The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[blueeyedmanda]

Morning Sillies! I am so tired this morning....literally wiped out. I even went to bed early last night. If I had my way I would go back home and climb in bed. I am sure I would not have trouble falling asleep.

Carry On All!

[elye]

Morning, Sillies! Hey, Amanda...you on here yet? Didn't check.....

Speaking of which... tomorrow is a minor milestone for me. I'm going to my old college to fill out financial aid paperwork. I was an English major before, so I need to get a couple Bio classes in next fall before I apply to nursing school.

Sarah, this is terrific!! The world needs more great nurses. You shall breeze through the program and then move here to Ontario, where the nursing shortage is truly dire. Then, you will treat my dad in his final years and we'll all know he's got somebody fantastic wif 'im. What a dream........

I've been thinking about your dad, Emily. I hope he was able to get his test done and that everything looks good. I hope the hospital takes better care of him -- makes me sad to think of him in the hall for hours .

Thanks, Alex. The real problem is the fact that he is an "ideal" patient--never complains, has a staggering pain threshold....so he tends to be put down the list of priorities in the triage system. It's his choice, I realize...he could become that squeaky wheel and perhaps garner the attention that's really needed....Bah! These old, stiff upper-lip codgers!

Mygawd.....he told me that when he was on the gurney waiting, with the back of the bed up a little so that he was semi-upright, a nurse came by and noticed that he was suddenly tilted over to the left. She immediately put a pillow on his left side to support him.

A few minutes later, he was suddenly tilting to the right, and the same nurse happened by and jammed a pillow on his right side with a "here, Mr. Lye, let me put this in here for you".

Then he tells me a male nurse is at the station and glances over to see Dad leaning forward. He hurries over and puts a small cushion behind his back. "There you go, Mr. Lye". What attention! My sister came into the observation area, saw all the supporting pillows and said something like, "Wow, Dad. Nice to see you're being looked after. Not such a bad place, is it?"

He immediately replies, "Well I guess it's okay. But they don't let me fart".

[Darn210]

"Wow, Dad. Nice to see you're being looked after. Not such a bad place, is it?"

He immediately replies, "Well I guess it's okay. But they don't let me fart".

[blueeyedmanda]

Morning, Sillies! Hey, Amanda...you on here yet? Didn't check.....

Yep Emily...I was here!

[Darn210]

So as I was walking through the back yard today on doggie doodie duty, I kept saying to myself . . . How many friggin' dogs are crappin' in our back yard??!!??

[blueeyedmanda]

So as I was walking through the back yard today on doggie doodie duty, I kept saying to myself . . . How many friggin' dogs are crappin' in our back yard??!!??

As long as you aren't stepping in it Maybe you got some celiac dogs who go more than usual?

[elye]

So as I was walking through the back yard today on doggie doodie duty, I kept saying to myself . . . How many friggin' dogs are crappin' in our back yard??!!??

I was just out doing the same thing, and now all the snow is starting to melt...it is amazing what is being uncovered. The amount, and the size of each poop. He's a big dog, wif BIG bowels.......

[DingoGirl]

Is a light salad anything like a big salad? Can she crumble crackers in it?

Patti is perplexed....nothing new there, though

Patti Big Salad................gah!!!!!!!! CAn you guys believe......Kissey virtually NEVER and I mean NE-he-he-HEVER watches TV - - I have to explain Seinfeld references to him....geez....nine years of my life and then some to that show.......have seen everyone about five times......but Kissey? he only saw one or two.......

Jenn's having coffee w/ Dr. Light Salad later today. AT 5:30. Does that mean.....light coffee?? is it.......JUST coffee? can she have a bagel er sumfin?

OMG - Sarah - - your nursing school news - yay! Yes, Dr. Salad IS a cute doctor - from the photo we've seen - but particularly dweebish.......we are needing someone McDreamier or McSteamier.........maybe he has friends??

OMG....

Actually, this has gotten me thinking......

Do you think there is a market for painted toilets? I mean, fascinating trompe l'oieul effects....mouths that open, manhole covers into sewers, compact disc players that open, etc. This may be a whole new area for me to explore. As soon as I saw the cheese toilet, my immediate reaction was, "Well.....they could've made it look a lot more like cheese..." It should've been painted as a Philly creme cheese container that you open or sumfin. Hmmmmmm, a ponderable......

<scratching chin> a brilliant idea....but I am SOOOOOOOOOOO grossed out by even being NEAR a toilet......do you guys know that I have to cover my eyes or leave the room if there's a scene in a movie where someone is barfing/lying down next to/touching a toilet in any way? or the walls of a public bathroom???????????

:irrationalphobiaoftoiletsface:

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! 3/4 Irish for me. I temporarily lost my mind and went out to the bar with some friends. The fact that I'm home by 10 is a clue to my level of enjoyment of the outing . Not really my scene anymore; not sure it ever really was. I almost got vomited on by a very drunk 19 year old (well I'm assuming it was her first legal St. Patty's dad anyway ). I'm so glad that I was never that girl who got so schnockered that I vomited on strangers. Very unattractive !

We were to meet some people at 5:30 at the Irish pub near my house.....the parking lot - packed as never before seen - - mygawd - people SCREAMING and spilling into the parking lot, drunken and green.........I couldn't do it........we'd have never gotten in. I was SOOOOOO relieved - we had eveyrone over to Kissey's and THEY ate pizza.......

but anywho Alex - WAY more fun than being in a bar on this day! I used to like it also - now it's the same as New Year's EVe - can't stand being out...........

I didn't take the picture of the toilet, just for the record (but someone I know did )

well WHO did it? and in what "strange city?"

and BTW Mango - - in your av - - is that a photo of a bunch of MAKEUP?

"Wow, Dad. Nice to see you're being looked after. Not such a bad place, is it?"

He immediately replies, "Well I guess it's okay. But they don't let me fart".

gahhhhhhhhhhhh

So as I was walking through the back yard today on doggie doodie duty, I kept saying to myself . . . How many friggin' dogs are crappin' in our back yard??!!??

Stinker crapped for America, I think.........SOOOOOOOOOO much......'tis much more manageable and w/ nice, solid stools w/ just Weezer here........................

Tom - sorry you're feeling punkish but - the beer sounds good!

oh sillies - I"m mad w/ worry - David has an eye condition that is getting worse adn worse - - red, inflamed skin and raised bumps around the eye - and the eye HURTS him - went to dr. - she said - precancerous (who knows).....last night, w/ people at Kissey's house - he said suddenly that he lost the vision in that eye for about 15 minutes.............mygawd........ (his unclce died of a brain tumoUr at 42)...........I am frantically getting him into the doctor.......but was up until 3 last night, sick w/ worry.........

I canNOT lose my Kissey...............................................

OMG so sorry - - CARRY ON WITH THE SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nikki-uk]

Afternoon sillies!!!

Emily, how's your Dad????

They don't let him phart there????? ....GADS,What kind of an establishment IS IT??!!!

I have been busy today taking pics and listing some of my old tatt on Ebay...why only last week I sold a pair of jeans for

[jerseyangel]

OMG Susie--David's eye....yes, get him to a specialist immediately! Don't worry, you're not gonna lose him, but whatever it is, you want it treated quickly

I am saying a prayer right now for everything to be alright

[blueeyedmanda]

oh sillies - I"m mad w/ worry - David has an eye condition that is getting worse adn worse - - red, inflamed skin and raised bumps around the eye - and the eye HURTS him - went to dr. - she said - precancerous (who knows).....last night, w/ people at Kissey's house - he said suddenly that he lost the vision in that eye for about 15 minutes.............mygawd........ (his unclce died of a brain tumoUr at 42)...........I am frantically getting him into the doctor.......but was up until 3 last night, sick w/ worry.........

I canNOT lose my Kissey...............................................

OMG so sorry - - CARRY ON WITH THE SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am keeping you guys in my thoughts Susie@

[Mtndog]

Nurse Sarah? THAT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! You will be great (and hopefully surrounded by McDreamies AND McSteamies!)

So, Mango, you have something strange to share and you immediately think of . . . us????!!!!??? You don't think your make-up cult would appreciate a cheese toilet the way we would??? . . . Yeah, probably right on that one

:lol: And the hovering marks :lol:

Actually, this has gotten me thinking......

Do you think there is a market for painted toilets? I mean, fascinating trompe l'oieul effects....mouths that open, manhole covers into sewers, compact disc players that open, etc.

Gross me out the door....

As long as they're NOT food related!!!!!!! (Insert green guy face here!) OMG- Emily said GROSS ME OUT THE DOOR!!! The last time I heard that was like 1985 :lol:

I didn't take the picture of the toilet, just for the record (but someone I know did )

You JUST keep telling yourself this now!

oh sillies - I"m mad w/ worry - David has an eye condition that is getting worse adn worse - - red, inflamed skin and raised bumps around the eye - and the eye HURTS him - went to dr. - she said - precancerous (who knows).....last night, w/ people at Kissey's house - he said suddenly that he lost the vision in that eye for about 15 minutes.............mygawd........ (his unclce died of a brain tumoUr at 42)...........I am frantically getting him into the doctor.......but was up until 3 last night, sick w/ worry.........

You will NOT lose your Kissey!!!!!!!! He will be OK! I will keep you both in my prayers and thoughts...I hope it's just a strange rash. HUGS to you both!!!!!!!!!

[Mango04]

well WHO did it? and in what "strange city?"

and BTW Mango - - in your av - - is that a photo of a bunch of MAKEUP?

The strange city shall remain a mystery. The WHO....I dunno (I swear )....perhaps it was my friend who took the pic. Yes, I will blame it on her.

I actually didn't even notice the visible wee while posting last night . I guess posting a pic of a cheese toilet with the lid up is always a risk. You never know what will show up on such a thing...

I hope kissey's eye gets better soon.

Oh, and does it look like make-up in my av? haha...nope... definitely not make-up. It's actually a lame av to have up on a celiac board. Must go change it.

Anyway, thanks all for letting me pop in with the cheese toilet weirdness. It is definitely not something I would share with too many other groups of people.

[elye]

Oh, Susie.....You and David are in my thoughts. It will all be fine, I am sure of it. You are wise to get him in to an eye guy toot sweet.

Jenn's having coffee w/ Dr. Light Salad later today. AT 5:30. Does that mean.....light coffee?? is it.......JUST coffee? can she have a bagel er sumfin?

Don't forget the rule, Susie: She can have anything that is lighter/smaller than her head.

<scratching chin> a brilliant idea....but I am SOOOOOOOOOOO grossed out by even being NEAR a toilet......do you guys know that I have to cover my eyes or leave the room if there's a scene in a movie where someone is barfing/lying down next to/touching a toilet in any way? or the walls of a public bathroom???????????

Susie!! This has never been mentioned....How did you ever manage with Ptaum's award-winning roommate av, and my consequential one? You must have just skipped over our posts with a lurching stomach....

..AND......I lost 2 AND A HALF POUNDS at weigh in .....oh thank gaaaaaawd...

Nikki!!! YAYYYY!!...Did it come off yer head?.....

'Crumbling crackers over your salad????'...........what is the meaning of this???.........a strange ceremony perhaps???

Are YOUR crackers different to MY crackers???? ....'cos you wouldn't crumble MY crackers over yer salad and I'm POSITIVE Dr Light Salad doesn't

Yes, 'tis an equally unknown practise here in Canada...Cracker-crumbling is done over soup, here, but over salad? What are you Yanks up to down there, anyways?

Nikki said weirdy beardy.....

...must check 'My Ebay'.....got 3 watchers on my items

Must check your lineup, Nikki....whatcha got?

[jerseyangel]

I guess posting a pic of a cheese toilet with the lid up is always a risk. You never know what will show up on such a thing...

Words you will only see here, folks

Thanks for thinking of us, Mango--and pop by more often

[jerseyangel]

Speaking of which... tomorrow is a minor milestone for me. I'm going to my old college to fill out financial aid paperwork. I was an English major before, so I need to get a couple Bio classes in next fall before I apply to nursing school. Keep your fingers crossed that my car makes it, because it's not been doing well lately.

My fingers and toes are crossed, Sarah! How exciting I have so much respect for nurses--you'll make a fabulous one.

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone! 3/4 Irish for me. I temporarily lost my mind and went out to the bar with some friends.

Glad you got home safe and early, Alex!

He immediately replies, "Well I guess it's okay. But they don't let me fart".

I love your dad!

...but t'is *I* who is perplexed

'Crumbling crackers over your salad????'...........what is the meaning of this???.........a strange ceremony perhaps???

Are YOUR crackers different to MY crackers???? ....'cos you wouldn't crumble MY crackers over yer salad and I'm POSITIVE Dr Light Salad doesn't

I need to explain....this was actually 2 Seinfield references. The cracker crumbling part was from when they were trying to decide what constituted a "full meal". Soup qualified, evidently, if it had crackers crumbled in it--it sorta fit with the whole "light salad" thing. I'll shut up now.

[Mtndog]

Light salads,

heavy heads

Oh the fun here

never ends.

Next time,

before you know it

We'll have Susie

Hovering over a cheesy toilet!

Nikki!!! YAYYYY!!...Did it come off yer head?.....

:lol:

Nikki said weirdy beardy.....

Oh no...she wasn't referring to em was she?

[blueeyedmanda]

Ok so here is a story about work today....I left out names so there is just intitials. C is my cubie mate. W is the one who called me a stalker.

Ok so here is what happened. C asked me if I could do her a favor and call these 2 labs and ask for reference ranges. I said sure, since she was real busy. I called 2, and the first faxed stuff over and the second was going to have someone call me back. It wasnt until the 2nd call I found out from that lab that W had called yesterday. So later on while they were at the gym, W came over and I told her I called the lab too. She got real mad and asked why I was calling...I explained and she was like well why is she asking you...blah blah blah. So when C came back I gave her the ranges which I did get and told her W seemed upset, she said she was sorry for putting me in that position I told her not to worry about it, no harm done. She asked if I wanted to go down to the cafe and I said sure. So we were stopped by W and she told me from now on I need to stay out of other peoples things. Then she turned to C and said why did you bring her into it....Did I tell you yesterday I made those calls....You are helping me and there is no reason to bring Amanda into it. SO we walked away. I could tell C wanted to cry, she was all red and she quietly apologized again.

I went to lunch came back 20 minutes later, C was crying at her desk, saying she was sick of her job....I now know I am not the only one....

[tom]

.. . a nurse came by and noticed that he was suddenly tilted over to the left. .. .

.. . .A few minutes later, he was suddenly tilting to the right, .. .. ..

. . .."But they don't let me fart".

Em, Em, Em . .. . .master of the unexpected

Jenn's having coffee w/ Dr. Light Salad later today. AT 5:30. Does that mean.....light coffee?? is it.......JUST coffee? can she have a bagel er sumfin?

OMG his destiny is to forever be known as Dr. Light Salad, and as off as the whole thing presents, I nevertheless feel some responsibility, as a male, to offer a benefit-of-the-doubt scenario.

Maybe he made the mistake of thinking out loud about what HE HIMSELF might eat at a time which conflicts w/ his normal usual quirky but regimented eating schedule?

I canNOT lose my Kissey...............................................

And you will not. :sterntruthfulface:

I expect any attempts to dispel the worry to be futile.

Is a Dr appt set up?

OMG so sorry - - CARRY ON WITH THE SILLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who made that rule of no apologizing for non-silly posts?? hmmmmm oh I DO recall!!! 'Twas YOU Miss SusieQ, so put a cork in it!

......do you guys know that I have to cover my eyes or leave the room if there's a scene in a movie where someone is barfing/lying down next to/touching a toilet in any way?

Susie!! This has never been mentioned....How did you ever manage with Ptaum's award-winning roommate av, and my consequential one?

Emily has a VERY good point.

(Oh the contradictions ricocheting w/in a dingobrain!)

The crux of the image is the LYING BESIDE A TOILET!!!!

(Don't make me go count the Es in a certain pleeee......ze!!!)

Anyway, thanks all for letting me pop in with the cheese toilet weirdness.

WEIRDness??????

That wouldn't get weird until we have the Yeti & Chuck Norris juggling flaming cheese toilets in a parade!!!!!

It is definitely not something I would share with too many other groups of people.

See? We're special!!!!!!

[tom]

My fingers and toes are crossed, Sarah! How exciting I have so much respect for nurses--you'll make a fabulous one.

Won't she tho???

.. . .. .I went to lunch came back 20 minutes later, C was crying at her desk, saying she was sick of her job....I now know I am not the only one....

Bah!!! That Wendy(!) could really use a change in diet to keep from being such a <oops! almost said the c-word .. ... .that so rarely goes over well w/ women> poopyhead!!!!!

Amanda, it's been awhile since the ruminating on another job or career.

You do NOT want to find yourself 10yrs down the road still dealing w/ the same crap from the same people.

Any more thought on moving on?

[elye]

I need to explain....this was actually 2 Seinfield references. The cracker crumbling part was from when they were trying to decide what constituted a "full meal".

Ah! I was correct....Seinfeld reference. True Americana!!

Who here is a fan of Corner Gas? If you've not seen it, you absolutely MUST. Phunny, phunny, PHUNNYYYYYY. Along the lines of Seinfeld....raucously clever scripts, unforgettable characters, plotlines about absolutely nothing....excellent stuff. We see it here Monday nights @ 9:30 pm. it's on youtube, for certain...

Next time,

before you know it

We'll have Susie

Hovering over a cheesy toilet!

Gaaaaahhhhh..... :faceofnausea: a cheesy toilet.......

I went to lunch came back 20 minutes later, C was crying at her desk, saying she was sick of her job....I now know I am not the only one....

Well, there's an obvious common denominator with the ill feelings at work, and it starts with a "W".....

Maybe he made the mistake of thinking out loud about what HE HIMSELF might eat at a time which conflicts w/ his normal usual quirky but regimented eating schedule?

I was thinking the same thing upon SOBER second thought (i.e., absintheless pondering)...the poor blighter....probably just wanted to suggest some small snacky thing as opposed to a full-blown dinner, as the time was kind of in-between.

Still.....a light salad does sound awfully....sappy? feminine? Unsettling, somehow. So! It's henceforth Dr. Lightsalad.

WEIRDness??????

That wouldn't get weird until we have the Yeti & Chuck Norris juggling flaming cheese toilets in a parade!!!!!

Mygawd...d'ya think we're nuts, Ptaum? We would never suggest such things....

[jerseyangel]

Who here is a fan of Corner Gas?

I never heard of it until today--and now twice in just the last few minutes. Someone mentioned it in another thread, and I had no idea what it was

[blueeyedmanda]

Bah!!! That Wendy(!) could really use a change in diet to keep from being such a <oops! almost said the c-word .. ... .that so rarely goes over well w/ women> poopyhead!!!!!

Amanda, it's been awhile since the ruminating on another job or career.

You do NOT want to find yourself 10yrs down the road still dealing w/ the same crap from the same people.

Any more thought on moving on?

Well, no one here knows it but once I have a child I may go back to my old job and work parttime on 2nd shift so we would not have to seek child care. With the economy right now it is too tricky to move on.... the job market is so unstable. So in 10 yrs, I may not be here, and maybe not even in a year....the occurence today focused more on my cubie mate than myself...and I didnt even get upset by it...more on that later once I am home.....in a safe zone.

[Jestgar]

Ok so here is a story about work today....I left out names so there is just intitials. C is my cubie mate. W is the one who called me a stalker.

My buddies and I vent to each other on the ferry and since we can't possibly remember the names of each other's co-workers we make up names appropriate to either the personality or the exasperating situation that first brought up the need to talk about them.

I work with bed-head girl and slacker guy. My friends used to work with rat-b*stard.

You apparently work with The Stalker (must be capitalized).

[elye]

I never heard of it until today--and now twice in just the last few minutes. Someone mentioned it in another thread, and I had no idea what it was

If you've got a couple of minutes......