Anything Goes in here presence? I think maybe the reaction would be priceless...

(Love Anything Goes btw)

Once upon a time, my hubby and I were a duke and duchess. We were invited to a ball by the king himself. After bein introduced we spoke a few mins with the king. Then we danced the night away. Until, that is, the prince and his wife appeared. And apparently I got in a fight with the princess. Soon our wigs flew off and started fightin each other. And then all the mens canes came attacking me....

(This was a dream I had recently btw)

[Jestgar]

  On 10/26/2010 at 5:10 PM, Rowena said:

Once upon a time, my hubby and I were a duke and duchess. We were invited to a ball by the king himself. After bein introduced we spoke a few mins with the king. Then we danced the night away. Until, that is, the prince and his wife appeared. And apparently I got in a fight with the princess. Soon our wigs flew off and started fightin each other. And then all the mens canes came attacking me....

(This was a dream I had recently btw)

:lol: Kinda Alice in Wonderlandish

[Loey]

  On 10/26/2010 at 3:51 PM, celiac-mommy said:

:lol:

My son is still currently hypothesizing what, exactly, is in that area between the legs. He's still thinking raviolis over the grapes or small tomatoes :lol:

Man, I'm having a hard time with 4th grade geometry

:lol:

Or stepping over the threshold of you MIL's house on Thanksgiving knowing she thinks yer headed for Hell. Wonder what she'd do if I came in spoutin every 4 letter word known to man....

I didn't know my MIL understood English for the first three years of my marriage. Of course once I took care of her when she got sick it was a different story. Man, do I miss her paella and empanadas (though I'm sure they weren't gluten-free). Holidays at our house are tame because it's just the 3 of us and sometimes my brother and SIL.

Loey still sporting my shiner

[elye]

Well, halloooo, Roh-weeenuh! You will fit in here perfectly, with your penchant for kings, queens and all things monarchical... . . .....if you stck around for another thirty-odd pages you will be part of a Royal Coronation -- perhpas YOU will be our next Psilly monarch! We supply the robe, sceptre, a jester.. . .......everything ya need.

That is a great dream, by the way. I never have such interesting imaginings... .. . ..I always seem to find myself bare naked at work, or falling for several minutes down some godawful chasm, or rushing, rushing to get somewhere, cannot find my keys, I'm late, cannot find my way to the door, GOD, I'M LATE, canna get the car started . . .. . . . ...... .. quite exhausting and stressful. Thank goodness I'm asleep... ....

  On 10/26/2010 at 4:59 PM, kareng said:

Wear your Lady Gaga costume. Maybe with some devil horns.

That could be Rah-shyellle's standard deviation . .. ....

[Darn210]

Nik . . . I need your help translating English to American. We have got the cutest little (British) girl in our preschool. She's two and in the potty-training process and we are trying to work out strategies wif her mum.

Correct me if I'm wrong

Diapers = Nappies

Underwear/Underpants/Panties = Knickers

Pants = ? Pants ?

[Rowena]

  On 10/26/2010 at 5:53 PM, elye said:

Well, halloooo, Roh-weeenuh! You will fit in here perfectly, with your penchant for kings, queens and all things monarchical... . . .....if you stck around for another thirty-odd pages you will be part of a Royal Coronation -- perhpas YOU will be our next Psilly monarch! We supply the robe, sceptre, a jester.. . .......everything ya need.

That is a great dream, by the way. I never have such interesting imaginings... .. . ..I always seem to find myself bare naked at work, or falling for several minutes down some godawful chasm, or rushing, rushing to get somewhere, cannot find my keys, I'm late, cannot find my way to the door, GOD, I'M LATE, canna get the car started . . .. . . . ...... .. quite exhausting and stressful. Thank goodness I'm asleep... ....

Ooh yay! Royal Coronation! Gimme Gimme! I want a crown with amethyst and emerald gems on it, silver please! As for the jester though, I don't know if I need one, I can entertain quite well... or So I am told. (Probably because I scare easily, or I fall standing still, or walls keep jumping out at me, Or I mix up my words/sentences)

The dreams I can remember are often quite....interesting... You should hear the nightmare I had the other day... (And I'd wake up, go back to sleep and it would just continue. That never happens, except for this time.

Once upon a time, a family sat down for an evening meal. But it was no ordinary meal, it was a meal to introduce one of the daughter's beau to the entire family. But the Beau was late. So one daughter goes up to check on him. (Me in the dream, it was supposedly my family but everyone looked really different and I suddenly had a lot more sisters and no brothers) She finds him in the shower pinned against the wall, and blood dripping down. (Oh and of course shower is still running) I scream and my sister and father come running up. And somehow the scene changes and I am in my bedroom. "Father" demonstrates to my sister what would have happened by throwing daggers at me. (Here is the first time I wake up) On another occasion, a fire starts in our house, or something similar, and so everyone evacuates. But apparently one of my sisters never made it out. So "Father" goes back in to find her. And then we hear maniacal laughter before the house blows up. Its here we realize "Father" killed the beau and my sister and made the house explode. (Wake up number two) After this we end up roaming the alleys near where we live, and some ladies end up chasing us. They apparently are wanting one of my sisters (told you I have a lot of sisters.) Soon we end up in an alley where there are a lot of look alikes to my sister the women are after. We lose my sister and thus have to find her. The ladies corner us and ask her to help them find her in the alley of look alikes. The only way to tell which is our sister is by her shoes, she has a very distinct pair of shoes. But its still hard because everyone has shoes similar to hers. (My sister's shoes were black heeled sneaker type shoes with criss-crossing bands.) So finally we find someone who looks like my sister, but isn't and tell the women its her. Meanwhile we look for my sister. After finding her, we run away, hoping to outrun our pursuers. (wake up 3) We then end up in some discount department store, and the women figured out that it wasn't my sister we pointed out to them, and now they are pursuing us in the store. We mad dash down aisles, and such trying to dodge them. Finally we all (I am not sure how we fit four girls) hide in one of those round clothing racks. The women look and look in our rack but somehow we are all able to move away from where they are looking. (Final wake up.)

And Jess, yes my first dream = VERY Alice in Wonderlandish.

[Jestgar]

  On 10/26/2010 at 6:28 PM, Rowena said:

The dreams I can remember are often quite....interesting... You should hear the nightmare I had the other day...

Dude...... ya gotta give up the gluten..... it's doin' whacky things to yer dream machinery...

[Rowena]

Lol, how did you know it was before goin gluten free? Well the first one wasn't but hey.... And at least my dreams are providing entertainment... I decided this second one I posted would make a good murder mystery, with a bit of editing and such.

[Loey]

  On 10/26/2010 at 6:28 PM, Rowena said:

Ooh yay! Royal Coronation! Gimme Gimme! I want a crown with amethyst and emerald gems on it, silver please! As for the jester though, I don't know if I need one, I can entertain quite well... or So I am told. (Probably because I scare easily, or I fall standing still, or walls keep jumping out at me, Or I mix up my words/sentences)

The dreams I can remember are often quite....interesting... You should hear the nightmare I had the other day... (And I'd wake up, go back to sleep and it would just continue. That never happens, except for this time.

Once upon a time, a family sat down for an evening meal. But it was no ordinary meal, it was a meal to introduce one of the daughter's beau to the entire family. But the Beau was late. So one daughter goes up to check on him. (Me in the dream, it was supposedly my family but everyone looked really different and I suddenly had a lot more sisters and no brothers) She finds him in the shower pinned against the wall, and blood dripping down. (Oh and of course shower is still running) I scream and my sister and father come running up. And somehow the scene changes and I am in my bedroom. "Father" demonstrates to my sister what would have happened by throwing daggers at me. (Here is the first time I wake up) On another occasion, a fire starts in our house, or something similar, and so everyone evacuates. But apparently one of my sisters never made it out. So "Father" goes back in to find her. And then we hear maniacal laughter before the house blows up. Its here we realize "Father" killed the beau and my sister and made the house explode. (Wake up number two) After this we end up roaming the alleys near where we live, and some ladies end up chasing us. They apparently are wanting one of my sisters (told you I have a lot of sisters.) Soon we end up in an alley where there are a lot of look alikes to my sister the women are after. We lose my sister and thus have to find her. The ladies corner us and ask her to help them find her in the alley of look alikes. The only way to tell which is our sister is by her shoes, she has a very distinct pair of shoes. But its still hard because everyone has shoes similar to hers. (My sister's shoes were black heeled sneaker type shoes with criss-crossing bands.) So finally we find someone who looks like my sister, but isn't and tell the women its her. Meanwhile we look for my sister. After finding her, we run away, hoping to outrun our pursuers. (wake up 3) We then end up in some discount department store, and the women figured out that it wasn't my sister we pointed out to them, and now they are pursuing us in the store. We mad dash down aisles, and such trying to dodge them. Finally we all (I am not sure how we fit four girls) hide in one of those round clothing racks. The women look and look in our rack but somehow we are all able to move away from where they are looking. (Final wake up.)

And Jess, yes my first dream = VERY Alice in Wonderlandish.

Good thing you don't watch the movies that Superman and I do (or should I call him Clark when not saving the word). Their plots sound like your dream. Stay away from haunted houses this weekend. We're going to the Bates Haunted Motel. Supposedly two ships wrecked on the beach near our house in the 1600s and one of the Captains took up residence in the Motel. Last year we went to a haunted penitently in Philly.

Loey

[Loey]

  On 10/26/2010 at 6:36 PM, Jestgar said:

Dude...... ya gotta give up the gluten..... it's doin' whacky things to yer dream machinery...

Did you talk yo your prof yet or is that tomorrow? How's BE's dad?

Loey

[Jestgar]

Waitin' for the prof to email me back to set up a time.

BE's dad is being released to a convalescent home within walking distance of his home so his wife can walk over and see him. They're both in their 80's so they have that whole lifetime-of-being-with-each-other thing going on. I hope he gets through this quickly.

[kareng]

  On 10/26/2010 at 5:53 PM, elye said:

That could be Rah-shyellle's standard deviation . .. ....

  On 10/26/2010 at 6:46 PM, Rowena said:

Lol, how did you know it was before goin gluten free? Well the first one wasn't but hey.... And at least my dreams are providing entertainment... I decided this second one I posted would make a good murder mystery, with a bit of editing and such.

Hi Row! Welcome! You appear to be twisted enough to not be scared off.

But I'm already taking care of Oey & Dixiebell....Someone else has to walk, feed & clean-up after Row.

  On 10/26/2010 at 6:47 PM, Loey said:

Good thing you don't watch the movies that Superman and I do (or should I call him Clark when not saving the word). Their plots sound like your dream. Stay away from haunted houses this weekend. We're going to the Bates Haunted Motel. Supposedly two ships wrecked on the beach near our house in the 1600s and one of the Captains took up residence in the Motel. Last year we went to a haunted penitently in Philly.

Loey

Sounds romantic!

[kareng]

  On 10/26/2010 at 7:15 PM, Jestgar said:

Waitin' for the prof to email me back to set up a time.

BE's dad is being released to a convalescent home within walking distance of his home so his wife can walk over and see him. They're both in their 80's so they have that whole lifetime-of-being-with-each-other thing going on. I hope he gets through this quickly.

When my mom was rehabbing and in a nursing home, I think my dad was enjoying his time home alone.

[Loey]

  On 10/26/2010 at 7:15 PM, Jestgar said:

Waitin' for the prof to email me back to set up a time.

BE's dad is being released to a convalescent home within walking distance of his home so his wife can walk over and see him. They're both in their 80's so they have that whole lifetime-of-being-with-each-other thing going on. I hope he gets through this quickly.

Glad to hear he was released. Will continue to send healing thoughts for BE's dad and I'll cross my eyes that your prof gives you the answer you want).

Loey