Man you do tough ones.

I say the guy on the subway was not drinking a can of malt liquor

I'm hopin' (for your sake) it wasn't the rubber-glove nastiness. That's my vote, at any rate.

I'll take the Norwegian language skills. I'm guessing she needed some other kind of language skills. (And I have a friend who is a lawyer and speaks Japanese, if'n you ever need that...)

That actually comes up every once in a while. On a contract basis though.

Yeah, she'd like a full-time position, but she's been doing contract work for a couple years now. But she's licensed in California, so I don't think she could practice in your state.

I don't think it was a SWEDISH fish - maybe some other nationality?

Limey wins it!!

My daughter wanted to be a Swedish Fish for Halloween, and I came up with an idea for making a costume out of carpet padding kinda like Eddie Murphy as Gumby on Saturday Night Live. But everyone voted me down, and they are going to make something out of construction paper or something.

The other stuff was true. I don't want to talk about the toilet thing. It was unpleasant, but everything works fine now. The guy drinking beer on the Metro in the morning was astounding to me. I had never seen that in almost 20 years of riding Metro. He didn't even look all that dirty. And the Norwegian interviewee was true too. We've got a new case with a Norwegian client.

Limey, what have you got for us?

(in my last effort I didn't realise it was supposed to be events from today ...)
Well folks, today I ...

was charmed by a film clip of farming folk and fiddle playing brought to my attention by a Swedish friend;

was appalled to discover that the source of the bluebottles in the house was the two-day-old corpse of a hare on the back doorstep brought to me by my cats;

was thrilled to find that my new purple Doctor Marten's ankle boots (brought to me by the postman) are very comfy;

was delighted to have my quote for a 5,000 word translation (brought to me by the internet) on the subject of road building accepted, so I really should be working now!

Well?

I'm guessing the Doc Martins. Maybe they were uncomfortable. Maybe they shipped the wrong size.
(Maybe I'll actually get one of these right, for a change. D'oh!)

I'll go with film clip ... just cuz I can.

I sympathize on the toilet thing. Been there myself. Would you be willing to at least share what the object was?

In my case it was a plastic figurine that one of the darlets must have been playing with.

...mine was a toothbrush.

Must be a rite of passage for dads. :)

not for beest.....yet.....apparently jammer swimsuits flush clean away......

limey, I'm going with the corpse -I think it was probably a different animal. And I don't think they have to be today..... do they?

Alright, I'll take the road building thing.

Yesterday ...
I was charmed by the film (classic, I think you were picking one true thang, but it's the falsie you should be after!);
I was appalled by the two-day old corpse of a hare on the doorstep;
I was thrilled with my new boots (and panties!?);
but I got the translation job last December and it's long gone now!

So JINX is the WINNAH!

Doc Marten makes panties?? Who knew? :p

Holy crap... I was just batting clean up... uh, ok.....

1. I drove a cube.
2. I left the orchard empty handed, informed that the apples trees just didn't blossom this year.
3. I saw Johnny Knoxville from Jackass at Outback Steakhouse in Frazer.
4. I walked 6 miles.

2: I left the orchard empty handed, informed that the apples trees just didn't blossom this year.

the orchard. I heard a similar story at my pottery class this evening. bizarre though. we got the most apples ever on our trees this year. but I don't think you left empty-handed. Well maybe you did, but not empty bellied?

you bitch mtp

ok then 6 miles. different distance. mutter.

i stolez from uez!

ur just too fast.

i red that on the bathroom wall

:p

It's possible that Johnny Knoxville would be in the area because that Bam Margera is from around here.

It's possible that Jinx from a cube because Jimmy and Nissan are related.

It's possible that Jinx walked six miles because she regularly does such physical exercise.

I voat that moar is correct

well I think so too. but to really play the game, you gotta pick one that hasn't been taken already.......you never know...

I think she put her foot down about the cube. I mean, come on, have you seen the damn thing?? Fugly.
http://www.macaroondesign.com/images/nissan-cube034.jpg

fair point there, pie.

That leaves Johnny Knoxville? I'll take it. Maybe I'll get lucky by batting cleanup just like jinx did!

Yeah, it was Johnny. I've seen him there, but not recently...

The orchard thing was a bummer. Guy claimed its a problem all over - but then I went to walmart where they had 6 or 7 varieties, lots of them, for $1/lb. We're making applesauce for cooking class...

Clod wins it.

:lol: sorry about the apples, though. I went to walmart tonight -brutal.

HA!


Today I...

1.) Spun my daughter on the merry-go-round for 15 minutes nonstop.
2.) Watched a pill break the pill crusher, instead of the other way around
3.) Had to toss out my son's very first birthday party invitation, because the food, cake and ice cream will not be GFCF.
4.) Re-confirmed through a barely edible dinner that I just don't like polenta, no matter how many different ways I try to cook it.

I think you didn't throw out the invitation. Or at least I hope you didn't and found some way to allow him to attend and avoid the food.

Loves the polenta.

1) spun the daughter.

You just did it until she was sick (approx 5 minutes)

Pill crusher?

1.) Spun my daughter on the merry-go-round for 15 minutes nonstop. - TRUE: Kids with proprioceptive sensory issues don't get dizzy. They can spin and spin forever.
2.) Watched a pill break the pill crusher, instead of the other way around - TRUE: Stupid pill crusher.
3.) Had to toss out my son's very first birthday party invitation, because the food, cake and ice cream will not be GFCF. - FALSE: The party food will be GFCF!
4.) Re-confirmed through a barely edible dinner that I just don't like polenta, no matter how many different ways I try to cook it. - TRUE: I really want to, but I just can't get used to the idea of gelatinous corn.


Monnie wins again!

I think polenta is grim too. I have to add so much to it, it might as well not be an ingredient in the first place.
Kinda like cassava.

Huh. We had polenta (aka cornmeal mush) for breakfast -- topped with a little fried crumbled salami, a fried egg, some hot sauce.

:yum:

I have this feeling that if I had authentic polenta, I would like it. Like the consistency of oatmeal, I imagine. But the only kind available to me is the pre-cooked kind that comes in a plastic tube, and it's quite firm. I've tried baking it, I've tried slicing and frying it, I've tried crumbling it up and heating it with additional liquid, and it still always reminds me of corn jello.

Clod, trust me. I've bought authentic polenta twice (we used to have a significant Italian population in town, although it's dimished now) and I simply couldn't find a way to enjoy it.

Given a packet was about 12 portions - I was also cooking for a husband and friends at the time - I gave it plenty of chances. Okay, this was pretty much pre-internet, or at least pre casual-browsing, but I did about everything to it except stuff it up my snatch.

The only time I liked it was when it was garlicked & cheesed & Tabascoed to buggery.
On a plate I mean.

ooooooooh! I winned.


Hmmmm.

gimme a few minutes.....

Today I

watched Hebe's soccer game in the rain
didn't watch Hector's soccer game in the sun because it was cancelled due to the weather
watched with pride as Thor played his first hockey game with his new team
watched Hector out-touch a swimmer who is usually faster than him in the freestyle

I'm being tricksy here, I warn you........

I'll take #4. I'm guessing Hector didn't have a swim practice and soccer on the same day? And the weather in Ann Arbor looked shitty today.

I'll take #2, Hector's game.

I'll take no3 ... because Pie says the weather was crap down your way on the day in question!

I'll go with Thor. No reason other than I like his name and his attitude, regardless of the facts.

I think Limey already got that one. i think no-one has Hebe's game in the rain.

yup

waiting for a taker on the last one......

(going to bed now, I expect the suspense will kill you all.....)

I'll take the last one. Hector is good, but that other swimmer is faster. No way is that true. ;)

Okay, this time, I'm sure (I think) that I did take that last one... Did I screw up again? (or does Monster have me on Ignore??)

Aw crap. That's my mistake. She said the "last one" and I thought she meant the fourth one, not the remaining one.

I'll take Hebe's game in the rain.

yes I meant the one remaining one, Hebe's game in the rain which is the RIGHT ANSWER!

All three kids had a swim meet which we had to fit everything else around. Hector was going to leave early to get to his game, but it was a breaststroke meet and that's his best stroke so he stayed, swam his last event then ran like hell to the soccer game which he then found was cancelled even though it was sunny and all other games in the city were on. Hebe had played earlier in the rain, but I did not see that game because I took Thor to his hockey game at the same time, and he did me proud :lol:.

Your floor, glatt:

I'm beginning to think Glatt is cheating.
Hang on, he owns the game - Glatt are you changing the rules every round?

(j/k because... I realised years later that my Dad did this with pretty much every game we played because my bro was 4 years younger and would throw a tantrum if he was too far behind. Surprising how many sub-clauses there were in the rules for Monopoly, Ludo and Snakes & Ladders in our house. I only found out when I embarrassed myself at friends' houses by getting annoyed at the fact they weren't playing "properly". One of the rules in every game was that if you had to know and invoke the rule or it didn't count. So if your opponent didn't know, "Land on Mayfair, move on three spaces because you also landed on Regent Street" then it's their loss. Crafty crafty Dad.)

No. I'm not cheating. Although I do occasionally cheat when playing games with my kids so that I can make one of the kids who has lost numerous rounds in a row finally win one. When I'm able to anyway.

Ok. So, on with the game...

Because the day has just begun, I'll do yesterday.

Yesterday,

1. I found out that the attractive Norwegian speaking woman we were considering hiring took another job immediately after interviewing here. We lost her.

2. I saw 3 bunnies on my walk home from the Metro.

3. I was tossing a soccer ball to a visiting kid in our back yard, practicing headers, and I nailed her in the nose.

4. While taking out the garbage, I had to toss the neighbor kid's basketball back over the fence to him twice.

I'll take 3. I think you didn't nail her on the nose -you got basketball kid. deliberately.

2. It was only two bunnies.

I knew you couldn't cheat at this game, but it confirms my suspicions of Dads at least! Oh, that's reminded me of a polygamy thread I wanted to start.

ANYWAY.
Norwegian for me.

4. You kept the basketball.

It was the bunnies! I saw none.

Pie, you win.

There are always a ton of bunnies around in the spring and early summer, and then they become scarce as the season goes on. Don't know if predators are getting them, or if they are getting better at hiding as they get older.