The Funny Pages - Tickle Me Elbow - The Original

[jerseyangel]

Hugs from me too Amanda.

[nikki-uk]

Hugs Amanda.

I've been where you are with my mom (twice). Be strong with your parents, and come here to whimper.

Yes, myself also twice with my Mum.

Hang tight sweetie, I know it's scarey {{{{hugs}}}} ♥ ♥

[tom]

BIG {{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}}} Amanda

[Ptaumphoolery to resume soon ....must eat, make some calls & say a prayer]

[blueeyedmanda]

Thanks Everyone I appreciate it alot

[Judyin Philly]

No word as yet from our Amanda. . . . ...hope she checks in soon. I do hate when one of us is living through a bad situation, and we have no way of knowing how they are. . . ...

I am experiencing: waves of relief and happiness (eye appointment was superb - - non-diabetic eye results!), some self-satisfied contentment , real affection for my specialist, as we have a long history with one another

Em... Thrilled with the good news.

Sad to hear of your neighboUr, Judith, but the community you have there is surely a plus in this day & age.

Thanks Tom, for the kind words.........Happy to see your coming back with some funny.!!!!!!!!!!!

Update

I know if the surgery takes place here he doesn't have a good of a chance as he would having it done at a larger hospital. So now I am waiting....and sadly I feel as if my life has stopped....there is no forward and no backward......

thanks for all your thoughts and prayers.

So good to see a note from you.

We'll be pulling for you and your Dad.

I know how your feeling about wanting something different than what your parents want. A hard place to be. Come here to share with us. I guess this needs to be decided quickly. That's hard to do i know.

These decisions are so hard to do fast. guess your still at your parents home. Hang in there your a very strong lady.

Praying all will work out for the best posible out come for your Dad.

Love Ya Judy

[psawyer]

Has the Oracle driven through all of our ten provinces and three territories? 'Tis a freakin' lot of land . .. . ...sounds arduous . . . . ...

Hmm, well that needs a qualified answer. From July of 1994 through the end of March, 1999, the answer was that we had driven to all ten provinces and both territories. Then, on April 1, 1999, the Northwest Territories was divided (again, that's how Yukon came to be in 1898), splitting off the eastern half as Nunavut. I have never been to Nunavut, and you can't drive there.

We have driven the Trans-Canada Highway from end to end, finishing the last missing segment (Vancouver Island) in 1999.

It rusted out in 2006 and had to be replaced, but I have the license plate that traveled to 49 states, the District of Columbia, ten provinces and two territories. It was on my vehicles from 1980, and the current place is a reissue with the same characters on it.

Emily, great news about your eyes!

Amanda, I'm sending {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Phlipping Internet service went down here again for three hours, one of which I spent on the blower with "support" in India.

[jerseyangel]

Pataughmn!! I just noticed yer av!

Em--So relieved all went well today and that the shortage of needed emoticons were happy ones!!

I just spent well over an hour on the horn wif Comcast.....long story short--I have a new email password, all my browing history is gone and if anyone emailed me especially today, I may not have gotten it. I've been missing emails, having them delivered days late, etc...and today I couldn't even log onto my account.

I know I sent some things earlier, but don't know if they actually sent....lots of stuff not in me sent file

So, I'm lost and confuzzled. PeOter--if you would resend that info from last night I'd appreciate it cuz I lost it.

One cool thing--the lady who helped me out was in Canada. I told her that she did sound a lot like a friend of mine who lives in Ottawa--Em, her accent was just like yours! Anyway, she told me her daughters live in Ottawa--small world, eh?

[jerseyangel]

PeOter---hee! I just noticed you and I were on the horn/blower probably at the same time today. 'Cept I was on wif Canada--and you wern't

The co-inky-dinks continue......

[elye]

Press-ups sounds like a WonderBra competitor

Or slang fer a jock.... . ...hmm.. . ..nope, I suppose that would be somethin' like squish-in.....

Well, I don't want to monkey-wrench all the calculations or invalidate all the comments (or do I?), but Em's trip was 12.5% longer than if they'd gone 120kph.

Who's w/ me on Em's avg speed being 8/9ths of 120kph?

Gad. . . ...12.5%. .. . . and that is time that's gone . . .. ..That was time I could be using now to. . ...start a painting or. . . relax in the hot tub or. . . catch up on the phone wif me mum. It's GONE.

Should have set that cruise at 120.

Phlipping Internet service went down here again for three hours, one of which I spent on the blower with "support" in India.

I just spent well over an hour on the horn wif Comcast....

These now rarely-used expressions for the telephone have an interesting story of origin. I shall let Sooozie enlighten you, as it was she and her school friends who coined them years ago. . . ...

--the lady who helped me out was in Canada. I told her that she did sound a lot like a friend of mine who lives in Ottawa--Em, her accent was just like yours! Anyway, she told me her daughters live in Ottawa--small world, eh?

Ha! . . . . Wait . .. . . . . it's not me wif the accent.. ... . . ..

I wonder what my accent sounds like?

[jerseyangel]

I wonder what my accent sounds like?

Hee! We never hear our own accents

I remember quite vividly when we phirst moved to Atlanta and it seemed everyone would ask us where we were from. Most thought New England, interestingly.....

I never realized I had an accent either until then!!

[tom]

Oooh! Oooh! I know this one.....it's the Beeve!!!!!

YAY!!!!!! Well done, knowing those somewhat-buried lyrics to Boehv's band's "Back in Black"

That's gotta be worth 200pts on "Know Your Fellow Psillies" (tune in next week for the exciting conclusion, including the Lightning Round!!)

[Far more swift than a Lightening Round, which .. ..uhhhh. ..could be tanning-in-reverse? No No!!! It's LOSING a tan as the days grow shorter!!!!]

[Oh damn .. . ..not to be confused w/ LOOSING a tan, which can ONLY refer to waning epidermal elasticity due to rampant ultraviolet radiation exposure]

Anyway, as the leader, w/ 200pts to all of our collective naughts, nils, zips & zeros, I hereby nominate Jewels to finish out the term of our Absentee(n) Queen!!!!!

Maybe we need to take note of the runner-up next time.

Tom, yer whole post

Uh-huhhhhhhhhhhh ... . I see now . .. .yer the second silly sayin so <thufferin' thuccotath> .. ...more density to the ptaumphoolery leads to no individual quoting?

But I do have to say I enjoyed every last bite (the enchiladas were PHAB!!)

mmmmmmmmmmmmm enchiladas .. ..

Sure would lurve some right now, if not for the corn, tomato, cheese etc

I heard this from 3000 miles away!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me too, me too!

LOL

I hear AC/DC on the radio more often than I would've expected, and think of our own Hell's Belle.

No silly today but wanted to poop in and be amongst the psilliness!

Wish I could do that as well on the bad days.

You go grrrrrrl

There is currently a programME on me telly (with Stephen Fry...do you know of him??) where every week he visits a different state in the US.

GADS!!!....I am riveted (Colorado last night Jules!)

Ooooooooo rockin' the Rockies!!

We used to drive there for Spring Break ski trips, starting around 7th grade. The closest "ski area" to Chicago is actually <snort> a man-made hill!!!!

Joolz took advantage of the glory of Colorado in the old days?? Hiking, biking, skiing, ski chalet hot-tub champagned skinnydippin'?

[psawyer]

PeOter---hee! I just noticed you and I were on the horn/blower probably at the same time today. 'Cept I was on wif Canada--and you wern't

Probably New Brunswick, there are a lot of call centers in that province.

I did finally end up talking with someone in Toronto who knew what was actually going on, but that was only the last four minutes of the call.

[Mtndog]

:wub: :wub: (((((Amanda- Hugs and prayers for your dad, you and your family)))))))))))))) :wub: :wub:

[elye]

Amanda. . . I'm praying for your dad. Stay strong. Come to us when you can. ((((HUGS)))))

... . I see now . .. .yer the second silly sayin so <thufferin' thuccotath> .. ...more density to the ptaumphoolery leads to no individual quoting?

It ain't so much the dense ptaoughmghmnphoolereigh, it's the sudden emotiquota cutback. . . ....we're all runnin' a little scared, quoting less, expressing ourselves less coloUrfully .. ......

IT'S CHANGED EVERYTHINK!!!!!!!!

Ptaoughmghmn, you've got your crazy, I-can-follow-this-if-I-just-take-my-time posts happening again. Excellent!!!!!

[Green12]

Oh Amanda, BIG HUGS to you my friend during this difficult time

I will keep your dad and your family in my prayers. Keep us posted as you can.

To keep yer mind occupied, picture the two of us sleeping in opposite corners of Nik's living room whilst the rest of the gang is fanning Jess and bringing her grapes on the divan

Is it just my active imagination or can the rest of you also picture clear as day Jess atop a divan that is draped with 2000 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets being fanned whilst nibbling grapes?!?!

Patti, so glad you got yer roots phixed!!!!

Thanks for asking

I am great. I'm still waiting for my data (which is why I have time to hang out now) and as soon as I get it I'll be only checking for much needed humor. (Gotta process 25,000 x 730 data points Start sending those spacebook drinks!)

Good to hear Jess!

Hope you got your data, which by now I am sure you did, and you are busy scientific-ating and stratema-gizing and mathematical-ating away!!!

Yes, I'm in a bang

With a gang

They've got to catch me if they want me to hang

Cause I'm back on the track

And I'm beatin' the flack

Nobody's gonna get me on another rap

So look at me now

I'm just makin' my play

Don't try to push your luck, just get out of my way

How cute is Sammy, Laura and the llama? (sounds like the title of a kids book)

Bev is Back in Black!!!

And yes, super cute title for a childrens book!!!!

OMGaaaawd me psillies!!!

I have a TERRIBLE sickness......it eats away at me........IWANT TO TRAVEL & VISIT EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!

There is currently a programME on me telly (with Stephen Fry...do you know of him??) where every week he visits a different state in the US.

GADS!!!....I am riveted (Colorado last night Jules!)

Alas!,....being poor & 3 kids kinda slows down the old travel plans LOL!

In a former life I was a hippy ☻ who lived in a VW camper van ....travelling wherever...........(maybe some dreadlocks too as me hair got totally unmanagable living on the road)

Jewels!!...seriously only standing room only left for the 2012/Olympics/Psilly Summit

[Green12]

YAY!!!!!! Well done, knowing those somewhat-buried lyrics to Boehv's band's "Back in Black"

That's gotta be worth 200pts on "Know Your Fellow Psillies" (tune in next week for the exciting conclusion, including the Lightning Round!!)

[Far more swift than a Lightening Round, which .. ..uhhhh. ..could be tanning-in-reverse? No No!!! It's LOSING a tan as the days grow shorter!!!!]

[Oh damn .. . ..not to be confused w/ LOOSING a tan, which can ONLY refer to waning epidermal elasticity due to rampant ultraviolet radiation exposure]

Anyway, as the leader, w/ 200pts to all of our collective naughts, nils, zips & zeros, I hereby nominate Jewels to finish out the term of our Absentee(n) Queen!!!!!

Maybe we need to take note of the runner-up next time.

Good idea for a game Ptaughaughm We probably all do know each other quite well!

But Ix-nay on the Een-quay, I am not Queen material!! Where is our Queen btw, she got crowned and fled the country?? We do need to go back and see who the runner up was. How can we pull together and overcome this business with the emoticons without our Queen?!?!

mmmmmmmmmmmmm enchiladas .. ..

Sure would lurve some right now, if not for the corn, tomato, cheese etc

Basically everything in enchiladas!

Uh-huhhhhhhhhhhh ... . I see now . .. .yer the second silly sayin so <thufferin' thuccotath> .. ...more density to the ptaumphoolery leads to no individual quoting?

It ain't so much the dense ptaoughmghmnphoolereigh, it's the sudden emotiquota cutback. . . ....we're all runnin' a little scared, quoting less, expressing ourselves less coloUrfully .. ......

IT'S CHANGED EVERYTHINK!!!!!!!!

Emily has it right Tom, it's Emoticongate!!!!!!!

Much Manchester today for the little furball, Arnie was caught entertaining himself by digging in the trash can as well as sticking his snoot into the laundry basket, taking out one article of clothing at a time and dragging them across the room. It was quite cute!

[Ashley]

Good Morning, Psillies!

Welcome Acshleygh! We haven't had any newbies lately who have stuck around for very long - - so there is a lot riding on yer shoulders!

Um .. . . I have invited two or three forum newbies to join us over here in the last couple of months, and not a single one has even peeked in that I know of. .. . .... . . ...

Not one!. . .....(true)... . . ...

Am I frightening them with my mere invitations? Promises of penis-sling flowcharts, CPR songs, frank discussions on decapitation. .. . ....... .. .

Well i've endured the CPR songs and decapitation lessons in EMS so I think I'll make it I've just haven't posted because of being busy with school.

[DingoGirl]

OMG - I had EVERYTHING quoted..........went back..........hit refresh to read Julie's two posts........and.......all me quotes are gone except for Jules

this @**&$!!! blasted.......um.............blasted, limited, (h)anus situation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how can I remember it all.............

Amanda - hugs and prayers for your dad and you and your family! Sounds like several of us have been through this......my mom has three heart attacks, six triple stints, and a pacemaker........ *sigh* And she's still goin' strong (I need her for about.......40 more years).

Anyway, just check in when you need us!

OMG - Patti's AND Pieter's AND MY INTERNET DOWN TODAY ALSO?????????????? Is it........the election? how would this affect Canada...........my hotmail is down.......but internet working......what in hell?

Bevel - so sorry you're not pheeling well - thanks for checking in. :smile: We'll all be over tomorrow for more British movies, chicanery, cosmos and such.....um, I'll need you guys there to explain the movies with Queens to me......... :blinkface: I NEVER understand who did what to whom.......who killed whom.......who overthrew what country or province or throne or whatever......miss half the words unless I use closed-captioning......dumbfounded, every time, I tell ya *snort*

The Ptaumphoolery is quite phantastic right now - yer new job is good for ya, dood

Much Manchester today for the little furball, Annie Arnie was caught entertaining himself by digging in the trash can as well as sticking his snoot into the laundry basket, taking out one article of clothing at a time and dragging them across the room. It was quite cute!

warms the cockles o' me 'eart..........he's getting more comfy!

<although at first, with the trash-digging, I thought I was reading about me own goophy dawg - see phacebook for the Sassy Face photo - when she gets in trouble for her binges, the remnants of which - bits of plastic shredded into molecular size - are everywhere)

part deux coming up!

[jerseyangel]

Aw....Arnie's little snoot

Hi Ash!!

[tom]

In a former life I was a hippy .. ....

:o

Phun Phact about the Oracle: did you all know that he has DRIVEN to or though all 49 of the contiguous Yoo-nye-ted Staytes? That's right. He's been to Hawaii also, just couldn't drive there.

I'll see your and raise you 2 :P . .. ..

NitWit Spice must interject that we have fortyEIGHT 'contiguous' states. (Brother Pat's geographically linguistic pet peeve)

Hmmmm 49 . .. ..which got missed???? Early money's on North Dakota, w/ dinky Rhode Island & Delaware gaining.

To keep yer mind occupied, picture the two of us covered in chocolate? . ....in kangaroo suits & equipped w/ regulation 12oz red&white boxing gloves? ... .sleeping in opposite corners of Nik's living room whilst the rest of the gang is fanning Jess and bringing her grapes on the divan

gotta go........faux job awaits..............

Better than a Open Original Shared Link job .. .. ..I think thar's wheat in them thar noodles, .. .hmmm bet that slips by most .. ..huge vietnamese population 'round these parts tho. One part of town JUST named Little Saigon . ...well, sort of.

Hmmmm THOUGHT they were poisony wheaty noodles but now I MUST find a Pho shop w/ rice-ONLY noodles!!!!!

:salivatoryanticipationface:

& :napkinwieldinghandsattheready....face(?):

[DingoGirl]

Well i've endured the CPR songs and decapitation lessons in EMS so I think I'll make it

oh yay! she phits right in

NitWit Spice must interject that we have fortyEIGHT 'contiguous' states. (Brother Pat's geographically linguistic pet peeve)

Hmmmm 49 . .. ..which got missed???? Early money's on North Dakota, w/ dinky Rhode Island & Delaware gaining.

OMG - yes, FORTY-EIGHT contiguous states.

You gooph, he's driven to all 48, PLUS Alaska, the non-contiguous ya kin drive ta to which you can drive. He ONLY hasn't driven to Hawaii, because ya can't. but he's been there, right Oracle?

sillies OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

two things - -

one, I am having WAY too much phun on phacebook.......whenever there's a lull at work, I scan photos.....I think I'm obsessed with the 'book now.....

and number two -

I am most curiously nervous about this stupid election

and tonight, I have to read the durned propositions

nothing like waiting until the last minute.....and I'm an absentee voter. <eejit>

[tom]

Why yes, I do have a map marking all of my worldly menfolk....starting with Sven the exchange student from Norway my sophomore year in highschool

Ooooooooo the exchange student score!!!

Quite a feather in the cap pin on The Map

bow-chicka-

A couple days ago, Jay Leno his-self said "bow-chicka-bow-wow" towards the end of the monologue!!!!!

(Had to be the end cuz if I'm watching talk shows it's Dave's 4-5mins first, then the rest of Jay's.

Heehee Dingy .. . .I thought it said 49 total visited ... ..which included our tropical archipelagoical #50.

So . .. .. ..there're even MORE photos on the Book now?????

Propositions???? Just go to the mercurynews.com site & vote how they tell ya to!!! :lol:

DO IT!!!!!

[Darn210]

That's gotta be worth 200pts on "Know Your Fellow Psillies" (tune in next week for the exciting conclusion, including the Lightning Round!!)

[Far more swift than a Lightening Round, which .. ..uhhhh. ..could be tanning-in-reverse? No No!!! It's LOSING a tan as the days grow shorter!!!!]

[Oh damn .. . ..not to be confused w/ LOOSING a tan, which can ONLY refer to waning epidermal elasticity due to rampant ultraviolet radiation exposure]

Holy Crap!!! Had to read that multiple times . . . Um . . . yeah . . . . . . seems like Ghtommuss is feeling better . . .

gotta go........faux job awaits..............

♥♥♥

Better than a Open Original Shared Link job .. .. ..

and better than a ho job . . . but probably doesn't pay as well.

[jerseyangel]

I am most curiously nervous about this stupid election

I'm obsessed wf it!

[Darn210]

Oh . . . and the psillies that I have met include . . . Bev, CurlyLisa, and Carla. I've also met JenVan.

Em . . . YaY for yer speculum-free EyE exam.

Amanda . . . Keepin' ya in me thoughts . . . been through it wif me dad, too. (He and his sister had heart attacks and open-heart surgeries two weeks apart . . . wif serious family history, they were both heavy smokers )