The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[Darn210]

Happy April Fools Day!!! Seems like this should be our official Silly Holiday, doesn't it!!!

So this morning, my daughter is wishing everyone a Happy April Fools Day . . . she also wished people "Happy First Day of Spring", "Happy President's Day", Happy GroundHog's Day, etc . . . she's all for any kind of specially named day.

She came up to me and said, "Mom, there's a fish swimming in the sink" . . . without looking up or stopping what I was doing, I said "No there's not. If you want to do it right, you have to say things that are more believable" and she walked away with an "Oh, OK, I get it!" . . . No coddling here!!!! I want her to be successful at deceiving people!!!

She lost her third tooth within a week yesterday. Her smile is quite . . . um . . . gaping? Out of the eight front teeth, she's missing five with only a hint of one of the adult replacement teeth showing. Out of the other three, one is a baby tooth (and wiggly) and two are adult which are firmly and crookedly in place. On top of that, the tooth fairy forgot to come . . . again!!! I'm gonna hafta fire that fairy's arse!!!

My daughter's smile --> (look mom, no teeth)

Nikki - OWWWWWW!!! I'm tellin' mom you punched me!!!

[psawyer]

Sarah, Happy Anniversary!

Good morning, all. Rain and warm temperatures again today. Serious melting is taking place.

[blueeyedmanda]

Sarah, Happy Anniversary!

Good morning, all. Rain and warm temperatures again today. Serious melting is taking place.

Get your row boats and canoes folks! We can go to peter's for a Regatta!

[blueeyedmanda]

Saw this on CNN this morning

Top 10 April Fools jokes for the work place

Placed a pair of pants and shoes inside the only toilet stall in a men's room to make it appear someone was using the stall. It sat there for hours until someone called security to check if the person had died.

2. Sent a fake love note to a co-worker from another co-worker.

3. All the women in office individually spoke to the president, confiding that she is pregnant. By noon, he 'knew' that all of his female workers were pregnant and he could not tell anyone because each asked for confidentially.

4. Called the electric company, used a co-worker's name and told them he was moving so the electricity got turned off at the co-worker's house.

5. Filled the vending soda machine with cans of beer.

6. Rigged the boss' chair to drop suddenly during a staff meeting.

7. Placed a sign on the restroom door that read, "The company ran out of toilet tissue; please use your own resources."

8. Paged a co-worker over the loud speaker claiming the CEO was looking for him. The worker went into the CEOs office and the CEO didn't know who he was or why he was there.

9. Shrink-wrapped everything in a co-worker's cubicle.

10. Put a 'house for sale' ad in the newspaper regarding a co-worker's home.

[jerseyangel]

Just the quickest hello - - - I am sooooooo tired - - have to go - - and back later - - will catch up tomorrow

Can't WAIT for this report!

We're all living vicariously through you, and await with bated breath your Vegas stories. Three barfs? Well, you must start wif this.....

Yep--the barphs first, natch

Party next Monday! Oh, yeah!

Woo-Hoo!!!!

Patti, our anniversaries are only 4 days apart! Brian's and my 8th anniversary is tomorrow.

Happy Anniversary Sarah!!

Wow--this is quite a month for Sillies

Morning Sillies!

Here I sit at work, finally feeling better....wish I was home though Don't we all? Surprisingly warm and thats nice too But its rainy and dreary and I wish I was still home.

It's dreary here too, Amanda--and it was supposed to be sunny today according to the weatherman Feel better

Happy April Fools Day!!! Seems like this should be our official Silly Holiday, doesn't it!!!

It's custom made for us!

Happy April Fools Day Sillies

[jerseyangel]

part deux~~

Weelllll, I did smoke a few cigarettes today. But only like a quarter of what what I normally would, if not less. Still working on it.

You'll get there--remember, "Well begun is half done"

Quick drive by ...Mummy's coming over this afternoon

Have a nice visit!

Nikki - OWWWWWW!!! I'm tellin' mom you punched me!!!

She pinched me!!!! I'm tellin, too!

7. Placed a sign on the restroom door that read, "The company ran out of toilet tissue; please use your own resources."

Ooh--this one sent shivers!

[blueeyedmanda]

Ooh--this one sent shivers!

me too, but we have a male nurse who used to work here....and he told us a gross story once of getting sick and ending up with "d" and no paper....shivers thinking about it.

[elye]

She lost her third tooth within a week yesterday. Her smile is quite . . . um . . . gaping? Out of the eight front teeth, she's missing five with only a hint of one of the adult replacement teeth showing.

That must be adorable -- gap-toothed children jus' melt my heart. Gap-toothed seniors, of which there are many at the retirement residence, oddly do not have nearly the same effect on me.....

The individuals at my parent's dinner table:

Jack is the opposite of your DD, Janet...he's just eleven, and needs to lose more than half his teeth...lots to go.....

Good morning, all. Rain and warm temperatures again today. Serious melting is taking place.

Here, too. lots of fabulous insurance claims....

8. Paged a co-worker over the loud speaker claiming the CEO was looking for him. The worker went into the CEOs office and the CEO didn't know who he was or why he was there.

[Mtndog]

Hallo Sillies- I think it IS our very own holiday!!!!!!!!!!!! And, note it's in April

Can I have a party for Patti's dad too?? It'll be like the synchronized "lights out" event. We'll have an international Patti/Emily parental unit party.

parental Unit party :lol:

Thanks Tom, about my sister....yeah, she had a breakdown and was hospitalized last year for several weeks on two separate occasions. I have explained the Celiac link, sent up reams of articles and other information--and to no avail

Lights out around the world--lit only by our parent's birthday cake candles

patti- I'm sorry That's really tough. Hopefully you can just focus on your dad!

And I almost forgot--Mark's and my 33rd anniversary (iwasachildbride) is April 5th.

OMG- you were 13 when you got married? Seriously- 33 years and you don't look a day over 40. Kurt and I have been together for 10 years on April 19th (but only married for 3- yes, the whole living in sin thing- by the time we got married I was a wackl bride

We're all living vicariously through you, and await with bated breath your Vegas stories. Three barfs? Well, you must start wif this.....

I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vegas is NUTS!!!!!!!!!!

That must be adorable -- gap-toothed children jus' melt my heart. Gap-toothed seniors, of which there are many at the retirement residence, oddly do not have nearly the same effect on me.....

:lol: 300 calories......my dad is toof-less!!!!!!!! Has been as far back as I can remember. Irish dentists- you gotta love 'em!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK- need to plot a prank to pull on Kurt today....everything I think of is way too mean (he's very sensitive). Any phunny ideas?????

[Mtndog]

Oh my GAWD...check this out:

Open Original Shared Link

This is the BEST:

#1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

spaghetti harvest In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best." :lol:

The spaghetti weevil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[blueeyedmanda]

Oh my GAWD...check this out:

Open Original Shared Link

This is the BEST:

#1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

spaghetti harvest In 1957 the respected BBC news show Panorama announced that thanks to a very mild winter and the virtual elimination of the dreaded spaghetti weevil, Swiss farmers were enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop. It accompanied this announcement with footage of Swiss peasants pulling strands of spaghetti down from trees. Huge numbers of viewers were taken in. Many called the BBC wanting to know how they could grow their own spaghetti tree. To this the BBC diplomatically replied that they should "place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best." :lol:

The spaghetti weevil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!!!!! tis very funny!

[jerseyangel]

The individuals at my parent's dinner table:

Gawd

OMG- you were 13 when you got married? Seriously- 33 years and you don't look a day over 40.

I love you Bev

10 years together for you and Kurt--AND in April!

[jerseyangel]

patti- I'm sorry That's really tough. Hopefully you can just focus on your dad!

Thanks Bev (I meant to comment on this before)--that's what I plan to do...it's my dad's day and that is what I will be focusing on--making it a great evening for him

[tom]

Mornin' sillies (still the AM here anyway)

Maybe bad planning on my part, but I'm not expecting any silliness on our holiday.

Started the humaworm yesterday, and expect ~3 not-so-good days, per the experiences of the OMG crowd.

So . .. .No Open Original Shared Link today pour moi.

In fact, kind of a Open Original Shared Link

[tom]

April Fool's!!! .. . ..I don't know if those links go anywhere

[jerseyangel]

April Fool's!!! .. . ..I don't know if those links go anywhere

They really don't--I was wondering what was up with them

Hope the Humaworm treatment isn't going to be too tough on you--I'm following that thread...it's pretty interesting.

[blueeyedmanda]

Mornin' sillies (still the AM here anyway)

Maybe bad planning on my part, but I'm not expecting any silliness on our holiday.

Started the humaworm yesterday, and expect ~3 not-so-good days, per the experiences of the OMG crowd.

So . .. .No Open Original Shared Link today pour moi.

In fact, kind of a Open Original Shared Link

Oh no....not a grumpus! I understand I was one the last few days so I have no room to talk!

[elye]

Hope the Humaworm treatment isn't going to be too tough on you--I'm following that thread...it's pretty interesting.

But.......maybe Ptaum isn't really doing it......perhaps THAT was the April fools trick. Maybe he's feeling incredible (gee, it'd be great if this is the case)!

Humaworm....this is a parasitic treatment? Sorry, I've just never had the noive to jump into the OMG thread, with its 2,000 intimidating pages...

[jerseyangel]

Humaworm....this is a parasitic treatment? Sorry, I've just never had the noive to jump into the OMG thread, with its 2,000 intimidating pages...

You don't hafta! There's a thread just about the Humaworm--

Open Original Shared Link

[Darn210]

You don't hafta! There's a thread just about the Humaworm--

Open Original Shared Link

. . . and it's only four pages . . . plus, we'll get the play-by-play on Ptaums' treatment . . . on second thought . . . :greenguy: . . . never mind.

[blueeyedmanda]

Oh sillies I was just got caught dancing at my desk....to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback girl....

[jerseyangel]

Oh sillies I was just got caught dancing at my desk....to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback girl....

That means you must be feeling better!

[blueeyedmanda]

That means you must be feeling better!

Much better than I was

[elye]

Oh sillies I was just got caught dancing at my desk....to Gwen Stefani's Hollaback girl....

Amanda! You are feeling bettah......Excellent.

Gwen Stefani's dance tracks would make anybody feel better....Love her stuff.

[DingoGirl]

Can't WAIT for this report!

Yep--the barphs first, natch

the BARPHS first??????? OMG - - it's kind of embarassing.

I'm taking an antibiotic, and it did say upon googling that it is most important to NOT drink whilst taking, even for three days after cessation of treatment. So - I stopped the treatment on Friday (had only had two days of treatment). OMG - - it's very true - you canNOT drink on this stuff. I had not had an extraordinary amount of alcohol......and just start barphing rather quickly. In the cab...on the way home. I opened the door twice, during the very SHORT ride, and just hurled. The poor cab driver was quite worried......and so anywho - I barphed one more time in the hotel. In Jenn's bathroom.

April Fool's!!! .. . ..I don't know if those links go anywhere

:lol: excellent

OMG! what IS this worm-thing about? I must read up later.....have to run soon.

but my sillies......I don't know if I got over-tired or glutened or what....but today......I had about a 30-minute crying meltdown. There were things that triggered it.....I won't go into detail.......but I am just SO overwhelmed and tired. Need to sleep and eat very healthy food for days. I did not get glutened, insofar as I know, in Vegas......but I haven't had enough veggies and such in the last week - not eating like I normally do.........

I am jsut kind of a mess. And no, not premenstrual. Just finished that, actually.

Just bonkers and overwhelmed and crazy and sad. What in hell?

okay.....more later.

what is with the month of april? I have not caught up. Do we have many birthdays and anniversaries of Sillies? OMG - my late brother and late father were both in April.....that's all I know.

Have to try and become "normal" again. Whatever in hell that is. Travel makes me so out of sorts and out of my routine and.......well.......maybe it's just Vegas. We were walking about, drinks and clove cigarettes in hand, just because we COULD. (please don't yell at me!) Dat place is craaaaaaaaaaaazy and I have to go to church all the time now just to cleanse myself.

but lemme just say (and Peter, you are right, it's SOOOOOO different now), I kept trying all weekend to go to Bellagio and just SEE the lobby - - wanted to go to the museum there and didn't make it - poo! but anywho - - finally at 1:30 in the morning on Sunday night, we made it there (WAY past my bedtime, for Pete's sake).......and Jenn said - - "let me prepare you - it's like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, only it's Charlie and the Flower Factory."

And she was so right. It was one of the most magical and amazing lobbies/public places I"ve ever seen........millions and millions of bulbs in bloom, the fragrance of hyacinth heady in the air........quite something. Just magic.

okay - that's it for now.